Cascade PBS Ideas Festival

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The official podcast of the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival, featuring conversations with the journalists, politicians, leaders, academics and thinkers who shape our world. Hosted by Paris Jackson


Episode Date
What's on Seattle's mind? Trump, housing & the high cost of living
Aug 11, 2025
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal shares her joy for food and cooking
Aug 04, 2025
Travel guru Rick Steves on why seeing the world makes it a better place
Jul 28, 2025
Amanda Knox talks wrongful conviction and telling her own story
Jul 21, 2025
Harvard historian discusses brainwashing in the digital age
Jul 14, 2025
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson defend claims on Biden’s decline
Jul 07, 2025
Six months in, how has Trump’s second term impacted free speech?
Jun 30, 2025
Former U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake on the Past & Future of GOP Politics
Jun 23, 2025
Why Tech Platforms Have Gotten Worse – and What to Do About It
Jun 16, 2025
Al Franken on Trump 2.0, Comedy and What’s Next for Democrats
Jun 09, 2025
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Jun 02, 2025
“Text Me Back!” Prepares Us for the Election
Oct 23, 2024
Race, Power and Palestine with Ta-Nehisi Coates
Jul 15, 2024
How Artificial Intelligence Could Impact Elections
Jul 08, 2024
Malcolm Gladwell Talks Gun Violence in America
Jul 01, 2024
How Identity Shapes Politics in a Fractured America
Jun 24, 2024
Bridging the Partisan Divide with David Greene
Jun 17, 2024
Unpacking True Crime with Patrick Radden Keefe
Jun 10, 2024
The Past and Future of American Democracy
Jun 03, 2024
Good Economic Data and Bad Economic Feelings
May 27, 2024
Laughing at Hollywood and the U.S. Supreme Court
May 20, 2024
Reporting on the Crisis in the Middle East
May 13, 2024
Welcome Back to the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival
May 06, 2024
Marc Summers on Double Dare and His Last Meal
Aug 01, 2023
Psychedelics and Our Mental Health
Jul 27, 2023
Tackling the Biodiversity Crisis
Jul 25, 2023
Solving the World’s Plastics Problem
Jul 12, 2023
Climate Crisis Solutions with Jamie Stroble and Dr. Heidi Roop
Jul 11, 2023
The Powers and Possible Perils of Gene Editing
Jul 06, 2023
Which Metaverse Will Win?
Jul 04, 2023
Big Tech’s Midlife Crisis with Will Oremus
Jun 29, 2023
How ‘Jeopardy!’ Is Changing with Ken Jennings
Jun 27, 2023
How the Forward Party Might Work with Andrew Yang
Jun 22, 2023
Rebooting the Republican Party with Will Hurd
Jun 20, 2023
The Return of the Abortion Underground
Jun 16, 2023
Working to End the Fentanyl Crisis
Jun 13, 2023
Living With Artificial Intelligence with Oren Etzioni
Jun 08, 2023
Inside the Fight for Trans Rights with Danni Askini
Jun 06, 2023
Preparing Kids for Life After High School
Jun 01, 2023
Rep. Adam Smith on the War in Ukraine
May 30, 2023
Michael Cohen on the Trump Indictment
May 25, 2023
Eric Holder on Trump, the Supreme Court and Voting Rights
May 22, 2023
Falling Out of Love With the Supreme Court with Dahlia Lithwick and Michael Waldman
May 18, 2023
Michael Barbaro on the New Era of News
May 16, 2023
Deepak Chopra’s Prescription for Your Mental Health
May 11, 2023
Understanding Death to Understand Life with Andrew Steele and Carl Zimmer
Aug 14, 2022
How to Be Happier with Dr. Laurie Santos
Aug 10, 2022
How Billionaires Are Changing the Space Race with Tim Fernholz and Christian Davenport
Jul 24, 2022
Keeping Arts Alive in an Expensive City During a Persistent Pandemic
Jul 22, 2022
How the Internet Changed Us with Pamela Paul
Jul 17, 2022
Carl Bernstein on the Past and Future of News
Jul 14, 2022
Manipulating Nature to Save It with Elizabeth Kolbert
Jul 10, 2022
The Fight to Save Snake River Salmon with Dr. Helen Neville and Alyssa Macy
Jul 07, 2022
The Politics of Your Dinner Plate with Eddie Hill and Robert Paarlberg
Jul 03, 2022
Bill McKibben on the Future of the Climate Fight
Jun 29, 2022
How the Reversal of ‘Roe v. Wade’ Impacts Washington State
Jun 27, 2022
Safe Water for Everyone with Matt Damon and Gary White
Jun 23, 2022
Ijeoma Oluo on the State of America’s Racial Reckoning
Jun 20, 2022
Work Isn’t Working with Sarah Jaffe and Eyal Press
Jun 17, 2022
Chasing COVID with Trevor Bedford
Jun 15, 2022
Our Healthcare System Is Sick with Vin Gupta and Cassie Sauer
Jun 13, 2022
Introducing the Black Arts Legacies Podcast!
Jun 11, 2022
Are Authoritarians Winning? with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Rebekah Koffler, Steven Levitsky and David Corn
Jun 09, 2022
A Republican in the City Attorney’s Office with Ann Davison
Jun 05, 2022
Safe and Sound: A Conversation with Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz and Community Leaders on Public Safety
May 27, 2022
The Fight to End Homelessness with Marc Dones, Karen Salinas and LaMont Green
May 25, 2022
The Crisis in Education with Chris Reykdal and Uti Yamassee Hawkins
May 22, 2022
The Pursuit of Justice with Bob Ferguson
May 19, 2022
The Powers of a Governor with Jay Inslee
May 17, 2022
Nikole Hannah-Jones on 1619’s Success, Backlash and Future
May 15, 2022
Power, Politics and Partisanship with Robert Gibbs and Rick Wilson
May 12, 2022
Ezra Klein on Roe, Ukraine and Hope
May 10, 2022
The Full Fauci Interview with Judy Woodruff
May 08, 2022
The End of Roe and the Future of Abortion with Dahlia Lithwick
May 05, 2022
Looking Back to Look Forward: Reflecting on Seattle’s Evolution
Apr 12, 2022
Are There Socialist Solutions to Seattle’s Problems? with Kshama Sawant
Feb 18, 2022
Election Security and Access in Washington State with Sec. Steve Hobbs
Jan 21, 2022
Introducing the Mossback podcast!
Jan 12, 2022
The Progressive Fight for Build Back Better with Pramila Jayapal
Dec 17, 2021
Fine Dining During the Pandemic with Mark and Brian Canlis and Hsiao-Ching Chou
Nov 12, 2021
Disinformation and Big Tech with Andrew Marantz and Jillian C. York
Nov 05, 2021
The Future of Cities with Richard Florida
Oct 29, 2021
What Racism Costs Us All with Heather McGhee
Oct 21, 2021
The Power and Persistence of BLM with Alicia Garza
Oct 07, 2021
Animals and Us with Michelle Nijhuis and Peter Singer
Sep 30, 2021
The Future of Journalism Now with Emily Ramshaw and Amanda Zamora
Sep 23, 2021
What Broke America? with Michael Kirk and Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Sep 18, 2021
What Biden Is Bringing to the Climate Fight with Leah Stokes, Katharine Wilkinson and Julian Brave NoiseCat
Sep 09, 2021
The State of White Anti-Racism with Robin DiAngelo
Sep 02, 2021
Climate Change and the Future of Outdoor Adventuring with Amy Snover
Aug 26, 2021
How COVID Changed the Arts with Vivian Hua, Tim Lennon and Erin Johnson
Aug 19, 2021
A New Era of Antitrust with Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Aug 12, 2021
Why Black History Matters with Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
Aug 05, 2021
Gun Violence in America with Sen. Chris Murphy
Jul 28, 2021
What White Evangelicals See in Trump with Rev. Rob Schenck, Rev. Lenny Duncan and Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Jul 21, 2021
The Great Climate Migration with Sonia Shah and Abrahm Lustgarten
Jul 07, 2021
Traveling in a Reopened World with Rick Steves
Jul 02, 2021
Is It Safe to Unmask? with Dr. Umair Shah
Jun 27, 2021
Is This the End of American Exceptionalism? with Robert Gates
Jun 22, 2021
America’s Reckoning on Race with Doug Baldwin and Shaun Scott
Jun 16, 2021
Fixing American Democracy with Elie Mystal and Adam Jentleson
Jun 14, 2021
Getting Red America to Go Green with Sen. Jon Tester
Jun 10, 2021
The Activist’s Approach to Governance with Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Jun 06, 2021
Who Really Won the Civil War? With Heather Cox Richardson
Jun 03, 2021
The Future of the GOP with Ross Douthat and Henry Olsen
May 30, 2021
Art in a Year of Unrest with Monyee Chau, Steven Miller and Teddy Phillips
May 26, 2021
A Departed Police Chief Looks Back with Carmen Best
May 23, 2021
Holding Out Hope in a Time of Crisis with Jane Goodall
May 18, 2021
Finding Harm in Health Care with Jen Dev and Edwin Lindo
Apr 29, 2021
How the Pandemic Is Changing Us with Nicholas Christakis
Apr 21, 2021
Finding Unity in a Divided America with Eric Liu
Apr 13, 2021