About the Festival
The Cascade PBS Ideas Festival brings together journalists, newsmakers, and innovators from around the country to talk about the issues that are animating our cultural conversations. The festival includes live recordings of television and podcasts from The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Pushkin, NPR and PBS; as well as community meetups, meet-and-greets, food trucks, DJs, and more.
The Cascade PBS Ideas Festival will take place May 4, 2024, at the Amazon Meeting Center, 2031 Seventh Ave. Seattle, WA 98121.
2024 Speakers
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Malcolm Gladwell
Heather Cox Richardson
Lindy West
David Hogg
Nada Bashir
Hanna Rosin
Mo Elleithee
Dr. Jason Johnson
Charlie Warzel
Elahe Izadi
Patrick Radden Keefe
David Greene
Martine Powers
Sarah Isgur
Guy Branum
Vinson Cunningham
David Rind
Meagan Hatcher-Mays
Alexandra Schwartz
Celeste Headlee
Naomi Fry
Megan McArdle
Shadi Hamid
Kate Linebaugh
Ryan Knutson
Molly Ball
Dr. Babak Sarani
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Programming
The Cascade PBS Ideas Festival offers a program that provides a wide spectrum of viewpoints, experiences and affiliations, and welcomes members of many communities. We are sensitive to the fact that some opinions and conversations may make audience members feel uncomfortable. As a public media organization, we are responsible to act as a neutral mediator. We do not endorse the policies or opinions of our guests. However, we believe that the best way to bridge our divides is to hear from people with whom we might disagree, even vehemently, and to ask each other hard questions.