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As Spokane looks ahead to warmer months and global soccer celebrations this summer, the city is trying to make it easier to operate a food truck. But local permitting regulations may not be what's keeping small businesses indoors.
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Thousands of protests took place around the country today, against the Trump administration. We hear from people who came out about why they were there.
Arts & Culture
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A conversation around the Spokane Symphony's seventh Masterworks program, "Primavera." -
music and conversation with Salish Sea Festival's Jeffrey Cohan and Oleg Timofeyev about the Festival, its origins and upcoming performances in the Inland Northwest. -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the 98th Oscars broadcast, the wins and the shoulda-beens. Then they discuss another music-themed documentary, this one featuring the former Beatle Paul McCartney, Amazon Studio’s “Paul McCartney: Man on the Run.”
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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As the war with Iran enters its second month, the U.S. has determined with certainty that about one third of Iran's missile arsenal has been destroyed.
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Protests against the Trump administration are planned to take place around the country today. Organizers say there may be more than 3,000 rallies across 50 states.
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NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele talk men and women's March madness.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Sina Toossi, Senior Fellow, Center for International Policy, about the power structure in Iran, and how things have changed within it since the start of the war.
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The Iran war and high gas prices are weighing down President Trump's approval ratings.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude about his latest film, "Kontinental '25."
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with David Harrington, Gabriela Díaz, Ayane Kozasa, and Paul Wiancko about being the Kronos Quartet.
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Noreen Vance has cared for her adult sister with Down Syndrome for years. The experience changed her relationships with all her family members.
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Yann Martel's new novel tells two tales: one a lost classical epic, the other a personal tragedy told in footnotes. NPR's Scott Simon talks with him about his new novel, "Son of Nobody."
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South Africa's iconic Market Theatre, born in the darkest days of apartheid and a force for change, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
