Movies 101 began mid-1999, as Spokane Public Radio's KSFC started establishing itself as a separate news and information service. As KSFC matured, so did Movies 101. The show has a loyal fan base and has now also been picked up on KPBX, Friday evenings at 6:30 PM. Movies 101 is currently produced by Spokane Public Radio's Membership & Production Assistant, Cassia Fox.
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The Bookshelf presents daily serialized half-hour book readings, featuring local and national authors and read by local Spokane voices. The Bookshelf, a celebration of the spoken word, is produced by Spokane Public Radio.
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Time, Einstein told us, is relative. And that’s a perspective that most of us bear in mind as each hour, each minute and even each second passes by. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of movies in which time, and reactions to its passing, play a large role. The movies are the religious suspens…
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In 1975, a show titled “Saturday Night” debuted on the NBC television network. And so began what would turn out to be a 50-year run of a comedy show few thought would last a season. On this week’s show, Dan Webster and Nathan Weinbender discuss Jason Reitman’s narrative capturing of that first night of “SNL,” as well as the documentary “Will & Harp…
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Life struggles can be debilitating, which is why they tend to make for scintillating movie plotlines. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films that key on personal struggles. The first is “The Outrun,” which stars the Irish actress Saoirse Ronan, while the second is the sister set-to titled “His …
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Like life itself, movies always seem to come down to a question of character. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of films that offer up characters who end up questioning their very selves. The first is “Joker: Folie à Deux,” while the second is “A Different Man.”…
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On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of films that roll over boundaries as if they were so much roadkill—Francis Ford Coppola’s reach into the fantastic titled “Megalopolis” and French-born filmmaker Coralie Fargeat’s feminist study “The Substance.”…
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If Hollywood is known for anything, it’s that it reeks with glamor, especially as personified by its more notable movie queens. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two streaming documentaries that explore the lives and careers of two such stars: Elizabeth Taylor and Faye Dunaway. They also list their …
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Far from Hollywood, any number of independent filmmakers continue to ply their trade, making movies that range from high-intensity action-adventures to slow, meditative explorations of everyday life. On this week’s show, Dan Webster and Nathan Weinbender discuss a couple of movies that are nothing if not independent, in both spirit and execution. F…
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On this week’s show, Dan Webster and Nathan Weinbender discuss two films designed to give us night chills—one a long-awaited sequel to the 1988 comedy-horror exercise “Beetlejuice,” the other a delving into the mind of a serial killer, titled “Strange Darling.”
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On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss favorites and hidden gems from 1999, one of the greatest years for 20th-century film.
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In the world of movies, the genre of crime covers a wide range of themes and tones, from comic-mystery murder to the travails of those locked up for the acts they have committed. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two such films that, though loosely linked through the theme of crime, couldn’t be more…
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On this week's show Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of films that, each in its own way, deals with some aspect of characters coming of age. The first is titled, simply, "Kneecap" and the second is titled the equally succinct "Dìdi."
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Like all art forms, the object of a film is—or at least should be—to hold an audience’s attention. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of films that, each in its own particular way, tries to do exactly that. The first is the offbeat exercise in existential horror, “Cuckoo,” while the second is …
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We’re all prey to our emotions, whether we’re talking about pangs of fear, the warmth of connection or the angst of loss. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two movies that take their audiences on a virtual road trip through a maze of emotions—the latest from writer-director M. Night Shyamalan, title…
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We’re well into the summer-movie season, and the blockbusters just keep coming. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two of those summer-movie specials, “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Twisters.”
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Who among us, when as a child, didn’t at least once feel chills run down our spine as we walked alone, at night, along some dark hallway? On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of movies that are designed to re-create that feeling. The first is “MaXXXine,” the third installment in writer-director …
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As everyone knows, or should know, the 1960s comprised a decade full of tempestuous energy and a drive toward social change. As captured by the movies, though, it lives on in our minds more as an idea than anything resembling reality. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two movies that are set in the …
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On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two surreal movies that delve into the complexities of life. The first is “Kinds of Kindness,” the latest from the Greek-born filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos. And the second is “Janet Planet,” the debut feature film from playwright Annie Baker.…
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It’s been 50 years since the film “Chinatown” was released, and yet it still remains one of the best crime sagas every splashed across a big screen. Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the qualities of “Chinatown,” which are many, and add to that a general discussion about those responsible for it.…
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On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss three movies that attempt to tell stories about the inner workings of our personal lives. One is the intrepid grandma study “Thelma,” one is the theater-as-therapy exploration “Ghostlight” and one is the who-is-the-real-person project “Hit Man.”…
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Imagination, if not entertaining actual fantasy, is a standard moviemaking staple. The question always is, does it work? On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a trio of movies that, each in its own distinctive way, explore the realms of imaginative fantasy—some, as always, better than others. The films …
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Doug Nadvornick reads Ernest Hemingway's first novel.Por Doug Nadvornick
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Doug Nadvornick reads Ernest Hemingway's first novel.Por Doug Nadvornick
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Doug Nadvornick reads Ernest Hemingway's first novel.Por Doug Nadvornick
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Doug Nadvornick reads Ernest Hemingway's first novel.Por Doug Nadvornick
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Episode 3 of Elliot Reed's novel.Por Verne Windham
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Episode 2 of Elliot Reed's novel.Por Verne Windham
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"A Key to Treehouse Living" Episode 1Por Jennifer Roseman
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What if, right about now, every human soul were to answerPor Verne Windham
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"People and Trees" is produced by Jane Fritz, founder of the Idaho Mythweaver, who has been producing local and national programs on Native issues since the 1980s. This is the first in a series called Voices of the Wild Earth.Por Verne Windham
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"People and Trees" is produced by Jane Fritz, founder of the Idaho Mythweaver, who has been producing local and national programs on Native issues since the 1980s. This is the first in a series called Voices of the Wild Earth.Por Verne Windham
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Area 7, Johnson Creek to the Green MonarchsPor Verne Windham
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Area 6, Clark Fork to Cabinet GorgePor Verne Windham
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Area 5, Hope Peninsula to the Clark Fork DeltaPor Verne Windham
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Area 4, Pack River to HopePor Verne Windham
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Area 3, Greater SandpointPor Verne Windham
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Area 3, Downtown SandpointPor Verne Windham
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Area 2, Garfield BayPor Verne Windham
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Meet Lake Pend OreillePor Verne Windham
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