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Local pastor Gabriel Mwamba and nonprofit Hope Soccer 2026 are using the World Cup as an excuse to get kids off their phones and on the pitch.
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Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials the number of livestock killed by wolves in Idaho has declined in recent years.
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The Supreme Court allowed President Trump to proceed with his plan to require that passport applicants list their sex as what is designated on their birth certificate.
Arts & Culture
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Gonzaga University visits host Henry McNulty at the SPR studio to discuss their upcoming production of Urinetown: The Musical. -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Nathan Weinbender, Mary Pat Treuthart, and Dan Webster try to provide an answer to the question, "what exactly is the point of movie criticism... or, more to the point, movie critics?" -
Movie ReviewsIn The Mastermind, Josh O’Connor is a 1970s family man who briefly moonlights as an art thief. Nathan Weinbender says this quiet, low-key drama is one of director Kelly Reichardt’s best.
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! -
EventsSPR and IAE present David Sedaris on November 13th, 2025 at the Fox Theater. -
EventsSPR is a media partner for the Fall Folk Festival, taking place November 8th and 9th, 2025 at Spokane Community College.
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The Trump administration is using different tactics that his predecessor to get the states the share the Colorado river to agree how to do it in a climate changed world.
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Airlines are gearing up for a 10% reduction in flights ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration. The agency says it's necessary to keep the nation's airspace safe during the government shutdown.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with domestic extremism correspondent Odette Yousef about Tucker Carlson's interview with white nationalist and holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and the rift it's creating.
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We take a look at how the disaster response is unfolding in Jamaica and what that recovery looks like. The U.S. has supplied support and money towards the effort but is it enough. Tanis/Davis
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Planetary science is in limbo during the government shutdown — things like analyzing asteroids, studying the magnetosphere of Jupiter, or better understanding Mars so that humans might one day visit.
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Christy Martin was a star boxer in the 1990s, but she also endured decades of abuse outside the ring.
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Researchers have created a new road map of the Roman world that could help historians study how religion, migration, trade, and even pandemics spread across the Roman Empire 2000 years ago.
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For a decade, political support for Israel has come from conservative Christians. But now isolationism and antisemitism are changing the tone.
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Sometimes we buy things that we later regret spending on. But with a few pointed questions, you can make sure you've done your due diligence and buy something guilt-free.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with David Kinzelman, senior vice president of airport operations at United Airlines, about new FAA restrictions on flights during the government shutdown.
