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Ideas

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

When a poem changes your life

Massey Lecture Part 4 | How people power makes human rights real

Secularism on trial

'There's no such thing as clean energy'

How port cities like Singapore shaped the world

She uncovered the lost women of science and made history

Massey Lecture Part 3 | Human rights don’t have to be earned

The power of music in the shadow of Iran

How anxiety over today's democracy is political

How mathematics is essential to literature

What if your favourite food became extinct?

Massey Lecture Part 2 | The six years that remade human rights

Lessons from the women of Iran's 1979 'stolen' revolution

God, parades and authoritarianism on the streets of Georgia

'Accidental activist' links resource extraction to MMIW

Massey Lecture Part 1 | Renewing the promise of human rights

How can we prevent AI from becoming a menace?

What will happen to us when the internet dies?

When your grandmother is accused of being a 'fascist spy'

The spark that ignited a 40-year fight for human rights