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Hacks & Wonks

Feb 26, 2022

For the last week-in-review of February, Crystal is joined by Executive Director of America Walks and former mayor of Seattle, Mike McGinn. They discuss why the plan to hire more officers to address public safety is impossible in the short term and Plan B is needed to keep people safe now, how local officials can impact...


Feb 22, 2022

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...


Feb 18, 2022

On today’s week-in-review, Crystal is joined by Executive Director of The Urbanist, Doug Trumm. They discuss the death of the missing middle housing bill in the legislature and why creating affordable housing requires creating more housing, the legislative worker sickout in response to their Democratic bosses failing...


Feb 15, 2022

On this midweek show, Crystal welcomes Anna Zivarts of the Disability Mobility Initiative and Paulo Nunes-Ueno of Front and Centered to talk about transportation advocacy. The three dig into the importance of centering the non-driver experience, a Transportation Bill of Rights, and how a just transition from the...


Feb 12, 2022

On today’s week-in-review, Crystal is joined by political consultant and urban farmer, Heather Weiner. They discuss the lawsuit against the capital gains tax in Washington, the concrete workers strike, the Harrell administration’s push for hotspot policing, safety at Pike Place Market and Inslee’s legislation to...