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We hear from Wisconsinites who’ve lost loved ones in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Then, we explore a drop in public school enrollment since the COVID-19 pandemic. We also hear from two people who are helping Milwaukeeans connect. Plus, a new episode of Live at Lake Effect.

We learn how the humanities are helping incarcerated people in Wisconsin. We tell you about this year’s Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival. Then, we learn about a vegan Filipino-Mexican food truck. Plus, a new edition of Bubbler Talk and Sounds Like Milwaukee.

Stephen Thompson is a writer, editor and reviewer for NPR Music, where he speaks into any microphone that will have him and appears as a frequent panelist on All Songs Considered. Since 2010, Thompson has been a fixture on the NPR roundtable podcast Pop Culture Happy Hour, which he created and developed with NPR correspondent Linda Holmes. In 2008, he and Bob Boilen created the NPR Music video series Tiny Desk Concerts, in which musicians perform at Boilen's desk. (To be more specific, Thompson had the idea, which took seconds, while Boilen created the series, which took years. Thompson will insist upon equal billing until the day he dies.)

Mary Fariba Afsari's book, Labor, is a portrait of reproductive healthcare in post-Dobbs America. Her book also is about her Iranian heritage and her grandmother's death from an illegal abortion.

New York Times opinion writer Bari Weiss talks to NPR's Scott Simon about the surge in anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York, mainly against the city's Orthodox Jews.

NPR's Noel King speaks with Minnesota's Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan about who may be behind the disruption in the state, and why Minnesota has become a flashpoint in race relations.

International Correspondent Emily Harris is based in Jerusalem as part of NPR's Mideast team. Her post covers news related to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. She began this role in March of 2013.

Melting ice means ships are plowing along polar lanes, so Rune Rafaelsen wants Chinese investors to help turn the small town of Kirkenes into a major logistics hub. But doubters abound.

Wellesley College currently admits only some transgender and nonbinary applicants. Students voted for a non-binding referendum pushing for more inclusive admissions and communications policies.

Waukesha will have to wait at least another week to learn whether its request for Lake Michigan water may move forward. Great Lakes delegates met Tuesday…