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Monica Carrillo-Casas
Plus, Washington's governor talks additional steps to help the state through wildfire season. We have two examples of people helping to fill gaps caused by wildfire evacuations.
California Interagency Incident Management Team 7 and the Washington Department of Natural Resources/InciWeb
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A democratic socialist has shaken up the race for Wisconsin governor and Minnesota also sees a battle between a progressive and a moderate in primaries also fought in South Carolina.
Arts & Culture
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Rose of Nevada, now playing at the Magic Lantern Theatre, is a slow, dreamy meditation on time travel and maritime economies. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a challenging, heady film from British writer-director Mark Jenkin.
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The Odyssey is less a depiction of the Homeric poem than it is a reflection of Christopher Nolan’s trademark themes, Dan Webster says.
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This week, Movies 101 will be discussing three movies made by foreign directors. They are the haunting British time-travel tale “Rose of Nevada,” the Icelandic domestic study “The Love That Remains” and the Croatian historical documentary “Fiume o Morte!
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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Texas is on track to become the country's largest data center market. But the governor has effectively issued a pause on new centers until the state can audit their energy and water usage.
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The ex-Olympian accused of damaging the reflecting pool tells NPR the experience has been "Orwellian" and "Kafkaesque." And it's not over yet: His lawyers are fighting to close the case permanently. -
The military plans to start screening service members for low testosterone, and social media is overflowing with over-the-top claims about low-T. But who actually needs testosterone therapy?
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Vann Newkirk, senior editor at The Atlantic, loves butterflies, especially monarch butterflies. He sat down with NPR's Juana Summers to dig into a trip to Mexico that helped him explore his passion.
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President Trump signed an executive order on Monday about vaccines, saying children should get fewer. His administration has been blocked in the courts from changing the vaccine schedule. -
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the legendary U.S. Route 66. We revisit a 1984 documentary made as the last stretch of the highway was being bypassed by the Federal Interstate System.
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Russia and Ukraine are both striking farther into each other's territory, and neither side has a good way to stop the attacks. With no quick fix, the winter ahead could be especially hard.
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China's workers are vulnerable as the push to adopt AI comes from top leaders amid a sluggish economy. -
Journalist Gil Durán argues that a small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires and venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — and that they should be governing in its place.
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The 1976 film is about a '60s trio based loosely on The Supremes. It wasn't a big hit, but it has a devoted cult following, and critic Ken Tucker says it features some of Aretha Franklin's finest performances.
