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.
353 episodes transcribedWhen Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk wrote Sanaaq in 1984, it was the first novel written in Inuktitut in Canada. She wanted to prevent the language from no longe...
After more than four decades of activism and advocacy, David Suzuki is one of the most renowned and respected voices in the environmental movement. So...
“The future doesn't exist. The only thing that exists is now and our memory of what happened in the past. But because we invented the idea of a future...
For nearly 70 years, filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin's storytelling and documentary work have served as a mirror for Canada, reflecting Indigenous experien...
Bioethicist Arthur Schafer has thought a lot about life and death. He has helped shape policy on medically assisted death (MAID) in Canada. The philos...
Who exactly was Martin Luther? Five hundred years ago, Martin Luther translated the New Testament so that ordinary Germans could understand it. This s...
Adam Smith may be known as 'The Father of Economics,' but 400 years before him, Muslim scholar Ibn Khaldun was putting forward economic theories that...
English philosopher Thomas Hobbes believed that life would be "nasty, brutish and short" without a strong government. IDEAS explores how a new take on...
Our brains tell us that our intellects make us superior to animals. But after years of studying dolphins and other marine creatures, Justin Gregg has...
The great divide in politics is all around us. Sometimes the best way to engage in a difference of opinion is to 'pass it by.' Political theorist Shal...
If the Universal Declaration of Human Rights were rewritten today, what rights would we add to strive for a more just world? In the final episode of o...
In an era of great polarization and cancel culture, our right to freedom of thought and expression is especially resonant. Written over 75 years ago,...
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone has the right to leave any country and to return to it. We also have a right to seek "a...
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone has the right to leave any country and to return to it. We also have a right to seek "a...
Our right to privacy is included in the UN's Declaration of Human Rights, but is it really protected? The document, which is over 75 years old, reads:...
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was published more than 75 years ago. It's a different era now. IDEAS explores the rights promised in this d...
The answer is art by artist Divya Mehra, a 2022 recipient of the Sobey Art Award. She explains the meaning behind her inflatable art installation and...
For years, people have made the journey to Algonquin Park to see the landscapes that inspired Tom Thomson's famous paintings. IDEAS producer Sean Fole...
Tom Thomson is one of the most mythologized Canadian painters of his time — and ours. Over 100 years ago, the artist died suddenly on Canoe Lake in Al...
"Canada can either now lose complete control — which it almost has, economically, spiritually and a few other things — or it can get itself together,"...
