Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBlack history, vividly told through the colour blue
From planting periwinkles on the graves of slaves, to the blues itself, the colour blue has been core to Black Americans’ pursuit of joy in the face …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
How Indigenous ecology is reviving land destroyed by wildfires
What happens to the land after a brutal wildfire? IDEAS visited St'át'imc territory near Lillooet, B.C., to follow land guardians and scientists from…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
How brutal wildfires are 'killing' Indigenous ways of life
In 2021, a deadly heat dome produced a devastating wildfire season across British Columbia. While immediate media coverage often focuses on evacuatio…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The movement that unlocked a new masculinity – Dandyism
For over 200 years, the Dandy has been a provocateur, someone who pushes against the boundaries of culture, masculinity and politics. From Beau Brumm…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
How Canadian nationalism died
In George Grant's famous 1965 essay, Lament for a Nation, the Red Tory philosopher argued that Canadian nationalism had died. He believed that when C…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The famously polarizing father of capitalism
The 18th-century philosopher Adam Smith is often called “the father of economics,” and sometimes “the father of capitalism.” IDEAS contributor Matthe…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
What it’s like to discover you have ADHD after 50
When IDEAS contributor Sandra Bourque was diagnosed with ADHD in her early 50s, she was relieved. Finally, everything made sense to her. Bourque beca…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
What it means to fully embrace neurodiversity
Imagine a world without Mozart or Michelangelo, Einstein or Edison. Famous for their creativity, a "mysterious force" that psychiatrist and ADHD expe…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Do books have the power to heal us?
If you're someone who thinks reading is therapeutic, you aren’t alone. On the surface, bibliotherapy might sound like another personal wellness trend…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Why we can’t live without the universal feeling of disgust
Disgust — an emotion that makes us human. It can keep us safe from drinking milk that's gone off, thanks to the revolting smell. And as Charles Darwi…
11 months ago