Spokane Public Radio Programs A-Z
KPBX 91.1 & KSFC 91.9

All Things Considered
KPBX 91.1, Monday-Friday, 4:30pm-6:30pm
KSFC 91.9, Monday-Friday, 1pm-3pm & 6pm-7pm
Hosts Melissa Block, Michele Norris, and Robert Siegel present two hours of breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special (sometimes quirky) features.Tom Bacon provides regional news updates on KPBX 91.1 & John Vlahovich does the same on KSFC 91.9.

All Things Considered Weekend
KPBX 91.1, Saturday & Sunday, 5pm-6pm
KSFC 91.9, Saturday & Sunday, 4pm-5pm
More NPR News on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.          

Alternative Radio
KSFC 91.9, Friday, 9pm
If it's Noam Chomsky, it's probably Alternative Radio. AR serves as a forum for debate and controvercy, providing a voice for groups that are overlooked by other media.

Are We Alone
KSFC 91.9, Saturday, 10pm-11pm
Science radio for thinking species on any planet.

As It Happens
KSFC 91.9, Monday-Friday, 8pm-9pm
Mary Lou Finlay and Barbara Budd host the Canadian Broadcasting Corporations features program with interviews
with newsmakers from around the world.

BBC World Service
KPBX 91.1, M-F, 12midnight-5am, Weekends 1am-6am
KSFC 91.9, M-F, 5am-6am
A mix of news, sports, and features from the BBC.

BBC's World Today
KSFC Monday-Friday, 3pm-4pm & 5pm-5:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, 5pm-6pm
An hour of news and world affairs from the British Broadcasting Corporation.

Big Band Era Jazz
KPBX 91,1, Friday, 7pm-8pm
Spokanite Bruce Davis shares his memories and the music from the Big Band Era's jazziest performers.

Blues Kitchen with Tina Bjorklund
KPBX 91.1, Saturday, 10pm-midnight
Proudly serving up two hours of the finest flavors of blues with dashes of local cuisine and soul.

The Bookshelf
KPBX 91.1, Monday-Thursday, 6:30pm-7pm
SPR presents a local series of regional, topical, and classical works, read by a variety of area community members.

The Brazilian Hour
KPBX 91.1, Friday, midnight-1am
Made possible by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, this show promotes the best Brazilian music and culture all around the world.

Cambridge Forum
KSFC 91.9, Sunday, 6:30pm-7pm
Cambridge Forum focusses on the news behind the news and regularly examines the issues and ideas that shape our lives.

Capitol Steps
Political parody specials air at New Year's, April 1, July 4, and October 31 on both KPBX 91.1 & KSFC 91.9.

Car Talk
KPBX 91.1, Saturday, 6pm-7pm & Sunday, noon
KSFC 91.9, Saturday, 9am-10am
Brothers Tom and Ray, aka Click and Clack, answer your questions about cars and car repair. And laugh. A lot.

Chamber Music from Lincoln Center
KPBX 91.1, Tuesday, 9pm-10pm (On Hiatus)
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is hosted by Elliott
Forrest, with commentary by featured performers and Chamber Music Society’s Artistic Director, David Finckel. On hiatus until October 2010.

A Chef’s Table
KSFC 91.9, Sunday, 11am-12noon
Chef Jim Coleman invites you into his kitchen for great conversations with acclaimed chefs and food experts.

Chicago Chamber Musicians
KPBX 91.1, Tuesday, 9pm-10pm (Summer 2010)
The Chicago Chamber Musicians were founded for the purpose of building an internationally-recognized institution devoted to the study and performance of chamber music.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
KPBX 91.1, Thursday, 8pm-10pm
Rotating symphonic concerts with one of America's outstanding
symphonic orchestras with premiere and guest conductors.

City Arts & Lectures
KSFC 91.9, Sunday, 7pm-8pm
Lecture and discussion program from San Francisco hosted by Linda Hunt.

Classical Music
KPBX 91.1, Monday-Friday, 9am-11am
Monday, Friday 11am-noon
Saturday & Sunday, 10am-noon
KPBX's own mix of music, hosted by Verne Windham.
Saturday morning selections are chosen and hosted by
Jan Munstedt, Sunday mornings by Leonard Oakland.

Commonwealth Club
KSFC 91.9, Tuesday, 9pm-10pm
Occasionally KPBX 91.1, Tuesday/Thursday, 12noon-1pm
The nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy.

Concert of the Week
KPBX 91.1, Monday, 7pm-9pm (On Hiatus)
Beginning in October, Program Director Verne Windham selects performances from the Inland Northwest & the world. During the summer months, LA Theatre Works takes over the slot.

Director's Choice
KSFC 91.9, Saturday, 6pm-7pm
Exactly how it sounds. Patrick Klausen makes his pick of radio shows you might not hear otherwise.

Earth & Sky
KPBX 91.1, Monday-Friday, 11:58am-noon
This 90-second science broadcast that presents a wide variety of science topics. Hosted by Deborah Byrd and Joel Block.

Fascinatin’ Rhythm
KPBX 91.1, Saturday, 1pm-2pm
Michael Lasser explores the history and themes of American popular song and musical theater.

First Ladies of Music
KPBX 91.1, Tuesday, 8pm-9pm (Summer 2010)
A 13- part radio progam creadted by Virginia Eskin honoring the women of music's early history.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Fresh Air Weekend
KPBX 91.1, Monday-Thursday, 1pm-2pm
KSFC 91.9, Monday-Saturday, 7pm-8pm
NPR's Terry Gross interviews prominent cultural and entertainment figures, as well as distinguished experts on the arts, current affairs, and news.

Friday Night Jazz
KPBX 91.1, Friday, 8pm-12midnight
Jazz to kick off the weekend.

From the Top
KPBX 91.1, Saturday, 12noon-1pm
Christopher O'Riley showcases the nation's most exceptional adolescent classical musicians.

Front Porch Bluegrass
KPBX 91.1, Sunday, 1pm-2pm
Kevin Brown focuses on the wide spectrum of bluegrass music.

Guitar Hour
KPBX 91.1, Thursday, 11am-noon
Classical guitarist Leon Atkinson joins Verne Windham in the KPBX studio for an hour of live and recorded music.

Harmonia
KPBX 91.1, Tuesday, 7pm-8pm
Angela Mariani hosts this weekly program, which explores the world of early music.

Hearts of Space
KPBX 91.1, Sunday, 11pm-12midnight
Stephen Hill's collection of space-creating, contemplative music.

Humankind
KSFC 91.9, Thursday, 9pm-10pm
Stories of remarkable people whose dedication helps to humanize our society, hosted by David Freudberg.

Inland Folk
KPBX 91.1, Sunday, 3pm-4pm & continues 8pm-10pm
Folk musician Dan Maher shares the music of local and national folk artists for three hours on Sunday.

It's Your World
KSFC 91.9, Sunday, 7am-8am
Programs of the World Affairs Council, recorded events heldwith leading political and business leaders, academics, journalists, and artists.

Jazz ‘Til Midnight
KPBX 91.1, Monday & Tuesday, 10pm-12midnight
Jan Munstedt chooses jazz on Monday nights;
Brian Flick makes his selections Tuesdays.

Jazz From Lincoln Center
KPBX 91.1, Thursday, 10pm-11pm
Ed Bradley hosts this popular weekly music series with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra; artistic director Wynton Marsalis.

Jazz For A Friday Afternoon
KPBX 91.1, Friday, 1pm-4pm
Brian Flick chooses three hours of jazz selections to jumpstart your weekend.

Jazz Profiles
KPBX 91.1, Thursday, 11pm-12midnight
This series profiles the legends and legacy of jazz. Hosted by Nancy Wilson, each episode brings to life the vibrant history of the genre through music, interviews, and commentary.

Johnson's Improbable History of Pop
KPBX 91.1, Saturday, 9pm-10pm
Back in July 2008 by popular demand, John Johnson's eclectic program that features the popular music you didn't hear.

Just a Theory
KSFC 91.9, Sunday, 6pm-6:30pm
EWU English Professor Tony Flinn conducts sprightly interviews with fellow academics from regional universities and colleges.

LA Theatre Works
KPBX 91.1, Monday, 7pm-9pm (Summer 2010)
L.A. Theatre Works brings you contemporary, edgy and significant radio drama by acclaimed playwrights starring top name talent.

Le Show
KSFC 91.9, Sunday, 11pm-12midnight
A mix of satire and sketch material which romps through the worlds of media, politics, sports and show business while providing an eclectic array of music along the way.

Living On Earth
KPBX 91.1, Monday, 12noon-1pm
KSFC 91.9, Saturday, 7am-8am
Steve Curwood hosts environmental news, features, interviews, and commentary regarding a broad range of ecological topics.

Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz
KPBX 91.1, Wednesday, 10pm-11pm
For over 25 years, host Marian McPartland has introduced listeners to some of the best jazz musicians and performers in the world through her weekly, hour-long oasis of music and conversation.

Marketplace
KPBX 91.1, Monday-Friday, 4pm-4:30pm
KSFC 91.9, Monday-Friday, 5:30pm-6pm 
The most popular business/news program on radio, TV, or cable. Hosted by David Brown.      

The Matinee
KPBX 91.1, Wednesday, 11am-12noon
Musical theater songs, with an emphasis on stage productions playing in the Inland Northwest. Verne Windham hosts, Janean Jorgensen produces.

Morning Edition
KPBX 91.1, Monday-Friday, 5am-9am
KSFC 91.9, Monday-Friday, 6am-8am
Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne host the nation's most listened-to radio news program. Steve Jackson provides local and regional news and weather.

Movies 101
KPBX 91.1, Friday, 6:30pm-7pm
KSFC 91.9, Saturday, 1pm-1:30pm 
Roundtable movie discussion and reviews direct from the SPR studios with Bob Glatzer, Dan Webster, and Mary Pat Treuthart.

Nacho Celtic Hour
KPBX 91.1, Sunday, 2pm-3pm
Carlos Alden's bi-polar show: first half folk music, second half children's music.

Native America Calling
KSFC 91.9, Monday-Friday, 10am-11am 
A live call-in, national conversation about issues specific to Native communities.

Night Lights Classic Jazz Review
KPBX 91.1, Wednesday, 11pm-12midnight
Indiana University's WFIU program hosted by David Brent Johnson that focuses on jazz from 1945 to 1990.       

On Point
KSFC 91.9, Monday-Friday, 8am-10am &
9am hour repeat from 4pm-5pm
The live call-in show puts each day's news into context and provides a lively forum for discussion and debate. The second hour is a recorded broadcast. Hosted by Tom Ashbrook.

On the Media
KSFC 91.9, Monday, 9pm-10pm & Saturday, noon-1pm  
Brooke Gladstone and Bob Garfield decode what we hear, read, and see every day, arming citizens with the critical tools necessary to survive the information age.

Parent’s Journal
KSFC 91.9, Sunday, 9am-10am
For parents, grandparents, and anyone caring for and about issues and topics involving children and youth.

People’s Pharmacy
KSFC 91.9, Sunday, 1pm-2pm  
Joe and Terry Graedon's weekly health talk show, translating medical information into something everyone can understand.

Performance Today
KPBX 91.1, Monday-Thursday, 2pm-4pm
Fred Child hosts NPR's classical music magazine, featuring modern performances of classicial works.

Piano Bench
KPBX 91.1, Tuesday, 11am-12noon
From the grand piano in the SPR performance studio comes piano performances hosted by Verne Windham.

A Prairie Home Companion
KPBX 91.1, Saturday, 3pm-5pm & Sunday, 6pm-8pm
Garrison Keillor's variety show live from St. Paul, featuring stories and “News from Lake Wobegon,” skits, musical guests, and more.

Prime Time Radio
KSFC 91.9, Sunday, 3pm-4pm
Mike Cuthbert's weekly interview program that focuses on the wide-ranging interests and concerns of Americans 40+.

Public Forums
KPBX 91.1, Tuesday and Thursday, 12noon-1pm
Operations Manager Brian Flick chooses relevant and informative public affairs programs for the noon hour.

Raw Bytes
KPBX 91.1fm, Wednesday, 7:35am
Frank Delaney talks tech and offers helpful advice for the average Joe.

Record Shelf
KPBX 91.1, Thursday, 7pm-8pm
Jim Svejda's audio essays on diverse composers, conductors, and musical artists.

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
KPBX 91.1, Tuesday, 9pm-10pm (On Hiatus)
This weekly radio series features one of the world's leading performing arts festivals as performed by up-and-coming and world-renowned musicians.

Saturday Café
KPBX 91.1, Saturday, 7pm-9pm
Michael Patoray's mix of world music.

Selected Shorts
KPBX 91.1, Sunday, 4pm-5pm
KSFC 91.9, Sunday, 9pm-10pm
Readings from some of stage and screen's finest actors.

Soundspace
KPBX 91.1, Sunday, 10pm-11pm
Norvel Trosst hosts an hour of new age, world music, classical, folk, ethnic, soundtracks, and spoken word recordings.

Sound Medicine
KSFC 91.9, Sunday, 2pm-3pm
Sound Medicine educates and encourages listeners to make sound health decisions and is a forum for health issues affecting local communities.

The State We're In
KSFC 91.9, Wednesday, 9pm-10pm
A program that explores human rights, wrongs, and what we do about them.

Sunday AM Essay
KPBX 91.1, Sunday, 9:34am
Three-minute family column by Cheryl Ann Milsap, every other week.

Take Five
KSFC 91.9, Saturday, 2pm-3pm
A rotating mix of new shows hitting the public radio sphere: RadioLab, BackStory, and The Moth.

Talk of the Nation
KSFC 91.9, Monday-Thursday, 11am-1pm
repeats KSFC 91.9, Monday-Friday, 10pm-12midnight
Neal Conan links the headlines with what's on people's minds. Join in the discussion at 1-800-989-8255.

Talk of the Nation Science Friday
KSFC 91.9, Friday, 11am-1pm
Ira Flatow hosts a lively, informative discussion on science
and technology. Join in the discussion at 1-800-989-8255.

Tech Nation
KSFC 91.9, Saturday, 9pm-10pm
Moira Gunn examines the impact of technology on our lives.    

This American Life with Ira Glass
KSFC 91.9, Saturday, 3pm-4pm
Repeats KPBX 91.1 Monday, 9pm-10pm & Friday, 12noon-1pm
Ira Glass creates a collection of colorful stories -- some are documentaries, some are fiction, some are something else.

Travel with Rick Steves
KSFC 91.9, Saturday, 8am-9am & 8pm-9pm
Public television travel guru Rick Steves comes to radio with a new weekly series designed to get you out into the world.

The Treatment
KSFC 91.9, Saturday, 1:30pm-2pm
Film critic Elvis Mitchell turns the tables and gives the "treatment" to some of the most influential and innovative forces creating movies and popular art and entertainment.

Village Rock
KPBX 91.1, Saturday, midnight-1am
Desmond Boston's hour-long eclectic music program that features multi-generational, multi-genre selections; most
which have not been heard by a main-stream audience.

Vox Humana
KPBX 91.1, Tuesday, 8pm-9pm (On Hiatus)
A celebration of vocal music hosted by Jim Tevenan and Bill Roesch. During the summer hiatus, tune in for the First Ladies of Music with Virginia Eskin.

Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me!
KPBX 91.1, Saturday, 2pm-3pm
KSFC 91.9, Saturday, 11am-12noon, Sunday 10pm-11pm
Test your knowledge on a wacky and whip-smart news quiz show with Peter Sagel and Carl Kasel.

A Way With Words
KSFC 91.9, Sunday, 8pm-9pm
A lively, hour-long public radio show about language, taking listener calls about slang, grammar, old sayings and more.

Weekend Edition
KPBX 91.1, Saturday & Sunday, 6am-10am
KSFC 91.9, Saturday & Sunday, 5am-7am & 10am-11am
NPR's Scott Simon on Saturdays and Lianne Hansen on Sundays provide news and features for weekend mornings.

What I Found
KPBX 91.1, Friday, 11am-12noon (Summer 2010)
Michael Wiebers showcases music using pieces he's found while working as the SPR music librarian.

World of Opera from NPR
KPBX 91.1, Wednesday, 7pm-10pm
The Wednesday evening opera program featuring opera performances from around the globe.

A World of Possibilities
KSFC 91.9, Saturday, 11pm-12midnight
A World of Possiblities penetrates behind the headlines to uncover the deeper meanings of events with in-depth analysis, informed commentary and an exploration of new approaches to the most challenging problems.

World Radio Network
KSFC 91.9, Daily, 12midnight-5am 
WRN carries live newscast audio 24 hours-a-day from 25 of the world's leading public and international broadcasters.

Writer's Almanac
KPBX 91.1, Monday-Friday, 9am-9:05am;
Saturday-Sunday, 10am-10:05am
Writer's Almanac is a weekly poetry entries read by Garrison Keillor.

You Bet Your Garden
KSFC 91.9, Sunday, 8am-9am  
Mike McGrath offers fiercely organic advice to gardeners far
and wide in this hour of horticultural hijinks.

Zorba Paster On Your Health
KSFC 91.9, Sunday 12noon-1pm
Repeats KPBX 91.1, Wednesday, 12noon-1pm
Dr. Paster and Tom Clark prescribe an hour of medical advice and healthy living tips.