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Crosscut Festival 2024

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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

Hanna Rosin

Hanna Rosin

Senior editor, The Atlantic, host of “Radio Atlantic”
Mo Elleithee

Mo Elleithee

Executive director of Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service
Sarah isgur

Sarah Isgur

ABC News contributor, senior editor at The Dispatch and host of Advisory Opinions
David Rind

David Rind

CNN Audio host of “Tug of War” and “One Thing”
Celeste Headlee

Celeste Headlee

Host of Slate’s Hear Me Out podcast, journalist, and author of “Speaking of Race”
Shadi Hamid

Shadi Hamid

Columnist and Editorial Board member, The Washington Post

Darcy Jaffe

Senior Vice President, Safety & Quality-Washington State Hospital Association

Shadi Hamid

Columnist and Editorial Board member, The Washington Post

Hanna Rosin

Senior editor, The Atlantic, host of “Radio Atlantic”

Sarah Isgur

ABC News contributor, senior editor at The Dispatch and host of Advisory Opinions

Mo Elleithee

Executive director of Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service

David Rind

CNN Audio host of “Tug of War” and “One Thing”

Celeste Headlee

Host of Slate’s Hear Me Out podcast, journalist, and author of “Speaking of Race”

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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.