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"There's an understandable pull in my industry to make things ... super safe, super familiar," Gilpin says. She wants to go the other way. Gilpin currently stars in the noir drama The Lowdown.
Arts & Culture
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This week, "Movies 101" will be discussing at least one film that should be an Oscar candidate. That would be Digger, an Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu project starring Tom Cruise. We’ll follow that with a dissection of Verity, a mystery/drama starring Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett and Anne Hathaway. And we’ll end with a look at one of John Wilson’s wry documentaries, this one titled The History of Concrete. -
In his new documentary The History of Concrete, now playing at the Magic Lantern Theatre, John Wilson explores the quirks of American life and urban development. Nathan Weinbender says it’s one of the funniest and most poignant movies of the year. -
Verity is evidence that a beach read doesn’t necessarily make for something worth watching on the big screen, Dan Webster says.
Events
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EventsTune to Spokane Public Radio October 28th as we celebrate Public Radio Music Day -
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We enjoyed meeting listeners at Farmers' Market this summer at various Farmers' Markets in our region.
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NPR's A Martinez asks veteran political strategist Doug Sosnik about the shape of the midterm race as Election Day draws closer.
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NPR's A Martínez asks Israel and Middle East policy expert Shira Efron whether President Trump's endorsement of Benjamin Netanyahu will have an impact on Israel's election.
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An unprecedented mass detention unfolds in the occupied West Bank as Israeli forces detain nearly 80 activists, including American rabbis and a congressional nominee helping Palestinians pick olives.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor about President Trump's embrace of Russia as envoy Steve Witkoff visits Moscow after meeting Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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What can you learn from dreams and how can you remember them and steer them to the topics you wish to dream about. Allison Aubrey and A Martinez discuss the resurgance in dream research and how dreams are a tool for self-discovery. -
About 157 million Americans get their health insurance through work. A survey of employers shows a moderate price uptick this year, but workers still say health costs are a top concern. -
President Trump and former President Obama are on the campaign trail for the midterms, U.S. and Israel are planning for a possible post-midterms attack on Iran, Musk says SpaceX and Tesla could merge.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with singer and songwriter John Legend about his new album, "Muse," which he describes as having a "Black James Bond aesthetic."
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An ad from Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign for governor shows his opponent's mother calling her a liar, amid accounts by Democrat Amy Acton of an abusive childhood.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with political communications expert Jacob Neiheisel from the University of Buffalo about Vivek Ramaswamy's controversial ad.
