Cascade PBS Ideas Festival

Author Pamela Paul recalls what the world was like before it was connected — and how privacy and personal memory have transformed since.

The legendary journalist, who helped change the industry with his reporting on Watergate, talks about how journalism changed his life.

The New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert says human ingenuity may offer some solutions.

Salmon in the Pacific Northwest have been on the decline. Two advocates tell how breaching the dams along the river could restore the population.

The food that Americans eat says a lot about the political culture they live in. An expert panel discusses what the country's diet is telling us now. 

Iconic environmentalist Bill McKibben discusses the history of climate change, as well as the challenges and opportunities of the environmental movement.

Actor Matt Damon and engineer Gary White discuss solutions to the water crisis.

Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo discusses how the conversation around race has evolved since the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020.

Journalists Sarah Jaffe and Eyal Press discuss what the Great Resignation, union organization and hybrid models mean for the future of labor.

Trevor Bedford, a Fred Hutch scientist, was one of the first people to explain COVID-19 to the public. Thousands of Twitter followers and a MacArthur grant later, he reflects on what he learned.

The pandemic presented new challenges to U.S. health care. Two experts discuss where the system failed, as well as the advancements spurred by the virus.

A panel of experts discusses similarities and differences between anti-democratic developments in Russia and the U.S. 

After taking over for her progressive predecessor, Republican Ann Davison discusses how her office has been navigating prosecution and public safety.

An approach informed by lived experience can help solve the worsening crisis, they say.

The state's top education official and a Seattle teacher’s union leader discuss lessons learned and the path forward.