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Crystal Fincher

Associate Editor of The Stranger and noted poet, Rich Smith

Week in Review: September 3, 2021 - Rich Smith

Today on the show Crystal is joined by a new co-host, Rich Smith, Associate Editor of The Stranger! They discuss competing plans to tackle homelessness in the mayoral race, a ridiculously racist email sent (recently!) by Bellevue School Board candidate Faye Yang, the deep need for accessibility to be central

Consultant Roundtable Part 2

This week on the show we have the second half of the Consultant Roundtable, featuring Consultants Riall Johnson of Prism Consulting, Michael Charles of Upper Left Strategies, and Heather Weiner discussing the results of the primary elections, and what we can expect from the general election in November. Discussion points

Marco Lowe, Professor at Seattle University’s Institute for Public Service

Week in Review: August 27, 2021 - with Marco Lowe

Today on the show Marco Lowe, Professor at Seattle University’s Institute for Public Service, joins Crystal to get in to kids returning to school this fall without having had a Covid vaccine, the impact of the Pfizer vaccine being approved by the FDA, the Supreme Court striking down the

Consultant Roundtable: Part 1

Missed the Hacks & Wonks consultant roundtable? Never fear! On today’s show you’ll catch up on the first half of it. Consultants Riall Johnson of Prism Consulting, Michael Charles of Upper Left Strategies, and Heather Weiner join Crystal to discuss the results of the primary elections earlier this

Seattle political reporter and editor of PubliCola, Erica Barnett

Week in Review: August 20, 2021 - with Erica Barnett

This week Erica C. Barnett of Publicola joins Crystal to dive in to the breaking news about Mayor Durkan intentionally causing her texts from last summer to disappear, why folks experiencing homelessness face more harm from congregate shelters than from encampments, the deep deficiencies of "Compassion Seattle" Charter

Representative Debra Entenman (District 47)

Policing, Privacy, and Public Safety with Representative Debra Entenman

Today Representative Debra Entenman (District 47) joins Crystal to discuss triumphs of police accountability legislation in the most recent legislative session, how much public safety work still needs to be done, and the strong and immediate need for privacy protections. Additionally, Rep. Entenman discusses how you can best support legislation

Crosscut political reporter David Kroman

Week in Review: August 13, 2021 - David Kroman

Today Crosscut political reporter David Kroman joins Crystal to discuss the Seattle City Attorney primary election results, the massive impact of primary endorsements from the Seattle Times and The Stranger, the lawsuit being brought against Compassion Seattle, Seattle Police Department consent decree updates, and local governments having a responsibility to