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Special Holiday Radio Programs on NWPB: December and New Year’s Day 2025
Turn on your radio, pour a cup of tea, cozy up to a warm fire, and enjoy uplifting music, heartwarming stories and inspiring performances to celebrate the season.
Here’s a list of special programs coming your way throughout the month of December.
In Conversation with Connor Chee
Connor Chee is an award-winning pianist, who is known for blending his classical training with his Native American heritage to create unique works inspired by Navajo, or Diné, chants, songs, and culture.
Reeder’s Movie Reviews: Conclave
CONCLAVE: Focus Features “Without uncertainty, there is no doubt. Without doubt, there is no mystery. Without mystery, there is no faith.” Let’s face it. Without an intelligent script, talented actors
Co-founders of a new Native American music festival prioritize education, creativity, and relationship
NWPB’s Anjuli Dodhia spoke to WSU professors, Drs. Melissa Parkhurst and Jacqueline Wilson (Yakima), about their upcoming Olsen Festival of native American Music. With Artist-in-Residence Connor Chee, the festival will be hosted on the WSU Pullman campus, November 12-23, 2024.
Reeder’s Movie Reviews: The Apprentice
The Apprentice: Briarcliff Entertainment When a 26-year-old Donald Trump encounters the controversial attorney Roy Cohn for the first time in director Ali Abbasi’s new film, he tells him, admiringly, “You’re
NWPB says goodbye to The Thistle & Shamrock
After over 40 years, the weekly Celtic music program The Thistle & Shamrock has come to an end. Fiona Ritchie, who has been the host and producer since she created the program in 1983, wrapped up her last program on September 30.
