{"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":"The Fighting 37th Has a New Contender: Kelabe Tewolde Eyes House Seat","slug":"the-fighting-37th-has-a-new-contender-kelabe-tewolde-eyes-house-seat","published_at":"2026-06-27T16:49:53+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-wonks-870505/the-fighting-37th-has-a-new-contender-kelabe-tewolde-eyes-house-seat","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-wonks-870505","url":"https://crystal.libsyn.com/the-fighting-37th-has-a-new-contender-kelabe-tewolde-eyes-house-seat","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/crystal/HW20260626-topical-kelabe-tewolde-podcast.mp3?dest-id=1454990","summary":"Kelabe Tewolde is running for State Representative in the 37th District, challenging the incumbent in a race centered on housing affordability, education investment, environmental justice, and public safety in South Seattle. 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 Kelabe Tewolde at https://www.kelabeforwashington.com/ .","meta_description":"Kelabe Tewolde is running for State Representative in the 37th District, challenging the incumbent in a race centered on housing affordability, education…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2293,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hacks-wonks-870505/episodes/the-fighting-37th-has-a-new-contender-kelabe-tewolde-eyes-house-seat/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/the-fighting-37th-has-a-new-contender-kelabe-tewolde-eyes-house-seat.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}