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Roommates overall are skewing older, as young people stay with their parents for longer. The share of older adults looking to rent with a roommate has tripled from a decade ago.
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 Juana Summers speaks with Daniel Durkin, founder of the University of Mississippi's Center for Collegiate Gambling, about gambling among students and the rise of gambling addictions.
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President Trump has complained that some NATO states aren't letting him use bases in the war against Iran. His criticism has left many wondering if the U.S. may try to withdraw from the alliance.
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Some Christian villages are besieged as Lebanon's army pulls out of an area where Israel is battling Shia Muslim Hezbollah militants.
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As homelessness increases in cities around the country, it's also increasing at airports. Some places are upping outreach efforts at airports to get people connected with shelter or services.
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The term "mogging" recently entered the mainstream by way of a viral meme to explain when someone is outperformed. Experts say the phrase is born out of far-right internet forums and warrants examination.
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As the Israel and the U.S. continue striking Iran, Iranians are traveling across the border with Turkey to find an Internet connection with access cut off in Iran
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NPR's Scott Detrow talks with presidential historian Barbara Perry about how President Trump's wartime rhetoric fits into the history of the presidency.
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UCLA center Lauren Betts, who may be named player of the year, says while she was battling rivals on the basketball court, a much more serious battle was taking place off it as she dealt with depression and anxiety.
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President Trump spent much of the week on the defense after major setbacks ranging from the courts and the economy to foreign policy.
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A private credit fund was just hit with a massive request from investors to pull some of their money out. We talk to a retiree who's already done that and explain what's got so many investors spooked.
