Hacks & Wonks
Hosted by Crystal Fincher · Crystal Fincher
4.9from 96 ratings
- 494
- Episodes
- 18
- Transcribed
- 96
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 987
- YouTube views
About Hacks & Wonks
Hacks & Wonks is a show hosted by political consultant Crystal Fincher, who talks with Policy Wonks and Political Hacks to gather insight into local politics and policy in Washington state through the lens of those doing the work, with behind-the-scenes perspectives on what's happening, why it's happening and what you can do about it.
- Publisher
- Crystal Fincher
- Category
- news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 12 Jun 2020
- Latest episode
- 30 Jun 2026
Latest episodes
18 of 494 episodes have a transcript.
30 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Sharon Tomiko Santos Makes Her Case for Reelection in the 37th
27 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Fighting 37th Has a New Contender: Kelabe Tewolde Eyes House Seat
25 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Silas James, District 5 Candidate, Outlines Plans to Address Housing, Safety, and Poverty
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Sharon Tomiko Santos Makes Her Case for Reelection in the 37th
Published 30 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But I want to unpack that just a little bit because I think it deserves it to talk about not only what have I done but more important what will continue to motivate me. As many people know, my mom and my grandma were both American-born citizens who were incarcerated during World War II for no reason other than their ethnic identity as Japanese Americans. Again, both my mother and my grandmother were born in the United States. My mother was only nine when she was put behind bars. After the war, our community, because the entire Japanese community on the West Coast was displaced, removed from their homes, They were forced to sell all of their worldly possessions on pennies on the dollar. […]
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- Sharon Tomiko Santos
- Kelabe Tewolde
- Silas James
- Nilu Jenks
- Ron Davis
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 987
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 60 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 36 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 66
- Engagement
- 90
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Crystal Fincher host the show. Published by Crystal Fincher.
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