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Plus, Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove asks the state to fully fund wildfire prevention and there’s a new trail near Mirabeau Point Park.
Historian and The New Yorker writer Jill Lepore says the DSA, once maligned, is no longer "beyond the political pale." She discusses the history of socialism in America, and its current resurgence.
Arts & Culture
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Elizabeth D'Aiuto (Marian Paroo) from the Broadway tour of Meredith Wilson's The Music Man joins hosts Henry McNulty to preview their visit to Spokane. -
This week, "Movies 101" will be discussing a pair of films that, each in its own way, deals with the concept of loss. First up is Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine, and we’ll follow that with a look at Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord. -
In his film Wild Horse Nine, the director Martin McDonagh blends a political tale with a story of loyalty and love, Dan Webster says.
Events
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Tune to Spokane Public Radio October 28th as we celebrate Public Radio Music Day
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Residents of the northern city of Chiclayo say they can't wait another second for their former Archbishop to pay his visit. Pope Leo XIV spent eight years here as the dusty city's head of the church and is fondly remembered.
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Iran-backed operatives have been charged over nearly 20 attacks, including a plot on a U.K. base housing U.S. troops. Separately, a U.S. soldier is held in the U.K. on Russia spying claims. -
President Trump said that the U.S. won the war with Iran but that the U.S. naval blockade would continue. Iranian officials responded on the sidelines of an international climate summit in Turkey.
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House Republicans will have a new leader at the start of the new Congress in January: Ohio's Jim Jordan, a co-founder of the ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus and a close ally of President Trump.
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The House was on course for a floor vote Wednesday on whether to impeach Pete Hegseth. That is until House Republicans used a procedural vote to effectively end the impeachment effort.
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Midterm ballot measures on abortion and transgender issues saw mixed results.
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A ship bigger than the Titanic is being sunk off the coast of Florida to make an artificial reef.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with former CIA analyst Emily Harding about China's spy tactics in light of the alleged plot targeting the CEO of Nvidia.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Hogan Gidley, a Republican consultant and advisor to House Speaker Mike Johnson, about the new GOP's leadership vote.
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The change of power in Congress could have big implications for air travel, including tougher oversight for airlines and a renewed push for safety recommendations from last year's midair collision.
