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Plus, SPR’s Ember Braun talks to members of the Lilac City Roller Derby, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with data journalist and pollster G. Elliott Morris about what he's seeing one week out from Election Day.
Arts & Culture
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This week, "Movies 101" will be discussing a trio of films that boast supremely interesting characters. We’ll start off with the imaginative documentary You Can See Everything, and we’ll follow first with Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning and the re-release of Ken Russell’s 1971 film The Devils. -
You Can See Everything is already the most talked-about documentary of recent years. Nathan Weinbender says it lives up to the hype as a fascinating, exhilarating brain teaser about the nature of truth and objectivity.
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Chris Grant shares a preview of the new SBBB season.
Events
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EventsTune to Spokane Public Radio October 28th as we celebrate Public Radio Music Day -
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We enjoyed meeting listeners at Farmers' Market this summer at various Farmers' Markets in our region.
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A new NPR poll reveals Democrats' advantage going into Election Day, congressional Democrats are forming a task force to protect the election, Netanyahu vies for reelection as polls open in Israel.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with comedian Zainab Johnson about her new stand-up special on Netflix: "Toxically Optimistic."
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To win a seat in the Senate, Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed is making a final push to win over some Black Detroiters who are still skeptical of him.
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U.N. peacekeepers will leave Lebanon after nearly five decades, following U.S. and Israeli pressure.
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Michigan households are paying the highest cost per household for the Trump administration's tariffs. For the voters paying the price, the issue isn't cut-and-dry.
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Democrats in Congress are bracing for what they fear could be meddling by President Trump or his allies with the results of this year's midterm elections.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with election security expert Lawrence Norden of the Brennan Center about efforts to undermine the midterm election and protections against fraud and intimidation.
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Hundreds of mail-in ballots in North Carolina did not count, because the inner envelopes were not sealed properly.
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NPR's Michel Martin reports from Springfield, Ohio, where residents are again dealing with President Trump's attacks on Haitians living in the town in the runup to the midterm elections.
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Polls are open in Israel. Will voters re-elect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu? NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports from a polling station.
