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Doug Nadvornick
One likes small town medicine. The other is pursuing psychiatry.
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Boise State Public Radio
Scientists discover what makes basketball shoes squeak on the courts, and celebrate their discovery by making music.
Arts & Culture
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music and conversation with Salish Sea Festival's Jeffrey Cohan and Old 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.” -
Music and conversation with Archie Chen, Rhona Gouldson-Chen, Rebecca Soderberg and Michael Cruite around their upcoming concert.
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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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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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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South Africa's iconic Market Theatre, born in the darkest days of apartheid and a force for change, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. -
State lawmakers have been stepping in to regulate artificial intelligence, clashing with the federal government's inaction as concerns about oversight and safety grow. -
Scott is doing what she wants: "Everything has led me to this place." Her new album is To Whom This May Concern. Ahmed is his own worst critic. His new show Bait explores that. -
The Israeli film Yes criticizes Israeli artists during the Gaza war, and stars one of Israel's most provocative fringe artists, Ariel Bronz.
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Public support for Democrats and Republicans has hardened in recent months, leaving an increasingly narrow sliver of undecided voters.
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Pete Hegseth has reportedly blocked the military promotion of six officers: all women or Black men, to become one-star generals.
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There's a big national competition in Atlanta this week in puzzling. Teams will race to put jigsaw pieces into place, assembling 500 and 1,000 piece puzzles they've never seen.
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One of the largest prediction market platforms, Polymarket, opened a pop-up bar in the heart of Washington, D.C.'s lobbying district.
