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Armida Rivera trabajaba como supervisora en Monson Fruit Company, cerca de Yakima, durante la pandemia de COVID-19, cuando los trabajadores le pidieron que se uniera a la huelga.No dudó en decir que sí. Pero poco después, la despidieron.
Arts & Culture
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Unlike most Hollywood horror film “Backrooms” preys simply on our inherent fears of the unknown – until it doesn’t, Dan Webster says.
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Paul Rudd plays a struggling musician whose work is stolen by a pop star in Power Ballad, the latest from Once director John Carney. Nathan Weinbender says the movie’s tune is a familiar one, but it’s extremely likeable nonetheless.
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Nathan Weinbender, Mary Pat Treuthart and Dan Webster sift through the last 5 years of cinematic offerings and unearth a few that they think deserve a wider audience.
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Tune to SPR News Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 6-7:30 pm to hear holiday favorites played by local musicians. -
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Modern life has fried our attention spans. Could flexing our long term memory muscles help? NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to actor William Sutton, who knows all 154 Shakespearian sonnets by heart.
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NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with actress Samara Weaving about being a "Scream Queen," and about her new crime thriller "Carolina Caroline."
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A stay-out-of-the-water beach read features a giant, sentient sea creature. NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with Tessa Yang about her debut novel, "The Jelly Fish Problem."
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NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks to retired physician Art Ulene about his plans to celebrate his 90th birthday next month by summitting Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak.
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Through an innovative program, parents in Senegal had easy access to a therapeutic food that's a boon for malnourished kids. Now there are shortages. Health specialists say U.S. aid cuts are to blame. -
Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad starred in The Book of Mormon when it made its Broadway debut. In The Boroughs, Peters plays a member of a retirement community that's plagued by mysterious forces. -
Legendary painter David Hockney died on Thursday at the age of 88. The late NPR correspondent Susan Stamberg spoke with the artist in 2016 about his lifelong obsession with looking.
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The Justice Department closed its investigation into the proposed $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery, saying it found no threat to competition or consumers.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with pop artist Bebe Rexha about her new record, Dirty Blonde.
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It's Scotland's first World Cup in nearly 30 years. Moira Brown, perhaps the oldest of Scotland's Tartan Army of soccer fans, will be in Boston when Scotland's team plays against Haiti on June 13.
