Ideas
322 episodes — Page 1 of 7
How an 'untouchable' inspired resistance against inequality in India
Aug 26, 202654 min
Why Gandhi's vision for an inclusive India never materialized
Aug 25, 202654 min
Turn to the power of 'freudenfreude' in times of despair
Aug 19, 202654 min
David Bowie took his own death as a creative catalyst
Aug 18, 202654 min
How to brace for a world of unheard-of conditions
Aug 17, 202654 min
Walk with us through a rare old-growth forest in peril
Aug 12, 202654 min
How the Anthropocene is changing the elements — and us
Aug 11, 202654 min
What emerges from the ashes after a wildfire? (Pt 3)
Aug 10, 202654 min
A book prescription for mental health?
Aug 7, 202654 min
Protecting childhood innocence is a disservice to kids, argues expert
Aug 6, 202654 min
Eugenic thinking has never gone away
Aug 5, 202654 min
Are psychopaths real? A review of the science says, no
Aug 3, 202654 min
We believe in artificial intelligence the same way we believe in ghosts
Jul 30, 202654 min
With a decline in reading is our capacity to think eroding?
Jul 29, 202654 min
What if AI had empathy and 'maternal instincts'?
Jul 28, 202654 min
Artificial Intimacy: Love, Grief, and AI Chatbots
Jul 27, 202654 min
Blue jeans have a dark secret
Jul 16, 202654 min
Love or hate math, geometry is embedded in daily life
Jul 15, 202654 min
How casino culture plays with our brains
Jul 14, 202654 min
How Brutalist architecture goes beyond aesthetics
Jul 13, 202654 min
Redeeming swamps from their wasteland reputation
Jul 10, 202654 min
The fear of fire is taking control of us
Jul 9, 202654 min
Suzuki's Survival Guide | How We Got To This Point
Jul 8, 202654 min
Suzuki’s Survival Guide | A Warning
Jul 7, 202654 min
Why oil is a 'complicated saviour' to the world
Jul 6, 202654 min
Reimagining Franklin's quest for the Northwest Passage
Jul 2, 202654 min
Why the 1976 novel Bear is still controversial — and relevant
Jun 30, 202654 min
The best comedians in the U.S. are Canadians
Jun 29, 202654 min
4 is a rule maker and rule breaker | The Greatest Numbers of All Time
Jun 26, 202654 min
The 33,000 Horsepower Gamechanger | The Greatest Numbers of All Time
Jun 25, 202654 min
27 Club Lore | The Greatest Numbers of All Time
Jun 24, 202654 min
12 is Sublime | The Greatest Numbers of All Time
Jun 23, 202654 min
The Greatest Numbers of All Time | The Curse of 13
Jun 22, 202654 min
Why moral suffering can be a good thing
Jun 19, 202654 min
What if God is the possibility of the impossible?
Jun 18, 202654 min
From Dua Lipa to Broadway, Houdini never disappears
Jun 17, 202654 min
The unforgivable crime of being queer in Africa
Jun 15, 202654 min
How podcasts in Africa are reclaiming queerness and sex
Jun 12, 202654 min
Why joy is most valuable when it's in public
Jun 11, 202654 min
'When I'm bad, I'm better' – The revolutionary Mae West
Jun 10, 202654 min
Who's the hero when the choice is impossible?
Jun 9, 202654 min
The Billionaire Age Pt 3 | How oligarchs are taking over the world
Jun 8, 202654 min
Confronting 'Housing Inc.' | Meet the 2026 CBC Massey Lecturer
Jun 8, 20268 min
Weekend Listen: Artificial Intimacy from CBC’s Understood
Jun 6, 202637 min
The most important numbers in the universe
May 29, 202654 min
How port cities like Alexandria shaped the world
May 27, 202654 min
Why there's no place like Oz
May 22, 202654 min
Escaped slaves, pirates and 'free love' in ancient history?
May 21, 202654 min
What North Korea’s personality cult has to do with Jesus
May 19, 202654 min
Why laughter is so contagious
May 18, 202654 min