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The British Parliament still has 92 unelected lawmakers who inherit seats by bloodline. They're all older white men. A new law now phases them out, for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.
Arts & Culture
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Music and conversation with Archie Chen, Rhona Gouldson-Chen, Rebecca Soderberg and Michael Cruite around their upcoming concert. -
Actress Sharon Catherine Brown joined host Henry McNulty to discuss the Best of Broadway touring production of The Notebook, playing through March 22nd, 2026, at the First Interstate Center for the Arts. -
“The Bride!” is Maggie Gyllenhaal’s genre-defying reimagining of “Frankenstein” starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a gutsy attempt, but it doesn’t know what to do with its many weighty themes.
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 Scott Simon speaks to Ariane Tabatabai, the Public Service Fellow at Lawfare, about the nature of Iran's nuclear program, and whether it, as President Trump has said, posed an "imminent threat."
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After RFK Jr. began overhauling the CDC, Colorado has taken vaccine policy into its own hands. It's going to follow the scientific recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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President Trumps looks to allies for help with the war in Iran, then says the U.S. doesn't need it. The Pentagon requests 200 billion dollars in additional funding. The Senate debates the SAVE Act.
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Scott Simon and former director Deborah Rutter look out over a soon-to-be shuttered Kennedy Center.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to World Refugee & Migration Council Chair Ninette Kelley about the condition of people displaced by war in Iran and the impact on countries in the region.
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Heavy airstrikes overnight in Tehran as President Trump says he's considering winding down military operations.
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Dozens of people were killed in an Israeli raid in south Lebanon looking for an Israeli airman captured 40 years ago
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to sports writer Howard Bryant about the opening round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament and the WNBA's new collective bargaining agreement.
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Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot a space craft. A new documentary charts her path to the stars. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Collins and film director Hannah Berryman.
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The majority of young men in Generation Z are gambling -- on sports, on pop culture events, on politics. They're also experiencing of the downsides of gambling.
