On today's Inland Journal podcast, Spokane’s spring graduation season began recently with a commencement exercise in a non-traditional setting. The ceremony was sponsored by the Community Colleges of Spokane. More than 100 men clad in blue robes accepted diplomas and certificates. The venue was the Airway Heights Correctional Center.

Today on the Inland Journal podcast, we’ll hear two viewpoints about vaccines and vaccine safety. Part one is with Del Bigtree, the founder and CEO of the Informed Consent Action Network. He has challenged the federal government’s system of evaluating and approving vaccines. In the second half of this podcast, we’ll get a different view from Kayla DeBusk from the Immunization Assessment and Promotion Program at the Spokane Regional Health District.

Today on the Inland Journal podcast, we’ll hear two viewpoints about vaccines and vaccine safety. In part one , we interviewed Del Bigtree, the founder and CEO of the Informed Consent Action Network. He has challenged the federal government’s system of evaluating and approving vaccines. In this second half, we get a different view from Kayla DeBusk from the Immunization Assessment and Promotion Program at the Spokane Regional Health District.

Wednesday on the Inland Journal podcast, a look at America’s divisions through the eyes of an economist. Former Gonzaga business school dean Bud Barnes cites four areas of economic divide: income and wealth distribution, the immigration debate, outsourcing American jobs and international trade and tariffs. We’ll hear some of his comments, given during Gonzaga’s annual economic symposium on Wednesday.

Tuesday on the Inland Journal podcast, we’re back from vacation with a program about a transition for a long-time Spokane school. The Spokane Guilds’ School and Neuromuscular Center is changing names and homes. We’ll get a history lesson about special education with executive director Dick Boysen and he’ll tell us why his organization is moving from near Shadle Park High School to the University District.

Today on the Inland Journal podcast, let’s agree to disagree. Have you ever said that to a friend or family member? You’re having a conversation about a news item you read about in the paper or heard on the radio and you just…don’t agree. But you want this person to stay involved in your life and so you jointly agree the relationship is more important than winning the argument you’re about to have. So, you agree to disagree. Well, that’s nice. Or maybe it’s really a cop out.

Today on the Inland Journal podcast, we spend a few moments at the Fifth International Conference on Hate Studies, held this week at Gonzaga University.

Wednesday on the Inland Journal podcast, will Spokane city and county officials put a jail proposal before voters later this year or next year? It’s still an open question, says Maggie Yates, the administrator of the county’s Regional Law and Justice Council. She tells us the council will hire a New York organization to interview local officials to gather information and opinions about how to move forward.

Monday on the Inland Journal podcast, we check in with the Bail Project. Three months ago, we reported on a non-profit organization with a revolving bail fund setting up shop in Spokane. During that time the project has helped about 60 people get out of the Spokane County jail to resume their lives while the criminal justice system adjudicates their cases. We’ll talk with one of the women involved with the Bail Project here.

Friday on the Inland Journal podcast, to drink milk or not to drink milk? For years, WSU researcher Nancy Potter has been investigating a little known disease known as duarte galactosemia. It affects how babies digest milk and there’s been no universal advice for parents as to whether to feed their children milk, until now. Potter and a national team of researchers say they have the answer.