Alex Wagner
Co-Host and Executive Producer, "The Circus," Showtime; National Correspondent, CBS News; Contributing Editor, The Atlantic
Alex Wagner is a co-host and executive producer of Showtime’s political documentary series, “The Circus,” a national correspondent for CBS News, and a contributing editor at The Atlantic, where she co-hosts the weekly podcast, “Radio Atlantic.” She is the author of the 2018 book Futureface: A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest, and the Secret to Belonging. Previously, Wagner hosted MSNBC’s Emmy-nominated show “NOW with Alex Wagner.” She has also worked as a reporter with Huffington Post, as a White House correspondent for Politics Daily, and as editor in chief of the award-winning Fader Magazine.
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We’ve selected some of the brightest minds on the Ideas Festival stage to participate in an afternoon of Big Ideas for young people: an interactive afternoon that will include...