{"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: January 9, 2026 - with Robert Cruickshank","slug":"week-in-review-january-9-2026-with-robert-cruickshank","published_at":"2026-01-10T00:16:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-wonks-870505/week-in-review-january-9-2026-with-robert-cruickshank","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-wonks-870505","url":"https://crystal.libsyn.com/week-in-review-january-9-2026-with-robert-cruickshank","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/crystal/HW20260109-wir-robert-cruickshank-podcast.mp3?dest-id=1454990","summary":"On this week-in-review, Crystal Fincher and Robert Cruickshank discuss: 😡 WA still providing driver data to federal immigration agents 🌱 New Seattle electeds inaugurated 🤨 SPOG misleads on drug policy 🥳 Mike Solan out as SPOG president 🪓 Bob Ferguson proposes an income tax – and huge austerity 💸 Inslee criticizes Ferguson's raid on climate funding 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: 😡 WA still providing driver data to federal immigration agents 🌱 New Seattle elect…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2443,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hacks-wonks-870505/episodes/week-in-review-january-9-2026-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-january-9-2026-with-robert-cruickshank.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}