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In the final hours of President Biden's term, an anonymous prediction market trader placed lucrative bets on who would be pardoned even as the odds were nearly zero.
Arts & Culture
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films that explore the meaning of tension in two different ways. The first is “The Drama,” a study of a couple about to be married who begin to obsess over something from the past. The other is “Crime 101,” an exploration of the lives of several desperate characters, one of whom embarks on a plan to get rich quick. -
Movie ReviewsAptly titled “The Drama” is a study of two troubled souls coming apart just when they should be bonding in marriage, Dan Webster says. -
Olivia Brownlee's "One-Woman War in Three-Part Harmony"— featuring Lani Call and Rachae Thomas— joins host Henry McNulty in the studio to discuss their production.
Events
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Join 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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The Trump administration is largely standing by the president's comments about Pope Leo. What does that mean for the Republican base?
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How are President Trump's most ardent supporters reacting to the image likening himself to Jesus and his criticism of the pope? NPR's A Martinez asks GOP strategist Sarah Longwell.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Andrew Beaton about reports that Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is considering ending its financial backing of the LIV Golf tour.
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Insurance coverage of blockbuster obesity drugs has been spotty at best over the years, and it looks like things are getting worse, not better. Plans are dropping coverage or restricting it further.
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In The Take, an older woman and a younger woman agree to exchange 10 years of their lives through a blood transfusion. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with author Kelly Yang.
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Picking up trash in Mangrove forests has become a calling for one Florida man.
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Syrian Kurds ran their own region for 12 years after breaking away from Assad control. Now they are forced to give up autonomy. NPR visited the changing region.
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An antitrust suit alleged that the company unfairly controlled too much of the live music industry at the expense of venues, artists and fans. The decision could reshape the industry. -
A week after Israel struck more than 100 times in 10 minutes across Lebanon, killing over 350 people, we spend time with a family still searching for their daughter in the rubble in central Beirut.
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The reduction in ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has had an outsize impact on global jet fuel supplies. Prices have doubled.
