{"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":"Week in Review: April 17, 2026 - with Robert Cruickshank","slug":"week-in-review-april-17-2026-with-robert-cruickshank","published_at":"2026-04-17T17:32:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-wonks-870505/week-in-review-april-17-2026-with-robert-cruickshank","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-wonks-870505","url":"https://crystal.libsyn.com/week-in-review-april-17-2026-with-robert-cruickshank","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/crystal/HW20260417-wir-robert-cruickshank-podcast.mp3?dest-id=1454990","summary":"On this week-in-review, Crystal Fincher and Robert Cruickshank discuss: ⚔️ Progressive Democrats take on moderate incumbents 🚈 Sound Transit 3 in crisis 🏘️ Mayor Wilson's housing proposals 💯 Katie Wilson's first 100 days 🧑‍🏫 Seattle Public Schools debates how to handle educator misconduct 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 today's co-host, Robert Cruickshank, on Bluesky at @robertcruickshank.com .","meta_description":"On this week-in-review, Crystal Fincher and Robert Cruickshank discuss: ⚔️ Progressive Democrats take on moderate incumbents 🚈 Sound Transit 3 in crisis 🏘…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2182,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hacks-wonks-870505/episodes/week-in-review-april-17-2026-with-robert-cruickshank/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/week-in-review-april-17-2026-with-robert-cruickshank.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}