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After accidentally dispensing the wrong drug to a patient, former Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught was convicted of negligent homicide in 2022. She's now found redemption on the speaking circuit.
Arts & Culture
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Hand to God from Theater on the Verge spoke with host Henry McNulty about their regional premier production. -
Spokane Children's Theatre's Tanya Morton, The Isaac Foundation's Holly Goodman, and a host of performers join host Henry McNulty to discuss the upcoming run of Shrek, including a special "sensory-friendly" performance -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of streaming films. The first is a Belgian film by the Dardenne brothers titled “Young Mothers.” The other is a U.S.-based documentary about a Southern city titled “Natchez.”
Events
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EventsStop by your local Farmers' Market this summer and visit with SPR staff and volunteers at various Farmers' Markets in our region. -
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EventsSpokane Public Radio is a media partner for Spokane Bike Everywhere Month 2026.
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The indictment of Raul Castro is the latest move by the Trump administration to ratchet up pressure on the Cuban government.
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The AI model Claude Mythos was so powerful that Anthropic decided not to release it to the masses. Then the company put out a security tool to address software vulnerabilities.
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Aid groups working to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they are facing various challenges, including supply chain shortages, funding cuts, and access issues.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Jon Favreau, director of The Mandalorian and Grogu, the latest movie in the Star Wars franchise.
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The crew of the aircraft USS Gerald R. Ford was greeted by thousands of cheering family and friends as part of a process to ease sailors through a difficult transition after being away for months.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., about his concerns with the so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with retired tennis star Lindsay Davenport ahead of the opening round of the French Open.
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When Pat Gentile began to grow out her hair after chemotherapy, she was nervous to go to work for the first time without a wig. An unexpected encounter with a convenience store stranger changed that.
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Across the U.S., communities are planting fast-growing Miyawaki forests to help neighborhoods cool down and adapt to the longer, hotter summers predicted as the climate changes. WBUR's Bianca Garcia begins this story on the East Coast and then hands the microphone to Northwest Public Radio's Courtney Flatt and Lauren Gallup.
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Two passengers from the cruise ship that had a hantavirus outbreak were blocked by the federal government from leaving the quarantine unit. One says she is being detained against her will.
