Host, What a Day (Crooked Media)
Jane Coaston is the host of What a Day for Crooked Media. Previously, she was the host of The Argument at The New York Times. She is a contributor to New York Times opinion and CNN, and a fellow at the University of Southern California’s Center for the Political Future. Originally from Cincinnati, Jane attended the University of Michigan. She and her husband live in Los Angeles with their cattle dog, Red Rock.
If you’re looking for hype, fake outrage, and groupthink, kindly keep moving. Our mission at What a Day is simple: to be your guide to what truly matters each morning (and the fun stuff you might have missed) in just 20 minutes. Host Jane Coaston brings you in-depth reporting and substantive analysis on the big stories shaping today and the creeping trends shaping tomorrow — and when she doesn’t know the answers, she asks someone even smarter to fill us all in. Radical, right?
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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.
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