Ideas Past Episodes
- February 2011
- Wed, 23 – Shamper's Bluff
- Tue, 22 – On Being A Muslim In The West
- Mon, 21 – The Idea of Genius, Part 2
- Mon, 21 – This Week On Ideas
- Fri, 18 – For The Birds
- Thu, 17 – Have Your Meat and Eat It Too! Part 2
- Wed, 16 – 104 Pall Mall
- Tue, 15 – Wachtel on the Arts - Johannes Debus
- Mon, 14 – The Idea of Genius, Part 1 & 2
- Mon, 14 – This Week On Ideas
- Thu, 10 – Have Your Meat and Eat it Too! Part 1
- Wed, 9 – Being Canadian, Part 2
- Tue, 8 – Being Canadian, Part 1
- Sun, 6 – This Week On Ideas
- Fri, 4 – It's A Teen's World, Part 2
- Thu, 3 – The Tao of Science
- Wed, 2 – Green Growth or No Growth
- Tue, 1 – Bloodlands
- January 2011
- Mon, 31 – Closing The Book
- Mon, 31 – This Week On Ideas
- Fri, 28 – It's A Teen's World, Part 1
- Thu, 27 – Embracing the Maple Leaf
- Wed, 26 – Of Mice and Men
- Tue, 25 – Why the Mona Lisa?
- Mon, 24 – Playing Through Changes
- Mon, 24 – This Week on Ideas
- Fri, 21 – It's A Girl's World, Part 3
- Thu, 20 – How The West Can Help
- Wed, 19 – To Be Or Not To Be, Part 2
- Mon, 17 – Microchips
- Mon, 17 – This Week On Ideas
- Fri, 14 – It's A Girl's World, Part 2
- Thu, 13 – The Lafontaine-Baldwin Lecture
- Wed, 12 – To Be Or Not To Be, Part 1
- Tue, 11 – The Mystery of the Stratemeyer Legacy
- Mon, 10 – Saving Salmon
- Mon, 10 – This Week On Ideas
- Fri, 7 – It's A Girl's World
- Thu, 6 – Game, Set and Match
- Wed, 5 – The Age of American Decline
- Tue, 4 – Pasta: The Long and Short of It
- Mon, 3 – This Week On Ideas
- December 2010
- Fri, 31 – Changes
- Thu, 30 – A Guide to the Good Life
- Wed, 29 – Stalking the Cat, Part 2
- Tue, 28 – Stalking the Cat, Part 1
- Mon, 27 – Dogs Themselves, Part 3
- Mon, 27 – This Week On Ideas
- Fri, 24 – A Stephen Leacock Christmas
- Thu, 23 – A Bucket With Your Name On It
- Wed, 22 – Sanctuary
- Mon, 20 – Dogs Themselves, Part 2
- Mon, 20 – This Week on Ideas
- Fri, 17 – Origins of the Modern Public, Part 14
- Thu, 16 – Dalhousie's Dream
- Wed, 15 – The Munk Debates
- Tue, 14 – The Hurried Child
- Mon, 13 – Dogs Themselves, Part 1 - 3
- Mon, 13 – This Week on Ideas
- Thu, 9 – King Solomon's Ring, Part 2
- Wed, 8 – King Solomon's Ring, Part 1
- Tue, 7 – Wihtigo
- Mon, 6 – This Week On Ideas
- Thu, 2 – Original Spare Strange
- Wed, 1 – "Sex and the Dead..."
- November 2010
- Mon, 29 – Shanghai Ladies
- Mon, 29 – This Week On Ideas
- Thu, 25 – The 2010 Dalton Camp Lecture
- Wed, 24 – Ducks On The Moon
- Tue, 23 – The Book of Exodus, Part 2
- Mon, 22 – The Book of Exodus, Part 1
- Mon, 22 – This Week On Ideas
- Thu, 18 – Great Expectations
- Wed, 17 – The Empathic Civilization
- Tue, 16 – Wachtel On The Arts - Julian Schnabel
- Mon, 15 – A Glorious Racket
- Mon, 15 – This Week On Ideas
- Mon, 8 – This Week On Ideas
- Thu, 4 – From Here To Maternity, Part 2
- Wed, 3 – Time Kaleidoscope
- Tue, 2 – Lethal Obsession
- Mon, 1 – This Week On Ideas
- October 2010
- Fri, 29 – The Origins of the Modern Public, Part 8
- Thu, 28 – From Here to Maternity, Part 1
- Wed, 27 – Microchips
- Tue, 26 – Being Canadian, Part 2
- Mon, 25 – Being Canadian, Part 1 & 2
- Mon, 25 – This Week On Ideas
- Fri, 22 – The Origins of the Modern Public, Part 7
- Thu, 21 – Walking At The Edge of Reason & Awe
- Wed, 20 – Mr. Justice Berger
- Tue, 19 – Wachtel on the Arts
- Mon, 18 – Why the Mona Lisa?
- Mon, 18 – This Week on Ideas
- Fri, 15 – The Origins of the Modern Public, Part 6
- Thu, 14 – Navigating Multicultural Realities
- Wed, 13 – Shamper's Bluff
- Tue, 12 – Inventing Dinosaurs, Part 2
- Mon, 11 – Inventing Dinosaurs, Part 1 & 2 (Listen)
- Mon, 11 – This Week On Ideas
- Thu, 7 – Making Sense of Sociability
- Wed, 6 – To Be Or Not To Be, Part 2
- Tue, 5 – The Next Big Question, Part 2
- Mon, 4 – This Week On Ideas
- September 2010
- Thu, 30 – Seeing Red, Part 2 (Listen)
- Wed, 29 – To Be Or Not To Be, Part 1 & 2 (Listen)
- Tue, 28 – The Next Big Question, Part 1 (Listen)
- Mon, 27 – Game Set and Match (Listen)
- Mon, 27 – This Week on Ideas
- Thu, 23 – Seeing Red, Part 1 (Listen)
- Tue, 21 – Wachtel On The Arts
- Mon, 20 – Wise Guys (Listen)
- Mon, 20 – This Week On Ideas
- Thu, 16 – Nomad (Listen)
- Wed, 15 – Ten Thousand Spirits (Listen)
- Tue, 14 – The Tale Of Genji (Listen)
- Mon, 13 – Pasta: The Long and Short of It (Listen)
- Mon, 13 – This Week on Ideas
- Tue, 7 – Sculpting Sound (Listen)
- Mon, 6 – This Week On Ideas
- Fri, 3 – Minding Memory (Listen)
- Thu, 2 – Footprints (Listen)
- August 2010
- Tue, 31 – The Munk Debates (Listen)
- Mon, 30 – Beauty Will Save The World (Listen)
- Mon, 30 – This Week On Ideas
- Fri, 27 – The Biology of Mind (Listen)
- Thu, 26 – Legends of the Kwak'wala (Listen)
- Tue, 24 – The Morbid Age (Listen)
- Mon, 23 – This Week On Ideas
- Fri, 20 – Looking Up, Part 2 (Listen)
- Thu, 19 – Great Expectations (Listen)
- Tue, 17 – For The Birds
- Mon, 16 – This Week On Ideas
- Fri, 13 – Looking Up, Part 1
- Thu, 12 – The Generalissimo (Listen)
- Wed, 11 – Stalking the Cat, Part 2 (Listen)
- Tue, 10 – Stalking the Cat, Part 1 (Listen)
- Mon, 9 – This Week On Ideas
- Fri, 6 – The Empathic Civilization (Listen)
- Wed, 4 – Talking Philosophy, Part 2 (Listen)
- Mon, 2 – This Week On Ideas
- July 2010
- Fri, 30 – Ducks On the Moon (Listen)
- Thu, 29 – A Guide to the Good Life (Listen)
- Wed, 28 – It's A Teen's World, Part 3 (Listen)
- Tue, 27 – King Solomon's Ring, Part 2 (Listen)
- Mon, 26 – King Solomon's Ring, Part 1 (Listen)
- Mon, 26 – This Week On Ideas
- Thu, 22 – A Champion of Reason (Listen)
- Tue, 20 – Abraham's Diary, Part 2
- Mon, 19 – Abraham's Diary, Part 1
- Sun, 18 – This Week On Ideas
- Thu, 15 – Neuron Therapy (Listen)
- Tue, 13 – Time Kaleidoscope (Listen)
- Mon, 12 – The Winding Stair (Listen)
- Mon, 12 – This Week On Ideas:
- Fri, 9 – The 2009 CBC Massey Lectures - The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World
- Thu, 8 – The 2009 CBC Massey Lectures - The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World
- Wed, 7 – The 2009 CBC Massey Lectures - The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World
- Tue, 6 – The 2009 CBC Massey Lectures - The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World
- Mon, 5 – This week on Ideas:
- Mon, 5 – The 2009 CBC Massey Lectures - The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World
- Fri, 2 – The Charming Mr. Luttwak
- Thu, 1 – Dalhousie's Dream (Listen)
- June 2010
- Tue, 29 – Wise Guys (Listen)
- Tue, 22 – Ice Cream
- Mon, 21 – Seeing Red, Part 2 (Listen)
- Fri, 18 – In Praise of Plagiarism
- Thu, 17 – The Munk Debates (Listen)
- Tue, 15 – Wachtel On The Arts (Listen)
- Mon, 14 – Seeing Red, Part 1 & 2 (Listen)
- Fri, 11 – Ocean Mind, Part 2 (Listen)
- Thu, 10 – Beauty Will Save the World (Listen)
- Tue, 8 – Sculpting Sound
- Fri, 4 – Ocean Mind, Part 1 & 2 (Listen)
- Tue, 1 – Footprints (Listen)
- May 2010
- Thu, 27 – White Paper/Red Paper, Part 1 (Listen)
- Tue, 25 – Great Expectations (Listen)
- Thu, 20 – The Morbid Age
- Tue, 18 – Legends of the Kwak'wala
- Thu, 13 – And The Moral of The Story Is...
- Tue, 11 – Wachtel on the Arts - Bill T. Jones
- Thu, 6 – A Champion of Reason
- Tue, 4 – The Generalissimo
- Mon, 3 – The Enright Files - Robin Hood
- April 2010
- Thu, 22 – The Hurried Infant, Part 1 & 2 (Listen)
- Wed, 21 – It's A Teen's World, Part 3/3
- Fri, 16 – Ducks On The Moon
- Thu, 15 – The Empathic Civilization
- Wed, 14 – It's A Teen's World, Part 2/3
- Tue, 13 – Wachtel On The Arts
- Mon, 12 – Time Kaleidoscope
- Thu, 8 – The Great Hunger, Part 1 & 2
- Tue, 6 – For the Birds
- Mon, 5 – The Enright Files - East Meets West
- March 2010
- Fri, 26 – Looking Up, Part 2/2
- Thu, 25 – Moral Clarity (Listen)
- Tue, 23 – Abraham's Diary, Part 1 & 2
- Mon, 22 – Wise Guys (Listen)
- Fri, 19 – Looking Up, Part 1 & 2 (Listen)
- Wed, 17 – A Guide to the Good Life (Listen)
- Mon, 15 – Stalking the Cat, Part 1 & 2 (Listen)
- Fri, 12 – Neuron Therapy (Listen)
- Thu, 11 – Dalhousie's Dream (Listen)
- Wed, 10 – In Praise of Plagiarism (Listen)
- Tue, 9 – Wachtel On The Arts - John Adams
- Mon, 8 – The Book of Absolutes (Listen)
- Fri, 5 – The Munk Debates (Listen)
- Thu, 4 – Edmonton to Oxford (Listen)
- Tue, 2 – Salt, Part 1 & 2 (Listen)
- Mon, 1 – The Enright Files
- February 2010
- Thu, 25 – The Trail of Tears, Part 1 & 2 (Listen)
- Fri, 19 – Message In A Bottle (Listen)
- Thu, 18 – The Charming Mr. Luttwak
- Mon, 15 – King Solomon's Ring (Listen)
- Fri, 12 – Hold Me Tight (Listen)
- Thu, 11 – A Novel Approach (Listen)
- Wed, 10 – The Tale of Genji (Listen)
- Tue, 9 – Wachtel On the Arts - Atom Egoyan
- Mon, 8 – The Art Instinct
- Fri, 5 – Sanctuary
- January 2010
- Thu, 28 – Phallus in Wonderland, Part 1 & 2
- Wed, 27 – Living On Oxford Time (Listen)
- Tue, 26 – The Philosopher and the Wolf (Listen)
- Mon, 25 – Ducks on the Moon
- Fri, 22 – The God Who May Be, Part 3 of 3 (Listen)
- Tue, 19 – A Champion of Reason (Listen)
- Mon, 18 – The Winding Stair (Listen)
- Fri, 15 – The God Who May Be, Part 2 of 3 (Listen)
- Thu, 14 – The New Commandments
- Wed, 13 – You Are "Pre-Diseased", Part 2
- Tue, 12 – Wachtel On the Arts: Daniel Barenboim
- Mon, 11 – Time Kaleidoscope
- Thu, 7 – Science at the Summit
- Fri, 1 – Ideas Levee 2010
- December 2009
- Thu, 31 – Endings
- Wed, 30 – The Dog Ate My Homework, Part 2/2
- Mon, 28 – In Praise of Ice, Parts 1 & 2 (Listen)
- Thu, 24 – A Christmas Carol in Labrador
- Wed, 23 – The Dog Ate My Homework, Part 1/2
- Mon, 21 – Visions of Fire, Part 1 & 2
- Fri, 18 – Shadows on Sparks Street (Listen)
- Wed, 16 – My Father's Story, Part 1 & 2
- Tue, 15 – Wachtel On the Arts
- Mon, 14 – Hark!
- Fri, 11 – The Hurried Infant, Part 2 (Listen)
- Wed, 9 – The Munk Debates (Listen)
- Tue, 8 – Stories of the Southesk Collection
- Tue, 1 – Abraham's Diary, Part 2
- November 2009
- Mon, 30 – Abraham's Diary
- Fri, 27 – The Brains of Babes, Part 3 (Listen)
- Mon, 23 – The Story of Steam
- Fri, 20 – The Brains of Babes, Part 2 (Listen)
- Thu, 19 – The Future of Liberalism
- Tue, 17 – Wachtel on the Arts
- Mon, 16 – Facing the Future
- Fri, 13 – The Brains of Babes, Part 1 - 3 (Listen)
- Thu, 12 – Hold Me Tight (Listen)
- Tue, 10 – In Praise of Plagiarism
- Fri, 6 – Massey Lectures 2009, "The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World", Part 5
- Thu, 5 – Massey Lectures 2009, "The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World", Part 4
- Wed, 4 – Massey Lectures 2009, "The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World", Part 3
- Tue, 3 – Massey Lectures 2009, "The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World", Part 2
- Mon, 2 – The 2009 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World"
- October 2009
- Tue, 27 – Unfolding Visions
- Fri, 23 – The 2009 LaFontaine Baldwin Lecture
- Thu, 22 – Lands of Crystal
- Wed, 21 – The Philosopher and the Wolf
- Tue, 20 – The Music of Matter
- Mon, 19 – Looking Up, Part 2 (Listen)
- Thu, 15 – The New Commandments
- Tue, 13 – Wachtel on the Arts
- Mon, 12 – Looking Up, Part 1 (Listen)
- Thu, 8 – Extraordinary Montrealers
- Tue, 6 – Neuron Therapy
- Thu, 1 – The Art Instinct
- September 2009
- Tue, 29 – Talking Philosophy: Democracy, Part 2
- Mon, 28 – From Here to Maternity, Part 2
- Fri, 25 – Gilbert Reid's France, Part 3 (Listen)
- Thu, 24 – Personalized Genomics: Hope or Hype
- Wed, 23 – Minding Memory
- Tue, 22 – Talking philosphy: democracy, Part 1
- Mon, 21 – From Here to Maternity, Part 1
- Fri, 18 – Gilbert Reid's France, Part 2 (Listen)
- Thu, 17 – The Art and Politics of Science
- Tue, 15 – The Biology of Mind
- Tue, 15 – Wachtel on the Arts
- Mon, 14 – Walking at the Edge of Reason and Awe
- Fri, 11 – Gilbert Reid's France, Part 1 (Listen)
- Thu, 10 – Science at the Summit
- Wed, 9 – Trust
- Mon, 7 – Ten Thousand Spirits
- Fri, 4 – Laughter: The Second Best Medicine
- Thu, 3 – The Brains of Babes, Part 3 (Listen)
- Wed, 2 – The Cure Within
- Tue, 1 – A Novel Approach
- August 2009
- Mon, 31 – The Tale of Genji (Listen)
- Fri, 28 – The Dalton Camp Lecture
- Thu, 27 – The Brains of Babes, Part 2 (Listen)
- Wed, 26 – Sanctuary
- Fri, 21 – Entitled Opinions
- Thu, 20 – The Brains of Babes, Part 1 (Listen)
- Wed, 19 – The Hurried Infant, Part 2 (Listen)
- Mon, 17 – The Trail of Tears, Part 1 & 2 (Listen)
- Fri, 14 – A Choice of Enemies
- Thu, 13 – Homo (sapiens) Neanderthalensis, Part 2
- Wed, 12 – The Hurried Infant, Part 1 (Listen)
- Tue, 11 – The Velocity of Stories
- Mon, 10 – The Great Library 2.0
- Fri, 7 – Muslims in Contemporary Society
- July 2009
- Fri, 31 – The Dark End of the Spectrum, Part 2
- Thu, 30 – The Music of Matter
- Wed, 29 – You are "Pre-Diseased", Part 1 (Listen)
- Mon, 27 – Visions of Fire, Part 1 & 2
- Fri, 24 – The Dark End of the Spectrum, Part 1
- Thu, 23 – Shadows on Sparks Street
- Wed, 22 – Hark!
- Tue, 21 – The Deniers
- Mon, 20 – Climate Wars, Part 3 (Listen)
- Fri, 17 – Moral Clarity (Listen)
- Thu, 16 – Living on Oxford Time (Listen)
- Wed, 15 – Stories of the Southesk Collection
- Tue, 14 – Wachtel on the Arts
- Mon, 13 – Climate Wars, Part 2 (Listen)
- Fri, 10 – The Capture of Mary March
- Thu, 9 – Climate Wars, Part 1 - 3 (Listen)
- Wed, 8 – The Love Song of Ovid
- Tue, 7 – Lands of Crystal
- June 2009
- Tue, 23 – The Great Hunger, Part 1 & 2 (Listen)
- Mon, 22 – From Here to Maternity, Part 2
- Thu, 18 – The 2009 LaFontaine Baldwin Lecture
- Wed, 17 – The Future of Liberalism
- Tue, 16 – Golf
- Mon, 15 – From Here to Maternity, Part 1
- Thu, 11 – The Swatting Season
- Wed, 10 – Trust
- Tue, 9 – Wachtel on the Arts
- Mon, 8 – The Munk Debates
- Thu, 4 – One Small Garden
- Wed, 3 – Minding Memory
- Tue, 2 – Legends of the Mashteuiatsh
- Mon, 1 – The Enright Files
- May 2009
- Thu, 21 – Ocean Mind, Part 2 (Listen)
- Thu, 21 – Ten Thousand Spirits
- Tue, 19 – Message in a Bottle (Listen)
- Mon, 18 – Talking Philosophy: Democracy, Part 2
- Thu, 14 – Ocean Mind, Part 1 (Listen)
- Wed, 13 – Extraordinary Montrealers
- Tue, 12 – Wachtel on the Arts - Atom Egoyan
- Mon, 11 – Talking Philosophy: Democracy, Part 1
- Wed, 6 – A Novel Approach
- Tue, 5 – The Tale of Genji
- Mon, 4 – The Enright Files
- April 2009
- Thu, 30 – Homo (sapiens) Neanderthalensis, Part 2
- Tue, 28 – In Praise of Ice (Listen)
- Mon, 27 – A Choice of Enemies
- Thu, 23 – Homo (sapiens) Neanderthalensis, Part 1
- Tue, 21 – Visions of Fire, Part 1 & 2
- Mon, 20 – The Biology of Mind
- Thu, 16 – Muslims in Contemporary Society
- Wed, 15 – Chasing a Mirage
- Tue, 14 – Wachtel on the Arts
- Mon, 13 – Jesus of Hollywood
- Thu, 9 – Sanctuary
- Tue, 7 – Pastures Unsung
- Thu, 2 – Laughter: The Second Best Medicine
- Wed, 1 – We All Fall Down
- March 2009
- Mon, 30 – The Love Song of Ovid
- Thu, 19 – Brave New Family, Part 2
- Wed, 18 – The Brains of Babes, Part 3 (Listen)
- Tue, 17 – The Gift of Love
- Thu, 12 – Brave New Family, Part 1
- Wed, 11 – The Brains of Babes, Part 2 (Listen)
- Tue, 10 – Wachtel on the Arts
- Mon, 9 – Lands of Crystal
- Thu, 5 – Entitled Opinions
- Wed, 4 – The Brains of Babes, Part 1 (Listen)
- Tue, 3 – Shadows on Sparks Street
- February 2009
- Thu, 26 – The Dalton Camp Lecture
- Wed, 25 – The Stillborn God
- Tue, 24 – Glass Knowledge
- Mon, 23 – The Hurried Infant, Part 2 (Listen)
- Thu, 19 – You are "Pre-Diseased", Part 2 (Listen)
- Wed, 18 – The Book of Absolutes
- Tue, 17 – Legends of the Kanai
- Mon, 16 – The Hurried Infant, Part 1 (Listen)
- Thu, 12 – You are "Pre-Diseased", Part 1 (Listen)
- Wed, 11 – The Story of Iron
- Tue, 10 – Wachtel on the Arts
- Mon, 9 – The Great Library 2.0
- Thu, 5 – Fighting for Peace
- Tue, 3 – The Dog Ate My Homework
- January 2009
- Thu, 29 – The Capture of Mary March
- Wed, 28 – Climate Wars, Part 3 (Listen)
- Mon, 26 – The Godfather of CanLit
- Thu, 22 – Utopian Dreams
- Wed, 21 – Climate Wars, Part 2 (Listen)
- Tue, 20 – The Music of Matter
- Mon, 19 – Salt, Part 2
- Thu, 15 – Getting to MaRS
- Wed, 14 – Climate Wars, Part 1 (Listen)
- Tue, 13 – Wachtel on the Arts
- Mon, 12 – Salt, Part 1
- Thu, 8 – Hark!
- Wed, 7 – The Cure Within
- November 2008
- June 2008
- Tue, 17 – The CBC Massey Lectures
- November 2007
- November 2006
- November 2005
- November 2004
- November 2003
- November 2002
- November 2001
- November 2000
- November 1999
- November 1998
- November 1997
- November 1995
- November 1994
- November 1993
- November 1992
- November 1991
- November 1990
- November 1989
- November 1988
- November 1987
- November 1985
- November 1984
- November 1983
- November 1982
- November 1981
- November 1979
- November 1978
- November 1977
- November 1974
- November 1973
- November 1972
- November 1971
- November 1969
- July 1968
- November 1967
- November 1966
- November 1965
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- November 1962
- November 1961
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