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Doug Nadvornick talks with Gleb Tsipursky, author of a new book about the subject.
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For years, the Yakama Nation has fought to restrict access to one of its most sacred sites outside the Tri-Cities. Rattlesnake Mountain, or Laliik, is one of the highest points in the region. And some hikers want access.
Arts & Culture
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This week, "Movies 101" will be discussing two films from Asia. One is the animated science-fiction mind-bender Akira, a 1988 release that is enjoying a remastered re-release. And the other is Hope, a Korean live-action film that belongs to the monster-vs.-human sub-genre of sci-fi. -
A remastered re-release of the Japanese animated feature “Akira” shows just how long societal trauma can last, Dan Webster says. -
Hope is the most expensive Korean film ever made, a blockbuster about a small town, an alien invasion and lots of chases. It has already been a divisive movie, and Nathan Weinbender says it’s a kooky, wildly ambitious and noticeably flawed epic.
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. -
Spokane Public Radio was a media partner for the 2026 Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival -
SPR was a Media Partner for Rock the Block: West Central! We also hosted our first-ever Record Sale Pop-Up Shop at the event!
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NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Federico Varese, a professor at Sciences Po who studies Somalia's maritime criminal gangs, about why attacks on ships off Somalia's coast are on the rise again.
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Dania Thafer of the Gulf International Forum weighs in on previously scheduled talks between Iran and Gulf states. Shortly before this interview aired, Oman announced that the talks were postponed.
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Washington, D.C., shows up often on the big screen, but rarely in films that aren't about its political power.
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Palestinian author Raja Shehadeh has secretly sent his archives from the Israeli-occupied West Bank to Scotland, worried they could be destroyed in an Israeli military raid.
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Singer Masego's latest album, 'Fix Your Face,' is his first release since losing his home in 2025 due to a wildfire.
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The state schools chief says Washington is backsliding on its commitment to provide ample funding for basic education for its 1 million students. -
President Trump heads to his golf club in Doonbeg while working in some Irish diplomacy.
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Pati Jinich is a renowned chef and cookbook author. She was born in Mexico to a Jewish family, and her marzipan-stuffed challah bread blends her cultures in an exciting and delicious way.
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Reporting over so-called "the Great Firewall," a journalist details how to report for a global audience from Beijing despite tight obstacles imposed by the government.
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A young Canadian mother shares her memories of being an ISIS bride, and her harrowing escape from the extremist group.
