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A new law requires the state superintendent to study limiting cellphones in schools, but advocates worry that without a statewide ban Washington will get left behind.
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Historian Ian Buruma chronicles the lives of ordinary Berliners — including his own father — during World War II. Stay Alive is about the past, but has powerful lessons for the present.
Arts & Culture
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The Oscar-nominated French-Spanish thriller Sirāt is now available on digital rental platforms. Nathan Weinbender says it’s unflinching and brutal, but also a bit empty beyond its blunt-force style.
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If you have fond memories of the video store, the documentary "Videoheaven" is for you. Director Alex Ross Perry uses hundreds of clips to show us the video store's rise and fall, and Nathan Weinbender says it's an engrossing academic visual essay. -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the latest sci-fi space venture, “Project Hail Mary,” a Ryan Gosling vehicle based on Andy Weir’s best-selling novel. They also share their choices for, as they like to say, “their favorite space-travel movies that aren’t ‘2001: A Space Odyssey.’”
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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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks retired Rear Admiral and former national security communications adviser John Kirby about President Trump's address on the war with Iran.
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President Trump addressed the nation Wednesday night to outline his objectives for the war in Iran, discuss the military's progress to date and announce the war there is "nearing completion."
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Foreclosures on VA loans are at their highest level in a decade. VA has a fix but it is months away and could still leave vets worse off than most other homeowners. -
Israel has invaded Lebanon in pursuit of Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon. Israel has said it will push up to the Litani River.
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Trump says war in Iran is 'nearing completion' in national address, Iranian officials react to President Trump's speech on Iran war, SCOTUS hears arguments on birthright citizenship.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Grammy-winning artist Brandy about her memoir, "Phases," in which she charts her growth to stardom from Mississippi churches to Hollywood.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Dr. Firass Abiad, Lebanon's former Minister of Public Health, about Israel's invasion of his country.
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Pakistan has emerged as a key intermediary in the U.S-Israel war with Iran. It played this role before, during a high-stakes moment in diplomatic history.
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German scientists face a social media firestorm as they try to save a humpback whale in the Baltic Sea.
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The Supreme Court heard arguments in a major case on Wednesday about birthright citizenship. Here's what the justices had questions about.
