Podcast Episodes

Why the world feels like a shipwreck

For thousands of years, Shipwrecks have been a mainstay trope of literature and storytelling. IDEAS dives into the history of shipwreck tales to disc…

7 months ago

Can a conference change our troubled world?

As the United Nations turns 80, calls for reform are louder than ever. Against the backdrop of multiple global crises, strongman diplomacy and rising…

7 months, 1 week ago

Was justice served by South Africa's peace accord?

The apartheid era in South Africa ended in 1991 with the National Peace Accords. The peace agreement also paved the way for a Truth and Reconciliatio…

7 months, 1 week ago

Listen to the sound of metal in musical form by 8 composers

Eight composers, five instruments, and a world of metal. IDEAS explores a project by the University of British Columbia called The Heavy Metal Suite …

7 months, 1 week ago

Without justice, can unbearable grief subside?

In June 1985, Air India Flight 182 exploded off the coast of Ireland. It's considered the worst terror attack in Canadian history. Sujata Berry's 16-…

7 months, 1 week ago

Why smell — our invisible superpower — deserves more acclaim

Smell this yogurt, is it still good? Our sense of smell has the ability to keep us healthy and safe. In fact in some cases, our ability to detect "of…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

How leaders in the former Yugoslavia forged peace in 1995

For almost four years, the Bosnian War in the former Yugoslavia was characterized by ethnic hatreds, atrocities, and a refugee crisis. So when leader…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

How our education system is far from its original ideals

Acclaimed author Gabor Maté joins the conversation in part two of our series exploring Wilhelm von Humboldt’s public education system. Maté is a form…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Meet Alex Neve, the 2025 CBC Massey Lecturer

Ahead of the Massey tour, Alex Neve sits down with Nahlah Ayed to talk about his lectures, Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World. 

Thi…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Public education was built on this key concept — now it's gone

Two hundred years ago, Wilhelm von Humboldt created the education system as we know it today. At the heart of his philosophy of education was the con…

7 months, 2 weeks ago