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Inside Olympia

Hosted by Austin Jenkins. Inside Olympia is TVW"s long-running weekly interview show featuring in-depth discussions with state leaders.

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Inside Olympia - Superintendent of Public Instruction...

Inside Olympia ·

2026/04/07

On this episode of Inside Olympia and for the full hour Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal.

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54:48

Inside Olympia- State Auditor Pat McCarthy & Jim...

Inside Olympia ·

2026/04/01

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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54:41

Police Accountability and the Office of Independent...

Inside Olympia ·

2026/03/25

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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54:44

Session Wrap with Capitol Press Corps Panel

Inside Olympia ·

2026/03/17

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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54:43

Monica Alexander, Executive Director, Criminal...

Inside Olympia ·

2026/03/10

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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54:34

Dow Constantine, Sound Transit CEO

Inside Olympia ·

2026/03/04

On this episode of Inside Olympia: Host Austin Jenkins sits down with Dow Constantine, CEO of Sound Transit.

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54:42

Inside Olympia--Senate Democrat and Republican Budget...

Inside Olympia ·

2026/02/25

This week on Inside Olympia...Austin Jenkins sits down and talks budget and spending with Senate Ways and Means Chair June Robinson and the Ranking Republican on that committee Senator Chris Gildon.

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54:42

Inside Olympia -- Early-Term Legislators

Inside Olympia ·

2026/02/18

Two panels of early-term Washington state lawmakers describe why they ran, what surprised them in Olympia, and where they think they can make an impact. Democratic Reps. Brianna Thomas and Osman Salahuddin cite affordability, housing, child care, and immigrant and refugee support. Republican Reps. Deb Manjarrez and Hunter Abell emphasize taxes, budget growth, housing costs, and bipartisan pathways on veterans and oversight.

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54:44

Inside Olympia -- Chief Justice Debra Stephens

Inside Olympia ·

2026/02/10

On this episode of Inside Olympia: Host Austin Jenkins sits down with Washington State Supreme Court Chief Justice Debra Stephens.

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54:39

Inside Olympia -- Brad Smith, Vice Chair and...

Inside Olympia ·

2026/02/04

Microsoft President Brad Smith has been in Olympia this week to talk with lawmakers about the company’s policy priorities – affordability, tax reform and infrastructure, including housing supply targets, “pay our own way” data center energy commitments, and a shared responsibility agreement under which the company gets to build and invest, and the town gets lasting value in return.. He also discusses water replenishment and “closed-loop liquid cooling” for data centers, AI’s job impacts, bubble

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54:45

Inside Olympia -- University of Washington President,...

Inside Olympia ·

2026/01/30

This week on Inside Olympia: Host Austin Jenkins sits down and goes one-on-one with Robert J. Jones, President of the University of Washington.

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55:10

Inside Olympia--State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti and...

Inside Olympia ·

2026/01/21

On this episode of Inside Olympia hodt Austin Jenkins sits down with State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti and Anneliese Vance-Sherman, Chief Labor Economist for the State of Washington.

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55:13

Inside Olympia---Washington State University...

Inside Olympia ·

2026/01/13

On this episode of Inside Olympia: Austin Jenkins sits down with Washington State University’s 12th president and the first woman to hold the role. We meet President Dr. Elizabeth "Betsy" Cantwell. What are her priorities for the state’s land grant university? How does she plan to address enrollment declines and budget cuts?

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54:56

Inside Olympia -- Dennis Worsham, DOH Secretary

Inside Olympia ·

2025/12/11

Host Austin Jenkins sits down with Dennis Worsham, Washington State Department of Health Secretary.

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55:14

Inside Olympia -- Angela Ramirez, DSHS Secretary

Inside Olympia ·

2025/12/03

Host Austin Jenkins sits down with the new Secretary of the Department of Social & Health Services Angela Ramirez.

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54:39

Inside Olympia -- Stuart Elway, Pollster

Inside Olympia ·

2025/11/25

Host Austin Jenkins sits down with pollster Stuart Elway on Washingtonian's perceptions over the past 5 decades.

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54:36

Inside Olympia - Katy Ruckle & Gretchen Peri

Inside Olympia ·

2025/11/18

Host Austin Jenkins sits down with State Chief Privacy Officer Katy Ruckle and Chief Technology Officer Gretchen Peri to discuss digital privacy and AI.

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54:46

Inside Olympia - Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer...

Inside Olympia ·

2025/11/12

Host Austin Jenkins sits down with State Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer and Ingrid Ulrey of the State Health Benefit Exchange to talk about the spike in 2026 health insurance rates.

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54:43

Inside Olympia - WA State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu

Inside Olympia ·

2025/11/05

Host Austin Jenkins sits down for an interview with retiring State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu.

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54:44

Inside Olympia - Office of Independent Investigations...

Inside Olympia ·

2025/10/21

This week on Inside Olympia: host Austin Jenkins sits down with Office of Independent Investigations Director Roger Rogoff.

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