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Bumble, known for allowing women to message men first, has unveiled new features that allow men to make the first move. Will the change breathe new life into online dating, and the company's stock?
Arts & Culture
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On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the work of Patricia Highsmith, an author who made a career out of imagining the inner lives of various sociopaths—including one Tom Ripley, who is the protagonist in the new Netflix series titled, simply, “Ripley.” In this episode, they talk about the series and their other favorite Highsmith adaptations.
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“Challengers” is a study of desire, whether for athletic success or romantic intimacy – and sometimes both, Dan Webster says in his review.
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However minor, the marital-discord mystery “Coup de chance” is Woody Allen’s latest movie offering, Dan Webster says in his review.
Events
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EventsSpokane Public Radio is a media partner for Bike Everywhere Month 2024
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EventsHear the MusicFest Northwest Live Broadcasts May 15, 16 and 17 from 10 a.m. to noon on KPBX 91.1 FM.
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EventsGet your tickets to SPR’s inaugural "Firehouse Sessions Song Contest" Concert. Hear from our three winners, Anne Christine, The Red Books, and Time Baby, along with our two launch collaborators, Olivia Brownlee and T. S The Solution at the Bing May 10, 2024
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As campus protests against Israel's war spread to colleges across the U.S., NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with University of Texas at Austin students, on both sides, about their concerns and demands.
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Morning Edition spoke to migrants hoping to enter the U.S. and the border agents tasked with keeping them out.
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NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with comedian Jenny Slate for her new show Wild Card.
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NPR's Life Kit team offers tips for how to read deeply in an age when we are constantly distracted.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with NASA administrator Bill Nelson about the space agency's plans to return to the moon and travel later to Mars.
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There is a split-screen of media coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. Israeli channels focus on the Oct. 7 attack, the soldiers and the hostages, while Palestinian media highlights daily suffering.
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Tens of thousands of people in the former Soviet republic of Georgia have been protesting a Russia-style draft bill they say will hurt free speech and democracy.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Elise Pepple, the host of Marfa for Beginners, a podcast that tells the story of daily life in that romantic west Texas art town.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Kaitlin Donner, who set a new world record time for running a mile with a child in a stroller.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Larry Demeritte, the first Black trainer to participate in the Kentucky Derby since 1989.