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We remember Ai, a highly intelligent chimpanzee who lived at the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University for most of her life, except the time she escaped and walked around campus.
Arts & Culture
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of 2025 films that made a number of Best-of-the-Year lists: Josh Safdie’s "Marty Supreme" and Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho’s "The Secret Agent." -
Nathan Weinbender runs down his picks for the best 10 movies of 2025.
Events
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The 2026 Record Sale will take place February 14 and 15 at CenterPlace Regional Event Center, Spokane Valley -
Spokane Public Radio was a media partner for BANFF Mountain Film Festival -
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Protests against a surge of federal immigration officers into the city are continuing, while the threat of President Trump invoking the Insurrection Act hangs in the air.
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NPR's Scott Simon asks Grace and Manuel Rojas about their popular foam hats, a riff on the cheese-shaped hats Green Bay Packers fans wear.
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Many residents in Kyiv are suffering through freezing temperatures with no heat or electricity after Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with roots and folk musician Langhorne Slim about his turn toward rock on the album "The Dreamin' Kind."
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NPR's Scott Simon asks sports reporter Michele Steele about the NFL playoffs and a ski jumping gambling scandal.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with A., an Iranian who recently left the country after participating in several days of protests.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to sportswriter Howard Bryant about Bryant's latest book "Kings and Pawns."
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Only 21 merit badges are required to advance out of Eagle Scouts, the highest rank in Scouting America. One dedicated Missouri scout has earned 140--that was every merit badge offered by Scouting America during his time as a Scout.
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It's been a challenging year for the consumer watchdog agency, as the Trump administration has tried to deny it funding and lay off most of its staff.
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A high school teacher gives his students projects that offer opportunities to help others. He finds these projects generate a lot of enthusiasm in the classroom.
