Phoebe Judge is the host and co-creator of Criminal, This Is Love, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Criminal was named the "best true crime podcast of all time" by Entertainment Weekly, and one of the Best Podcasts of 2023 by The New York Times, which described it as a “venerated series” that has “grown only more impressive with time.” The ACLU has praised Criminal for creating “an unexpected and critical look at true crime that often leaves you questioning the criminal legal system and always shows there is more to the story.” Previously, Judge was a host at WUNC North Carolina Public Radio, a producer for The Story with Dick Gordon and a reporter based on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. She covered the BP oil spill and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina for Mississippi Public Broadcasting and National Public Radio. Judge’s work has won multiple Edward R. Murrow and Associated Press awards.
Criminal is an award-winning podcast about true crime. Stories of people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Criminal is one of the most popular podcasts in the world, and was named one of the Best Podcasts of 2023 by The New York Times.
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The Cascade PBS Ideas Festival is a full-day celebration of big ideas and bold conversations in Seattle's historic Fremont neighborhood. The event brings together live podcast recordings and television tapings from major media outlets across the country. Thousands of PBS supporters, curious minds, and emerging thought leaders have enjoyed hundreds of engaging sessions featuring politicians from across the aisle, celebrated authors, and iconic figures. Now in its ninth year, the Ideas Festival has become a can't-miss annual event where people come together to explore the issues shaping our world.
Each year, some of the most celebrated voices in podcasting and media make their way to Seattle to record live at the festival — productions from The Atlantic, The New Yorker, NPR, PBS, CNN, Vox, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Pushkin, Spotify, and beyond. The festival has welcomed live editions of Fresh Air, Radiolab, Revisionist History, Criminal, On the Media, The Political Scene, What a Day, The Gist, Amicus, The Weeds, Open to Debate, Decoder, Radio Atlantic, One Thing, Text Me Back, The Journal, Critics at Large, A Word, Good on Paper, Seattle Now, Your Last Meal, What Next, and more
The Cascade PBS Ideas Festival has hosted hundreds of speakers such as Jane Goodall, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Malcolm Gladwell, Nancy Pelosi, Macklemore, Judy Woodruff, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Jeff Flake, Ibram X. Kendi, Amy Klobuchar, Anthony Fauci, Monica Lewinsky, Robby Hoffman, Eddie Galude Jr., Laverne Cox, Adam Schiff, Jon Tester, Jake Tapper, Ross Douthat, Al Franken, Tonya Mosley, Eric Holder, Michael Barbaro, Carl Bernstein, Ezra Klein, Amanda Knox, Matt Damon, Dahlia Lithwick, Heather Cox Richardson, Robert Gates, Andrew Yang, and Governor Christine Todd Whitman.
Beyond the stage, the festival offers a full day of discovery. Elliott Bay Book Company sets up a pop-up bookstore stocked with titles from every speaker, and a dedicated Q&A Corner gives attendees the chance to continue the conversation one-on-one after each session. After Show Meetups invite guests to connect, and find community with fellow attendees. Food trucks, interactive installations, a happy hour, music and a live DJ round out the experience — making the Ideas Festival as much a celebration as it is a conversation.
Interested in learning more? Reach us at events@cascadepbs.org
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Adiel Kaplan works for InvestigateWest covering the 2017 Washington Legislature. She has reported locally and internationally on a range of topics, from campus sexual assault to technology.
Editor at Large, Reason Magazine / Debate Moderator, Open to Debate
Co-Host, Radiolab (WNYC)
Host, What a Day (Crooked Media)
