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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Elora Mukherjee of Columbia Law about the impact of the U.S. visa policy reversal on international students and what's at stake beyond elite universities.

National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some stories from readers about how their pet has impacted their lives.

In rural 1967 Hickory, North Carolina, Uncle Wendell shares a centuries old family secret with his great great nephews. The truth of it all could affect and infect the entire world. LITERALLY."IN THE MATCHBOX" runs 10 mins. / San Diego premiere and part of a Narrative Block: This collection of narrative shorts explores a range of human emotions and cinematic styles, from horror to period drama.RED CARPET ALERT: Filmmaker Jermi Little is expected to attend.Exclusively featuring films for, by and about service members and veterans, the festival runs May 7-9, 2025 featuring 16 Films | 5 Showtimes | 3 days!View the full schedule of filmsAbout GI Film Festival San Diego: The 2025 event takes place May 7-9, 2025 in San Diego, during Military Appreciation Month. All community members, civilians, family, allies, service members, veterans and film lovers are welcome to catch a film, be inspired, and build community.The festival is organized by KPBS in partnership with the Film Consortium San Diego. The GI Film Festival San Diego is a member of the San Diego Veterans Coalition and the San Diego Military Family Collaborative.GI Film Festival San Diego on Facebook / KPBS on Instagram

For musicians like Rhiannon Giddens and Rissi Palmer, trying to break down doors in the folk and country music scenes has been a long road. A festival in Durham this weekend aims to remedy that.

As one of the most-performed living composers, the Pulitzer winner insists that her music communicate to everyone — from farmers to children to the classical music intelligentsia.

Pronatalists believe that modern culture has failed to adequately prioritize the value of nuclear families and making lots of babies. They see powerful potential allies in Elon Musk and JD Vance.

Cinema Junkie welcomes back David F. Walker, but this time to discuss his new graphic novel, "Big Jim and the White Boy," a clever reimagining of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."

New York Times and internationally bestselling German author Bernhard Schlink stormed onto the U.S. literary scene when his book "The Reader" (1997) was selected as an Oprah pick and made into an Oscar-winning film featuring Ralph Fiennes and Kate Winslet. Since then, he has continued to write powerful and disquieting books that raise moral questions about Germany immediately following WWII.As Bernhard returns with "The Granddaughter," we invite you to join us for a very special event to discuss this striking exploration of the wounds of the past, told through the story of a German bookseller’s attempt to connect with his radicalized granddaughter.Adventures By the Book on Facebook / Instagram

Premieres Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. The film tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen. From the pioneering women behind the "Free Library Movement" to today's librarians who service the public despite working in a contentious age of closures and book bans, meet those who created a civic institution where everything is free and the doors are open to all.

Nat Cassidy's wildly entertaining novel is a superb example of how to work with clichés. When the Wolf Comes Home might sound like a werewolf novel — but it's an entirely different animal.