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Five members of a conservative group of lawmakers, called the Gang of Eight, lost their Republican primary elections
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Barney Frank has died. The longtime Democratic congressman from Massachusetts brought new visibility to gay rights. He also helped craft significant changes to the financial system in a generation.
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Arts & Culture
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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.” -
As the 52nd Seattle International Film Festival draws to a close, Nathan Weinbender returns with some of his highlights from a week in the dark.
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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NPR's Scott Detrow talks with virologist Dr. Thomas Geisbert about the vaccine used in the Ebola outbreak of 2014 and the challenges for developing a vaccine for this current health emergency.
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President Trump showed his strength in Tuesday's primaries. In Georgia, both Republicans who will advance to the runoff for governor claim to be like him, even though only one got his endorsement.
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Miami prosecutors have prepared an indictment against former Cuban president Raúl Castro over the 1996 downing of two NGO planes that killed four people onboard.
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Montana's 30-year-old restrictions on mining for precious metals like gold could soon be relaxed, as the mining industry makes a comeback in the U.S.
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President Trump's settlement over the leak of his tax returns frees him and his company from any past IRS problems. Critics say that gives him a sweeping free pass from audits and tax penalties.
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The Supreme Court's recent ruling threatens the power of racial-minority voters in Voting Rights Act cases about not just Congress, but also at least 17 state and local governments, NPR finds.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Lamar Alexander, former Republican senator from Tennessee and governor of that state, about how he thinks current senators should respond to President Trump.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is shaking up another important scientific panel, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
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Swing voters from North Carolina weigh in on the economy, President Trump, midterm voting intentions and AI.
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Survivor 50 ends Wednesday night. NPR's Stephen Thompson shares what he thinks makes a good season of the show — and which season of all 50 is the best.
