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        Bill McKibben on climate activism as a lifetime fight

        Activism over 60: Bill McKibben says teenagers shouldn’t be the only ones fighting climate change. 

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        Chasing History highlights Carl Bernstein’s beginnings in a 1960s newsroom, going from copyboy to dictationist to city desk clerk. 

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        The 2022 Crosscut Festival will return in a hybrid format, featuring both in-person sessions and streaming online events.

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        Worshipping Trump

        A conversation about Evangelicals and the identity crisis they face after the Donald Trump presidency.

        July 15, 2021
        Stuart Elway, Donna Blankinship and Starla Sampaco
        Crosscut Festival Main Stage

        Washington State of the Pandemic

        We discuss the Crosscut-Elway Poll that surveyed Washington residents to find out how the state is doing after such an unprecedented year and speak about what we expect to come next.

        July 15, 2021
        Henry Olsen, Ross Douthat and Monica Guzman
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        Republican Reckoning

        We check in with two conservative columnists with inside the beltway access, who explain how the Trump Presidency upended the Republican party and where this leaves Republicans now.

        July 15, 2021
        Abrahm Lustgarten, Sonia Shah and Ted Alvarez
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        The Great Climate Migration

        Without money to address the problem, climate migration is often simply a question of survival. But where will everyone go?

        July 15, 2021
        Carmen Best and David Kroman
        Crosscut Festival Main Stage

        Protests, Police and Public Safety

        A candid conversation with former Police Chief Carmen Best about policing and public safety.

        July 15, 2021
        Adam Jentleson, Elie Mystal and Dahlia Lithwick
        Crosscut Festival Main Stage

        Fixing Democracy

        We speak about it all: the filibuster, voting rights, the Senate and the Supreme Court. We also speak about how to fix some of the issues surrounding these topics.

        July 15, 2021
        Jillian Cork, Andrew Marantz and Cecilia Kang
        Crosscut Festival Main Stage

        Big Social and the Age of Disinformation

        Right now the control of social media and information rests exclusively within the hands of a very few, powerful companies. Can anything be done to change it?

        July 15, 2021
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        Art in a Year of Unrest

        A conversation with two local artists whose work has been affected and inspired by the tumult of 2020, reflecting back to us the story and the journey we’ve all been on, alone together.

        July 15, 2021
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        This Is Just the Intermission

        Joined by leaders from the creative community, we look at the arts and music industries, forever changed, but determined to return after COVID shutdowns.

        July 15, 2021
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        The Politics of Change

        Congresswoman Jayapal joins us for an audience-lead conversation on the importance of activism.

        July 15, 2021
        Richard Florida and Monica Nickelsburg
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        Future of Cities

        Richard Florida, founder of CityLab and author of recent book The New Urban Crisis, shares his thoughts on this pivotal moment for Seattle, and cities around the world.

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