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Hosted by Crystal Fincher.
Hosted by Crystal Fincher.
It publishes less often than most News & Politics shows, so expect a longer lead time and fewer available slots.
Measured against every news & politics podcast in the directory that has published in the last year.
| This show | Category average | |
|---|---|---|
| Episodes featuring a guest | 30% | 14% |
| Episodes in the last 90 days | 0 | 22 |
| Typical episode length | 45 min | 43 min |
| Episodes published in total | 50 | 191 |
| Reach percentile | 27 | 50 |
Reach is a percentile among shows you could realistically get booked on, built from chart history, longevity, activity and cadence. It is not a download figure. Nobody outside a show can see those.
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.
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Sometimes has guests. Interviews appear alongside other formats. This is our reading of the show's recent episode titles, not a statement from the show itself.
Yes. Hacks & Wonks publishes a contact address in its own RSS feed, and it is the show's own inbox rather than a shared network desk. We hold it and release it to people on a plan. We never invent an address and never send a pitch on your behalf.
It has not published in a long time, so there is no current schedule. There are 50 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 45 minutes.
Yes. It has published within the last year.