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Eliza Billingham
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The plan outlines Spokane’s 20-year strategy for land use and development. City officials are considering more ways to work wildfire preparedness into the draft plan.
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President Trump heads to his golf club in Doonbeg while working in some Irish diplomacy.
Arts & Culture
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Guitarist John Pizzarelli spoke with host Henry McNulty about about his concert John Pizzarelli Presents Dear Mr. Bennett. -
Jim Tevenan talks with String Orchestra of the Rockies Artistic Director, Maria Larionoff, about their new season opening this weekend. -
Music from and conversation around the INO's upcoming production of the Johann Strauss II classic
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. -
Spokane Public Radio was a media partner for the 2026 Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival -
SPR was a Media Partner for Rock the Block: West Central! We also hosted our first-ever Record Sale Pop-Up Shop at the event!
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A young Canadian mother shares her memories of being an ISIS bride, and her harrowing escape from the extremist group.
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On September 11, 2001 Lori Guadagno lost her brother on flight United 93. 25 years later, the crash site is a place where she feels a sense of connection that she can't find anywhere else.
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State election officials want voters to know how to ensure they get a ballot and it is counted this fall. -
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Josh Tyrangiel, executive producer of the Netflix documentary series "Instadocs," which does long form documentary features with a very fast turnaround.
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In Kate Atkinson's new postwar novel, a former war reporter is the suspect when a French woman goes missing. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Atkinson about "Our Noble Selves."
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The Trump administration is eyeing a proposal to give childcare subsidies to married couples with a stay-at-home parent. Some Democrats have a similar proposal, with one major difference.
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Manhattan's Trinity Church marked the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with a concert featuring a new cathedral-sized pipe organ, replacing the hundred-year-old instrument damaged in the attacks.
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NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss the U.S. Open championship matches in tennis and the start of the NFL regular season.
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India hosts the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi this weekend. BRICS is a grouping of major emerging markets and developing countries.
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The Iran-backed Houthi militia captured a strategic Red Sea port city this week. NPR's Scott Simon talks to April Longley Alley of the Washington Institute.
