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Monday, July 25
AGAINST THE STATE, Part 3
The modern secular state promises justice, good order and freedom. But there have always been those who view the state with unease, as a threat to the freedom of the individual. In 1894, the anarchist Emile Henry threw a bomb into the Café Terminus in Paris. It was the first act of modern terrorism. But anarchism as a political philosophy continues to renew itself, always asking the question: why do we need the state? From Paris then to Athens now, Philip Coulter investigates the idea of anarchism.

Tuesday, July 26
PASTA: THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT
Pasta, a simple amalgam of wheat flour and water, is one of the world's most popular staples. It's Italy's gift to humanity. With its hundreds of shapes and sizes, its infinite variety of sauces. Pasta is the foundation of one of the world's great cuisines. From Rome, Megan Williams explains how and when it was invented, where it got its shapes, and why it is so beloved.

Wednesday, July 27
DOGS THEMSELVES, Part 3
dogs-part3-thumb.jpgNew evidence reveals what dogs understand, about their world and about people, what they say and how they say it - to each other and to us - and what they know that people don't. The hidden lives of dogs themselves are uncovered by dog observers Jon Katz, Alexandra Horowitz, Clive Wynne and Monique Udell, Xioaming Wang, Gillian Ridgeway, Patricia McConnell, Jennifer Arnold and Suzanne Clothier  in conversation with Max Allen.

Thursday, July 28
BLOODLANDS
In twelve years, in a zone between Berlin and Moscow, the Nazi and Soviet regimes deliberately killed twelve million people. Historian Timothy Snyder reflects on this central tragedy of modern history, as he surveys the motives and methods of Hitler and Stalin.

Friday, July 29
NO GROWTH VS. GREEN GROWTH
We face serious environmental problems. People are looking for answers in a green economic future. But what would it look like? IDEAS host Paul Kennedy moderates a debate at the University of Ottawa on the resolution: Be It Resolved that Building an Environmentally Sustainable Society Will Mean an End to Economic Growth. Arguing that no growth is the best idea are Peter Victor, author of Managing Without Growth: Slower By Design, Not Disaster, and Tim Jackson, author of Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet. Arguing that we need growth are Richard Lipsey, one of Canada's pre-eminent economists, and Paul Elkins, author of Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability: The Prospects for Green Growth.

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