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Plus, Washington's Columbia Basin faces a dry future and Spokane gets a new outdoor concert venue.
A Pakistan study finds one bacteria in pregnant women's colons can indicate her likelihood of reaching full term or having a premature baby.
Arts & Culture
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The Invite is a powerful look at marriage that echoes one of the great works of American theater, Dan Webster says.
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One of the many great things about film is its ability to adapt to any scale. An intimate story about one person’s inner life can be just as effective as one spread over a huge canvas with a cast of thousands. On this week’s episode, Movies 101 will look at two new releases on opposite ends of the scale spectrum: The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s multimillion-dollar, decades-spanning epic, and Olivia Wilde’s The Invite, a four-person chamber piece set in a single location.
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Director Jean Hardie and student actors from Spokane Civic Theatre's A Midsummer Night's Dream visited the SPR studio to preview the production, including a reading from Shakespeare's legendary script.
Events
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Spokane Public Radio is a media partner for the 2026 Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival
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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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EventsJoin SPR Staff, Hosts, and Volunteers at Art on the Green 2026
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Snoopy's Senior World Hockey Tournament draws teams from around the world, with divisions for players 40 to 70 and older. It began in the 1970s and was founded by Charles M. Schulz.
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Former chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, Ben Wikler, talks with NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer about his new book "This is the Plan: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy."
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John Moe was languishing at his job when a woman in HR reminded him of his potential.
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I'll Take the Fire is the third book in a trilogy inspired by generations of Leïla Slimani's Moroccan French family. She is also the author of the bestselling thriller The Perfect Nanny.
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There are now fewer than 100 days until Election Day in November. Here's how NPR's Mara Liasson sees the midterm campaign shaping up.
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One suspect is in custody following a mass shooting at a Seattle food festival on Sunday that left three victims dead and four others injured.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks longtime Democratic strategist Paul Begala how he believes voters are sizing up the midterms.
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The influx of federal agents into the city last fall led to widespread immigration arrests – a majority without criminal convictions. President Trump has said he wants to replicate it elsewhere.
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Three people were killed in a shooting at a Seattle food festival Sunday, U.S and Iran pause airstrikes, with less than 100 days left until Election Day, a look at how the midterms are shaping up.
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A new ESPN documentary series, "Life in the W," follows players through a WNBA season and a dispute over fair pay.