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NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Kristin Duncanson, a farmer in Minnesota, about how record high fuel prices are affecting her business.
Arts & Culture
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Practical Magic 2 is the perfect kind of film with which to end the summer-movie season, Dan Webster says.
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This week, "Movies 101" will be discussing two films that have little in common other than a relationship with the past. The first is The Uprising, a re-creation of a real-life historical event that took place nearly 700 years ago. And the second is Practical Magic 2, a sequel to a fictional film about witches that premiered nearly three decades ago. -
Ross McElwee’s documentaries are quirky, stream-of-consciousness considerations of his own life and the world around him. In Remake, now on VOD, he stitches together archival footage to process the death of his son, and Nathan Weinbender says it’s a wounding, complicated and deeply moving film.
Events
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Join SPR as we welcome NPR's David Folkenflik to The Bing Crosby Theater on April 14, 2026 -
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the 35th Annual Record Sale -
Spokane Public Radio was a media partner for BANFF Mountain Film Festival
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Weekend Edition's Scott Simon talks with author Nathan Hale about his kids' graphic history book, "One Dead Spy." It's the story of Revolutionary War spy, Nathan Hale, no relation to the author.
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Five years after the return of Taliban rule, NPR visited Kabul to see how Afghans are dealing with their new government's strict social restrictions.
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Florida voters may end most residential property taxes - a step considered in other states. Local firefighters worry what it will do to their response times - and other officials are sounding alarms.
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NPR's Scott Simon asks celebrated chef Patrick O'Connell about his memoir, "Main, Middle & Gay."
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The Normandy beach town of Trouville-sur-Mer is little changed from the time of the Impressionists and still a popular holiday destination for Parisians.
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NPR's Scott Simon asks Julia Jones about starring in the new movie, "The Weight."
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Ben Macintyre is known as a master of espionage stories. NPR's Scott Simon talks to the British author about his latest book, "Redwood" - the story of Russian double agent operating in Iran.
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Brazilian singer Mari Froes is touring North America with her debut album, 'Esquina Do Sol." NPR's Scott Simon spoke with the artist on her tour stop in Washington, D.C.
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Kaepernick created an uproar in 2016 when he took a knee during the anthem to protest police brutality. Brooks says, "gratitude should always lead the way." She co-stars in If I Go Will They Miss Me? -
Friedman was in her early 20s when she landed her first position as an editorial assistant at NPR. She became an editor and reporter, and a co-creator of the annual Books We Love reading guide.
