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IDEAS is a place for people who like to think. If you value deep conversation and unexpected reveals, this show is for you. From the roots and rise of authoritarianism to near-death experiences to the history of toilets, no topic is off-limits. Hosted by Nahlah Ayed, we’re home to immersive documentaries and fascinating interviews with some of the most consequential thinkers of our time. With an award-winning team, our podcast has proud roots in its 60-year history with CBC Radio, exploring the IDEAS that make us who we are. New episodes drop Monday through Friday at 5pm ET.

Ideas

Episodes

On Culture Wars in Christianity

China's Cultural Revolution: a history that remains widely unknown

Papyrus: Exploring the Invention of the Book

The Making of a Beast: Entering New World of Fire

The Heavy Metal Suite: Music and the Future of Mining

The extreme in America’s mainstream

Wade Davis' CBC Massey Lecture # 5 | The Wayfinders: Century of the Wind

Massey at 60: Wade Davis on the importance of understanding the mysteries of the natural world

Learning to Look in the Sistine Chapel: Jeannie Marshall

How global liberation efforts helped shape the Dene fight for self-determination

Food Security: Root Causes and Pathways to Change

What role can solidarity play when confronting political and social issues?

The Return of Inequality | Lessons of History

Massey at 60: Jennifer Welsh on how inequality is undermining liberal democracy

How a nation could be both free and equal

A Reality Check on Reality TV

Lisa LaFlamme: In Defence of Democracy

Starting a global conversation to restore civility and liberal democracy

An Outsider Inside the Trades: Hilary Peach

Resetting the body’s many internal clocks to cure jetlag