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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, Saturday, 3pm
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.

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

BBC World Service
KPBX 91.1, M-F, 12midnight-5am
KSFC 91.9, M-F, 5am-6am

A mix of news, sports, and features from the BBC.

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.

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.

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

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

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 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-12noon,
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.

Concert of the Week
KPBX 91.1, Monday, 7pm-9pm
Beginning in October, Program Director Verne Windham selects performances from the Inland Northwest & the world. COWs is on hiatus over the summer. Tune in to LA Theatre Works!

Director's Choice
KSFC 91.9, Saturday, 8pm-9pm

Down Home Blues with Brion Foster
KPBX 91.1, Saturday, 10pm-midnight
Programming which features the finest in local, regional,
national, and international blues music.

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.

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.

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.

Hearing Voices
KSFC 91.9, Friday, 9pm-10pm
A weekly series of The Best of Public Radio: a sixty-minute stream of “driveway moments” all connected by a theme.

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

Home Planet
KPBX 91.1, every other Monday, 7:35am
Three-minute family column by Spokesman Review
Columnist Cheryl Ann Milsap, every other week.

Humankind
KSFC 91.9, Sunday, 8pm-9pm
Stories of remarkable people whose dedication helps to humanize our society, hosted by David Freudberg.

Infinite Mind
KSFC 91.9, Sunday, 2pm-3pm
Dr. Peter Kramer focuses on all aspects of mental health, neuroscience, and treatment advances - with commentary
by John Hockenberry.

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

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

JazzSet
KPBX 91.1, Thursday, 11pm-12midnight
Dee Dee Bridgewater hosts an hour of great jazz performances.

Jazz with CHAS
KPBX 91.1, Friday, 8pm-12midnight
Charles Schlesinger, aka Chas, spins his own jazz collection.

Johnson's Improbable History of Pop
KPBX 91.1, Saturday, 10pm-11pm
Back in July 2008 by popular demand, John Johnson's eclectic program that features the popular music you didn't hear.

LA Theatre Works
KPBX 91.1, Monday, 7pm-9pm
Taking the place of the Concert of the Week for summer 2009, L.A. Theatre Works brings you contemporary, edgy and significant radio drama by acclaimed playwrights starring top name talent.

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.

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.      

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
KPBX 91.1, Tuesday, 8pm-10pm
A special summertime concert series broadcast while Vox Humana is on hiatus.

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, 6pm-6:30pm 

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 
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, 12:05pm-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.

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

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.

Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland
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.        

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+.

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

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

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.

Smart City
KSFC 91.9, Thursday, 9pm-10pm, Sunday, 6pm-7pm
Carol Coletta takes an in-depth look at urban life, the people, places, ideas, and trends shaping cities today.

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.

Studio 360 with Kurt Anderson
KSFC 91.9, Saturday, 1pm-2pm
New July 2008! PRI’s Peabody Award-winning program is
public radio’s smart and surprising guide to what's happening
in pop culture and the arts.

Talk of the Nation
KSFC 91.9, Monday-Thursday, 11am-1pm
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, 2pm-3pm
Moira Gunn examines the impact of technology on our lives.    

This American Life with Ira Glass
KSFC 91.9, Saturday, 9pm-10pm
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
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, 6:30pm-7pm
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, 9pm-10pm
SPR veteran Tina Bjorklund'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
A celebration of vocal music hosted by Jim Tevenan
and Bill Roesch. Vox Humana will be replaced by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for the summer. Tune back in this fall for more Vox Humana!

Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me!
KPBX 91.1, Saturday, 2pm-3pm
KSFC 91.9, Saturday, 11am-12noon

Test your knowledge on a wacky and whip-smart news
quiz show with Peter Sagel and Carl Kasel.

Wednesday 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.

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've Found
KPBX 91.1, Friday, 11am-12noon - through August 28th
Michael Wiebers showcases music using pieces he's found while working as the SPR music librarian.

World Radio Network
KSFC 91.9, Daily, 10pm-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

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