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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

Last week, South Africa and Israel were at the International Court of Justice with two starkly oppos

Lewis Gordon is an academic. But he argues that confining thinking to the academy has resulted in pe

Indigenous artists from the Arctic and the Amazon regions came together for an art exhibition — a cu

Going the whole nine yards, dressing to the nines, being on cloud nine. In pop culture, in ancient f

We Give You Five

2024/1/4

Five: a simple, easy number with a diabolical side. As we continue our series, The Greatest Numbers

The Magic of Three

2024/1/3

Three is a magic number. From curses to charms to incantations and evocations, speaking thrice gives

It's the middle of the number line, and the likely end of the universe. It's nothing — and it's ever

As the calendar page turns, it's time for the annual New Year's Levee. IDEAS' producers and contribu

A childhood full of Christmasses in Wales has left IDEAS producer Tom Howell pining for a certain ki

At the surface, Bear is about a woman who develops a sexual relationship with a bear. And though the

Christmas Philosophy 101

2023/12/26

Christmas is a minefield of deep philosophical quandaries, like — is it ethically correct to lie to

The undeniably cool saxophone has been a staple of jazz music and popular culture for nearly a centu

A profile of the legendary jazz drummer and composer Jerry Granelli who passed away in 2021. Over hi

The inner city isn’t just a place — it’s an idea. And in Winnipeg, it’s an idea whose meaning and fu