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Plus, a roundup of several Inland Northwest wildfires and a possible World Cup boost for the Northwest economy.
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Experts say President Trump's Thursday night speech -- and the tranche of newly unclassified documents that came with it -- provided no new evidence of fraud.
Arts & Culture
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Director Rebecca Craven and actor Alyssa Day join host Henry McNulty in the studio to discuss the upcoming concert production of Next to Normal at Stage Left Theatre. -
The Love That Remains is an offbeat drama about nature, fate and an Icelandic family coming apart at the seams. It’s now streaming on the Criterion Channel, and Nathan Weinbender says it’s weird, compelling and, if you can get on its level, deeply rewarding.
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Events
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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 -
We are no longer accepting donations for the 2026 Record Sale
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Boris Nadezhdin wants to run for Russia's parliament on a platform that gives voice to the Russians against the war in Ukraine. That's why, he says, the Kremlin is doing everything to stop him.
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Heavy rain has pounded Texas for days. At least one person has died in Hill Country, where 130 people died in flash flooding this time last year, but new safety measures seem to be helping.
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The actor Hal Williams has died. He was best known for playing Officer "Smitty" Smith in the 1970s hit TV show Sanford and Son. He was 91.
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In this roundup of space news, we talk about sugar molecules in space, a call for volunteers for a simulated Moon/Mars mission and next steps for NASA's New Horizons probe.
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NPR's Greg Myre and Tom Bowman join host Mary Louise Kelly to discuss the latest on the war with Iran and whether there's any way out.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman of Georgetown University about the Defense Department's plan to screen service members' testosterone levels and offer supplementation.
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Orange skies and heavy smoke covered large parts of the U.S. on Thursday as Canada and Minnesota grapple with wildfires. Hazardous air quality is expected to continue. -
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Christopher Nolan about the choices he made adapting Homer's epic poem The Odyssey for the screen, including why he filmed solely in IMAX.
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The stage is set for this Sunday's men's World Cup final. NPR's Scott Detrow previews the match-up between Spain and Argentina with Roger Bennett, founder and CEO of the Men in Blazers network.
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President Trump is scheduled to deliver a primetime address from the White House focused on election security, though details about the speech are slim.
