IDEAS is a deep-dive into contemporary thought and intellectual history. No topic is off-limits. In
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Indigenous activist Riley Yesno addresses the hopes, disappointments, accomplishments and misuses of
The bombing of civilians has been called one of the "great scandals" of modern warfare. So why, desp
In his 2000 Massey Lectures on The Rights Revolution, Michael Ignatieff confronted the conflicted ri
Twenty-four years ago, Massey lecturer Michael Ignatieff delivered five talks that explored the powe
We've dropped this bonus podcast into the feed to announce that Canadian writer Ian Williams is this
A groundbreaking study conducted in the wake of the Second World War by a group of scholars rocked t
Is group therapy underused in treating mental health? Psychiatrist Molyn Leszcz calls it an “incredi
Montreal was a hotbed of spies and conspirators during the U.S. Civil War. IDEAS host Nahlah Ayed an
What do ghost stories capture about the experience of being stateless? IDEAS host Nahlah Ayed speaks
Pastedechouan was an Innu boy taken to France by Catholic clergymen in 1620. What happened to him 40
"What is good?" is at the heart of philosophy. Asking the question helps us move toward answers abou
In 1876, the poet Stéphane Mallarmé published a poem entitled "The Afternoon of a Faun." He doubted
Nearly a decade after Russia annexed Crimea, Russia’s war on Ukraine is entering its third year. As
“We face a continual tension between holding the government to account, and not wanting the enemy to
Insecurity has become a "defining feature of our time," says 2023 CBC Massey lecturer Astra Taylor.
