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New Yorker writer Jon Lee Anderson describes conditions in Cuba, why it's vulnerable now — and what regime change would mean — considering the Castro family's entrenchment in the Cuban government.
Arts & Culture
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the 98th Oscars broadcast, the wins and the shoulda-beens. Then they discusss another music-themed documentary, this one featuring the former Beatle Paul McCartney, Amazon Studio’s “Paul McCartney: Man on the Run.” -
Music and conversation with Archie Chen, Rhona Gouldson-Chen, Rebecca Soderberg and Michael Cruite around their upcoming concert. -
Actress Sharon Catherine Brown joined host Henry McNulty to discuss the Best of Broadway touring production of The Notebook, playing through March 22nd, 2026, at the First Interstate Center for the Arts.
Events
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EventsJoin SPR as we welcome NPR's David Folkenflik to The Bing Crosby Theater on April 14, 2026 -
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the 35th Annual Record Sale -
Spokane Public Radio was a media partner for BANFF Mountain Film Festival
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The Senate has confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin to serve as the next secretary of Homeland Security. The Oklahoma Republican replaces Kristi Noem and takes over a department mired in controversy.
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President Trump's mission to fight renewable wind energy comes at a time of rising energy costs.
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Trump says the U.S. is negotiating an end to the war in Iran, postponing threatened strikes on its power plants, but Iran denies such talks happened; ICE agents were deployed to U.S. airports Monday.
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Billy Idol was punk in the '70s, a pop star in the '80s and now his rock-n-roll excess is the subject of a Hulu documentary called "Billy Idol Should Be Dead." It begins streaming on Mar. 26.
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At Iran's border, those fleeing the war speak of an unbearable choice: endure the regime or risk everything to see it fall.
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NPR's Michel Martin asks NCAA President Charlie Baker about the first year in which college athletes are paid to play.
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Trump's claim of "very good" talks with Iran contrasts sharply with Tehran's denial, as escalating tensions and backchannel diplomacy raise fears of a wider war in the Gulf.
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How has Iran's negotiating position changed after weeks of war? NPR's A Martinez talks to Mohammad Ali Shabani, editor of the London-based news site Amwaj.media.
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Investigators are looking into what caused a runway collision between an Air Canada regional jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport. Both pilots were killed and dozens of passengers were injured.
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The Supreme Court is considering whether to limit when mail-in ballots can be counted in states across the U.S. NPR's Michel Martin discusses with Amy Howe of SCOTUSblog.
