Top Regional News
As ‘empowered’ cities ban them from public spaces, homeless people in WA scatter in search of refuge
Attorneys say bans could become more common following U.S. Supreme Court decision in June
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Emma Ashford, columnist for Foreign Policy, about her latest article "What Does America Want in Ukraine?"
Arts & Culture
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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.
Events
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Hear Spokane Brassworks play Americana music at our next Free KPBX Kids' Concert
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Thank you for the 2024 Celtic Dance Party!
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The free concert is happening March 9 at 1 PM at 1110 W. Riverside Ave.
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We look at the latest season of the Pause/Play podcast, from KUT and KUTX Studios, which explores how global and local changes are impacting Austin's music ecosystem.
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People as far south as Florida were treated to a celestial light show Friday night as a geomagnetic storm set off an aurora, and caused some disruption to satellites.
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Popular slogans and ad campaigns have urged the public to save honeybees. But reports suggest those efforts were directed at saving the wrong bees.
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The Chinese government just released new economic data following the big May holiday week. Our correspondent reports from Shanghai about how the world's second largest economy is faring.
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President Biden says he could hold back more weapons if Israel launches a full assault on Rafah, details from the criminal trial of former President Trump, and we have to talk about the brain worm.
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What is so dangerous about the song, "Glory to Hong Kong"? NPR's Scott Simon explains that the Chinese government is cracking down on any singing, quoting, or use of the song.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ukrainian journalist Illia Ponomarenko about his memoir of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, "I Will Show You How It Was: The Story of Wartime Kyiv."
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A group of House Democrats sent a letter to President Biden urging him to take action on the US southern border. NPR's Scott Simon talks with one of the signatories, Rep. Mike Levin of California.
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NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Smith discuss the NBA and NHL playoffs, and baseball's hottest new pitching prospect.
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An extreme geomagnetic storm reached Earth yesterday, with the northern lights dancing across the skies in places they're normally not seen. It's the most powerful solar storm in decades.