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Crystal Fincher

Ballot in Review: November 4, 2022 - with Mike McGinn, Shannon Cheng, and Bryce Cannatelli

Ballot in Review: November 4, 2022 - with Mike McGinn, Shannon Cheng, and Bryce Cannatelli

With Election Day looming and ballots due in a few days, this week’s show is a Ballot-In-Review! Crystal is joined by perennial favorite Mike McGinn along with the rest of the Hacks & Wonks team - Bryce Cannatelli and Shannon Cheng - to discuss the recent political climate, break

Flyer for Hacks & Wonks City of Seattle Municipal Court Judge Candidate Forum

City of Seattle Municipal Court Judge Candidate Forum, Moderated by Crystal Fincher and Hosted by Hacks & Wonks

Today’s episode is a recording of a live forum between Seattle Municipal Court Judge candidates - Judge Adam Eisenberg and Pooja Vaddadi for Position 3, Nyjat Rose-Akins and Judge Damon Shadid for Position 7. The forum was live streamed by Hacks & Wonks on October 12, 2022 and moderated

Pierce County Council Chair, Derek Young

Week in Review: October 28, 2022 - with Pierce County Council Chair Derek Young

This week, Crystal is joined by Pierce County Council Chair, Derek Young! Looking at Washington’s Secretary of State race between Democratic incumbent Steve Hobbs and nonpartisan challenger Julie Anderson, Derek talks about his views on Anderson, who’s tenure as Pierce County’s County Auditor has given him insight

Julie Anderson, Candidate for Washington Secretary of State

Julie Anderson, Candidate for Washington Secretary of State

On this midweek show, Crystal chats with Julie Anderson about her campaign for Washington Secretary of State - why she decided to run, how partisanship affects the office, and the experience she brings to manage the Secretary of State’s broad portfolio. With regard to managing elections, they discuss her

Steve Hobbs, Candidate for Washington Secretary of State

Steve Hobbs, Candidate for Washington Secretary of State

On this midweek show, Crystal chats with current Secretary of State Steve Hobbs about his campaign for Washington Secretary of State - why he decided to run for re-election, the threat of misinformation campaigns and cyber attacks on Washington’s elections, how partisanship affects the office, and whether partisan attacks

Seattle political reporter and editor of PubliCola, Erica Barnett

Week in Review: October 21, 2022 - w/ Erica C. Barnett

On this week’s Hacks & Wonks week-in-review, Crystal is joined by Seattle political reporter Erica Barnett to delve into Seattle City Councilmember Dan Strauss’ “unforced error” at a public meeting, as well as interesting results from a recent Seattle Chamber of Commerce poll on homelessness. They then break down

Chipalo Street, Candidate for 37th LD State Representative

Chipalo Street, Candidate for 37th LD State Representative

On this midweek show, Crystal chats with Chipalo Street about his campaign for State Representative in the 37th Legislative District - why he decided to run, how he would approach legislating and his thoughts on addressing issues such as housing affordability and zoning, data privacy, public safety, homelessness, and climate