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RE-AIR: Evaluating the Role of Incarceration in Public Safety with Criminologist Damon Petrich

RE-AIR: Evaluating the Role of Incarceration in Public Safety with Criminologist Damon Petrich

As the public and policy makers at various levels of government are pressured to double down on punitive status quo approaches, we hope everyone listens to this re-air of Crystal’s robust conversation with criminologist Damon Petrich about the ineffectiveness of incarceration. As lead author of the seminal work “Custodial

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and Founder and Editor of The Needling, Lex Vaughn

Week in Review: January 5, 2024 - with Lex Vaughn

On this week-in-review, Crystal is joined by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and Founder and Editor of The Needling, Lex Vaughn! Crystal and Lex dive into the new year’s headlines with a debate over Space Needle NYE drone shows vs fireworks, a rundown of new Washington state laws taking effect,

Seattle political reporter and editor of PubliCola, Erica Barnett

Week in Review: December 29, 2023 - with Erica Barnett

On this week-in-review, Crystal is joined by Seattle political reporter and editor of PubliCola, Erica Barnett! Crystal and Erica discuss how a City of Seattle audit of registered rental properties shows a shift from smaller rental properties to larger apartment buildings that mirrors national trends, rather than being a direct

RE-AIR: The Childcare Crisis with Dr. Stephan Blanford of Children’s Alliance

RE-AIR: The Childcare Crisis with Dr. Stephan Blanford of Children’s Alliance

On this topical show re-air, Crystal welcomes Dr. Stephan Blanford, Executive Director of Children’s Alliance, for a wide-ranging conversation on childcare. They delve into the importance of childcare as an economic driver and its societal impacts through preparing kids for success in school and life. A review of the

RE-AIR: How We Approached Interviewing Seattle City Council Candidates with Crystal Fincher and Shannon Cheng

RE-AIR: How We Approached Interviewing Seattle City Council Candidates with Crystal Fincher and Shannon Cheng

The makeup of Seattle City Council may be changing a lot next year, but the issues they’ll face won’t. Over the six weeks leading up to ballots being mailed out for the 2023 general election, Hacks & Wonks presented our series of interviews with most of the Seattle

RE-AIR: Standing Up to the Status Quo with Bothell Mayor Mason Thompson

RE-AIR: Standing Up to the Status Quo with Bothell Mayor Mason Thompson

On this topical show re-air, Crystal chats with Bothell Mayor Mason Thompson about what got him engaged in public service, what issues are top of mind in Bothell, and how he approaches making meaningful change when the system is biased to keep things the same. Mayor Thompson believes that continuing

RE-AIR: Katie Wilson on Winning the Tukwila Minimum Wage Initiative

On this topical show re-air, Crystal welcomes back Katie Wilson of the Transit Riders Union to walk through the wildly successful Raise the Wage Tukwila Initiative, which was approved with over 82% of the vote in the November 2022 general election, and increased Tukwila’s minimum wage to $18.99/