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CNN’s David Rind and Middle East correspondent Nada Bashir discuss the challenges of covering the crisis in Gaza.

A coalition is asking to increase the levy to $1.9B for more bike and pedestrian safety measures — which a poll found a majority of voters might support. 

The Atlantic’s Hanna Rosin and Charlie Warzel discuss the dangers of the technology in political spaces, from deepfakes of candidates to robocalls.

A lost film from the ’50s details a beach hike devised by a U.S. Supreme Court Justice to save a pristine stretch of the Olympic Peninsula coast.

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Does Seattle's police force have a culture problem? We asked the mayor about the department’s lawsuits over sexual harassment, racism and gender bias.

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The author shared his observations on the similarities between Black and Palestinian calls for freedom during a trip to the occupied West Bank.

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After the university refused to move the event farther from the pro-Palestinian encampment, confrontation ensued around the Seattle campus Quad.

In a Cascade PBS interview, Seattle’s mayor shares how his background shapes his work, from his stance on public safety to his hope for an NBA return.

New self-plagiarism allegations have complicated a yearslong debate about whether to rescind serial predator Patrick O’Donnell’s doctorate.

Polls find that despite strong employment and reduced inflation, citizens are in no mood to credit Biden — which could buoy Trump’s campaign.

Cascade PBS anchor Paris Jackson hears from the mayor about key issues facing his administration, such as public safety and Downtown revitalization.

Left, Right & Center podcast host David Greene talks the Israel-Hamas war and media coverage in the presidential race with Sarah Isgur and Mo Elleithee.

Audiences loved the show, but what he sold as “authentic” was anything but. Knute Berger shares how the myth shaped our idea of the frontier.

After painting the “M” in Seattle’s Black Lives Matter mural, this artist’s career has been on the ascent.

A trauma surgeon and an activist meet on the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival stage and find common ground during a live podcast taping with Malcolm Gladwell.

Catch up on every session, featuring speakers such as Malcolm Gladwell, Lindy West and Ta-Nehisi Coates, on our weekly festival podcast.

Two student groups have now set up tents on the Seattle campus quad, demanding the university cut ties with Israel and Boeing.