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Medical students are warning that President Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill will impact the future of health care, especially in rural communities, after it establishes a cap on loans for professional programs.
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Ronson's memoir, Night People, is a love letter to late-night 1990s New York City. Ronson would go on to produce music for Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga and other pop superstars.
Arts & Culture
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of big-screen bonanzas, both of which are part of far-larger franchises. The first is the newest iteration of “Superman,” this one directed by James Gunn, and they pivot from there to the Gareth Edwards-helmed “Jurassic World Rebirth,” the seventh in a series dating back some three decades. -
Young composer Vonn Vanier joins host Henry McNulty to discuss Vanier's debut album, "Dawn." -
Movie ReviewsWhile it doesn’t rank among the best of Pixar’s animated efforts, “Elio” does address some worthy emotional issues, Dan Webster says in his review.
Events
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SPR Staff attended the Fall Arts Preview in Comstock Park on Labor Day, September 1st, 2025 -
August's Free SPR Kids' Concert featured sister-duo, Dry and Dusty in the River Park Square Atrium Saturday, August 23rd at 1 pm -
Join SPR Staff, Hosts, and Volunteers at Art on the Green 2025
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831 Stories is all-in on the romance genre, and the founders are cultivating a whole world around the books they publish, complete with fanfiction and merchandise.
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President Trump on Thursday advanced a deal for a consortium of mostly U.S. investors to take over the hit video app. Trump says software company Oracle will take a major role in the new venture.
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If the government shuts down next week, the White House said it will look for ways to permanently eliminate some federal workers, rather than just temporarily send them home on unpaid leave.
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Rock and roll is alive and well atop the Billboard 200 albums chart this week, as Twenty One Pilots' Breach hits No. 1.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Noa Sterling, an OB-GYN in San Diego, about what the fall-out from the president telling expectant patients not to take Tylenol.
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DNC Chair Ken Martin says recent special election results show Democrats are on the right track for 2026, and tells detractors to "stop bitching" and help the party's efforts. -
The ICE facility in Dallas where three detainees were killed in a shooting on Wednesday is still closed, but many people with scheduled check-ins still showed up the next day, only to be turned away. -
Whitworth alumna Kristin Blyckert talks about helping Ukrainian authorities investigate Russian war crimes. Former Boise Mayor David Bieter shares his city's strategy for homelessness with Spokane business leaders. CDA naturopath Dr. Casey Carr says soil health is important to preserve human health. Apple detective Dave Benscoter starts a wiki website to help people discover whether they have heritage apple trees. -
Johansson and Squibb discuss their new film, about a 94-year-old woman who claims her dead friend's Holocaust story as her own. "It's rare to feel surprised when you read a script," Johansson says.
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Changes are afoot as classes start at Washington's most affordable public university.
