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Hacks & Wonks

Dec 26, 2020

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.

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Dec 23, 2020

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.

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Dec 19, 2020

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 the...


Dec 16, 2020

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...


Dec 11, 2020

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 in...