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.
278 episodes transcribedWe are all vulnerable to digital surveillance, as there’s little protection to prevent our phones from getting hacked. Mercenary spyware products like...
We are all vulnerable to digital surveillance. None of us are safe as there’s little protection to prevent our phones from getting hacked. Mercenary s...
There's no universal definition for the word freedom, according to American historian Timothy Snyder. He divides the word into two categories for peop...
The Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico controversy reminds us that maps may appear authoritative, but are a version of reality. At the same time, they can...
At a time when Canadians are rallying around the flag, IDEAS thought we could all use a little Stompin’ Tom Connors to keep us going. Famous for his b...
A German, a Canadian, and an American meet to discuss national borders — crossing them, defending them, and reimagining what they could become before...
Between $21 and $32 trillion is hidden in offshore accounts. These secret stashes have been uncovered by the work of the International Consortium of I...
"The first kind of return before language or story is a return to one another," says novelist Janika Oza. She looks at the ways in which the narrative...
Growing up, PhD student Sarah believed in the literal interpretation of the Bible. She predicted that non-believers faced doom in hell upon Judgment D...
Patriotism’s back in style. Along with it comes reasonable questions about when a love of your country is a good thing, and when it can lead you astra...
The World Wildlife Fund lists the Wabanaki-Acadian old-growth forest as endangered — with only one per cent remaining. The Wabanaki-Acadian forest str...
Einstein’s theory of relativity, quantum physics, and finding evidence of black holes — trace the chain of discoveries that led to these breakthroughs...
In 1971, artist Joyce Wieland said: "Canada can either now lose complete control — which it almost has, economically, spiritually and a few other thin...
Montreal was a hotbed of spies and conspirators during the U.S. Civil War. IDEAS host Nahlah Ayed and investigative journalist Julian Sher, author of...
We should move away from this idea that childhood should be filled with innocence, safe from the knowledge of difficult things argues Critical Cultura...
Need a babysitter? Phone Cindy. That's just one of the ads in The Inverness Oran, a small town newspaper in Cape Breton with a circulation of 3,000. F...
In 1997, the Mi’kmaq Nation took over on-reserve education in Nova Scotia. It was the first time in Canadian history that jurisdiction for education w...
At a language school in Iqaluit, a generation of Inuit adults who didn’t grow up speaking Inuktut now have the chance to learn it as a second language...
Younger generations in Nunavut today are less likely to grow up immersed in Inuktut. At a language school in Iqaluit, Inuit adults who didn’t grow up...
2024 CBC Massey lecturer Ian Williams speaks with IDEAS host Nahlah Ayed about the forces that have shaped him as a thinker and writer, from...
