Top Regional News
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Doug Nadvornick talks with FAVS News reporter Lake Lust, who has written about Whitworth and Eastern Washington University international students, many of whom have different religious traditions than most of the people with whom they interact.
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InvestigateWest
The aftermath of the D.C. attack has brought tightened security and new immigration limits from the Trump administration.
Arts & Culture
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Movie ReviewsThe dystopian thriller "The Running Man" has been brought into the present day by director Edgar Wright and star Glen Powell. Nathan Weinbender says it’s an uneven, overlong action-comedy blockbuster. -
A conversation with young musicians Keiran Boyle, Isaac Lyon, and Kaly Keating about their music upbringing as they prepare to solo in the GU Orchestra Young Artists' concert. -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films that focus on characters showing signs of mania. The first is director Lynne Ramsay’s “Die My Love,” and the second is Guillermo del Toro's “Frankenstein."
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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. -
SPR is a media partner for the Fall Folk Festival, taking place November 8th and 9th, 2025 at Spokane Community College.
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Negotiations to end the war resume as Ukraine confronts internal turmoil and continued Russian strikes.
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Pope Leo visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque and celebrates mass as he calls for peace and unity among Christians and Muslims.
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St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum examines whether Missouri Republicans can legally redraw districts mid-decade simply because the state constitution doesn't prohibit it.
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Rappahannock Chief Anne Richardson and Upper Mattaponi Chief Frank Adams talk about preserving Virginia's Indigenous history and correcting long-held myths on their podcast.
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Tom Stoppard is remembered as a playwright whose wit and curiosity reshaped modern theater. -
NPR's Scott Simon explains why The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a holiday song for those who have troubles and heartache. -
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to retired Gen. James Hoyer of the West Virginia National Guard following Wednesday's shooting that left one guardsperson dead and another critically injured.
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Authorities say the suspect who shot two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, drove from his home in Bellingham, Washington, to carry out the attack. Here's how that city is reacting.
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Afghans seeking asylum say they're stuck in a hellish limbo as all migration suspended to the U.S.
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Aviation regulators have ordered urgent inspections of the Airbus A320 family of jets. The order follows a JetBlue plane's experience of an uncontrolled "pitch down" event last month.
