Top Regional News
2026 Republican primary election for North Idaho Senate seat pits state Sen. Dan Foreman against state Rep. Lori McCann
Fine art photographer Nancy Breslin joins NPR's Scott Simon in studio to celebrate Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day.
Arts & Culture
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Jim Tevenan welcomes SSO Music Director James Lowe and Symphony Chorale Chorister Kristen Nauditt for conversation around Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of films boasting protagonists with wildly diverse appeals. The films are the theatrical release “Fantasy Life” and the streaming feature “Outcome.”
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Movie Reviews“Fantasy Life” is a flawed study of emotionally stunted characters in search of their respective life purposes, Dan Webster says.
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!
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SPR and IAE present David Sedaris on November 13th, 2025 at the Fox Theater.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Mark Helprin about Helprin's latest book Elegy in Blue.
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Anthony Horowitz's novels often open with a murder, and his latest is no different. This time, did the murder mistake their victim? NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the writer about "A Deadly Episode."
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Yousafzai talks about life before and after being shot by a Taliban gunman. Maureen Corrigan reviews three gutsy new novels. Isaac struggled with Beef, so he turned to Frankenstein for help.
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Since the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran began, the impact on aviation has worsened. Jet fuel prices have soared. Thousands of European flights have been canceled, and one airline may stop flying.
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The Justice Department is dropping its investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, paving the way for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee to lead the Fed.
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Vermonter Noah Kahan reflects on his New England roots as he rises to stardom with new album The Great Divide. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Vermont Public's DJ Llu about the record.
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Low-paid migrant workers in Dubai are being squeezed further by economic fallout from the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.
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Fuel costs more. Food is harder to get. Jobs are evaporating. And in Cairo, cafes and restaurants are ordered to close at 9 p.m.
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U.S. allies are pushing back after leaked email reveals Washington's frustration over their lack of support for the Iran war — and plans for retaliation.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Elisabeth Braw, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, about shadow vessels, after the U.S. military's seizure of two Iranian-linked oil tankers.