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Audrey Nelson
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SPR
Karrie Docterman-King wants her students to understand what the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks did to the country they now live in.
Lisa Leinberger
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A new report shows the cost of living in August was up 3.4% from a year ago. Investors think stubborn inflation makes it more likely that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week.
Arts & Culture
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Jim Tevenan talks with String Orchestra of the Rockies Artistic Director, Maria Larionoff, about their new season opening this weekend. -
Music from and conversation around the INO's upcoming production of the Johann Strauss II classic -
Coyote vs. Acme, which almost didn’t get released because of studio meddling, is finally in theaters. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a bright, entertaining “Roger Rabbit”-style slapstick comedy.
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. -
Spokane Public Radio was a media partner for the 2026 Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival -
SPR was a Media Partner for Rock the Block: West Central! We also hosted our first-ever Record Sale Pop-Up Shop at the event!
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Why is the grocery store produce aisle filling up with branded fruits and vegetables, like honeycrisp apples and cuties oranges? We watch the effort to make one new — branded — tomato.
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It's been nearly 25 years since the start of the U.S- led invasion of Afghanistan. NPR returns to Kabul to see how Afghans, now back under Taliban rule, are coping with the legacy of that 20 year war.
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The shift to the right in Latin America is reshaping the U.S. approach to drug trafficking — a shift on display this week as Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to three South American countries.
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Swing voters in Michigan are sour on the economy — and President Trump's handling of it. That's one takeaway from a pair of focus groups this week.
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In the Portland area, one nonprofit harvests edible fruit from thousands of metro trees, shrubs and bushes and distributes it to people in need.
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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Wichita Mayor Lily Wu about President Trump's tariff war with Canada, Bombardier aircrafts, and the trade war's potential impact on her city.
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The 9/11 terrorist attacks changed the nation's approach to national security. NPR's May Louise Kelly speaks with four U.S. officials about the intelligence community's response and where we are now.
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Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset Friday. For many Jews around the world, a highlight of the holiday will be hearing the shofar: an animal's horn blown like a trumpet. -
President Trump heads to Ireland hoping for a little diplomacy as he watches a tournament at his golf club in Doonbeg.
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Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the case against the alleged co-conspirators still hasn't gone to trial. We explain why.
