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Police, Protests & Public Safety

May 3rd, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best in conversation with Crosscut Staff Reporter...

Grassroots Inspired Philanthropy

May 3rd, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE This event is co-curated with our Keynote Track sponsor BECU.

The Politics of Change

May 3rd, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE.    Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal in conversation with Seattle Times Features...

Is Anti-trust the Answer?

May 3rd, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar in conversation with Mary Harris, in a live taping of...

The Great Climate Migration

May 4th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Lustgarten and Sonia Shah in conversation with Crosscut Science & Environment Editor,...

News That Represents the Underrepresented

May 4th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Emily Ramshaw and Amanda Zamora, Founders of 19th News, in conversation with Crosscut Now...

This is Just Intermission

May 4th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Vivian Hua, Erin Johnson and Tim Lennon in conversation with Crosscut reporter Margo...

How the South Won the Civil War

May 4th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Heather Cox Richardson in conversation with Crosscut Editor-at-Large Knute Berger. 

The Purpose of Power

May 4th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Errin Haines in conversation with Alicia Garza. 

Bidenomics vs. Reaganomics

May 4th, 2021

This recording has been delayed, please check back soon. 

Art in a Year of Unrest

May 5th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Artists Teddy Philips (AKA Stat the Artist), Monyee Chau and Steven Miller in...

How To Get Red America to Go Green

May 5th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Montana Senator Jon Tester in conversation with Crosscut Managing Editor, Mark...

America's Gun Violence Problem

May 5th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy in conversation with Alain Stephens, from The Trace.

400 Years of Black History

May 5th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Dr. Keisha Blain in conversation with Soledad O'Brien.PLEASE NOTE:...

Foreign Travel in a Post-Pandemic World

May 5th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. European travel expert Rick Steves in conversation with journalist Enrique Cerna.PLEASE...

Hard Truths: Racism & Allyship

May 6th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. 'White Fragility' author, Robin DiAngelo, in conversation with Jason Johnson, in live...

The Digital Divide for BIPOC Small Businesses

May 6th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. This event co-curated with our Tech & the Economy Sponsor Comcast NBC...

Republican Reckoning

May 6th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE.  Conservative columnists Ross Douthat and Henry Olsen in conversation with Monica...

Fixing Democracy: The Filibuster, Statehood, Supreme Court, Voting Rights, Electoral College

May 6th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE.Adam Jentleson and Elie Mystal in conversation with Dahlia Lithwick.

Future of Cities

May 6th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Richard Florida in conversation with Geekwire journalist Monica Nickelsburg.

The End of American Exceptionalism

May 6th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLEFormer Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in conversation with Mary Kay Magistad.

Washington State of the Pandemic

May 7th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Pollster Stuart Elway and Crosscut News and Politics Editor Donna Blankinship in...

A Matter of Degrees: Tracking the Biden Administration on Climate Change

May 7th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Dr. Katharine Wilkinson and Professor Leah Stokes in conversation with Julian Brave...

Sustainable Investing: Insights Into How to Invest With Your Values

May 7th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. This session is co-curated with our Science & Environment track sponsor, UBS. The...

Big Social and the Age of Disinformation

May 7th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE Jillian York and Andrew Marantz in conversation with Cecilia Kang.

What Racism Costs Us All

May 7th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Author Heather McGhee in conversation with The Root Senior Writer, Michael Harriot. 

Animals & Us

May 7th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Authors Peter Singer and Michelle Nijhuis in conversation with Crosscut Science &...

Madam Speaker

May 7th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Speaker Nancy Pelosi in conversation with PBS Newshour Anchor, Judy Woodruff.Please note...

Worshipping Trump

May 8th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Rev. Rob Schenk, Rev. Lenny Duncan in conversation with Kirsten...

A Reason for Hope

May 8th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Dr. Jane Goodall discusses her incredible career and her hope for the future.

Your Last Meal

May 8th, 2021

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Rachel Belle hosts a live taping of the James Beard Award-nominated podcast Your Last...

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