Crosscut Talks Podcast
1) What's on Seattle's mind? Trump, housing & the high cost of living
At the 2025 Cascade PBS Ideas Festival, we asked attendees to share their thoughts about what's going on in our city and the nation. The Cascade PBS newsroom used this year’s Ideas Festival as a chanc...Show More
2) U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal shares her joy for food and cooking
In a live taping of 'Your Last Meal,' Jayapal shares how her experience as an immigrant and an organizer influenced her affinity for world cuisines. U.S. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has represented ...Show More
3) Travel guru Rick Steves on why seeing the world makes it a better place
In a live taping of The Journal podcast, host Ryan Knutson talks with Steves about the value of travel and Americans’ reception abroad in 2025. Rick Steves has created one of the most successful trave...Show More
4) Amanda Knox talks wrongful conviction and telling her own story
In a live taping of the Criminal podcast, host Phoebe Judge speaks with Knox about her new memoir and how a murder accusation redefined her life. Amanda Knox became a household name when she was convi...Show More
5) Harvard historian discusses brainwashing in the digital age
In a live taping of Radiolab, co-host Latif Nasser and guest Rebecca Lemov discuss prominent examples of indoctrination and their modern implications. As part of the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival in late...Show More
6) Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson defend claims on Biden’s decline
In a live taping of ‘The Gist’ podcast, the authors of “Original Sin” — a book questioning the former president’s health — share their findings. One book has been stirring up a lot of political contro...Show More
7) Six months in, how has Trump’s second term impacted free speech?
In a live taping of the ‘Open to Debate’ podcast, commentator Brandi Kruse and legal scholar Nadine Strossen examine the state of the First Amendment. From funding cuts at universities to restrictions...Show More
8) Former U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake on the Past & Future of GOP Politics
In a live taping of CCN's One Thing, Flake speaks with host David Rind about a post-Trump era and his hopes for a party of governance, not grievance. Former U.S. Senator Jeff Flake (R – Arizona) is pe...Show More
9) Why Tech Platforms Have Gotten Worse – and What to Do About It
In a live taping of WNYC’s On the Media, author and activist Cory Doctorow argues that tech giants have chased profits at the expense of users. There’s no question that the products that giant compani...Show More
10) Al Franken on Trump 2.0, Comedy and What’s Next for Democrats
Author, comedian and former U.S. Senator Al Franken has a unique resume. One of the original writers on Saturday Night Live, he won five Emmys, wrote several comedic books on politics and represented ...Show More