Ideas

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IDEAS is a deep-dive into contemporary thought and intellectual history. No topic is off-limits. In the age of clickbait and superficial headlines, it's for people who like to think.

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The Multiple Lives of CBC Massey Lecturer Ian Williams

2024 CBC Massey lecturer Ian Williams speaks with IDEAS host Nahlah Ayed about the forces that have shaped him as a thinker and writer, from the encyclopedias he read as a child in Trinidad to his years as a dancer to the poetry of Margaret Atwood. 'I believe in multiplicity,' he says. The 2024 Massey Lectures, What I Mean to Say: Remaking Conversation in Our Time, begin this coming Monday.

54 min
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A Harem of Computers: The History of the Feminized Machine

Digital assistants, in your home or on your phone, are usually presented as women. In this documentary, IDEAS traces the history of the feminized, non-threatening machine, from Siri and Alexa to the "women computers" of the 19th century. *This episode originally aired on Oct. 26, 2022.

54 min
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How Canadians Can Help Lead the Global Fight for Health Equity

In an era of rampant commodification of life-saving medicines, healthcare must be secured as a global public good, argues health justice advocate Fatima Hassan. In her Boehm Lecture on Public Health she explores ideas of solidarity and leadership in pandemic, epidemic and war responses.

54 min
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How to Flourish in a Broken World

The world is full of problems — our broken healthcare, out-of-reach housing, a democracy in shambles and a dying planet. Is it actually possible to fix this mess? IDEAS hears from people working to fix our most intractable problems at a time when it can feel easier to just give up. *This episode originally aired on Sept. 21, 2023.

54 min
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Pt 2: Acts of Remembrance: Canadian Veterans Share Postwar Experiences

Canada’s veterans have a conflicted relationship with Remembrance Day, an idea that may be shifting as older war vets leave us. In a two-part series, IDEAS continues exploring postwar experiences from The Canadian War Museum’s oral history project called In Their Own Voices. *This is part two of a two-part series.

54 min
8 NOV

Pt 1: What Came After: Canadian Veterans Share Postwar Experiences

Even when wars end, they go on — transforming the people who fought them, their families, and even society. More than 200 veterans were interviewed for a project by the Canadian War Museum called In Their Own Voices. The initiative explores the profound changes that come after veterans return home. *This is part one of a two-part series.

54 min
7 NOV

Massey at 60: The Legacy of Doris Lessing and the 'Prisons We Choose to Live Inside'

Doris Lessing addressed Canadian audiences with her CBC Massey Lectures in 1985, warning warn us against groupthink and what she called the intellectual “prisons we choose to live inside." Now, a response from the present day: Professor Miglena Todorova reflects on Lessing’s message and puts it into the context of today’s politics.

54 min
6 NOV

The Seven Wonders of the World: A Bucket List for Ancient Travellers

More than 2,000 years ago, someone sat down and drafted a list of what they thought were the seven man-made wonders of the ancient world. From the Pyramid of Giza to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, historian Bettany Hughes shares her enthusiasm for the monumental achievements brought into existence by ancient cultures.

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19/10/2021

MAGAM1519

Me encanta este programa, todos sus invitados te hacen pensar y tener nuevas ideas sobre diferentes temas. Aunque no estés de acuerdo es fantástico escuchar voces con pensamiento crítico.
Splendid cultural updating

30/06/2009

Burillo

I enjoy "Ideas", I've learnt about books, facts, opinions and personalities. Best choice to keep up-to-date in present day culture. Mr. Kennedy you are really good!
Liberals are not on the left!

01/12/2018

RLS1974RLS

The basic premise of who is a leftist is a total joke. Big problem cause it marginalizes Actual Progressives.

IDEAS is a deep-dive into contemporary thought and intellectual history. No topic is off-limits. In the age of clickbait and superficial headlines, it's for people who like to think.