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The Boston Celtics are being sold for $6.1 billion. The sale is pending approval by the NBA. If approved, the purchase of the Celtics would be the largest of any sports franchise in the United States.
Arts & Culture
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two surreal foreign films—one from Canada, titled “Universal Language,” and the other from Italy, titled “Parthenope.” -
Movie Reviews“Mickey 17” is Bong Joon-ho’s first film since “Parasite,” starring Robert Pattinson as an ill-fated worker on a ship headed to a new planet. Nathan Weinbender says the movie is broken up into halves, one much more compelling than the other. -
Helen Byrne and Jeanette Wee-Yang talk with Jim Tevenan about the SSQ's upcoming concert.
Events
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SPR was a media partner for Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra, March 5th at the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center -
The free concert took place March 1 at 1 PM at 1110 W. Riverside Ave. -
The 2025 Record Sale took place February 15 and 16 at CenterPlace Regional Event Center, Spokane Valley
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Three Middle East conflicts have reignited, threatening the wider region. Israel is bombing Gaza, the U.S. launched strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, and Syria's civil war is boiling again.
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In this week's Short Wave roundup, Berly McCoy and Regina Barber talk about the origins of life on Earth, what bird brains illuminate about human speech and how ADHD is mischaracterized on TikTok.
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Americans will likely wager 3 billion dollars on March Madness this year -- legally. Since a 2018 Supreme Court decision deregulated it, 38 states have legalized gambling. Experts say we are only beginning to understand the implications of this change to legal gambling to peoples mental health -- and warn its dangers are not well understood.
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There are around 240,000 Muslims living in Michigan, and less than a dozen Muslim foster families. An iftar celebration hoped to help Muslim foster youth find a spiritual community.
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Attendees at a town hall hosted by Congressional Democrats expressed frustration with the party -- saying they want lawmakers to give them outlines of a plan to fight against the Trump administration.
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For more than a year, Houthi rebels have been attacking ships, choking off transit in one of the world's most critical waterways. The Pentagon says it'll stay till the Houthis stop the attacks.
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For more than a year, Houthi rebels have been attacking ships, choking off transit in one of the world's most critical waterways. The Pentagon says it'll stay till the Houthis stop the attacks.
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An NPR investigation helped lead to 15,000 veterans being saved from losing their homes, but some in Congress want to kill the rescue program.
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A number of tech companies have rolled out apps and products aimed at helping ease the loneliness epidemic, but some experts explain how technology itself is part of the issue.
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The season finale of Severance drops on Apple TV+ this week, wrapping up one of the most visually adventurous and conceptually mind-bending seasons of TV around.
