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Hacks & Wonks

May 30, 2023

On this midweek show, Crystal chats with former Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and his former Senior Communications Advisor Robert Cruickshank about the missed opportunity for generational impact through how decisions were made about Seattle’s waterfront and the SR99 tunnel. Mike and Robert review how the vision of the...


May 26, 2023

On this week-in-review, Crystal is joined by Chair of Sierra Club Seattle, long time communications and political strategist, Robert Cruickshank! 

They cover WA gubernatorial candidate Bob Ferguson’s controversial and publicly-mocked  endorsement from former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best, an escalating battle over...


May 23, 2023

On this midweek show, Crystal chats with Sarah Reyneveld about her campaign for King County Council District 4 - why she decided to run, the experience she brings as a public sector attorney and community advocate, and her thoughts on addressing frontline worker wages and workforce issues, the need for upstream...


May 19, 2023

On this week-in-review, Crystal is joined by the former Director of Progressive Majority who has now transitioned into public service but remains involved in numerous political efforts across Washington, EJ Juárez.

They discuss today being the final day for this year’s candidates to declare their candidacy for...


May 16, 2023

On this midweek show, Crystal chats with Becka Johnson Poppe about her campaign for King County Council District 4 - why she decided to run, the skill set she brings from overseeing half of King County’s $16 billion budget, and her thoughts on addressing human services sector wages, issues plaguing the King County...