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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 52 days 6 hours 11 minutes
The Enright Files on Barack Obama
As the race for President Obama's successor heats up, Michael Enright looks back at his election and early years in office.
Ideas from the Trenches - Crazy in Love
Falling in love. Over the moon. Love-struck. These tropes are embedded in both high and popular culture. PhD student Elissa Gurman finds that the crazy-woman-in-love narrative captured in 19th century novels ended in two ways: thankless marriage or death.
Underground Rome (Encore March 12, 2015)
Delving into Rome’s past by venturing into what lies below it. Megan Williams goes underground in the city that was once known as the capital of the world. She uncovers the quiet secrets it continues to offer up and the questions that hang unsolved.
The Oldest Hatred
Anti-semitism has deep roots in France. Recent anti-Jewish demonstrations show that anti-semitism is still a potent force in contemporary France. Philip Coulter talks to scholars, historians and Jewish community leaders in Paris.
Reconciliation in South Africa - Richard Goldstone
Judge Richard Goldstone presents the 2015 Vancouver Human Rights Lecture. It's been twenty-one years since the end of Apartheid. Goldstone reviews the successes and the failures of the African Truth and Reconciliation Commission in his lecture.
Contrarians
IDEAS presents some very contrary views from Moses Znaimer's 2015 ideacity conference: Dr. Amy Lehman on aid & development; Dr. Patick Moore on science & environmentalism; and Alex Epstein on the moral case for fossil fuels.
Making Marco Polo
Almost everything we think we know about Marco Polo - traveller, explorer, the man who brought the wonders of the East to the west - is being questioned. Tony Luppino searches for the real man and story behind the legendary wanderer.
The Truth About Lying (Encore May 27, 2002)
Everyone agrees that lying is, generally, a bad thing to do. But it's actually quite hard to figure out what's wrong with it! Philosophers Michael Blake, Samantha Brennan, Arthur Ripstein and IDEAS host Paul Kennedy tell us the truth about lying.
Wachtel on the Arts - Sir Nicholas Hytner
Eleanor Wachtel talks to British theatre director and filmmaker Sir Nicholas Hytner about his new movie, "The Lady in the Van".
Jane Goodall's Hope (Encore Oct 7, 2015)
Pioneering primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall discusses the evolving relationship between humans and animals, saving the planet and the role the next generation can play in both.