Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy music — even sad music — is 'inherently joyful'
Music is joy, declares Daniel Chua. The renowned musicologist says music and joy have an ancient correlation, from Confucius to Saint Augustine and B…
7 months ago
Why philosophy needs to ditch class, and go to a pub
We tend to view philosophy as a formal endeavour. Not so, says Lewis Gordon. Yes, he's an academic but he argues that confining thinking to the acade…
7 months ago
How to flourish in a broken world
The world is full of problems — our broken healthcare, out-of-reach housing, a democracy in shambles and a dying planet. Is it actually possible to f…
7 months ago
A lesson in hope and why we need to slow down
Educators are wired for hope, according to English professor Jessica Riddell. She believes in the importance of slowing down in urgent times and urge…
7 months, 1 week ago
Who owns Outer Space?
More than half of working satellites are now owned by a single company, Elon Musk's Space X company. Astrophysicist Aaron Boley says Space X satellit…
7 months, 1 week ago
Making the case for what a university could and should be
Universities have always been places of protest and dissent, but University of Toronto English professor Randy Boyagoda argues that it should be some…
7 months, 1 week ago
Why are women still outsiders in the trades?
You can’t pay rent with experimental poetry, so Hilary Peach trained as a welder. Twenty-plus years on, she’s now a boiler inspector, poet, and autho…
7 months, 1 week ago
Why doesn't our healthcare include the well-being of doctors?
In 2023, about 1 in 10 Canadian doctors considered attempting suicide in 2023. That's why Winnipeg doctor Jillian Horton is advocating for the emotio…
7 months, 1 week ago
How poetry offers insight into the meaning of life
Canadian scholar and philosopher Charles Taylor insists poetry persuades us through the experience of connection. His book, Cosmic Connections: Poetr…
7 months, 1 week ago
How a novel saved the Inuktitut language from disappearing
When Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk wrote Sanaaq in 1984, it was the first novel written in Inuktitut in Canada. She wanted to prevent the language from no long…
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