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Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane talks about his political style. Also, actress Michelle Azar on playing Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Spokane Poet Laureate Mery Noel Smith talks about her craft.
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Lindo is nominated for best supporting actor for his role in Sinners. At the BAFTA awards on Sunday, Lindo was presenting when a man with Tourette syndrome in the audience yelled out a racial slur.
Arts & Culture
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EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, a documentary playing on regular and IMAX screens around the country, is director Baz Luhrmann’s second film about the King. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a freewheeling testament to Elvis’s enduring power as a performer. -
Movies 101On this week's show, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the five documentary features vying for the Oscar on March 15th and then preview the upcoming Spokane International Film Festival, running March 6th to 8th. -
Music and conversation with conductor Shira Samuels-Shragg and pianist Wynona Wang
Events
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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 -
We are no longer accepting donations for the 2026 Record Sale
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin for his perspective of the conflict in the Middle East and the failed Senate effort to restrain U.S. military actions against Iran.
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Middle East conflict enters Day 6, clerics convene to replace Iran's supreme leader, China to send special envoy to help mediate the US-Israel-Iran war.
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The Academy Awards will for the first time spotlight a vital, often overlooked craft: casting. NPR speaks with all the nominees in the new category.
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The employees of a movie theater have been keeping a list of some of the mis-remembered film titles that ticket-buyers have asked for.
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The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has been at the center of two major conflicts in recent months. Some parents of crew members and lawmakers worry about the impact of its lengthy deployment.
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What are the domestic risks of terror attacks following U.S. strikes on Iran? NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Matthew Levitt, a counterterrorism expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
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Pan dulce is a symbol of Latino food and culture. At a recent masterclass, people learned how to bake sweet bread while sharing stories.
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Mehdi Mahmoudian worries Iran could experience an endless cycle of violence unless — or until — it achieves democracy. -
As clerics convene to replace Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after his death in an Israeli strike, Iran faces a pivotal choice that could either cement hardline continuity under his son or usher in a fundamentally transformed regime.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about Iran's selection of new leadership.
