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Monica Carrillo-Casas
In a small northeast Washington town, community members come together each year to make sure every Christmas wish comes true.
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When Gillian Kline was diagnosed with breast cancer, she had one day to figure out a health insurance plan at her workplace. She didn't know what to do — until HR team member Alex Mackey got involved.
Arts & Culture
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Movie ReviewsBlue Moon is Richard Linklater’s second feature this year, a portrait of the troubled lyricist Lorenz Hart. Nathan Weinbender says it’s not a great Linklater film, but it does have a great Ethan Hawke performance in it. -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two movies that focus on characters who don’t so much flirt with crime but embrace it wholeheartedly. -
Spokane Civic Theatre's production of All Is Calm joins host Henry McNulty in the studio to perform selections from the show.
Events
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August's Free SPR Kids' Concert featured sister-duo, Dry and Dusty in the River Park Square Atrium Saturday, August 23rd at 1 pm -
Join SPR Staff, Hosts, and Volunteers at Art on the Green 2025 -
SPR was a media partner for the 2025 Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival
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Sunday's Kennedy Center Honors ceremony was the first since Donald Trump became the Chair of the Board of Trustees. KISS, Sylvester Stallone and George Strait were among the honorees.
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It's been one year since Syria toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. How the nation is marking the anniversary Monday.
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Bird flu, or H5N1, has touched most of the globe, but there is one spot it hasn't reached. Researchers down under are preparing for it, but gaps in bird flu surveillance elsewhere makes it difficult.
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The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on a Democratic proposal to extend existing Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years. But the plan is not expected to get the votes it needs to advance.
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Millions of Americans could see their healthcare costs skyrocket if the ACA subsidies aren't extended. NPR spoke with residents of New Jersey, Virginia and Georgia about their concerns.
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What happens if millions of Americans lose their healthcare subsidies come Jan. 1? NPR speaks with Gerard Anderson of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Matt Belloni of Puck News about Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros. and the potential challenges ahead.
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Soldiers briefly declared a military coup in Benin Sunday, but the government swiftly regained control, marking another episode in a rising wave of attempted coups in the region.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with European leaders in London Monday as Europe vies for a role in the peace talks and Trump pressured Zelenskyy to accept the U.S.-backed plan.
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How is the U.S. reshaping relations with longtime allies in Europe? NPR speaks with Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
