Top Regional News
Plus, the Coeur d'Alene City Council gives the green light to a new residential development. Washington state workers walk out for a day to protest potential budget cuts.
The U.S. has launched more strikes at Iran, one day after the two countries exchanged fire for the first time in a month
Arts & Culture
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In Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, two women are pulled into the intoxicating, problematic world of ’80s slasher movies. Nathan Weinbender says its exploration of fear and desire is stronger than its dissection of horror tropes.
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This week, "Movies 101" will be discussing two films that feature teen characters. One, titled Tony, is based on the early life of a real person, the late chef and travel documentarian Anthony Bourdain. The other is a trek into horror titled, appropriately, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.
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As the biopic Tony shows, movie attempts to capture the character of a real person all too often fall flat, Dan Webster says.
Events
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Join SPR as we welcome NPR's David Folkenflik to The Bing Crosby Theater on April 14, 2026
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Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the 35th Annual Record Sale
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Spokane Public Radio was a media partner for BANFF Mountain Film Festival
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The White House has confirmed the Venezuelan company that says it will work with the U.S. to develop a vast amount of Venezuela's oil reserves. Energy experts are skeptical that it's up for the task.
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In Massachusetts' Democratic Primary, generational change is being debated, spurred by Rep. Seth Moulton's challenge to the incumbent, Sen. Ed Markey, as well as who can carry on a progressive agenda.
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Amid floods in Nepal, the U.S. is experiencing serious floods in the west, including the Grand Canyon. We break down if they are connected and how Americans can understand this monsoon season.
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A program called the Veggie Chop Shop enlists volunteers to gather extra produce from farmers' markets that would otherwise go to waste. They then cook meals for people facing food insecurity.
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Dry eyes are a very common chronic eye condition among women in perimenopause and beyond. Here's why you shouldn't ignore it.
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The resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is just the latest in a line of high profile exoduses at the Pentagon under Pete Hegseth.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta about the resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and what it says about the health of the military.
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Trump's pro-data center stance is out of step with voters. Republicans are trying to navigate the issue but it's putting them at odds with the president's AI agenda.
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With just a few weeks to spare, the House approved legislation extending funding through mid-December.
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Coltrane would have turned 100 on Sept. 23. We speak to his son Ravi, also a tenor saxophonist, and we revisit a 1998 interview with Elvin Jones, a drummer who performed and recorded with Coltrane.