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Emilie Ritter Saunders
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Boise State Public Radio
Idaho's continued drop in tax collections has the state facing a projected budget deficit – and a looming constitutional problem.
Ryan Inzana
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InvestigateWest
Kristyna Wentz-Graff
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OPB
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Ryan Inzana
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InvestigateWest
Candy died in 1994 at age 43. Now, a new Amazon Prime documentary does a fine job of profiling a gifted entertainer who was also, by all accounts, a very sweet human being.
Arts & Culture
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Dwayne Johnson is getting the best reviews of his career playing UFC fighter Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine. Nathan Weinbender says the performance is solid, but the movie is sketchy and unsatisfying.
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One of the most acclaimed movies from last year’s Cannes Film Festival, Souleymane’s Story is about a West African immigrant facing a citizenship interview. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a moving and propulsive drama. It’s now available on digital rental platforms.
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Movie ReviewsDespite its faults, the feature film “Anemone” boasts an exercise in acting by one of the great screen artists of our time, says Dan Webster.
Events
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EventsStop by your local Farmers' Market this summer and visit with SPR staff and volunteers at various Farmers' Markets in our region. -
Hear the MusicFest Northwest Live Broadcasts that aired May 14th, 15th and 16th from 10 AM to noon on KPBX 91.1 FM.
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Spokane Public Radio was a media partner for Spokane Bike Everywhere Month 2025.
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Fred Ramsdell was camping with his family in the Rocky Mountains when he missed the call telling him he'd won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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As Halloween approaches slasher movies draw their biggest audiences as All Things Considered host Andrew Limbong talks with NPR's Brianna Scott and Ryan Benk about what keeps the genre alive and why it still fascinates audiences.
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NPR's Andrew Limbong talks to Moshe Lavi, brother-in-law of Omri Miran, who is an Israeli hostage held in Gaza. Miran is one of twenty living hostages expected to return to Israel.
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All living Israeli hostages are expected to be released Monday under the ceasefire brokered by President Trump. Palestinian families in Gaza return home to sift through what's left.
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Diane Keaton has died at 79 — the Oscar-winning actress was known for Annie Hall and The Godfather films. New Yorker critic Michael Schulman reflects on her career and enduring influence.
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Alt.Latino host Anamaria Sayre tells the story of how Chilean puppet show 31 Minutos became an international sensation after their Tiny Desk performance.
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Cynthia Abrams with NPR Member station WPLN reports from Humphreys County, where officials say at least 18 people are missing and feared dead after an explosion at a military explosives plant.
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Texas Public Radio's Camille Phillips reports from Uvalde, where a new school built with security upgrades opens three years after the Robb Elementary shooting.
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Author and critic Lincoln Michel talks about Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai's Nobel win and what it shows about who gets recognized in world literature.
