Cascade PBS

05/23/2026

Get ready for an unfiltered conversation with ESPN icon Kenny Mayne on Seattle's NBA dream and a media industry he barely recognizes anymore where algorithms and hot takes have pushed storytelling to the back burner. Our own Paris Jackson will be leading this conversation with Kenny at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival on June 6.

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05/23/2026

Happening at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival, Steve Philips, host of “Democracy in Color,” will lead a conversation with author Ibram X. Kendi discussing his book "Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age." Kendi’s book explores the history of how the “great replacement theory” became an engine of our authoritarian age. He argues that fear of being replaced—racially, culturally, and electorally—powers strongmen worldwide, and that naming the playbook is the first step toward defeating it.

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05/23/2026

In a conversation led by Tyler Foggatt from The New Yorker's "Political Scene," Robby Hoffman talks about growing up a Hasidic Jew, leaving it all behind, and building a comedy career out of their q***r identity, landing her a Netflix special and a run on the award-winning show "Hacks."

See this conversation, and more, at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival on June 6.

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05/23/2026

Rebecca Nagle and Daisy Hernandez, two award-winning writers and advocates, will lead a session at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival. Their focus? Examining how citizenship has been granted, denied, and weaponized—and how both the Cherokee and Mexican American experience reveal the contradictions at the heart of who this country says belongs here.

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05/23/2026

Nicole Scherzinger performs "Don't Rain on My Parade" from "Funny Girl."

"An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger" premieres tonight on Cascade PBS at 9PM.

05/23/2026

Researchers say Americans are feeling more lonely and disconnected.

A survey last year by the American Psychological Association, found that about 6 out of 10 adults reported those feelings. In that report – half of adults said they felt isolated, and the other 50% said they felt left out or lacked companionship often, or some of the time.

To understand how that is manifesting in the Seattle-Metro area – we went inside a community building event in White Center to see how people navigate through loneliness.

05/22/2026

One technology, two explanations of how it worked 🤔

"Natchez" is streaming on Cascade PBS.

05/22/2026

SWIPE through to see what podcasts will be at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival. Then, go to this link ----> https://bit.ly/4nLm6Ga to get your tickets! It's happening June 6th in Fremont.

05/22/2026

One day. A whole lot of ideas.

Join us at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival on June 6 and hear from some of the most influential people in politics, news, and entertainment. From Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi to Monica Lewinsky, this is an event you don't want to miss.

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05/22/2026

The curtain came down one final time on Thursday for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." Colbert has entertained and provoked audiences from the Ed Sullivan Theater stage for the last decade in ways that transformed the comedic landscape.

The curtain comes down one final time on Thursday for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." Colbert has entertained and provoked audiences from the Ed Sullivan Theater stage for the last decade in ways that transformed the comedic landscape. Geoff Bennett takes a look at what led to this point and w...

05/22/2026

Up late and enjoying your last meal? Take some time and learn about Hrishikesh Hirway's last meal. Hrishikesh is a prolific podcaster; he hosts and produces many including Home Cooking, co-hosted by past "Your Last Meal" guest, Samin Nosrat.

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Your ears are in for a treat -- this week they'll be graced by the velveteen voice of Hrishikesh Hirway! Hrishikesh is a prolific podcaster; he hosts and produces many, including my favorite food podcast of all time, Home Cooking, co-hosted by past Your Last Meal guest, Samin Nosrat.