{"podcast":{"title":"Hacks & Wonks","slug":"hacks-wonks-870505","podcast_index_feed_id":870505,"rss_url":"https://crystal.libsyn.com/hacksandwonks","website_url":"http://www.officialhacksandwonks.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/7/0/4/1704818accdff450/itunes_unafe.png","author":"Crystal Fincher","episode_count":50,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T12:17:49.434573+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-wonks-870505"},"episode":{"title":"Hannah Sabio-Howell Challenges Senate Majority Leader Pedersen in Seattle's Most Progressive District","slug":"hannah-sabio-howell-challenges-senate-majority-leader-pedersen-in-seattle-s-most-progressive-district","published_at":"2026-05-19T20:24:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-wonks-870505/hannah-sabio-howell-challenges-senate-majority-leader-pedersen-in-seattle-s-most-progressive-district","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-wonks-870505","url":"https://crystal.libsyn.com/hannah-sabio-howell-challenges-senate-majority-leader-pedersen-in-seattles-most-progressive-district","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/crystal/HW20260519-topical-hannah-sabio-howell-podcast_v01.mp3?dest-id=1454990","summary":"Hannah Sabio-Howell, a labor organizer and former Washington State Senate communications staffer, is challenging incumbent Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen for the 43rd Legislative District's state senate seat. The district, which covers Capitol Hill, First Hill, the Central District, and Madison Valley, is widely considered the most politically progressive district in the state. As always, a full text transcript of the show is available at officialhacksandwonks.com . Follow us on Bluesky at @HacksAndWonks . Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Bluesky at @finchfrii and find Hannah Sabio-Howell at https://hannahforwashington.com/ .","meta_description":"Hannah Sabio-Howell, a labor organizer and former Washington State Senate communications staffer, is challenging incumbent Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3428,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hacks-wonks-870505/episodes/hannah-sabio-howell-challenges-senate-majority-leader-pedersen-in-seattle-s-most-progressive-district/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-wonks-870505/hannah-sabio-howell-challenges-senate-majority-leader-pedersen-in-seattle-s-most-progressive-district.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}