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Inside Olympia

Inside Olympia -- Former Executive Editor at The Seattle Times and Current President of the WA Coalition for Open Government

May 20, 2026 · 55 min · 11 segments

On this episode of Inside Olympia: Host Austin Jenkins sits down with Former Executive Editor at The Seattle Times and current president of the WA Coalition for Open Government

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Speakers: Mike FancherGuestAustin JenkinsHost

Top entities: Mike Fancher×16 Jay Inslee Committee×5 Olympia×4 The Seattle Times×9

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasCenterAudience≈11k followers

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66%3 mentions
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44%1 mention
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5%3 mentions
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