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…
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.
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.
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.
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.