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A New York Times investigation has revealed allegations that the late renowned labor leader Cesar Chavez abused girls and raped Dolores Huerta, his longtime organizing partner.
Arts & Culture
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“The Bride!” is Maggie Gyllenhaal’s genre-defying reimagining of “Frankenstein” starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a gutsy attempt, but it doesn’t know what to do with its many weighty themes.
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Gonzaga Theatre Joined Host Henry McNulty to discuss the upcoming process-driven production. -
Movies 101Forget the Golden Globes, the BAFTAs or the SAG awards, it’s the Oscars broadcast that movie fans care most about. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the 98th Academy Awards, who is nominated, who has the best chances of winning and who they each think should win.
Events
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SPR GM John Decker was at New Love Coffee in Liberty Lake on Saturday, October 25th, and enjoyed hearing from you! -
SPR and IAE present David Sedaris on November 13th, 2025 at the Fox Theater. -
SPR is a media partner for the Fall Folk Festival, taking place November 8th and 9th, 2025 at Spokane Community College.
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Iranians fleeing their country share rare glimpse of what life is like amid war, Trump floats idea of "taking" Cuba, the Federal Reserve is expected to hold its benchmark interest rate steady.
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Last year ICE got $45 billion from Congress over four years to expand its detention footprint. Many towns and cities are pushing back. -
Afghanistan says Pakistan is to blame for a strike on a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul that killed at least 400 people, the deadliest attack since fighting began weeks ago.
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Even after airstrikes end, Iran's nuclear threat looms and diplomacy may be too late.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jacqueline Smith of the International Transport Workers' Federation about the roughly 20,000 seafarers stuck in the Strait of Hormuz in the midst of the Iran war.
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From global conflicts to criminal networks, drones are reshaping the nature of war and the balance of power.
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President Trump said he believes he will have "the honor of taking Cuba." But what does that look like?
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NPR's Michel Martin asks Eduardo Gamarra of the Latino Public Opinion Forum at Florida International University how Cuban Americans view President Trump's remarks about "taking" Cuba.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Marty Skovlund, co-author of a book with Joe Kent, who resigned his position as the Trump administration's top counterterrorism official.
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In the Tampa Bay area, there's a new twist on book clubs. Instead of a novel, the club discusses news articles.
