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Inland Journal is a weekly interview program focused on regional public affairs and arts, hosted and produced by SPR's news and program director, Doug Nadvornick with contributions from the SPR news team.Important note: someone online appears to be contacting potential Inland Journal guests — particularly authors — inviting them to interviews and later requesting financial donations. These solicitations are not affiliated with Inland Journal or SPR. We do not ask guests for donations in exchange…

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Stories about recovering from wildfires and how big traveling teams fight them

Matthew Kincanon shares his experience of losing his home to the Spokane Complex fires. Dan Trapanese talks about leading the team that's fighting Washington's Kaiser Canyon and Modrite mega fires.

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Inland Journal: Talking AI with Grant Erickson and Bill Kalivas

This is part three of an ongoing series of discussions with Spokane tech figures about artificial intelligence and how we use it.

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Life after wildfires; dealing with insurance companies; a reporter hears survivor stories

Jennifer Gray Thompson evacuated her home due to wildfire in 2017, then created an organization to help others who go through the same experience. Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer talks about helping people who file wildfire-related claims. Anna King meets people displaced by wildfire at the Spokane County Fairgrounds.

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Inland Journal: WA 6th District House candidates and Spokane Transit's sales tax

We talk with Julia Payne and Aaron Croft, who hope to succeed Rep. Jenny Graham in the Spokane delegation of the Washington state House of Representatives. We hear the pros and cons of Spokane Transit's Proposition 1.

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Inland Journal: Four people want to replace Rep. Suzanne Schmidt in Olympia. We talk with three.

Hillary Pham, Trent Maier and Debra Long came to our studio for interviews.

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Inland Journal: Who will be Spokane's next Vicky Dalton?

We talk with Spokane County auditor candidates Dale Whitaker, Callie Gee and Michael Cathcart.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 intelligence.

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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 passes the torch from Julie Honekamp to Amber Johnson.

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