Today on the Inland Journal podcast, we take a break from Spokane city council and mayoral candidate interviews to talk about state government. Sometimes, after legislative sessions end, state representatives and senators will do tours in their district and share what happened with constituents and reporters. Today, Representatives Jenny Graham and Mike Volz from the Sixth District are in our studio to give their perspectives about the session. We talk about education funding, about ghost bills

Today on the Inland Journal podcast, Steve Jackson has the third in a series of interviews with Spokane mayoral candidates. He’ll talk with city council president Ben Stuckart.

Today on the Inland Journal podcast, my colleague Steve Jackson has the second in a group of interviews with Spokane mayoral candidates. On Wednesday’s podcast, he talked with Jonathan Bingle. Today he sits down with Kelly Cruz.

UPDATE [6/17, 4 pm]: Shawn Poole and Nadine Woodward have both agreed to be interviewed soon by Spokane Public Radio. We will post their full interviews as podcasts after those are recorded. Today on the Inland Journal podcast, my colleague Steve Jackson begins a round of interviews with Spokane mayoral candidates. The next three programs will feature people running for the city’s highest office. Today, Jonathan Bingle.

Today on the Inland Journal podcast, we evaluate the state of Spokane’s innovation economy with one of the people who works with local entrepreneurs. Michael Ebinger is the director of Washington State University’s Center for Innovation. He advised Kris Maynard, the firefighter whom we featured in Monday’s Inland Journal podcast.

Today on Inland Journal, we talk with a Spokane inventor about his product that goes on the market today [Monday]. Kris Maynard is a Spokane area emergency medical technician. He also happens to be diabetic. Over the years, he has struggled with keeping his blood sugar levels steady, especially when he goes out to run. So he developed a necklace filled with glucose that allows him to ingest the gel when he feels the need.

Today on the Inland Journal podcast, we examine the purity culture. That’s the movement whereby unmarried but committed couples agree to stay sexually pure until they take their vows. Journalist Tracy Simmons from Spokane Faith and Values, or Spokane FAVS, joins us to interview with Janine Warrington, who has written about the purity culture.

Today on the Inland Journal podcast, a word game. We’ll give you a few phrases and see if you can figure out what they have in common. For example, if I say red delicious, Honey Crisp, Granny Smith and Fuji, you’d probably gather that we’re talking about apples. So let’s try another one. Nero, Duchess of Oldenburg, Cox’s Orange Pippin and Kingston Black. What do they have in common?

Today on the Inland Journal podcast, the second in our series of Spokane City Council candidate interviews leading up to the August primary. Today we talk with City Councilwoman Lori Kinnear, running for a second term in the city's south council district.

Today on the Inland Journal podcast, we start a series of conversations with candidates for Spokane city council. Today, we talk with Tony Kiepe, who is challenging council member Lori Kinnear in District One, that’s the council’s south district. Liz Fleming is also in that race.