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Courtesy Washington State House Democrats
In 2018, Washington passed a law recognizing “Cesar Chavez Day” on March 31, the birthday of the co-founder of the United Farm Workers union.
A small Tennessee town hopes to stop the construction of a facility that has a federal contract to refine depleted uranium into a metallic form the government needs to build nuclear weapons.
Arts & Culture
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Music and conversation with Archie Chen, Rhona Gouldson-Chen, Rebecca Soderberg and Michael Cruite around their upcoming concert. -
Actress Sharon Catherine Brown joined host Henry McNulty to discuss the Best of Broadway touring production of The Notebook, playing through March 22nd, 2026, at the First Interstate Center for the Arts. -
“The Bride!” is Maggie Gyllenhaal’s genre-defying reimagining of “Frankenstein” starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a gutsy attempt, but it doesn’t know what to do with its many weighty themes.
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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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa about her interview with Dolores Huerta, who revealed this week that her United Farm Workers co-founder Cesar Chavez raped her.
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Across the west, local and state officials are moving to scrub Cesar Chavez's name and image from schools, streets, murals and holidays honoring the famed labor leader. In San Fernando, California they've already pulled down a statue of him.
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An Iranian missile strike in the West Bank killed four Palestinian women preparing for the Muslim holiday of Eid, highlighting the deadly reach of the Iran–Israel conflict into unprotected civilian areas.
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Nowruz celebrates the arrival of spring and rebirth. But for many in the Iranian diaspora, this year is different. As the war continues, many are trying to balance the joy of the holiday with grief. -
President Trump is demanding concessions from Democrats, his own party and partners across the globe.
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On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Christina Applegate tells Rachel Martin about a period in her life she daydreams about.
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A restless mind can make sleep elusive. R&B singer Alex Isley channels those lingering nighttime thoughts into her new album, When The City Sleeps.
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A military correspondent for the Times of Israel wrote a story about an Iranian missile landing in Israel. Then he started getting messages and threats from people who had bet on the event online.
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Often called Africa's Venice, Makoko is a sprawling stilt community on the Lagos waterfront. But like many of the city's waterfront neighborhoods, it faces mass evictions in the name of development.
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About a third of all fertilizer shipped globally passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Now shipping is all-but stopped through the Strait and this could have repercussions for the global food supply.
