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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
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.
Cultivating Place: Looking Forward by Looking Back: New Zealand to London, Philip Norman's Life Shaped by Gardens
We end the year with Philip Norman, longtime curator at the Garden Museum in London. From New Zealand to London, Philips' is a life shaped by gardens.
Blue Dot: Tribute to an American hero: NASA astronaut Jim Lovell
Host Dave Schlom is joined by some very special guests to celebrate the life of one of NASA's greatest astronauts, James A. Lovell Jr.
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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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President Trump's administration announced that it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years. -
The suspect in the attempted pipe bombing of political headquarters in 2021 appeared in court today for a pre-trial detention hearing.
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Volunteers in Minnesota are collecting pine needles to help researchers determine how PFAS -- the substances commonly called forever chemicals -- find their way into water, soil and air.
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A number of promenant nightclubs and music venues closed across the country in 2025, part of an ongoing trend driven by high rents, decreasing alcohol consumption and monopolization.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Nicholas Quah of Vulture about the evolution of celebrity publicity as the "new media circuit" commands more attention.
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Israel became the first country in the world to recognize Somaliland, part of a wider Red Sea rivalry also playing out in Yemen
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