Top Regional News
There are 87 Democratic legislative candidates running in the May primary, a drastic change in comparison to 45 in 2022 general election
The complex deal also brought home two sons of a Minnesota man who fought for ISIS
Arts & Culture
-
On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the work of Patricia Highsmith, an author who made a career out of imagining the inner lives of various sociopaths—including one Tom Ripley, who is the protagonist in the new Netflix series titled, simply, “Ripley.” In this episode, they talk about the series and their other favorite Highsmith adaptations.
-
“Challengers” is a study of desire, whether for athletic success or romantic intimacy—and sometimes both, Dan Webster says in his review.
-
However minor, the marital-discord mystery “Coup de chance” is Woody Allen’s latest movie offering, Dan Webster says in his review.
Events
-
Hear Spokane Brassworks play Americana music at our next Free KPBX Kids' Concert
-
Thank you for the 2024 Celtic Dance Party!
-
The free concert is happening March 9 at 1 PM at 1110 W. Riverside Ave.
-
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will be inaugurated to another six-year term. Most European Union countries are boycotting the ceremony.
-
Israeli forces take control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt. Russian President Putin is being inaugurated for a fifth term. The House could vote soon to oust Speaker Johnson.
-
President Biden speaks at an event put on by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum about fighting antisemitism, an issue that pushed him to run in 2019 and which is taking on new significance.
-
NPR's Rachel Martin takes us behind the scenes of her new podcast, and guides Steve Inskeep through the card game at the heart of the show. Wild Card is part interview, part existential game show.
-
Two cicada broods are emerging in historic numbers in the U.S. after a very long nap. We'll learn about other creatures that go dormant as part of their normal life cycle.
-
Colleges are gearing up for graduation as some students continue to protest the Israel-Hamas war.
-
A list of over 125,000 Asian Americans incarcerated in Japanese internment camps during WWII is now searchable online.
-
An Israeli tank brigade has seized control of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.
-
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia says this week she will force a vote to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson. The move is unpopular with many of her GOP colleagues.
-
Polling revealed immigration has been listed as the top "U.S. problem" for three straight months. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Gallup research analyst Megan Brenan about this polarizing issue.