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Left: Courtesy Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Right: Courtesy Washington Department of Natural Resources
As WA lawmakers discuss adding tribal seats to the Natural Resources Board, Confederate Colville Tribes Chairman Jarred-Michael Erickson joined SPR to talk about that bill, plus IHS reform and energy sovereignty.
Allegra Goodman's new novel is called This Is Not About Us, but critic Maureen Corrigan says that title is coy: Readers are bound to see aspects of themselves and their families in these pages.
Arts & Culture
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Movie ReviewsEveryone already has a strong opinion about Emerald Fennell’s maximalist retelling of “Wuthering Heights.” Nathan Weinbender is no exception: He says the movie is dramatically murky, emotionally inert and generally unbearable.
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of movies that feature characters in various stages of duress. The first is the latest adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel “Wuthering Heights.” They follow that with the wild time-travel venture “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die.”
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Movie ReviewsNo matter what your stand is on the war in Gaza, Oscar-nominated “The Voice of Hind Rajab” is likely to break your heart, Dan Webster says.
Events
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Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the 35th Annual Record Sale
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Spokane Public Radio was a media partner for BANFF Mountain Film Festival
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We are no longer accepting donations for the 2026 Record Sale
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Voters from across the country respond to President Trump's State of the Union speech.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks political consultant Frank Luntz whether President Trump positioned his administration and Republicans to reach Independent voters in his State of the Union address.
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Trump touts economy, attacks political foes in State of the Union address, Trump tries to sell voters on his view of the economy, U.S. House rejects aviation safety bill.
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Jeff Probst, the host of the reality competition show "Survivor," talks about its 50th season.
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Federal agents are accused of using dangerous driving tactics during immigration enforcement. Their vehicle pursuits have been blamed for crashes and at least one death.
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Americans visiting a Mexican resort city share what they're seeing and experiencing following the killing of a powerful cartel leader.
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FBI Director Kash Patel sparked new criticism against his leadership of the bureau after he partied with the U.S. men's hockey team after their Olympic gold medal win.
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President Trump spent a substantial portion of his State of the Union speech talking about the economy, including a vow to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court recently struck down.
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Immigration was a key topic in President Trump's State of the Union address, but he avoided discussing his more aggressive and controversial efforts, including the recent ICE campaign in Minneapolis.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks Emma Ashford, a senior fellow with the Stimson Center, about the lean foreign policy content in President Trump's State of the Union address.