Fantasy in its various forms is the lifeblood of moviemaking. And this is true whether you’re talking romance, action, comedy or any other genre you can name. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of films that indulge in fantasy, each conforming to its particular genre. The first is the racing film “F1” and the second is the existentialist meditation titled “The Life of Chuck.”

Theater on the Verge's Chris Jensen, Torch Song director Troy Nickerson, and actor Jonah Taylor visit host Henry McNulty at the SPR studios to discuss the upcoming production. Actor Marianne McLaughlin also joins to perform a scene with Jonah Taylor.

“The Life of Chuck” is a meditation on this experience we call life, and how our memories give it meaning, Dan Webster says.

SPR was a media partner for the 2025 Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival

Stop by your local Farmers' Market this summer and visit with SPR staff and volunteers at various Farmers' Markets in our region.

Hear the MusicFest Northwest Live Broadcasts that aired May 14th, 15th and 16th from 10 AM to noon on KPBX 91.1 FM.

President Trump and his administration have been studying new sectoral tariffs that could cover a broad part of the American economy.

No country can come close to the amount of money Americans spend at the box office… until China came along. The U.S. and Chinese film industries have a long history, with shifting power dynamics.

One of the most infamous books ever written was published 100 years ago: Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler.

Authorities in Brazil, worried that the former far right president is a flight risk, are imposing new restrictions on his movements. The tough surveillance moves come as President Trump continues to voice strong support for the ex-leader who is facing charges of plotting a coup to stay in power.

Danielle Bensky, who met Jeffrey Epstein when she was a young ballerina, is speaking out against the Justice Department's decision not to release additional documents about his case.

As tensions with China rise, Taiwan is staging its latest round of large urban resilience and war game exercises, designed to prepare its civilians for war.

Venezuela has freed 10 Americans in exchange for Venezuelans whom the United States had sent to a prison in El Salvador.

The WNBA All-Star Game is this weekend in Indianapolis. Indiana Fever phenom Caitlin Clark won't be playing, but plenty of other superstars will be on the court for the game and three-point contest.

A memorial wall in Kerrville has become the place where this community comes to grieve, pray and pay respects to those who lost their lives two weeks ago at the devastating flood in central Texas.

Out today is a new video game within the Pac-Man universe. It's called Shadow Labyrinth. It's very different than the pellet chomping arcade game that once dominated arcades.