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Doug Nadvornick
We talk with Gonzaga's president as she approaches her one-year anniversary at the Spokane institution. Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners passes the torch from Julie Honekamp to Amber Johnson.
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Albania braces for bigger protests as Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort sparks environmental outrage.
Arts & Culture
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Performance by four Eastern Washington University piano students , pupils of Dr. Jody Graves -
Nathan Weinbender reviews two new movies from important international directors: Radu Jude’s Kontinental ’25, from Romania, and Christian Petzold’s Miroirs No. 3, from Germany. -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Nathan Weinbender, Mary Pat Treuthart and Dan Webster look at the ongoing trend of so-called “legacy sequels,” films that revive cultural properties after years—and sometimes decades—of dormancy.
Events
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Tune to SPR News Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 6-7:30 pm to hear holiday favorites played by local musicians. -
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The Last Ship, the first musical to be staged at New York's Metropolitan Opera, inspired by Sting's childhood growing up in the shadow of a shipyard. -
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Defense Secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta about President Trump's controversial appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence.
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The Obama Presidential Center opens later this month. NPR got a preview.
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A second federal agency advanced Trump's arch proposal on Thursday, but requested more information about its implications for everything from the landscape to pedestrian safety to aviation. -
The U.S. has long attracted top talent to come study and work. Many are now at risk of being deported because of a pause on visa processing. For Iranian nationals, returning home is risky.
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The World Cup gets underway next week and millions will pack huge stadiums to watch. Public health officials will be watching too, only they're looking for germs that could spread at these matches!
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Some Republicans' frustration with President Trump has been on display in Congress this week, first with Trump's "anti-weaponization fund" and then the war with Iran.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Democratic Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts about House approval of a war powers resolution directing President Trump to pull U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran.
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President Trump signed an executive order reclassifying 8,000 high-ranking civil servants into at-will employees who can be fired without due process.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University grad student and pro-Palestinian activist, as he takes his deportation case to the Supreme Court.
