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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Brittney Denise Sparks of Sudan Archives about her new album The BPM. She talks about how discovering the electric violin in her teens changed things for her.
Arts & Culture
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart, and Nathan Weinbender discuss two movies that incorporate violence, or references to it, at their very core. The first is the aptly titled “The Smashing Machine,” in which Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson plays the real-life MMA fighter Mark Kerr. The other is “Anemone,” a film starring Daniel Day-Lewis as a man tortured by memories of war. -
Host Henry McNulty sits down with composer Michael Kropf and filmmaker Charlie Pepiton to discuss their collaborative project, "Love, Eleanor," and its role in the upcoming concert from Spokane's new string orchestra, Luminia. -
Movie ReviewsDwayne Johnson is getting the best reviews of his career playing UFC fighter Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie’s "The Smashing Machine." Nathan Weinbender says the performance is solid, but the movie is sketchy and unsatisfying.
Events
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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. -
SPR Staff attended the Fall Arts Preview in Comstock Park on Labor Day, September 1st, 2025
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to former top FBI lawyer Andrew Weissmann about the federal indictment of John Bolton, the former National Security Adviser under President Trump during his first term.
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Wild horse manager Meg Puckett remembers the horse "Jumper," a wild horse on North Carolina's Outer Banks famous for jumping fences.
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Wild horse manager Meg Puckett remembers the horse "Jumper," a wild horse on North Carolina's Outer Banks famous for jumping fences.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with fourth generation farmer and advocate Joe Maxwell about how the government shutdown is stressing already overwhelmed American farmers.
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Meme del Real has been part of the beloved Mexican rock band Café Tacvba for more than 30 years. This week, the 56-year-old singer released his debut solo record.
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The second national No Kings protest will take place in various cities this weekend. In the Chicago area, it's against a backdrop of escalating tensions.
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While most fans will be watching college teams hit the gridiron or Major League Baseball playoffs, there's another sporting event happening: the U.S. championship of the Australian Football League.
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A newly released police report states that Joshua Jahn lived with his family and didn't have a job. -
Market manipulation is an old issue. People try to make money off unsuspecting investors by artificially influencing the price of a stock. But what about when the one manipulating markets isn't human?
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President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after announcing he is scheduling another face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
