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Ideas

IDEAS is a deep-dive into contemporary thought and intellectual history. No topic is off-limits. In

Episodes

Total: 354

For years, people have made the journey to Algonquin Park to see the landscapes that inspired Tom Th

Tom Thomson is one of the most mythologized Canadian painters of his time — and ours. Over 100 years

The outrage over threats by the U.S. to become a 51st state indicates Canadian nationalism is very m

"Canada can either now lose complete control — which it almost has, economically, spiritually and a

During the Communist era in Bulgaria, anyone who opposed the government could be arrested, sent to t

Joan Jonas, now 88, has been a celebrated artist since the late 1960s. But it wasn't until 2024 that

"We come from the sea. It's not a memory. It's a feeling. It's in our DNA," Joan Jonas told IDEAS pr

Why do people hate?

2025/6/25

Even in the name of love, we can justify hatred, even murder, of the other. But why do we hate other

Maria Chapdelaine: A Tale of French Canada, written by Louis Hémon in 1913, is one of the most widel

Fifty years ago, the movie Jaws put sharks on our radar in a very real way. It broke box office reco

She’s one of Canada’s most decorated journalists, having won a Pulitzer Prize, a Peabody and a Colum

From Greek to Arabic and then to Latin, translators in 8th-century Baghdad eventually brought to Eur

Some experts are calling loneliness an epidemic in Canada and throughout much of the world. Social i

Champion hurdler Perdita Felicien has climbed to the summits of international glory throughout her t

A groundbreaking study conducted in the wake of the Second World War by a group of scholars rocked t

There is a growing number of researchers who are 'forcibly displaced' worldwide. Thirty-four Canadia

From planting periwinkles on the graves of slaves, to the blues itself, the colour blue has been cor

What happens to the land after a brutal wildfire? IDEAS visited St'át'imc territory near Lillooet, B

In 2021, a deadly heat dome produced a devastating wildfire season across British Columbia. While im

<p>For over 200 years, the Dandy has been a provocateur, someone who pushes against the bounda