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A24, mONCA, Angel Huracha & In The Pines
Here’s what’s happening in the Chico area from January 1 to January 7.
Shows and Podcasts
Nancy's Bookshelf: 2025 Retrospective
Chico Enterprise Record Biblio File columnist Dan Barnett joins Nancy to look back at local writers who published books in 2025.
California snowpack update | Kwanzaa brings generations together in Oroville | Dancing into the new year at 1078 Gallery
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
Former Chico State employee faces new embezzlement charges | Stonewall Alliance seeks community feedback | Gun suicide higher among North State seniors
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
Chico journalist takes records fight to court | North State counties face health care cuts | Tehama sheriff responds to ICE claims
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, December 29, 2025.
Best of Blue Dot: SETI Institute: it's role in the Disney/Pixar animated film Elio and The Fermi Paradox
Host Dave Schlom is joined by two guests from the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, for a fun and thought-provoking program. Simon Steel, Deputy Director of the Carl Sagan Center for Research, joins us for an inside look at the Institute's role as a science advisor for the Disney/Pixar film Elio.
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Answers to your questions about NSPR's transition back to Chico State. -
Here’s what’s happening in the Chico area from December 4 to December 10. -
Joe Raedle/Getty Images North AmericaShort headlines and local updates from across the North State and California. -
From L-R: Not Your Babe, Chico Theater Company, iStock, & Celly's CreationsHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from November 27 to December 4. -
The Redding band Not Your Babe is releasing a debut album rooted in DIY grit, emotional honesty and a sound built to make you dance and scream. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRAfter a CodeRED outage, Butte County is switching to a new alert system called RAVE, and wants residents to sign up now. -
From left to right: Mubi, Max Miardi, Rainbow City Park & UniversalHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from November 20 to November 27. -
Lauren Sommer/NPRInsurance companies are dropping customers as the cost of disasters goes up. Some communities in California are working to reduce their risk, but so far, insurance companies often aren't factoring that in.
NPR News
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Courts blocked troops from deploying in Chicago and Portland, Ore., and the Los Angeles deployment effectively ended after a judge blocked it earlier this month. -
The final episode of fifth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things is out this week, and the concept of a wormhole figures largely into it. While the show is a work of fiction, theoretical wormholes have making appearances for decades not only in science fiction but in actual science. -
As fireworks light the sky and crowds count down together, communities around the globe welcome 2026. -
A reflection on music videos' glory days -- as MTV shuts down channels.
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Across the country, cities and towns have New Year's Eve drops that feature everything from New York City's crystal ball to a favorite product made by the people of Mt. Olive, North Carolina.
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The U.S. economy chugs into the new year in stronger shape than many forecasters had expected. But Americans remain wary about the high cost of living.
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