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Former Seattle mayor and current Executive Director of America Walks, Mike McGinn

Week in Review: June 11, 2021 - with Mike McGinn

Today former Seattle mayor and Executive Director of America Walks Mike McGinn joins Crystal to dissect the most recent finance numbers in the mayor’s race and break down what they mean, and discuss how Seattle mayoral candidates are seeking to position themselves in this year’s race. Then tea

Jessyn Farrell, Candidate for Seattle Mayor

Conversation with Jessyn Farrell, Candidate for Seattle Mayor

Today Crystal is joined by candidate for Seattle mayor, Jessyn Farrell. They discuss why she supports the Compassion Seattle charter amendment and how she would uniquely respond to Seattle’s affordable housing crisis, how she would go about hiring a new police chief and negotiating the new SPOG contract, the

Seattle Times political reporter Jim Brunner

Week in Review: June 4, 2021 - with Jim Brunner

On today’s Week in Review, Crystal is joined by Seattle Times political reporter Jim Brunner. They discuss congressional races across Washington State, how the GOP’s shift to Trumpism may impact Republican incumbents, how redistricting might change the calculus of political races, and the González and Farrell campaigns touting

Getting to Know Colleen Echohawk, Seattle Mayoral Candidate

Getting to Know Colleen Echohawk, Seattle Mayoral Candidate

Today on the show Seattle mayoral candidate Colleen Echohawk joins Crystal to talk about her plans to tackle the homelessness crisis within 14 months, how she will reform public safety, and why indigenous perspectives and leadership are so important in our country. As always, a full text transcript of the

Week in Review: May 28, 2021 - with Marco Lowe

Week in Review: May 28, 2021 - with Marco Lowe

This week Crystal is joined by Marco Lowe, a professor at Seattle University’s Institute of Public Service. They discuss the outrageous length of endorsement meetings which prevents more folks from being able to attend and voice their opinions, the historic amount of money being raised on both sides of

Chats in the Emerald City with Amy Sundberg

Chats in the Emerald City with Amy Sundberg

This week Crystal talks with Amy Sundberg, author of the newsletter Notes from the Emerald City. They get into the intricacies of local governments, developments on the city’s participatory budgeting process, roadblocks placed in front of the Black Brilliance Project, and why the public must be attentive and involved

Week in Review: May 21, 2021 - with Heather Weiner

Week in Review: May 21, 2021 - with Heather Weiner

This week on the show political consultant Heather Weiner joins Crystal to talk about former Attorney General Rob McKenna suing to stop Washington’s new capital gains tax, elections heating up as we reach the final deadline for filing to run for office, and the release of letters condemning Mayor