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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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Historic voter turnout in Hungary ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from power. This shift may dramatically change Hungary's relationship with the European Union, which Orbán criticized regularly.
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Hungarians turned out in historic numbers to vote against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's and his Fidesz party. NPR's Rob Schmitz discusses with reporter Esme Nicholson and political scientist Abel Bojar.
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NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with political scientist Abel Bojar about the results of Hungary's election, the far-reaching consequences of the vote and the future for Viktor Orban.
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NPR staffers discuss their favorite films that feature spies and espionage.
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Even in Africa's most populous country, attitudes about family size oare starting to shift. The change in thinking is most striking in Nigeria's Muslim and conservative north.
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President Trump points to Tennessee as a model for cooperating with the immigration crackdown but some in the state don't like what it means.
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In Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, officials from the US and Iran met to discuss a possible end to the war that's engulfed much of the Middle East.
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Most of the world's population was not alive during the days of the Apollo moon program. What do young people make of this latest moonshot?
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At a concert in Budapest, musicians and concertgoers express criticism of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's leadership.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has long been accused of corruption. Sightseers now flock to his hometown as groups aim to raise awareness of what they say are the leader's excesses.
