Crystal Fincher

In this episode,  Crystal brings on her colleague Shannon Cheng, ACLU People Power  activist and all around wonderful person, to talk about what’s next for  policing in 2021, what action on policing we can we can expect from the  upcoming legislative session, and follow Shannon’s path into activism.

In this  re-broadcast, Crystal talks with Washington State Supreme Court Justice  G. Helen Whitener about her path to the state supreme court, what the  job of a supreme court justice actually looks like, and why  representation matters in our court system. A full text transcript of the show is available

Today Crystal is  joined by political consultant and friend of the show, Heather Weiner,  to discuss the news of the week, including: * Jay Inslee’s new capital gains tax proposal and its prospects this legislative session. * Deb Haaland, the first indigenous person to be appointed to run the Department of

On today’s  rebroadcast, Crystal’s interviews King County Councilmember Girmay  Zahilay, and they discuss police accountability and what it really means  to invest in community. In the conversation they discuss the King  County Charter Amendments that were on the November ballot and have  since been approved by the voters,

Today journalist  Erica Barnett joins Crystal to dissect Mayor Durkan’s decision not to  run for re-election, Renton’s continued attempt to use zoning laws to  oust homeless folks, shelters, and services, the Seattle Metropolitan  Chamber of Commerce’s challenge to the JumpStart payroll tax, and the  SPD being held

2020  has changed education forever - and has exacerbated inequalities  already present in our education system. In this re-broadcast of an  interview with Seattle Times education  reporter Dahlia Bazzaz, Crystal and Dahlia delve into how inequality in  Seattle Public Schools impacts students, and provide context for our  current education landscape.