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Chanel Rhymes, Director of Advocacy at the Northwest Community Bail Fund

Chanel Rhymes from the Northwest Community Bail Fund: How Our Current Bail System Hurts Communities

On this Hacks & Wonks midweek show, the Chanel Rhymes, Director of Advocacy at the Northwest Community Bail Fund, joins Crystal Fincher to discuss our desperate need for bail reform. The NCBF is dedicated to ending cash bail and pretrial detention in Washington state. They do advocacy for reform, court

Seattle political reporter and editor of PubliCola, Erica Barnett

Week in Review: September 9, 2022 - with Erica C. Barnett

On this Hacks & Wonks week-in-review, Crystal Fincher is joined by Seattle political reporter, editor of Publicla, co-host of the Seattle Nice podcast, and author of Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery, Erica C. Barnett! They start the show discussing the teachers strikes happening across the state. Schools

RE-AIR: Transforming Systems of Harm with Sean Goode & Rebecca Thornton of Choose 180

RE-AIR: Transforming Systems of Harm with Sean Goode & Rebecca Thornton of Choose 180

Sean Goode and Rebecca Thornton from Choose 180 stop by to share how to transform systems of harm and injustice - by supporting young people impacted by them as well as their own staff in doing this work. They discuss a better world where neighborhoods are resourced, generative programs are

Chair of Sierra Club Seattle and longtime communications and political strategist, Robert CruickshankRobert Cruickshank

Week in Review: September 2, 2022 - with Robert Cruickshank

Today on the show, host Crystal Fincher is joined by Robert Cruickshank, Chair of Sierra Club Seattle and a long-time professional communications and political strategist. The episode starts with a look at the most eye-catching story out of Seattle this week: Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s leaked comments from a

RE-AIR: The State of Public Safety in Seattle with Senior Deputy Mayor Monisha Harrell

RE-AIR: The State of Public Safety in Seattle with Senior Deputy Mayor Monisha Harrell

On this midweek show, Senior Deputy Mayor Monisha Harrell joins Crystal for an extensive conversation about public safety in Seattle. Their discussion ranges from how to handle an officer shortage with a long hiring pipeline, the Harrell administration’s approach to encampment sweeps, how safety involves more than just policing,

Dujie Tahat and Kelsey Hamlin, from DTC Consulting and The Poet Salon Podcast

Week In Review: August 26, 2022 - with Dujie Tahat and Kelsey Hamlin

Follow us on our new Twitter account at @HacksWonks! Today on the show, Crystal is joined by political consultants Dujie Tahat and Kelsey Hamlin, from DTC Consulting and The Poet Salon Podcast. They start the show discussing the King County Prosecutor race, looking at the candidates' views on the

RE-AIR: Marc Dones and the Honest Truth about Ending Homelessness

RE-AIR: Marc Dones and the Honest Truth about Ending Homelessness

Marc Dones, CEO of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, and Crystal have an in-depth, honest conversation about addressing homelessness. They talk through the critical need to acknowledge the lack of appropriate housing supply, the harm our system has traditionally perpetuated on those it aims to serve, and the desperate