Ideas
IDEAS is a place for people who like to think. If you value deep conversation and unexpected reveals, this show is for you. From the roots and rise of authoritarianism to near-death experiences to the history of toilets, no topic is off-limits. Hosted by Nahlah Ayed, we’re home to immersive documentaries and fascinating interviews with some of the most consequential thinkers of our time.
With an award-winning team, our podcast has proud roots in its 60-year history with CBC Radio, exploring the IDEAS that make us who we are.
New episodes drop Monday through Friday at 5pm ET.
Latest Episode
How absurdist theatre is an act of resistance (10.10.2025)
Previous Episodes
- How a translation movement made Western philosophers famous 08.10.2025
- Can we have new pipelines and curb climate change, too? 07.10.2025
- Why progressives may not be as 'woke' as they think 06.10.2025
- Why a proposed 'new capitalism' is contested 03.10.2025
- How mass media can make and break fascism 02.10.2025
- What life was like for Luke Galati in a psychiatric ward 01.10.2025
- How Inuk activist Aaju Peter learned to 'decolonize' her mind 30.09.2025
- Can the fierce wars of today end in peace? 30.09.2025
- How rhythm helps us walk, talk — and even love 26.09.2025
- The natural — and unnatural — history of air on Earth 26.09.2025
- Why the world feels like a shipwreck 24.09.2025
- Can a conference change our troubled world? 24.09.2025
- Was justice served by South Africa's peace accord? 22.09.2025
- Can a trucker's life entice young people to take the wheel? 19.09.2025
- Listen to the sound of metal in musical form by 8 composers 19.09.2025
- Without justice, can unbearable grief subside? 18.09.2025
- Why smell — our invisible superpower — deserves more acclaim 17.09.2025
- How leaders in the former Yugoslavia forged peace in 1995 15.09.2025
- How our education system is far from its original ideals 12.09.2025
- Meet Alex Neve, the 2025 CBC Massey Lecturer 11.09.2025
