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While Portland and Seattle drew the largest crowds, Spokane's third "No Kings" protest was its biggest yet, and the region's other cities and towns also turned out by the thousands.
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As the Iran war enters its second month, Israel has invaded Lebanon to drive out Iran-backed Hezbollah and a humanitarian disaster is unfolding as over one million Lebanese people are displaced.
Arts & Culture
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A conversation around the Spokane Symphony's seventh Masterworks program, "Primavera." -
music and conversation with Salish Sea Festival's Jeffrey Cohan and Oleg Timofeyev about the Festival, its origins and upcoming performances in the Inland Northwest. -
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 discuss another music-themed documentary, this one featuring the former Beatle Paul McCartney, Amazon Studio’s “Paul McCartney: Man on the Run.”
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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Over one million Lebanese displaced by Israel's invasion, thousands of U.S. troops deployed to the Middle East, with more on the way, delays continue at U.S. airports with no funding deal in sight.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, about the use of AI by the Pentagon.
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Ahead of a Supreme Court case, U.S. Catholic bishops have filed a brief in support of birthright citizenship, arguing that its absence would "increase the susceptibility of children to statelessness."
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In El Paso, Texas, 911 calls reveal conditions in the nation's largest immigration detention camp.
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After UConn's stunning comeback, the Final Four is set in the NCAA men's basketball tournament: the Huskies join Arizona, Michigan and Illinois.
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Human remains found in the Netherlands could be those of d'Artagnan, legendary French swordsman and hero of the Three Musketeers.
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Additional U.S. troops have reached the Middle East, with more on the way. While the U.S. military hasn't specified a mission, the critical Strait of Hormuz remains closed to almost all oil tankers.
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NPR's Michel Martin asks retired Gen. Joseph Votel about the risks of deploying American ground forces in Iran.
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Israeli police stopped the Latin Patriarch in Jerusalem from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, citing war safety regulations.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina about their tour of East Asia.
