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But the new law’s once-chief supporter now has some misgivings about it.
The Supreme Court hears arguments in the Trump administration's bid to deny birthright citizenship to the US-born children of undocumented immigrants. Who are the plaintiffs in Trump v. Barbara.
Arts & Culture
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The Oscar-nominated French-Spanish thriller Sirāt is now available on digital rental platforms. Nathan Weinbender says it’s unflinching and brutal, but also a bit empty beyond its blunt-force style.
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If you have fond memories of the video store, the documentary "Videoheaven" is for you. Director Alex Ross Perry uses hundreds of clips to show us the video store's rise and fall, and Nathan Weinbender says it's an engrossing academic visual essay.
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the latest sci-fi space venture, “Project Hail Mary,” a Ryan Gosling vehicle based on Andy Weir’s best-selling novel. They also share their choices for, as they like to say, “their favorite space-travel movies that aren’t ‘2001: A Space Odyssey.’”
Events
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EventsJoin SPR as we welcome NPR's David Folkenflik to The Bing Crosby Theater on April 14, 2026
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Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the 35th Annual Record Sale
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Spokane Public Radio was a media partner for BANFF Mountain Film Festival
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The Trump era has brought a resurgence of the "alpha male." New Yorker writer Charles Bethea reports on camps where men crawl through mud and sit in ice baths in an effort to reclaim masculinity.
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Josh Owens spent four years as a video editor and field producer for Jones' Infowars media company. "It was all about making things look cinematic," he says. Owens' memoir is The Madness of Believing.
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Iran opens select ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but most oil and gas tankers are stalled as regional attacks escalate, with Gulf countries facing daily missile and drone strikes.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks John Bolton, President Trump's former national security adviser and a long-time advocate of regime change in Iran, whether that goal is being met in the war.
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The war in Iran has slowed down international shipping, much of which contains medical and humanitarian goods destined for Asia and Africa.
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An end to birthright citizenship would mean a new layer of bureaucracy for all babies born in the U.S. and could cause delays for health insurance and other benefits.
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FIFA is kicking off its last sales for World Cup tickets on Wednesday. From prices to why FOMO is working against you, here's what you need to know.
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Andrea Lucas, the Trump-appointed chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has set a new agenda for an agency that long prioritized vulnerable and underserved workers.
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Iran opens Strait of Hormuz to some ships as Gulf countries face strikes, Trump's mixed messages on the war in Iran could hurt the GOP, TSA officers are receiving back pay as DHS remains unfunded.
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Television producer Bill Lawrence has a new show on HBO called "Rooster." It's the latest in a run of hits that's quietly built him a small comedy empire.