KSPS PBS At Issue Podcast
The At Issue Podcast goes beyond the headlines to delve deeper into the issues that impact the Inland Northwest. Hear from the people and organizations that shape our community. Local voices. Real conversations. Learn more about At Issue from KSPS PBS.
Episodes
In this special edition of the At Issue Podcast, host Dana Haynes sits down with local nonprofit leaders following Erin Brockovich’s powerful visit to Spokane. Inspired by Brockovich’s message of “stick-to-itiveness,” the panel explores what it means to persist, reinvent yourself, and stand up for change. Hear from leaders at Women Helping Women Fund, Partners with Family and Children, River City Youth, and Spokane HOPE as they sha...
Nine years after toxic PFAS chemicals were discovered in the drinking water on Spokane’s West Plains, many private well owners are finally seeing more government action. Programs to provide safe drinking water and filtration systems are underway. But plans for long term solutions, site cleanup, and aquifer protection remain unclear.
John Hancock, the founder and president of the West Plains Water Coalition, joins KSPS PBS At Issue ...
We hope new Spokane City Council Members Sarah Dixit and Kate Telis weren’t hoping for a gradual introduction into city leadership. It’s been a busy start to the new year with a lot of hot button items on the Council agenda each week.
Get to know the city’s newest City Council members and learn more about their stance on current issues and their upcoming priorities.
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Spokane government and business leaders have revealed their wish lists ahead of the 2026 Washington Legislative Session. But as lawmakers face a multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall, how will local priorities fare in Olympia?
Spokane City Council Member Paul Dillon, Spokane County Commissioner Amber Waldref, and Mary Miller, the Director of Public Policy for Greater Spokane Inc. discuss housing, public safety, transportation, and ...
Chad Pritchard, PhD, a geosciences professor at Eastern Washington University joins us to talk about the results of his two-year study tracking dangerous PFAS chemicals in the soil and groundwater on Spokane’s West Plains.
Visit our At Issue webpage to learn more about where these chemicals came from and the steps being taken to help homeowners who don’t have clean drinking water.
Katelyn Scott from Spokane Riverkeeper joins us to talk about the discovery of toxic PFAS chemicals in the Spokane River.
At Issue from KSPS PBS in Spokane, Washington is committed to delivering in-depth reporting and discussion about the issues that matter most to the Inland Northwest. Watch our latest episode, Forever Chemicals on the West Plains, online at ksps.org/at-issue.
You’ve heard the rumors: other cities are bussing their homeless people to Spokane. Is there any truth to that? We’re continuing our conversation with Rob McCann, CEO of Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington, and asking him that very question and more as Spokane continues to contend with chronic homelessness.
At Issue from KSPS PBS in Spokane, Washington is committed to delivering in-depth reporting and discussion about the issu...
As homelessness continues to plague downtown Spokane, one local organization has been at the forefront of solutions—and debate—for decades. Rob McCann, CEO of Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington, joins us in the studio to talk about what so many people see outside the shelters and apartment buildings downtown, as well as the work happening inside that many of us don’t get to see.
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