This week, SPR teams up with KSPS PBS to bring you live debates from candidates running for Spokane City Council.

Alejandro Barrientos and Kate Telis square off in a debate hosted by KSPS PBS

Garrett Jones from the Spokane city Parks Department and school Superintendent Adam Swinyard talk with Doug Nadvornick about their respective ballot measures in a KSPS election forum.

Judges Mary Logan and Gloria Ochoa-Bruck share their judicial philosophies with challengers Lynden Smithson and Sarah Freedman.

Whitworth alumna Kristin Blyckert talks about helping Ukrainian authorities investigate Russian war crimes. Former Boise Mayor David Bieter shares his city's strategy for homelessness with Spokane business leaders. CDA naturopath Dr. Casey Carr says soil health is important to preserve human health. Apple detective Dave Benscoter starts a wiki website to help people discover whether they have heritage apple trees.

We talk with Katia Passerini as she prepares to be formally installed as the next president of Gonzaga University; Emma Epperly from Idaho Education News talks about her series of articles about Gem State school superintendents; and Seattle sportswriter Bud Withers talks about his new book about the history of college football's Apple Cup.

Batter up! This is the Inland Journal podcast from Spokane Public Radio. I’m Doug Nadvornick.

Today on the Inland Journal podcast, we’ll spend a few minutes with two Spokane doctors who have been very involved with the care of Covid patients. Drs. Dan Getz and Ben Arthurs briefed reporters on Wednesday about the situations in their respective hospitals when it comes to treating people who are battling the coronavirus. Getz is the chief medical officer at Providence Sacred Heart. Dr. Ben Arthurs is a pulmonologist and intensivist for MultiCare.

Our new Inland Journal podcast features a chat with Spokane County Health Officer Dr. Bob Lutz. We’ll hear about an isolation facility at the Spokane County Fairgrounds where people who were exposed to the coronavirus and show symptoms (or who have symptoms of flu or the cold) can stay if they have nowhere safe to go. We’ll also talk about expanded testing and contact tracing and other issues. This program was recorded Thursday afternoon, April 23.

Today on Inland Journal, advocates who work with domestic violence survivors worry all this time at home may put their clients in danger.