Podcast Episodes

Week in Review: April 11, 2025 - with Lex Vaughn

On this week-in-review, Crystal Fincher and Lex Vaughn discuss:

🪧 Thousands protest Trump admin

🧑‍🎓 WA student visas revoked

🐀 Union head blasts "Rat…

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Week in Review: April 4, 2025 - with Erica Barnett

On this week-in-review, Crystal Fincher and Erica Barnett discuss:

🙅‍♂️ Ferguson against wealth tax

⚖️ WA joins lawsuit on public health funding cuts…

9 months ago

Week in Review: March 28, 2025 - with Shauna Sowersby

On this week-in-review, Crystal Fincher and Shauna Sowersby discuss:

🌟 Frank Chopp's legacy

💰 Senate & House budget proposals

📜 Parents' Bill of Righ…

9 months, 1 week ago

Week in Review: March 21, 2025 - with Robert Cruickshank

On this week-in-review, Crystal Fincher and Robert Cruickshank discuss:

🤨 Gov Ferguson's workplace complaints

😧 More troubling activity around Bruce …

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hacks & Wonks Host Returns to Radio Roots with KVRU Acquisition

Hacks & Wonks host Crystal Fincher and community leader Monisha Harrell have announced their acquisition of KVRU 105.7 FM, a non-profit, non-commerci…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Competing Social Housing Measures Face Off in Seattle Election with Rian Watt and Tiffani McCoy

Seattle voters will decide between two competing social housing funding measures in a special election ending Feb. 11. Proposition 1A, backed by labo…

11 months ago

Harm Reduction Approach Vital for Addressing Opioid Crisis, Says Expert (Re-Air)

On this topical show re-air, Crystal welcomes Everett Maroon, Executive Director of Blue Mountain Heart to Heart, for a conversation about their work…

1 year ago

Denver's STAR Program Offers Promising Alternative Response to Mental Health and Substance Use Crises (Re-Air)

On this topical show re-air, Crystal welcomes Evan Thompkins, STAR Program Specialist with the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment, an…

1 year ago

King County's Community-Led Approach Showing Promise in Combating Gun Violence (Re-Air)

On this topical show re-air, Eleuthera Lisch, director of the King County Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention, joins Crystal for a conversatio…

1 year ago

Children's Alliance Director Highlights Critical Importance of Affordable, High-Quality Childcare (Re-Air)

On this Tuesday topical show re-air, Crystal welcomes Dr. Stephan Blanford, Executive Director of Children's Alliance, for a wide-ranging conversatio…

1 year, 1 month ago