Top Regional News
Ember Braun
We hear from candidates from Washington's 5th Congressional District, as well as from Spokane County.
A24
Firstman's new film is about a gay party promoter whose life is upended when he discovers he has a young son. "Arlo teaches Peter to grow up, and I think Peter teaches Arlo to be a kid," he says.
Arts & Culture
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Gonzaga University's production of Sarah Ruhl's Dead Man's Cell Phone visited host Henry McNulty in the studio to discuss the play. -
Spokane Playwright Laboratory visits the studio to discuss the new play Furies by Joshua H. Cohen. -
In Possible Love, two couples from different backgrounds get close while making a documentary about worker’s rights. Nathan Weinbender says Korean director Lee Chang-dong’s latest is a fascinating, mysterious drama about relationships and social class.
Events
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Tune to Spokane Public Radio October 28th as we celebrate Public Radio Music Day -
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We enjoyed meeting listeners at Farmers' Market this summer at various Farmers' Markets in our region.
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The Methodist pastor who flipped a Republican Senate seat says voters want more than political change. He tells NPR what he heard from Kansans about decency, faith and finding common ground. -
Though lots of votes are left to count in California, some results in important races and ballot measures are already in.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with prominent left-wing Twitch streamer and commentator Hasan Piker about preliminary results of the midterm elections.
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President Trump made the 2026 midterms all about him - and the Iran war and economic undertow took their toll.
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University of Virginia's Center for Politics director Larry Sabato talks about what's next for the Democratic Party after their resounding win Tuesday night.
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Michigan's first Muslim senator-elect, Abdul El-Sayed, discusses his historic victory, an unlikely agreement with Trump on Israel military aid and the political divisions that remain. -
Democrat Amy Acton, Ohio's former health director, will be the state's next governor. Her win marks the first time in two decades that Ohioans have elected a Democrat to lead the state.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to political consultant and publisher of The Bulwark, Sarah Longwell, who runs focus groups with swing voters, about what mattered to independents in the midterms.
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The twin victories in the House and Senate return the Democratic Party to full control of Congress and deepen the level of expected friction between President Trump and congressional Democrats.
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The Democrats picked up seven Senate seats Tuesday night, flipping the chamber in a decisive victory.
