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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, Vox, Slate, Pushkin, NPR and PBS; as well as community meetups, meet-and-greets, food trucks, DJs, and more.

2024 Speakers (more to be announced)

John Bolton

John Bolton

Former US National Security Advisor; Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
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”
Celeste Headlee

Celeste Headlee

Host of Slate's Hear Me Out podcast, journalist, and author of Speaking of Race

John Bolton

Former US National Security Advisor; Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

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

Celeste Headlee

Host of Slate's Hear Me Out podcast, journalist, and author of Speaking of Race

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Festival Programming

The Cascade PBS Ideas Festival aims to foster open and respectful dialogue about important issues. It’s the mission of the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival to offer 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. When participating in these events, we require that our guests and our audience do so according to our code of conduct. We welcome input and ideas from our community. Let us know what speakers or topics we should consider for the next Cascade PBS Ideas Festival. 

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