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Less than a day after peace talks between the US and Iran failed, President Trump said that he will blockade the Strait of Hormuz.
Arts & Culture
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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. -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two foreign films that are radically unique: the Oscar-nominated Spanish-French film “Sirāt” and the French film “Alpha.” -
Movie ReviewsThe Oscar-nominated “Sirāt” takes viewers on a heartbreakingly surreal road trip through Morocco’s desert, Dan Webster says.
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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In Hungary, voters head to the polls Sunday. At stake: the future for populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Europe's longest-serving leader - and an ally of Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
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In this week's Reporter's Notebook conversation, we take a closer look at what it's like to cover the war in Ukraine, and how the war in Iran is changing that.
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Adopting ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ work requirements could cut Idaho Medicaid expansion enrollment by up to 44%, researchers found -
Now the former Republican U.S. representative leads an organization that promotes taxing carbon as a way to reduce dependency on fossil fuels. -
Cambodia is recognizing the life-saving contributions of a rat named Magawa with a statue. The late rat sniffed out landmines for a non-profit group, and in a short career helped find more than 100.
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A new study saying bumblebees can recognize rhythmic patterns puts them alongside Ronan the sea lion, the first non-human mammal shown to keep a beat.
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Vice President JD Vance is in Pakistan for peace talks with Iran.
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Investors thought they had President Trump figured out as someone who would always back down from his most extreme policies. The war with Iran is challenging that.
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Israel continued strikes on Lebanon Friday as Iran insisted on a cease-fire there in order for formal negotiations with the U.S. to begin.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to Ilya Somin, law professor at George Mason University and Cato Institute chair in constitutional studies, about the latest case challenging President Trump's global tariffs.
