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-winni
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- 1 Annihilation of CasteB.R. Ambedkar · 1× across 1 episode
- 2 Born Criminal: Matilda Jocelyn Gage, Radical SuffragistAngelica Shirley Carpenter · 1× across 1 episode
- 3 Caste MattersSuraj Yengde · 1× across 1 episode
- 4 ConfessionsJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1× across 1 episode
- 5 Essentials of HindutvaVinayak Damodar Savarkar · 1× across 1 episode
- 6 Hind SwarajMahatma Gandhi · 1× across 1 episode
- 7 History of Woman SuffrageElizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Jocelyn Gage · 1× across 1 episode
- 8 On HashishWalter Benjamin · 1× across 1 episode
- 9 The Annotated Wizard of OzMichael Patrick Hearn · 1× across 1 episode
- 10 The Battle Over Homework: Common Ground for Teachers, Administrators, and ParentsHarris Cooper · 1× across 1 episode
- 11 The City of GodSaint Augustine · 1× across 1 episode
- 12 The Discovery of IndiaJawaharlal Nehru · 1× across 1 episode
- 13 The End of Homework: How Homework Disrupts Families, Overburdens Children, and Limits LearningEtta Kralovec · 1× across 1 episode
- 14 The Marvelous Land of OzL. Frank Baum · 1× across 1 episode
- 15 The Radical in Ambedkar: Critical ReflectionsSuraj Yengde · 1× across 1 episode
- 16 The Wonderful Wizard of OzL. Frank Baum · 1× across 1 episode
- 17 The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical ReproductionWalter Benjamin · 1× across 1 episode
- 18 Waiting for a VisaB.R. Ambedkar · 1× across 1 episode
- 19 Woman, Church and StateMatilda Jocelyn Gage · 1× across 1 episode
- 1 Annihilation of CasteB.R. Ambedkar · 1× across 1 episode
- 2 Born Criminal: Matilda Jocelyn Gage, Radical SuffragistAngelica Shirley Carpenter · 1× across 1 episode
- 3 Caste MattersSuraj Yengde · 1× across 1 episode
- 4 ConfessionsJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1× across 1 episode
- 5 Essentials of HindutvaVinayak Damodar Savarkar · 1× across 1 episode
- 6 Hind SwarajMahatma Gandhi · 1× across 1 episode
- 7 History of Woman SuffrageElizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Jocelyn Gage · 1× across 1 episode
- 8 On HashishWalter Benjamin · 1× across 1 episode
- 9 The Annotated Wizard of OzMichael Patrick Hearn · 1× across 1 episode
- 10 The Battle Over Homework: Common Ground for Teachers, Administrators, and ParentsHarris Cooper · 1× across 1 episode
- 11 The City of GodSaint Augustine · 1× across 1 episode
- 12 The Discovery of IndiaJawaharlal Nehru · 1× across 1 episode
- 13 The End of Homework: How Homework Disrupts Families, Overburdens Children, and Limits LearningEtta Kralovec · 1× across 1 episode
- 14 The Marvelous Land of OzL. Frank Baum · 1× across 1 episode
- 15 The Radical in Ambedkar: Critical ReflectionsSuraj Yengde · 1× across 1 episode
- 16 The Wonderful Wizard of OzL. Frank Baum · 1× across 1 episode
- 17 The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical ReproductionWalter Benjamin · 1× across 1 episode
- 18 Waiting for a VisaB.R. Ambedkar · 1× across 1 episode
- 19 Woman, Church and StateMatilda Jocelyn Gage · 1× across 1 episode
- 1 Annihilation of CasteB.R. Ambedkar · 1× across 1 episode
- 2 Born Criminal: Matilda Jocelyn Gage, Radical SuffragistAngelica Shirley Carpenter · 1× across 1 episode
- 3 Caste MattersSuraj Yengde · 1× across 1 episode
- 4 ConfessionsJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1× across 1 episode
- 5 Essentials of HindutvaVinayak Damodar Savarkar · 1× across 1 episode
- 6 Hind SwarajMahatma Gandhi · 1× across 1 episode
- 7 History of Woman SuffrageElizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Jocelyn Gage · 1× across 1 episode
- 8 On HashishWalter Benjamin · 1× across 1 episode
- 9 The Annotated Wizard of OzMichael Patrick Hearn · 1× across 1 episode
- 10 The Battle Over Homework: Common Ground for Teachers, Administrators, and ParentsHarris Cooper · 1× across 1 episode
- 11 The City of GodSaint Augustine · 1× across 1 episode
- 12 The Discovery of IndiaJawaharlal Nehru · 1× across 1 episode
- 13 The End of Homework: How Homework Disrupts Families, Overburdens Children, and Limits LearningEtta Kralovec · 1× across 1 episode
- 14 The Marvelous Land of OzL. Frank Baum · 1× across 1 episode
- 15 The Radical in Ambedkar: Critical ReflectionsSuraj Yengde · 1× across 1 episode
- 16 The Wonderful Wizard of OzL. Frank Baum · 1× across 1 episode
- 17 The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical ReproductionWalter Benjamin · 1× across 1 episode
- 18 Waiting for a VisaB.R. Ambedkar · 1× across 1 episode
- 19 Woman, Church and StateMatilda Jocelyn Gage · 1× across 1 episode
How to spot a slow-motion coup
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The End of History and the Last Man
Francis Fukuyama
in the early nineties this was when uh mr fukiyama pronounced the end of history ▶ tap to play from here
The suffragist who was too radical for Susan. B. Anthony
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Born Criminal: Matilda Joslyn Gage, Radical Suffragist
Angelica Shirley Carpenter
my name is angelica shirley carpenter i'm the author of born criminal matilda jocelyn gage radical suffragist ▶ tap to play from here
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
working on a documentary about baum's classic american fairy tale ▶ tap to play from here
The Annotated Wizard of Oz
Michael Patrick Hearn
michael patrick hearn is the author of the annotated wizard of oz ▶ tap to play from here
Woman, Church and State
Matilda Jocelyn Gage
you find in her controversial book woman church and state ▶ tap to play from here
The Marvelous Land of Oz
L. Frank Baum
baum created one in the second oz book the land of oz ▶ tap to play from here
Understanding our genes to help our minds
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On the Nature of Things
Lucretius
the roman philosopher lucretius described in his poem on the nature of things how venus using semen fashioned a variety of ancestral traits ▶ tap to play from here
What good is philosophy?
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Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
this is not a new fear it's expressed quite vividly by rousseau in his discourse on the origin of inequality ▶ tap to play from here
Zhuangzi
Zhuang Zhou
so this small philosophical passage comes from the zhuangshi a classic of chinese philosophy from about 2300 years ago ▶ tap to play from here
Gaslight
Patrick Hamilton
i want to begin here by introducing you to the basic original story of the gaslighter bea the play gaslight uh sometimes also known as angel street by patrick hamilton ▶ tap to play from here
Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny
Kate Manne
but the play is to my mind richer than i film so i want to use it as the basis for the discussion here a discussion in which i draw on my twenty twenty book entitled how male privilege hurts women ▶ tap to play from here
Why hope needs rage and love
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Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto
Kevin Gannon
that's kevin gannon author of the book radical hope a teaching manifesto ▶ tap to play from here
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien
so we'll start with haldeer the woodland elf from jrr tolkien lord of the rings series ▶ tap to play from here
The Fellowship of the Ring
J. R. R. Tolkien
if you've uh see the lord of the rigs movies it follows this part follows the fellowship of the rig novel ▶ tap to play from here
A Pedagogy of Kindness
Kate Denis
kate denis the author of the book a pedagogy of kindness observes in the introduction of that book ▶ tap to play from here
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Paulo Freire
frere also wrote a book uh later in his career called a pedagogy of hope which is you know that's convenient and in the introduction to that book what was interesting about pedagogy of hope is it's actually twenty years after he wrote his sort of initial work pedagogy of the oppressed ▶ tap to play from here
Pedagogy of Hope
Paulo Freire
frere also wrote a book uh later in his career called a pedagogy of hope ▶ tap to play from here
How Houdini fought the misuses of magic
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The Witch of Lime Street: Seance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World
David Jaher
it's called the witch of lime street we'll get to marjorie and walter but first houdini's campaign ▶ tap to play from here
Raymond, or Life and Death
Sir Oliver Lodge
he wrote a book about it called raymond about his scientific quest to develop a technological means to communicate with his dead son ▶ tap to play from here
The Bible
Various Authors - Compiled by Mark T
and they say this book raymond was more popular in the trenches than the bible in those days ▶ tap to play from here
A Magician Among the Spirits
Harry Houdini
those are the final words in a magician among the spirits a book by harry houdini ▶ tap to play from here
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The Art of Being Fooled
Alice Pailès
but she's also reversed the angle with a book for non magicians called the art of being fooled ▶ tap to play from here
Merchants of Doubt
Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
both no mires and eric conway called the merchants of doubts it's a very famous book they wrote ▶ tap to play from here
How 'body horror' helps us confront the fears within us
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Contemporary Body Horror
Xavier Aldana Reyes
xavier aldonares teaches english literature and film at manchester metropolitan university in the uk and is the author of the twenty twenty five book contemporary body horror ▶ tap to play from here
Terrors of the Flesh: The Philosophy of Body Horror
David Huckvale
he is the author of terrors of the flesh the philosophy of body horror ▶ tap to play from here
How being curious and confused drives scientific progress
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Finnegans Wake
James Joyce
we won't call them quarks because someone wouldn't have read james joyce's finnegan's wake ▶ tap to play from here
Why background music is everywhere
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Erik Satie: A Parisian Composer and His World
Caroline Potter
i'm caroline potter i'm a specialist in french music and i've written a book on eric sati eric sati a parisian composer and his world ▶ tap to play from here
Ocean of Sound: Aether Talk, Ambient Sound and Imaginary Worlds
David Toop
david's book is called ocean of sound ▶ tap to play from here
What's for dinner in 2050?
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We Are Eating the Earth: The race to fix our food system and save our climate
Michael Grunwald
michael grunwald is the author of we are eating the earth the race to fix our food system and save our climate ▶ tap to play from here
Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health
Marion Nestle
that experience led to nessel writing one of the most influential nutrition books of all time food politics ▶ tap to play from here
The Surgeon General's Report on Nutrition and Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
editing something called the surgeon general's report on nutrition and health this was in nineteen eighty six ▶ tap to play from here
Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We Eat Stuff That Isn't Food... and Why Can't We Stop?
Chris van Tulleken
chris van tulkin is an infectious diseases doctor and the author of ultra process people why we can't stop eating food that isn't food ▶ tap to play from here
How the Humanities can pull down the screens between us
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Phaedrus
Plato
phaedrus by plato portrays a discussion between socrates and the younger aristocrat phaedrus ▶ tap to play from here
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Neil Postman
amusing ourselves to death is a book by neil postman it's published in 1987 and was subtitled public discourse in the age of show business ▶ tap to play from here
Calling In: How to Start Making Change with Those You'd Rather Cancel
Loretta Ross
loretta ross addresses this in her twenty twenty six book calling in how to start making change with those you'd rather cancel ▶ tap to play from here
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
the roman emperor marcus aurelius encapsulates this in his private journal turned post gutenberg bestseller the meditations ▶ tap to play from here
Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting
Robert McKee
it's drawn from robert mckee's cast design theory from his multibest selling book story ▶ tap to play from here
The Marvelous Clouds: Toward a Philosophy of Elemental Media
John Durham Peters
right communication scholar john durham peters in his book the marvelous clouds ▶ tap to play from here
AI as the new Delphic Oracle?
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Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future
Carisa Velis
my name is carisa velis and i'm an associate professor at the institute for ethics and ai and the author of prophecy the full title of carisa's book is prophecy prediction power and the fight for the future ▶ tap to play from here
Revisiting Delphi: Religion and Storytelling in Ancient Greece
Julia Keint
julia keint is a history professor and the author of revisiting delphi religion and storytelling in ancient greece ▶ tap to play from here
The 2,000-year-old travel list to complete before you die
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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Bettany Hughes
her latest book centers on the seven wonders of the ancient world ▶ tap to play from here
Histories
Herodotus
and herodotus goes amazing you know that's fascinating and writes it down in his histories ▶ tap to play from here
Genesis
Eric Schmidt, Henry Kissinger, and Craig Mundie
the same time that the book of genesis is being written down when we hear that man is given dominion over plants and animals ▶ tap to play from here
Egeria's Travels
Egeria
and her writing is still in print so if you go on amazon tonight you can get yourself a geria's accounts of the of the holy lands and of the great pyramids ▶ tap to play from here
A True Story
Lucian of Samosata
and he writes the world's first sci fi novel uh uh in and ancient times and he writes about an ancient astronaut who flies up to the moon ▶ tap to play from here
How the Moon shaped humanity — and defined life on Earth
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Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are
Rebecca Boyle
i'm rebecca boyle author of our moon how earth's celestial companion transformed the planet guided evolution and made us who we are ▶ tap to play from here
Somnium
Johannes Kepler
beginning with johannes kepler a contemporary of galileo whose work about the moon somnium is widely credited as the first ever work of science fiction ▶ tap to play from here
Tech billionaires are betting on a coming apocalypse
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Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
Naomi Klein
the book en time's fascism and the fight for a living world to use its full title makes a big and terrifying claim ▶ tap to play from here
No Logo
Naomi Klein
the author of several books including no logo and the shock doctrine and doppler ganger ▶ tap to play from here
The Shock Doctrine
Naomi Klein
the author of several books including no logo and the shock doctrine and doppler ganger ▶ tap to play from here
The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart
Astra Taylor
astra delivered our twenty twenty three cbc massey lectures if you haven't read it yet her series was called the age of insecurity coming together as things fall apart ▶ tap to play from here
The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age
Astra Taylor
among her other books are the people's platform and the wonderfully titled democracy may not exist but we'll miss it when it's gone ▶ tap to play from here
Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone
Astra Taylor
among her other books are the people's platform and the wonderfully titled democracy may not exist but we'll miss it when it's gone ▶ tap to play from here
Bible
Various
and armageddon the idea comes from the bible right from the book of revelation ▶ tap to play from here
Book of Revelation
John of Patmos
from the book of revelation which the religious right takes very literally ▶ tap to play from here
Ur-Fascism
Umberto Eco
umberto echo who grew up under mussolini he wrote this famous essay called ur fascism ▶ tap to play from here
Are Alberta’s separatists guilty of moral treason?
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On Treason: Alberta separatism, foreign interference, and Canada's survival in a revolutionary age
Patrick Lennox
the book is called on treason alberta separatism foreign interference and canada's survival in a revolutionary age ▶ tap to play from here
What draws a new immigrant to Quebec separatism?
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Les Gens du Pays viennent aussi d'ailleurs
Ruba Gazal
she published a memoir last year called les gens du pays viennent aussi d'ailleurs the people of the country also come from elsewhere ▶ tap to play from here
Cascadia has a flag, does it have an identity?
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Bureaumania: A 'Granular' Look at Corporate Red Tape
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The Castle
Daniel Lavelle
this is from kafka's nineteen twenty six book the castle ▶ tap to play from here
In the Penal Colony
Franz Kafka
kafka was writing about this ever since penal colony book that was the first one to actually tackle this problem ▶ tap to play from here
The Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka
the metamorphosis kafka's nineteen fifteen novella ▶ tap to play from here
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Max Weber
in night o five weber wrote the protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism ▶ tap to play from here
The Demon of Writing: Powers and Failures of Paperwork
Ben Kafka
he's also the author of the demon of writing powers and failures of paperwork ▶ tap to play from here
The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy
David Graeber
and the author of utopia of rules ▶ tap to play from here
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
David Graeber
so i wrote this piece called on the phenomenon of bullshit jobs ▶ tap to play from here
Down and Out in Paris and London
George Orwell
as george orwell wrote in down and out in paris and london the there's an instinct in us to create useless work ▶ tap to play from here
The Pale King
David Foster Wallace
it's a crucial observation by the writer david foster wallace in his twenty eleven novel the pale king ▶ tap to play from here
Bartleby, the Scrivener
Herman Melville
i think it's possible to trace a line back from the pale king to melville's bartleby ▶ tap to play from here
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Sloan Wilson
or the man in the grey flannel suit which are about the new kind of suburban bureaucratic public servants ▶ tap to play from here
Infinite Jest
David Foster Wallace
so in his earlier novel in infinite jest it's the one day at a time mantra of alcoholics anonymous ▶ tap to play from here
Bearing Witness: Canadian Doctors in Gaza
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