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The U.S. has many buildings that are centuries old, but most modern tradespeople haven't learned how to work on them. A New Hampshire program is teaching high schoolers these old restoration skills.
Arts & Culture
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of streaming films. The first is a Belgian film by the Dardenne brothers titled “Young Mothers.” The other is a U.S.-based documentary about a Southern city titled “Natchez.” -
As the 52nd Seattle International Film Festival draws to a close, Nathan Weinbender returns with some of his highlights from a week in the dark. -
Classics Northwest Artistic Director Zuill Bailey sums up the season that saw a major step in the evolution of a Spokane tradition.
Events
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EventsStop by your local Farmers' Market this summer and visit with SPR staff and volunteers at various Farmers' Markets in our region. -
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EventsSpokane Public Radio is a media partner for Spokane Bike Everywhere Month 2026.
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With his first major solo output since his battle with Kendrick Lamar in 2024 ended, Drake does what Drake has always done: puts out more music than most people could reasonably consume.
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The song, penned before American Independence by a slave trader turned abolitionist, has remained a source of comfort, inspiration and redemption. -
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Jack Schlossberg, democratic candidate for New York's congressional district and the grandson of President John F. Kennedy.
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As hurricane season approaches, the National Weather Service is on a hiring spree to make up for cuts it made last year under the DOGE initiative.
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On Monday, the Israeli navy intercepted a flotilla of 54 boats of activists headed to Gaza with humanitarian aid.
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President Trump is walking away from a $10 billion case he filed against the IRS. But the resolution of the case is prompting House Democrats and ethics officials to cry foul.
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As millions of Muslims prepare for the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Pakistan is sending one of the largest groups amid added uncertainty from the war in the Middle East.
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NPR is offering buyouts to journalists as it overhauls its newsroom, with the threat of layoffs to follow. Two recent gifts totaling $113 million are primarily dedicated to NPR's tech infrastructure. -
Dohrn's parents, Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, helped found the the Weather Underground. "I knew that the FBI was chasing us," he says. His memoir is Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young. -
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy is the latest casualty in President Trump's campaign to vanquish Republicans he sees as disloyal. What does it mean for primaries this week?
