Episodes

  • Inside Olympia--State Ferries and Passenger Rail Update

    Inside Olympia--State Ferries and Passenger Rail Update
    Apr 28 2026
    This week on Inside Olympia ... Washington State Ferries Assistant Secretary John Vezina and WSDOT Passenger Rail Manager Kirk Fredrickson outline plans to manage heavy summer travel demand ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Officials detail ferry fleet readiness, staffing and backup capacity, while rail leaders say they sought an additional Amtrak coach to meet demand. Long-term fixes remain years away, including new ferries, while new Airo trainsets for Amtrak Cascades are expected to roll out in phases beginning in late 2026.
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    55 mins
  • Inside Olympia -- Arne Olson with Energy+Environmental Economics (E3)

    Inside Olympia -- Arne Olson with Energy+Environmental Economics (E3)
    Apr 21 2026
    Energy consultant Arne Olson, senior partner at Energy and Environmental Economics, warns the Northwest faces a near-term electricity shortfall driven by rising demand, data centers, and resource retirements. He outlines risks of rotating blackouts, limits of wind and solar, the role of natural gas backup, and the cost of meeting reliability and decarbonization goals.
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    55 mins
  • Inside Olympia - Mel Tonasket of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

    Inside Olympia - Mel Tonasket of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
    Apr 14 2026
    On this episode of Inside Olympia...Former chairman of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Mel Tonasket, reflects on 55 years of leadership in Indian Country. He discusses the fight against termination, tribal sovereignty, the Centennial Accord, state-tribal relations, economic development, and his message to the next generation of Native leaders.
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    55 mins
  • Inside Olympia - Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal

    Inside Olympia - Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal
    Apr 7 2026
    On this episode of Inside Olympia and for the full hour Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal.
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    56 mins
  • Inside Olympia- State Auditor Pat McCarthy & Jim Brownell with the State Auditor's Office

    Inside Olympia- State Auditor Pat McCarthy & Jim Brownell with the State Auditor's Office
    Apr 1 2026
    Is government functioning as intended? That's a question the state Auditor's Office is increasingly asking. How is the office evaluating government effectiveness and accountability? On the program this week: State Auditor Pat McCarthy and Jim Brownell, Assistant Director for State Audit and Special Investigations.
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    55 mins
  • Police Accountability and the Office of Independent Investigations

    Police Accountability and the Office of Independent Investigations
    Mar 25 2026
    This week on Inside Olympia: Our focus this week is police accountability and specifically Washington's Office of Independent Investigations (OII) which is responsible for investigating police deadly force cases. We hold an exit interview with the first director of OII, Roger Rogoff. Plus we talk with the lawmaker at the forefront of Washington's efforts to hold police more accountable to the public, Representative Debra Entenman.
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    55 mins
  • Session Wrap with Capitol Press Corps Panel

    Session Wrap with Capitol Press Corps Panel
    Mar 17 2026
    On this episode of Inside Olympia: Austin Jenkins sits down with members of the Capitol Press Corps and take stock of the historic 2026 legislative session.
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    55 mins
  • Monica Alexander, Executive Director, Criminal Justice Training Commission

    Monica Alexander, Executive Director, Criminal Justice Training Commission
    Mar 10 2026
    On this episode of Inside Olympia: Host Austin Jenkins sits down with retiring Executive Director of the Criminal Justice Training Commission, Monica Alexander.
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    55 mins