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Shows and Podcasts
March 4: Paul Belz & Phil Hemanway
To learn more about these poets, click on their names.
Nancy's Bookshelf: Switching roles into fiction writing
Two guests who have had other careers before they became fiction writers.
Cal Water could increase rates next year | Glenn County moves from CodeRED alerts | Upper Bidwell Park pile burns tomorrow
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, March 4, 2026.
Iran becomes flashpoint in 1st District race | Chico council weighs military equipment | Californians sour on state’s future
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
Iran strikes reverberate in Chico | Suicide data shows risk in Shasta | Sierra snowpack raises fire concerns
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, March 2, 2026.
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Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from February 26 to March 4. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRResidents voiced concerns about the gear being used against protesters. Some mentioned President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis, where federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens in January. -
Rich Pedroncelli/AP PhotoSmall businesses say they’re struggling with uncertainty under President Donald Trump’s global tariff policy, according to a Chico State expert. -
Marco Ugarte/AP PhotoHealth officials say people may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease if they were at Redding Christian School in Palo Cedro from Feb. 11-13. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from February 19 to February 25. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRChico Unified will keep its nearly $2 million school surveillance system, but district leaders are backing away from its artificial intelligence features, including facial recognition. -
Lindsey Wasson/AP PhotoShort headlines and local updates from across the North State and California. -
VerkadaA $2 million contract for AI-powered cameras in Chico schools is back up for debate after parents and teachers raised privacy concerns.
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A Texas biotech company is trying to bring mammoths and other extinct creatures back to life. The science is as intriguing as the ethical questions are thorny. -
Why are we captivated by the spaces where authors write? Katie da Cunha Lewin set out to explore "The Hidden Worlds That Shape the Books We Love." -
Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales has faced increasing pressure from his party to resign or drop out of his race after allegations of an affair with a staffer. -
The images suggest that precision munitions struck other buildings, including a clinic that was also inside the complex. -
Now that it is becoming harder and harder to get a ticket to your favorite artist's show, watching indirectly is becoming a popular compromise. What is gained and lost in a tiered concert hierarchy? -
There have been so many extraordinary iterations of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers that some remarkable editions have been overlooked — including Strasbourg 82, a newly discovered concert album.
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