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Volunteers are the energy behind many nonprofit organizations. A great volunteer never overstays their welcome. The Ann Arbor Summer Festival knows Steve Guttman is a great volunteer. He’s been with them for decades! Join Deb Polich on this edition of "creative:impact" to meet Steve and hear why he’s at the Top of the Park year after year.

Mushroom experts are vastly outnumbered by fungi they study. That means amateur mushroom hunters discover lots of new species, adding significantly to scientific knowledge.

The International Olympic Committee will require all athletes who want to participate in women's events to undergo genetic testing. The policy takes effect for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

There's above average wildfire potential for the rest of the summer for vast swaths of the American West.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Elizabeth Nash of the Guttmacher Institute about state "trigger" bans on abortion, that may take effect if the Supreme Court erodes Roe v. Wade abortion rights protections.

We continue to mark Black History Month with a look at overcoming inequities in education by exploring local efforts at improving literacy and accessibility to diverse literature in Washtenaw County. Margy Long is director of the Washtenaw Intermediate School District's Success by Six-Great Start Collaborative. She joined WEMU's David Fair for a conversation on progress made and progress yet needed.

Zohran Mamdani's focus on affordability concerns has energized many young voters around the country, who say he speaks to some of their most pressing economic concerns.

Each year, thousands of bikes are thrown into waterways. Author Jody Rosen explains the history, and possible motivations for this strange phenomenon.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with conservative columnist Mona Charen about the Conservative Political Action Conference, which just wrapped, and what it tells us about the future of the GOP.