Date:
Saturday, May 31, 2025 - 9:30am to 9:00pmLocation:
Amazon Meeting CenterJoin us at this year's Cascade PBS Ideas Festival! We'll be gathering with other changemakers and innovators, including featured speaker Nadine Strossen, senior fellow with FIRE (the Foundation for Individual Rights & Expression) and national American Civil Liberties Union President 1991-2008. Visit the ACLU-WA information and photo booth. Grab free swag for being a member or becoming a member.
The Cascade PBS Ideas Festival is a full-day event in downtown Seattle, featuring live podcast recordings and studio television tapings from The Atlantic, NPR, CNN, Vox, PBS, Crooked Media, The Gist, Open to Debate, and more. Watch live as journalists, newsmakers, and thought leaders from around the world take on hot topics making news and the biggest issues of our time. Plus, community meetups, speaker meet-and-greets, micro-sessions, food trucks, DJs, and artists.
Current speakers include Jake Tapper, Al Franken, Pramila Jayapal, Rick Steves, Jeff Flake, Jane Coaston, Amanda Knox, Phoebe Judge, Cory Doctorow, Mike Pesca, David Rind, Nadine Strossen, and many more.
The Cascade PBS Ideas Festival is a full-day event in downtown Seattle, featuring live podcast recordings and studio television tapings from The Atlantic, NPR, CNN, Vox, PBS, Crooked Media, The Gist, Open to Debate, and more. Watch live as journalists, newsmakers, and thought leaders from around the world take on hot topics making news and the biggest issues of our time. Plus, community meetups, speaker meet-and-greets, micro-sessions, food trucks, DJs, and artists.
Current speakers include Jake Tapper, Al Franken, Pramila Jayapal, Rick Steves, Jeff Flake, Jane Coaston, Amanda Knox, Phoebe Judge, Cory Doctorow, Mike Pesca, David Rind, Nadine Strossen, and many more.