Monday, September 24
STRETCHING THE CANVAS
Calgary artist John Will's greatest work of art may be John Will himself. He is a trouble-maker, scamp, and rapscallion. Jim Brown takes us on a guided tour of Will's latest: the first-ever visual art show created for radio.... through the life of a bohemian extraordinaire.

Tuesday, September 25
THE SWORD BROTHERS, Part 1
Christians against Muslims, the Crusades that began in the eleventh century were wars for control of the Holy Land. The Crusaders themselves were a hybrid of warrior and priest, defending the pilgrim, attacking the Infidel. These Military Orders were also the first multinational corporations, and until their eventual destruction and diminishment, the Knights Templar, the Hospitallers and the Teutonic Knights held unparalleled power, enough to threaten whole kingdoms and the Papacy itself. Philip Coulter tells the story. Part 2 airs Wednesday, October 2.

Wednesday, September 26
THE SIGNAL OF NOISE
Once long past, listening gave clues for survival. Now we listen unconsciously, blocking noise and tuning in to what we want to hear. Yet the unwanted sounds we filter out tell us a lot about our environment and our lives. Broadcaster Teresa Goff listens for the messages in our walls of sound.

Thursday, September 27
WHERE IS THE INTERNET?
Can you come up with an answer? Most of us can't. And those who do have an answer-those in the field-often respond in technical language and with explanations that are intellectually counterintuitive. Barbara Nichol asks experts in the field a simple question: where is the Internet?

Friday, September 28
MOSES ZNAIMER'S IDEACITY, Part 4
From the 2012 ideacity Conference: David Eagleman, neuroscientist, and author of Incognito: the Secret Lives of the Brain discusses uncertainty; Pico Iyer, travel writer and author of The Open Road and The Global Soul speaks about our need for stillness; and Marlene Zuk, biologist and author of Sex on Six Legs: Lessons on Life, Love and Language from the Insect World on what insects can and can't teach us about human sexuality. Part 5 will air on Friday, October 5.  For more information about ideacity and future conferences, visit the ideacity website.


Ideas In The Afternoon - Monday, September 24
RISK, Part 2
On the simplest level, we take risks to derive benefits. If the benefit outweighs the risk, we've made a good decision. But decisions are subject to bias, even those of experts. How do we live with uncertainty and make good decisions? Vancouver broadcaster Kathleen Flaherty talks with risk takers, risk managers and risk assessors to find out.