Inland Journal: Four people want to replace Rep. Suzanne Schmidt in Olympia. We talk with three.
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Inland Journal is a half-hour public affairs program that includes news features and interviews produced by SPR staff, reporters from the Northwest News Network (N3) and others. The program...
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20 of 32 episodesInland Journal: Who will be Spokane's next Vicky Dalton?
We talk with Spokane County auditor candidates Dale Whitaker, Callie Gee and Michael Cathcart.
Inland Journal: Who will replace Timm Ormsby in the state House? One of these candidates
We'll talk with, in alphabetical order, Democrats Donovan DeLeon, Luc Jasmin III, Pam Kohlmeier and Republican Natalie Poulson.
Inland Journal: Like it or not, AI is here to stay. How shall we use it?
We talk with Grant Erickson from IntelliTect and John Shovic from the University of Idaho-Coeur d'Alene.
Inland Journal: Task Force issues recommendations for 'safe and healthy' Spokane
We have excerpts from a Thursday press conference where task force members offered key points from their report to local elected officials.
Inland Journal: What is AI? How is it evolving? How best to use it?
Grant Erickson from IntelliTect and Graham Morehead from Pangeon and Gonzaga University join us to talk about the basics of artificial intel...
Inland Journal: Gonzaga President Katia Passerini; SNAP prepares to change leadership
We talk with Gonzaga's president as she approaches her one-year anniversary at the Spokane institution. Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners...
Inland Journal: Representing DV survivors, elder mental health and preparing for wildfire
The demand for YWCA Spokane legal services from domestic violence survivors is growing. How can we recognize and treat mental illness in eld...
Inland Journal: Novara, businesses test electric vehicles and Washington's "Green Bank"
We'll talk with Kim Pearman-Gillman and Dale Silha about Spokane's new Novara Energy Institute. Avista and Zero Emissions Northwest give Inl...
Inland Journal: West Plains aquifer protection, PFAS and Providence psychiatric triage
West Plains residents will decide in August whether to tax themselves to protect their underground drinking water. We take stock of PFAS-rel...
Inland Journal: Braver Angels, Spokane County's treasurer and anti-obesity drugs
We talk with a Lincoln County woman who is part of a group trying to lower the temperature of American civic dialogue. Spokane County Treasu...
Inland Journal: Habitat for Humanity, Washington's health exchange and Secret Spokane
We talk with Habitat for Humanity Spokane CEO Michelle Girardot about how the organization will spend $6.5 million from the state. Fewer peo...
Inland Journal: 10 years of UW's health partnership with Gonzaga; French students in Spokane
A sign of 10 years of progress: when the UW-GU health partnership began, UW medical students studied in a building that had once been a Nati...
Inland Journal: Safe and Healthy Task Force; the future for Spokane's waste-to-energy plant
Inland Journal is a half-hour public affairs program that includes news features and interviews produced by SPR staff, reporters from the No...
Inland Journal: David Folkenflik, pairing police and mental health counselors, and RepublicEn
We talk with NPR's media correspondent on the eve of his visit to Spokane. Eliza Billingham hears what Spokane police officers think about w...
Inland Journal: Rural health challenges, assessing properties and flying into smaller airports
We talk with two representatives of Prosperity Eastern Washington, which is using billboards to carry the rural health message to rural resi...
Inland Journal: Rural health care and medical education
We talk with East Adams Rural Healthcare Chief Executive Todd Nida about the state of Ritzville's hospital. Two graduating Spokane medical s...
Inland Journal: WA legislative recap; new schools and parks; and how to advocate for others
Public radio state government reporter Sarah Mizes-Tan summarizes Washington's 2026 legislative session. We hear about new parks and schools...
Inland Journal: Excerpts from a debate about the millionaire's tax
This week, the Washington House of Representatives debated — for more than 24 hours — and then approved an income tax on people who make mor...
Inland Journal: McGrane on civility, RBG on stage, Noel Smith on poetry, Peplowski remembered
Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane talks about his political style. Also, actress Michelle Azar on playing Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Spokane P...