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Today, Crystal is  joined by Seattle University’s Institute for Public Service professor  Marco Lowe to discuss the state of the transportation and climate bills  that are still in play in the final days of this legislative  session. They talk about cap-and-trade, how climate and transportation  policy questions are vital

This  week Port of Seattle Commissioner Ryan Calkins joins Crystal to discuss  not only what a port commissioner actually does, but how it can impact  the lives of our entire state. Topics include what the Port is doing to  fight climate change, how it can protect the rights of gig

On this week in review, Heather Weiner joins Crystal to analyze  progressive revenue being passed in the state legislature, developments  in fundraising in the Seattle mayoral race, and more on the  “compassionate” charter amendment seeking to make encampment sweeps in  Seattle more prevalent. As always, a full text transcript of

Today Crystal is  joined by the legend that is Monisha Harrell to talk about public safety  and policing bills in the state legislature, Bruce Harrell’s run for  office, and mainstream Seattle politics finally realizing that there is  more than one Black leader in Seattle. As always, a full text

Today we have  Brianna Thomas, candidate for Seattle City Council, Position 9  (Citywide). With Crystal, she dives into her knowledge of how Seattle does work, and vision for how Seattle could  work. They touch on the causes of and solutions to homelessness, where  public safety in Seattle goes from here,

Erica C. Barnett joins Crystal on the show this week to discuss developments in Seattle’s response to the homelessness crisis, the ironic language of the Compassion Seattle Initiative, the cancellation of a needle exchange program in Federal Way, and calls for the King County sheriff to resign in light

This week Crystal and Marcus Harrison Green, publisher of the South Seattle Emerald and columnist with The Seattle Times,  go over the Kshama Sawant recall petition being allowed to move forward  by the WA Supreme Court, a pro-encampment sweep Seattle charter  amendment coated in flowery language about compassion, and Marcus’