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FIFA says the World Cup draws billions of viewers, making it the globe’s biggest sporting event. How can you get into soccer if you’re brand new to the sport?
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Thanks to new technologies like artificial intelligence, scientists are increasingly freed from the constraints of the laboratory. It raises questions about how much humans should outsource to robots.
Arts & Culture
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Nathan Weinbender, Mary Pat Treuthart and Dan Webster recap their time at the recent Seattle International Film Festival. They talk about the SIFF experience and highlight some of their festival favorites. -
Hand to God from Theater on the Verge spoke with host Henry McNulty about their regional premier production. -
Spokane Children's Theatre's Tanya Morton, The Isaac Foundation's Holly Goodman, and a host of performers join host Henry McNulty to discuss the upcoming run of Shrek, including a special "sensory-friendly" performance
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. -
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EventsSpokane Public Radio is a media partner for Spokane Bike Everywhere Month 2026.
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Republicans are talking up healthcare amid the midterm election campaigns, but President Trump's $50 billion fund for rural healthcare won't reopen hospitals.
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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Heather Kerr of the International Rescue Committee about the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the challenges facing the response efforts.
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Some Texas Republicans worry that the intraparty Senate primary fight could make it difficult for to unite behind Tuesday's winner to defeat a potentially strong Democratic challenge in the midterms.
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The U.S. National Men's Soccer Team announced it's official 26-player roster for the World Cup. The tournament starts in June.
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The Hartford Whalers left Connecticut nearly 30 years ago, but Whalers merch still sells briskly even though the team is now the Carolina Hurricanes.
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The New York Knicks are heading to the NBA finals for the first time since 1999. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Wall Street Journal sports and humor columnist Jason Gay about the comeback.
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President Trump heralded an advance in making a deal with Iran to end the war, but the way forward remains unclear.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with R&B musician Leon Thomas, who describes his new EP Pholks as a collaboration of polymaths inspired by multi-talented artists like Prince and Quincy Jones.
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Community health programs in South Africa have been heavily impacted by U.S. cuts to global aid. At one organization which once employed over 30 workers, the four who remain tell of their experiences.
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A horror film made for less than a million dollars by a YouTuber in his studio feature debut is driving audiences to theaters in droves.
