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 15 hours 12 minutes
The Struggle Over Jihad (Encore Sept 16, 2015)
Naheed Mustafa looks at the origins of jihad, how it's been transformed into a narrowly defined call to fight -- and what can be done to reclaim it.
Born to Lie
No one wants to be called a liar. Or worse, to be caught lying. Yet lying is something we all do, often without even realizing it. Nicola Luksic takes a look at why we lie, how we teach children to do the same - and why it can sometimes be a good thing.
Global Migration and Finding Home - Pico Iyer (Encore Sept 30, 2015)
In a time of accelerated global migration and communication, lifelong traveller and writer Pico Iyer finds pathways to adventure and connection by making time to sit still.
The Lady and the Unicorn
In the Musée de Cluny hang six stunning and enigmatic medieval tapestries. Known collectively as "The Lady and the Unicorn", the tapestries feature a lion, a unicorn, and a beautiful young woman. Philip Coulter investigates a 600-year-old mystery.
Doing the Right Thing - Naheed Nenshi (Encore Sept 29, 2015)
In the 2015 Lafontaine-Baldwin Symposium, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi explains why his vision of Canada necessitates confronting ugly realities, as well as celebrating its highest ideals.
Gun Crazy
Mass shootings in the U.S. have become commonplace. Yet the culture of gun ownership remains stronger than ever. A.J. Somerset, Dr. Taiaiake Alfred, and Christopher Hedges in conversation with Paul Kennedy about gun culture in Canada and the U.S.
It's the Economists, Stupid (Encore Sept 9, 2015)
Interest rates. Unemployment. GDP. Markets. Austerity measures. Economists tell us what we, as societies, can and can't afford. But how do they decide? What values are at play?
The Enright Files - Understanding the terror attacks in Paris
This edition of The Enright Files looks back at some of our conversations from 2015 with people who tried to help us understand the terror attacks in Paris and the questions that flow from them.
The Almost Annual Ideas Levee
Whenever January 1 falls on a weekday, IDEAS host Paul Kennedy convenes a New Year's Levee for producers and contributors. It's a kind of 'sneak preview' of programs you'll soon be hearing on IDEAS.
Fifty-Fifty
Half-way through IDEAS' Jubilee season, host Paul Kennedy explores the idea of Fifty. 50 is the smallest number that's the sum of two squares; a scoring barricade broken by Rocket Richard and Charles Darwin's age when he wrote On the Origin of Species.