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525 episodes transcribedThe guided principles on this list are based on Jesuit Bernard Lonergan's philosophy. His thought will likely shape the world for centuries to come, a...
St. John Passion — the complex masterpiece by Johann Sebastian Bach tells the story of Jesus during his final days. It's a work that speaks to the hea...
The face we give to our monsters says much about our anxieties as a culture. But birds? Two classic works of 20th-century horror featured a violent av...
There are 19 centibillionaires and a growing list of 3,000 billionaires worldwide. So it might not surprise you that the richest one per cent possesse...
Earthworms are supposed to be a sign of healthy soil. But they're actually an invasive species that can even damage forests. So have we been sold a li...
The bombing of civilians has been called one of the "great scandals" of modern warfare. So why, despite nearly a century of drafting laws and signing...
"Our democracy is what’s at stake," says Karen Hao, an engineer who used to work in Silicon Valley. Now she’s an outspoken critic of its AI giants. Th...
Fact and fiction may seem poles apart but writers Esi Edugyan and Tiya Miles find the two intertwine perfectly in their award-winning storytelling. Bo...
Poetry can find you when you need it most. It can be life-altering. It was for six IDEAS producers who join Nahlah Ayed in studio to share their favou...
Eleanor Roosevelt once said that universal human rights begin in “small places, close to home — so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any...
A case before the Supreme Court of Canada is challenging Quebec’s law on secularism. Benjamin Berger is a prominent voice in the study of constitution...
If journalist Vince Beiser had his way the term 'clean energy' wouldn't exist — it's a misnomer. He argues green energy comes with cost. Sure, solar p...
Port cities are where worlds collide. They are a place of cultural, economic, political and religious contact. They've existed for millennia and facil...
“One of your tribe is enough.” That’s what Margaret Rossiter was told when she said she wanted to study female scientists. Nevertheless, Rossiter pers...
One of the strongest ties between the diaspora and home is music. In Iran, music can be politically contentious.In Canada, it connects a community to...
Mathematics is everywhere: said high school math teachers in every classroom. But did you ever think math could be linked to literature? And not just...
It is possible. Flavours have been lost to the past, as culinary physicist Lenore Newman explains. She points to the extinction of the passenger pigeo...
The ideals behind the concept of human rights — such as the sacredness of life, reciprocity, justice and fairness — have millennia-old histories. Afte...
At a time when the future of Iran is uncertain, we revisit an IDEAS documentary about the history of women’s resistance in Iran — women who in 1979 ha...
Accusations of a stolen election, laws targeting NGOs and media, violent treatment of protestors — sometimes live on TV. What’s happening in the repub...
