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Local pastor Gabriel Mwamba and nonprofit Hope Soccer 2026 are using the World Cup as an excuse to get kids off their phones and on the pitch.
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Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials the number of livestock killed by wolves in Idaho has declined in recent years.
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For a decade, political support for Israel has come from conservative Christians. But now isolationism and antisemitism are changing the tone.
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Arts & Culture
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Gonzaga University visits host Henry McNulty at the SPR studio to discuss their upcoming production of Urinetown: The Musical. -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Nathan Weinbender, Mary Pat Treuthart, and Dan Webster try to provide an answer to the question, "what exactly is the point of movie criticism... or, more to the point, movie critics?" -
Movie ReviewsIn The Mastermind, Josh O’Connor is a 1970s family man who briefly moonlights as an art thief. Nathan Weinbender says this quiet, low-key drama is one of director Kelly Reichardt’s best.
Events
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SPR GM John Decker was at New Love Coffee in Liberty Lake on Saturday, October 25th, and enjoyed hearing from you! -
EventsSPR and IAE present David Sedaris on November 13th, 2025 at the Fox Theater. -
EventsSPR is a media partner for the Fall Folk Festival, taking place November 8th and 9th, 2025 at Spokane Community College.
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The Anti-Defamation League is starting an initiative to track New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's administration and reports of antisemitism. Steve Inskeep speaks with CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.
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The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge's order that it must provide full SNAP food benefits. The government had been planning to fund only partial payments this month.
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Democrats won every election in the 2025 off-year contests, setting them up for high expectations going into the 2026 midterms. Democrats and Republicans talk about what it could mean going forward.
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The Trump administration struck deals with pharmaceutical companies Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to lower prices and copays for type 2 diabetes and obesity drugs --- but not everyone will qualify.
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Global pop star Rosalía may stun fans with the direction she's taken on her new album, "Lux." It features a full orchestra, a choir and songs in several different languages.
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After Tuesday's election results and low approval numbers for Republicans, allies are raising concerns that President Trump is too focused on foreign policy.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks Republican strategist Brendan Buck about the Democratic election sweep and what it reveals about voter attitudes on the economy under President Trump.
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A jury has acquitted the man charged with assault for throwing his hoagie at a federal officer in Washington, D.C.
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Sisters Shanita Baraka Akintonde and Danielle Tavon Bishop remember their mother, Mary Catherine Bishop, and their final moments with her.
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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced that she will not run for reelection after 38 years in Congress. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with author Molly Ball about Pelosi's legacy.
