Get ready for Idea Fest 2026!

Journalists Susan Glasser, Jane Mayer and Evan Osnos will record an episode of their New Yorker podcast, “The Political Scene,” at the marquee session of Cap Times Idea Fest on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Tickets to see that session are on sale now, and so are those for our Sept. 24 Celebration of Journalism featuring journalist Jacob Soboroff of MS NOW. Those tickets include admission to all other Idea Fest sessions Sept. 18-26. We will be announcing those as we confirm them in coming weeks.
In the meantime, sign up for our free Idea Fest newsletter to get updates about this year’s festival. And don’t forget that Cap Times members get discounted tickets. See you soon!

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