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Governor issues the executive order amid high diesel prices after months of conflict in Iran and restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz
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THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW
Saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins talks about the impact that winning a 2026 MacArthur Fellowship will have on his art.
Arts & Culture
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Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime takes a critical look at the man behind the television show “To Catch a Predator,” Dan Webster says.
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In Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime, Robert Pattinson plays Chris Hansen, the host of “To Catch a Predator” on the hunt for ratings and journalistic recognition. Nathan Weinbender says the movie is a simplistic but oddly compelling true-life horror story.
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Spokane Symphony Music Director James Lowe and From the Studio host Jim Tevenan talk about the second Masterworks program of the new SSO season.
Events
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Spokane Public Radio is a media partner for Spokane Bike Everywhere Month 2026. -
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
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Lois Lowry returns to a dystopian future for the first time in a decade with: "Building 903." The new book depicts a world without art, music, or books, serving as a direct response to, "The Giver."
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Author John Berendt has updated his Esquire series. published in book from, "Class Act: A Gentleman's Guide to Dressing Well." He gives NPR's Scott Simon some pointers.
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In 1984, the president of American University of Beirut was shot to death on campus. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Kim Ghattas about her new book about the unsolved case, "The Best Kind of American."
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Somebody Somewhere actor Hill charts his own course in Showbiz! Maureen Corrigan reviews The Two Saddest Kitchen. Douglas reflects on his early life and Hollywood career in One Helluva Ride. -
South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her lifelong defense of human rights and international law.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shot a man in New York City. It raised tensions between the Trump administration and New York officials over the state's sanctuary policies.
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Hurricane Isaias in poised to make landfall on the Gulf Coast near the Alabama-Florida boarder. It will be the first hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. since 2024.
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Planet Money traced many new beverage flavors to one laboratory that serves dozens of companies to see how new flavors are created and why we're seeing such an explosion of options right now.
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Hall of Fame football player and legendary coach Mike Ditka led the Chicago Bears to the team's only Superbowl win in 1986. He died Friday at 86.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with New York Times fashion reporter Jacob Gallagher about President Trump's apparent choice to wear a suit from the budget menswear chain Jos. A. Bank.
