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- 1545 - The Making and Unmaking of Violent Men | Miglena Todorova
What shapes the perpetrators of violence against women? And why haven’t efforts to achieve political and economic equality been enough to stop the violence? As part of our series,IDEAS at Crow’s Theatre, professor Miglena Todorova explores violence against women — and why efforts to enshrine political and economic gender equality have failed.
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 54min - 1544 - Salmon depletion in Yukon River puts First Nations community at risk
Once, there were half a million salmon in the Yukon River, but now they're almost gone. For the Little Salmon Carmacks River Nation, these salmon are an essential part of their culture — and now their livelihood is in peril. IDEASshares their story as they struggle to keep their identity after the loss of the salmon migration.
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 - 54min - 1543 - The "Reconciliation" Generation: Indigenous Youth and the Future for Indigenous PeopleThu, 18 Apr 2024 - 54min
- 1542 - The history of bombing civilians — and why it’s still a military tacticWed, 17 Apr 2024 - 54min
- 1541 - Humboldt's Ghost, Pt 2: The meaning of education
IDEAS continues to explore Wilhelm von Humboldt’s public education system with guests, including acclaimed author Gabor Maté, who is a former English teacher. Is this 200-year-old system equipped to meet the challenging demands of the 21st century? And does it still reflect Humboldt’s ideals, especially at the university level?*This is part two of a two-part series.
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 54min - 1540 - Humboldt's Ghost, Pt 1: Origins of our 200 year-old public education system
Two hundred years ago, Wilhelm von Humboldt created the public education system as we know it today. At the heart of his philosophy of education was the concept of Bildung — reaching one's inner potential. Yet over the years, as his public education system was adopted, Bildung may well have been the critical piece left out. *This is part one of a two-part series.
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 - 54min - 1539 - The 2000 CBC Massey Lectures: The Rights Revolution by Michael Ignatieff
In his 2000 Massey Lectures on The Rights Revolution, Michael Ignatieff confronted the conflicted rise of human rights language in Canadian and global politics. "Has the rights revolution brought us closer together as a nation, or driven us further apart?" he asks in his final Massey lecture. We revisit this talk, as part of our series marking the 60th anniversary of Massey College.
Fri, 12 Apr 2024 - 54min - 1538 - Massey at 60: Michael Ignatieff on how human rights language has shaped Canadian politics
Twenty-four years ago, Massey lecturer Michael Ignatieff delivered five talks that explored the powerful rise of the language of 'rights' in Canada and other industrialized nations. Michael Ignatieff speaks with formerIDEAShost Paul Kennedy to reflect on his talks — and how the rights revolution continues to shape politics today, often in unexpected ways. *This episode is part of an ongoing series of episodes marking the 60th anniversary of Massey College, a partner in the Massey Lectures.
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 - 54min - 1537 - Bonus | 2024 Massey lecturer Ian Williams on courageous conversations and taking risks
We've dropped this bonus podcast into the feed to announce that Canadian writer Ian Williams is this year’s Massey lecturer. He spoke with Q host Tom Power to tell us why he’s chosen the topic of 'conversations' for his lecture series, how listening can be a courageous act, and why he believes it’s important to have difficult conversations, even at the risk of offending people.
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 - 45min - 1536 - How the outdoors has inspired women to become trailblazersWed, 10 Apr 2024 - 54min
- 1535 - Authoritarian study makes a comeback to understand lure of far-right movements
A groundbreaking study conducted in the wake of the Second World War by a group of scholars rocked the academic world when it was published in 1950 — but fell out of favour. Now a new generation of scholars is reviving the lessons of The Authoritarian Personality to understand the politics of our time. *This episode originally aired on April 4, 2022.
Tue, 09 Apr 2024 - 54min - 1534 - Living in legal limbo: How states create 'ghost citizens'Thu, 04 Apr 2024 - 54min
- 1533 - Betrayal of Faith: The Story of PastedechouanWed, 03 Apr 2024 - 54min
- 1532 - Ross Gay on the Necessity of Joy and DelightTue, 02 Apr 2024 - 54min
- 1531 - Putin Critic Garry Kasparov: Winter is HereThu, 28 Mar 2024 - 54min
- 1530 - Conflicted: a Ukrainian journalist covers her nation at war
“We face a continual tension between holding the government to account, and not wanting the enemy to undermine us by exploiting bad news," says Ukrainian journalist Veronika Melkozerova. She delivered this year's Peter Stursberg Foreign Correspondents Lecture, focusing her talk on what Ukrainian journalists confront daily: patriotism versus journalism.
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 54min - 1529 - Kate Beaton: What's lost when working-class voices are not heardTue, 26 Mar 2024 - 54min
- 1528 - Astra Taylor: The Hidden Truth of the WorldFri, 15 Mar 2024 - 54min
- 1527 - Massey at 60: Randy Boyagoda on Jean Bethke Elshtain
Philosopher Jean Bethke Elshtain brought up an important question during the 1993 CBC Massey Lectures: is democracy as we know it in danger? Author and critic Randy Boyagoda and IDEAS producer Sean Foley revisit Elshtain's lectures. This episode is part of a series of conversations with — and about — former Massey Lecturers to mark the 60th anniversary of Massey College, a partner in the CBC Massey Lectures.
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 - 54min - 1526 - The Hague: City of Peace and Justice
In a world where peace and justice can be hard to come by, The Hague in The Netherlands projects something special: the city is a base for several world courts, as well as non-governmental organizations, charities and non-profits. It's even earned itself the title of the "City of Peace and Justice." In The Fire Within Us, IDEAS takes a look at why some organizations call The Hague home.
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 - 54min - 1525 - The Poetry of Why: Chimwemwe UndiTue, 12 Mar 2024 - 54min
- 1524 - The Endless Procession of Days | Ian WilliamsMon, 11 Mar 2024 - 54min
- 1523 - Massey at 60: Tanya Talaga
2018 Massey Lecturer Tanya Talaga reflects on the legacy of cultural genocide, and on how the stories of Indigenous peoples offer lessons for Canada today. This episode is part of a series of conversations with — and about — former Massey Lecturers to mark the 60th anniversary of Massey College, a partner in the CBC Massey Lectures.
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 - 54min - 1522 - Papyrus: Exploring the Invention of the BookTue, 05 Mar 2024 - 54min
- 1521 - The Way of the TruckerMon, 04 Mar 2024 - 54min
- 1520 - Christina Sharpe on Ordinary Notes — Blackness in CanadaThu, 29 Feb 2024 - 54min
- 1519 - A Life-giving Chord: The Power of Gospel Music
A century after the founding of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Music, the sounds of Black gospel — which from its very beginnings has been steeped in the idea of community — echo at last, from its classrooms. Documentary producer Alisa Siegel takes us into that room where Black gospel is helping to transform the way that students learn, create, and perform music.
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 - 54min - 1518 - Healing the Land, Part Two: From Eden Ecology to Indigenous Ecology
More than two years after a devastating fire, IDEAS visited St'át'imc territory around Lillooet, B.C. to learn how 21st-century wildfires are reshaping the landscape. This two-part series follows the work of the northern St'át'imc Nations, land guardians, and scientists from the Indigenous Ecology Lab at UBC as they seek to document the effects of wildfires and chart a new future.
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 - 54min - 1517 - Healing the Land, Part One: After the Fire
More than two years after a devastating fire, IDEAS visited St'át'imc territory around Lillooet, B.C. to learn how 21st-century wildfires are reshaping the landscape. This two-part series follows the work of the northern St'át'imc Nations, land guardians, and scientists from the Indigenous Ecology Lab at UBC as they seek to document the effects of wildfires and chart a new future.
Mon, 26 Feb 2024 - 54min - 1516 - Singing in Dark Times | Sandeep BanerjeeThu, 22 Feb 2024 - 54min
- 1515 - Marriage and the Modern WomanWed, 21 Feb 2024 - 54min
- 1514 - From Page to Stage: Exploring sex and gender in Shakespeare's workTue, 20 Feb 2024 - 54min
- 1513 - What’s Up with The Birds?
Fears of technological overreach, environmental decline, and the violent rise of the irrational: our 21st-century anxieties were anticipated in an unlikely 20th-century horror metaphor. “The Birds” – a haunting 1953 short story by Daphne duMaurier, and the truly bizarre 1963 Alfred Hitchcock movie that it inspired. *This episode originally aired on Sept. 6, 2023.
Mon, 19 Feb 2024 - 54min - 1512 - For the Sake of the Common Good: Honouring Lois Wilson
Lois Wilson has lived many lives during her 96 years: a United Church Minister, a Senator, a human rights advocate and an inspiration to many — exhibiting a humility that can only be described as steadfast. For the Sake of the Common Good: Essays in Honour of Lois Wilson is a tribute to the life and work of a remarkable Canadian.
Thu, 15 Feb 2024 - 54min - 1511 - Obtaining Justice Without Demonizing Your Enemies: Martha Minow
In the age of growing polarization, how do you tackle injustice without demonizing your enemies? Former Harvard Law School dean Martha Minow tackles that question in her 2023 Horace E. Read Memorial Lecture.
Wed, 14 Feb 2024 - 54min - 1510 - 5 Canadian Writers on Subverting Identity
Identity is a hot topic in our era, but also a complex reality. Five literary writers — all of them winners of 2023 Governor General’s Literary Awards — read from new poems, essays, and stories that consider the ways that seemingly solid identities can be altered, questioned, or entirely subverted.
Mon, 12 Feb 2024 - 54min - 1509 - Queer Diplomacy: Negotiating 2SLGBTQ+ Rights in a Fraught World
In the 1980s, Douglas Janoff marched outside the United Nations to promote 2SLGBTQ+ rights. Then, after several decades as an activist, he became a Canadian diplomat — and started pushing for change from within. He shares his experience through the complex and delicate world of queer diplomacy.
Wed, 07 Feb 2024 - 54min - 1508 - Be Reasonable: Scholars Define Who Is and Who Is Not
From the interpersonal to the societal: what is reasonableness? And in a democracy, how reasonable can we reasonably demand that others be? Five Canadian thinkers try to define what “reasonableness” means, and what it is to behave and think reasonably.
Tue, 06 Feb 2024 - 54min - 1507 - Puro Cubano: The Meaning of Tobacco in Cuba
For many people around the world, Cuban cigars are a luxury. But for Cubans, they’ve symbolized the country’s rich history and culture. Now as an economic crisis is gripping the country and people are leaving, the cigar is a bellwether of Cuba's uncertain future.
Mon, 05 Feb 2024 - 54min - 1506 - Ulysses and the Art of Everyday Living
What does it mean to be a good person? Irish scholar and writer Declan Kiberd argues that Ulysses — James Joyce’s iconic novel — has lessons to teach us about the art of everyday living.
Fri, 02 Feb 2024 - 54min - 1505 - Platforms, Power and Democracy: Understanding the Influence of Social Media
Research around social media was already hard to do. Now it’s even harder. Researchers describe how Big Tech and right-wing lawsuits block efforts to hold social media giants accountable.
Thu, 01 Feb 2024 - 54min - 1504 - Our Bodies, Our Cells
Our bodies are a great paradox. We are made up of trillions of cells that are both independent and interconnected units of life. IDEAS travels into the microscopic complexity of the human body to explore sophisticated nanomachines — and probe the deep mysteries of a subatomic world.
Wed, 31 Jan 2024 - 54min - 1503 - The Meaning of Ice: Arctic research embracing traditional knowledge
Climate change has transformed the Arctic faster than most places on the planet. Inuit know this better than anyone. But as Arctic ice researcher Dr. Shari Fox argues a colonialist approach to Arctic research by academia has largely disrespected and sidelined traditional knowledge. She's working to change that. *This episode originally aired on Jan. 11, 2023.
Tue, 30 Jan 2024 - 54min - 1502 - The Tree of Life Revisited: Chava Rosenfarb
Chava Rosenfarb, Holocaust survivor and Canadian Yiddish writer, was born 100 years ago in Łódź, Poland. In 2023, Łódź celebrated “The Year of Chava Rosenfarb." In this episode, producer Allison Dempster revisits a 2001 IDEAS documentary that profiles Rosenfarb’s legacy and the politics of Holocaust remembrance in Poland today.
Mon, 29 Jan 2024 - 54min - 1501 - The Year 1989: Uprisings and Downfalls
Our series exploring five years in the 20th century that shaped the world ends with the year 1989. The Berlin Wall comes tumbling down. There are democratic uprisings in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Poland and Hungary. A riot in Tiananmen Square in Beijing is met with a fierce crackdown.
Fri, 26 Jan 2024 - 54min - 1500 - The Year 1973: The Dictators
In part four of our series exploring five years that shaped the world, IDEAS examines 1973. Augusto Pinochet comes to power in Chile, and dictators rule Portugal, Greece, Uganda and beyond. The OPEC oil embargo sets the world on a new path. The American Supreme Court legalizes abortion in Roe v. Wade, 50 years before it would be overturned.
Thu, 25 Jan 2024 - 54min - 1499 - The Year 1963: Social Revolutions
Our series continues as we focus on the year 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads a march on Washington, the Pan-African movement ushers in a new era for Africa, President Kennedy is assassinated, and the war in Vietnam heats up.
Wed, 24 Jan 2024 - 54min - 1498 - The Year 1938: The Winds of War
On the eve of the Second World War, Hitler annexes Austria and escalates antisemitic persecution, Japan wages war on China, and the parallel collapse of democracy in both the East and West sets the stage for war. This is the second episode in our series exploring five years that have shaped the world.
Tue, 23 Jan 2024 - 54min - 1497 - The Year 1919: Dividing the Spoils
After the First World War, the Western powers create new borders and carve out spheres of influence, leaders from the Global South fight for self-determination, and the League of Nations and the Communist International are formed. In this series recorded at the Stratford Festival, IDEAS explores five years in the 20th century that have shaped our world today.
Mon, 22 Jan 2024 - 54min - 1496 - IDEAS in the Hague: A Question of Genocide
Last week, South Africa and Israel were at the International Court of Justice with two starkly opposed versions of the conflict in Gaza: South Africa’s legal team argued Israel’s actions there violate the Genocide Convention. Israel’s lawyers argued it is acting in self-defence. The court must first decide whether to order emergency measures to stop the violence until it considers the bigger question. IDEAS host Nahlah Ayed was in the Hague. This episode features excerpts from the two-day hearings.
Fri, 19 Jan 2024 - 54min - 1495 - Healing and the Healer: Dr. Jillian Horton
In her book, We Are All Perfectly Fine: A Memoir of Love, Medicine and Healing, Dr. Jillian Horton shares her personal story of burnout and calls for developing a compassionate medical system, with a more balanced and humane understanding of what it means to heal and be healed.
Thu, 18 Jan 2024 - 54min - 1494 - The Emancipation of Ahmet Altan
For nearly five years, Turkey imprisoned one of its most significant writers. Fifty-one Nobel laureates called for his release. Now free, the resilient Ahmet Altan reflects on the meaning of freedom, inside and out.
Wed, 17 Jan 2024 - 54min - 1493 - A Political Prisoner’s Odyssey: Writer Ahmet Altan, Pt 1
Celebrated Turkish writer Ahmet Altan spent almost five years in jail. He wrote his memoir which was smuggled out on bits of paper. This award-winning documentary aired in June 2020 while he was still imprisoned. Tomorrow IDEAS features a conversation with CBC producer Mary Lynk and the now-freed Ahmet Altan.
Mon, 15 Jan 2024 - 54min - 1492 - Lisa LaFlamme: In Defence of Democracy
These are anxious times for journalism and democracy. As part of an event hosted by the Samara Centre for Democracy, former news anchor Lisa LaFlamme tells IDEAS what can and must be done to bolster journalism so it can better safeguard democracy.
Mon, 15 Jan 2024 - 54min - 1491 - The Never-Ending Fall of Rome
Rome fell, because of... divorce. Or was it immigration? Maybe moral decay. IDEAS producer Matthew Lazin-Ryder explores the political history of 'the fall of Rome' — a hole in time where politicians, activists, and intellectuals can dump any modern anxiety they wish.
Thu, 11 Jan 2024 - 54min - 1490 - Arctic/Amazon Art Exhibition: Secrets and Visions, Part Two
Indigenous artists from the Arctic and the Amazon regions came together for an art exhibition — a culmination of years of research and conversation. Despite coming from apparently disparate territories and traditions, they shared deeply on histories, present circumstances, and future worlds.
Wed, 10 Jan 2024 - 54min - 1489 - The Passion of Émile Nelligan: Canada's Saddest Poet
Broken violins, cruel love, absent fathers, the thought that a fleeting glimpse of happiness is a mere worthless illusion. At the end of the 19th century, Émile Nelligan wrote hundreds of tragic, passionate, sonnets and rondels on these subjects and more. And yet, most English-speaking Canadians seem never to have heard of the Quebec poet.
Tue, 09 Jan 2024 - 54min - 1488 - Wilkie Collins: A true detective of the human mind
Considered one of the first writers of mysteries and the father of detective fiction, Wilkie Collins used the genres to investigate the rapidly changing world around him. UBC Journalism professor Kamal Al-Solaylee explores his work and its enduring power to make us look twice at the world we think we know.
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 - 54min - 1487 - Join IDEAS for our annual New Year's Levee
As the calendar page turns, it's time for the annual New Year's Levee. IDEAS' producers and contributors preview what they're working on for the opening months of 2024. Topics run the gamut, from salmon to cells, and from the domestic state of marriage, to the neglected verse of a tragic teen poet.
Mon, 01 Jan 2024 - 38min - 1486 - Entre Chien et Loup: How Dogs Began
Scientists agree that dogs evolved from wolves and were the first domesticated animals. But exactly how that happened is hotly contested. IDEAS contributor Neil Sandell examines the theories and the evolution of the relationship between dogs and humans. *This episode originally aired on March 1, 2021.
Fri, 29 Dec 2023 - 54min - 1485 - Fireside & Icicles — Poems for Winter
A childhood full of Christmasses in Wales has left IDEAS producer Tom Howell pining for a certain kind of nostalgic poem this winter. So he turns to poets to put into words a strange feeling of homesickness, nostalgia, and yearning. *This episode originally aired on December 17, 2020.
Thu, 28 Dec 2023 - 54min - 1484 - Why the 1976 novel Bear is still controversial — and relevant
At the surface, Bear is about a woman who develops a sexual relationship with a bear. And though the 1976 novel earned Marian Engel a Governor General's award, it's been largely forgotten. Contributor Melissa Gismondi explores its mystery, meaning and relevance today. *This episode originally aired on January 4, 2021.
Wed, 27 Dec 2023 - 54min - 1483 - Christmas Philosophy 101
Christmas is a minefield of deep philosophical quandaries, like — is it ethically correct to lie to children? Who does a gift really benefit the giver, or receiver? How do we really know Santa exists, or doesn't? Join us on a dramatic journey through the philosophy of Christmas. *This episode originally aired on December 23, 2020.
Tue, 26 Dec 2023 - 54min - 1482 - Horn of Plenty: The Saxophone and the Spirit
The undeniably cool saxophone has been a staple of jazz music and popular culture for nearly a century. But some music historians say that what’s often been overlooked are its deep roots in spiritual beliefs and religious ritual. *This episode originally aired on March 3, 2020.
Mon, 25 Dec 2023 - 54min - 1481 - Exploring Inner City Winnipeg
The inner city isn’t just a place — it’s an idea. And in Winnipeg, it’s an idea whose meaning and future have been fiercely contested. Nahlah Ayed joins Owen Toews, author of Stolen City, for a walking tour of inner-city history — and speaks to Indigenous organizer and “inner-city builder” Kathy Mallett.
Wed, 20 Dec 2023 - 54min - 1480 - ARC Ensemble: The Forgotten Music of Exiled Composers
For the last 20 years, members of ARC Ensemble have dedicated themselves to recovering the forgotten works of exiled composers. Recently, the ensemble revived the works of Frederick Block — music that hasn't been performed publicly in nearly a century.
Tue, 19 Dec 2023 - 54min - 1479 - The Value of Group Therapy
Is group therapy underused in treating mental health? Psychiatrist Molyn Leszcz calls it an “incredibly powerful” approach, where patients heal each other and themselves through support and, sometimes, challenge. Scholar Jess Cotton agrees, tracing the radical roots of an idea that she thinks could hold a greater place today.
Mon, 08 Apr 2024 - 54min - 1478 - Return to North: The Soundscapes of Glenn Gould
In 1967, pianist Glenn Gould made a radio documentary for CBC about the Canadian North. He applied the technique of contrapuntal music to documentary-making. This 2017 documentary explores Gould's life and his revolutionary ideas about music and radio.
Fri, 15 Dec 2023 - 54min - 1477 - How to do Diplomacy with Autocrats
Autocratic governments, like democratic ones, have a sphere of influence and a logic of diplomacy. In a time of crisis, is it possible to have honest and pragmatic engagements when the diplomatic temperature is set to a default slow?
Thu, 14 Dec 2023 - 54min - 1476 - Enemies and Angels: Opposing Soldiers Who Saved Each Other
An Iraqi soldier crawls off to die in a bunker. But he’s saved by an Iranian medic. Nearly 20 years later, and halfway around the world, they meet again in a breathtaking coincidence for another life-saving encounter. *This episode originally aired on December 23, 2014.
Wed, 13 Dec 2023 - 54min - 1475 - Disgust: The Good and Evil
Take a look at the motivations behind homophobia and racial prejudice, and you’ll find a shared emotion: disgust. At a time of increasing social divides, theorists say we need to reckon with an emotion that keeps us safe — and can make the world more dangerous.
Tue, 12 Dec 2023 - 54min - 1474 - Inventing Peace
In times of bitter conflict, what does it take to make peace? An experienced mediator and two former heads of state who helped to end some of the world’s most intractable conflicts discuss how to get warring sides beyond the dehumanization and rage.
Mon, 11 Dec 2023 - 54min - 1473 - The Rise of H.P. Lovecraft
American short story writer H.P. Lovecraft died in 1937. Now he's more popular than he was in his lifetime. IDEAS examines why his brand of “cosmic horror” resonates in the 21st century, and how new writers are dealing with his racist legacy. *This episode originally aired on January 22, 2021.
Fri, 08 Dec 2023 - 54min - 1472 - From Grit to Glory: Canada’s first Black woman publisher
In 1853, Mary Ann Shadd Cary became the first Black woman publisher in Canada with her newspaper, The Provincial Freeman. As a lawyer, publisher, and educator, she laid the groundwork for Black liberation in Canada. Descendants and other guests share her remarkable story.
Thu, 07 Dec 2023 - 54min - 1471 - Bring Back Grumpy George: The Forgotten Message of George Grant
Canadian philosopher George Grant was known for his pessimism, and is best known for his book Lament for a Nation: The Defeat of Canadian Nationalism. PhD student Bryan Heystee makes the case to revive Grantian philosophy and make it work for the 21st century.
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 - 54min - 1470 - Is artificial intelligence intended to serve human welfare or Big Tech?
There’s a lot of hope, hype and fear around artificial intelligence. That it’ll solve the climate crisis, or turn us all into paper clips. IDEAS host Nahlah Ayed speaks to two tech experts about the promise and perils of AI, as part of the Provocation Ideas Festival.
Mon, 04 Dec 2023 - 54min - 1469 - Song of Zong!: M. NourbeSe Philip's epic poem gives voice to slave ship victims
In November 1721, a massacre began on the Zong slave ship. The tragedy inspired the Canadian poem Zong! by M. NourbeSe Philip. She reflects on the mass murder, the bizarre court case, and the work of art still rising from its depths. *This episode originally aired on November 29, 2021.
Thu, 30 Nov 2023 - 54min - 1468 - Food Security: Root Causes and Pathways to Change
The cost of food is on the rise, and more Canadians are having a hard time knowing if they can afford their next meal. IDEAS hears from four leading experts in the field of food insecurity to explore the root causes and how our food systems can evolve to support us all.
Wed, 29 Nov 2023 - 54min - 1467 - Swinging and Singing: The Violin
For musician and radio producer, David Schulman, the violin can swing and sing like nothing else. Schulman recently travelled to the north of Italy to try and discover the original trees from which Antonio Stradivari made his masterpieces. It’s a journey of surprise and delight. *This episode originally aired on Nov. 28, 2023.
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 - 54min - 1466 - CBC Massey Lectures: Audience Q&A with Astra Taylor
Insecurity has become a "defining feature of our time," says 2023 CBC Massey lecturer Astra Taylor. She explores how rising inequality, declining mental health, and the threat of authoritarianism, originate from a social order built on insecurity. In this episode, Astra Taylor answers audience questions from the cross-Canada tour. *This episode originally aired on Nov. 27, 2023.
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 - 54min - 1465 - CBC Massey Lectures | #1: Cura’s Gift
Insecurity has become a "defining feature of our time," says CBC Massey lecturer Astra Taylor. The Winnipeg-born writer and filmmaker explores how rising inequality, declining mental health, the climate crisis, and the threat of authoritarianism originate from a social order built on insecurity. In her first lecture, she explores the existential insecurity we can’t escape — and the manufactured insecurity imposed on us from above.
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 1h 00min - 1464 - CBC Massey Lectures | #2: Barons or Commoners?
In Astra Taylor's second Massey Lecture, she argues our social order runs on insecurity. But we’re also guaranteed the right to “security of the person.” The wealthy barons of the past and present have defined what security means for themselves — but the rest of us, ordinary commoners, have fought for something else instead.
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 58min - 1463 - CBC Massey Lectures | #3: Consumed by Curiosity
It’s a paradox — we live in the most prosperous era in human history, but it’s also an era of profound insecurity. Massey lecturer Astra Taylor suggests that history shows that increased material security helps people be more open-minded, tolerant, and curious. But rising insecurity does the reverse — it drives us apart.
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 1h 04min - 1462 - CBC Massey Lectures | #4: Beyond Human Security
The burning of fossil fuels causes the past, present and future to collide in destructive ways. In her fourth CBC Massey Lecture, Astra Taylor tells us that as the climate alters, evolved biological clocks erratically speed up or slow down, causing plants and animals to fall out of sync. In a world this out of joint, how could we possibly feel secure? But there is a path forward.
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 1h 03min - 1461 - CBC Massey Lectures | #5: Escaping the Burrow
Human beings will never be totally secure, especially not on a planet that has been destabilized. In Astra Taylor's final Massey Lecture, she offers some hope and solutions. Taylor suggests cultivating an ethic of insecurity — one that embraces our existential insecurity. The experience of insecurity, she says, can offer us a path to wisdom — a wisdom that can guide not only our personal lives but also our collective endeavours.
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 1h 02min - 1460 - “Sometimes I think this city is trying to kill me…”Fri, 19 Apr 2024 - 54min
- 1459 - Dehumanization and War
How does the act of dehumanization pave the way for exploitation, humiliation and ultimately killing? In this episode, experts and survivors discuss dehumanization during war and whether there's a way back when the killing is done.
Wed, 15 Nov 2023 - 54min - 1458 - Perimeter Institute Public Lectures: The Physics of Jazz | Dark Matter Night
Physicist and jazz musician Stephon Alexander muses about the interplay of jazz, physics, and math. And cosmologist Katie Mack unpacks the latest thinking about the mysteries of dark matter, as part of the Perimeter Institute Public Lecture series.
Tue, 14 Nov 2023 - 54min - 1457 - A Guide to Hope, Learning and Shakespeare: Scholar Shannon Murray
Feeling the weight of a world? A lecture on hope might be a much needed balm. Scholar Shannon Murray shares lesson in hope, patience, empathy and 'freudenfreude,' and how Shakespeare’s words have become the narrative soundtrack of her life.
Mon, 13 Nov 2023 - 54min - 1456 - Trust Talks: The Future of Journalism in a Digital World
Three Canadian media bosses face explain why their institutions are losing people's trust. Toronto Star vice-president Irene Gentle, the CBC's Brodie Fenlon, and Global News' Sonia Verma joined moderator IDEAS host Nahlah Ayed to discuss how media outlets can regain the trust of the audience.
Wed, 08 Nov 2023 - 54min - 1455 - Alanis Obomsawin: The Art of ListeningFri, 08 Mar 2024 - 54min
- 1454 - 13 Ways of Looking at a Cormorant
Who will speak for the cormorant? This unusual water bird gets culled by humans for overfishing and killing trees. But maybe it is humans and their cultural assumptions that are the source of the problem, say defenders of the cormorant. *This episode originally aired on October 6, 2021.
Mon, 06 Nov 2023 - 54min - 1453 - Shakespeare in Translation
Translation is a form of “resurrection,” argues Canadian scholar Irena Makaryk. And in the 400 years since Shakespeare shuffled off this mortal coil, he has been resurrected too many times to count. In the final episode of IDEAS at Stratford, we consider what’s lost in translation, what’s found, and how translation can shine a new light on the ideas in a familiar story. *This episode originally aired on Nov. 3, 2021.
Thu, 02 Nov 2023 - 54min - 1452 - Haunted: Imagining Ghosts Out of Loss
Sometimes, ghosts 'appear' for very human reasons. Loss, change, and grief can alter our perceptions of reality. In this episode, the reasons why ghosts are seen everywhere from new high-rises in Mumbai, to urban food courts, to a gay gym in San Francisco. *This episode originally aired on Oct. 25, 2022.
Tue, 31 Oct 2023 - 54min - 1451 - The Nature of Nonfiction: Robert Macfarlane
Robert Macfarlane says his writing is about the relationship between the landscape and the human heart. He's a modern-day re-interpreter of the sublime — whether he's writing about following ancient foot trails or descending into the mysterious world beneath the Earth's surface. He spoke at a special event at the Royal Ontario Museum, where he accepted the inaugural Weston International Award, presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada to recognize excellence in nonfiction.
Wed, 25 Oct 2023 - 54min - 1450 - The Beauty of Chance: Astrophysicist Hubert Reeves, Part Two
Astrophysicist Hubert Reeves is one of the world's leading experts on the Big Bang theory. He was also a riveting storyteller. Reeves died this month at the age of 91. IDEAS producer Mary Lynk spoke to the acclaimed astrophysicist in 2019 at his country home in Burgundy. This is the second episode in a two-part series.
Tue, 24 Oct 2023 - 54min - 1449 - Arctic Amazon Art Project: The Mural, Part One
The Arctic and the Amazon may be far apart geographically, but art connects them intimately. As part of a public art project bringing Indigenous artists from both regions together, Inuk artist Niap and the Shipibo artist Olinda Silvano worked on a mural that now graces the campus of Toronto Metropolitan University. They share their inspirations and their collaboration.
Mon, 23 Oct 2023 - 54min - 1448 - Camera Lucida | How photographs help us understand our place in the world
The camera may not lie, but it can produce very convincing fiction. The wedding photograph and the headshot are just some of the ways our everyday world gets defined through the frozen image. Award-winning playwright Guillermo Verdecchia presents a sound portrait of a very "visual" medium in this 2001 IDEAS episode.
Fri, 20 Oct 2023 - 54min - 1447 - Widowhood, Wisdom and Words: The Irrepressible Donna Morrissey
What was supposed to be an on-stage interview about Donna Morrissey's latest novel, Rage The Night, expanded to a conversation about Nietzsche, Carl Jung, and sudden grief after her husband died from a stroke. The Newfoundland author was in conversation with IDEAS producer Mary Lynk in Halifax.
Thu, 19 Oct 2023 - 54min - 1446 - The Boyer Lectures, Pt 2: Australia's struggle with its past
Indigenous scholar Noel Pearson concludes his series of lectures on Australia's history and current relationship with Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal peoples. In these later talks, Pearson views that relationship through the lens of the economy, schools, and cultural identity. He draws attention to the commonalities between Australians of all backgrounds.
Wed, 18 Oct 2023 - 54min
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