Jun 19, 2013 | 54:00Ideas The Chosen, Part 2 AudioIdeas The Chosen, Part 2 Jun 19, 2013 | 54:00The idea of the chosen has its roots in ancient Judaism, but it is a belief that continues to shape us today, consciously or unconsciously. Frank Faulk examines how this Biblical concept is central to Western thought and culture.
Jun 17, 2013 | 53:57Ideas The Makar and the Laureates AudioIdeas The Makar and the Laureates Jun 17, 2013 | 53:57What happens when a "sonnet" of Canadian Poets Laureate meets the Makar of Scotland, the Laureate of that land, in a Laureate Symposium? We eavesdrop as the poets ponder the role of poetry in a world of twitter.
Jun 14, 2013 | 53:59Ideas Spinoza (Encore November 21, 2012) AudioIdeas Spinoza (Encore November 21, 2012) Jun 14, 2013 | 53:59Baruch Spinoza was a 17th century lens grinder known for his precision optical work. But it was his philosophy that made this Dutch-Jewish thinker famous. Spinoza's thoughts on God and the universe helped ignite the flame that became the Enlightenment.
Jun 12, 2013 | 53:59Ideas The Chosen, Part 1 AudioIdeas The Chosen, Part 1 Jun 12, 2013 | 53:59The idea of the chosen has its roots in ancient Judaism, but it is a belief that continues to shape us today, consciously or unconsciously. Frank Faulk examines how this Biblical concept is central to Western thought and culture.
Jun 11, 2013 | 53:59Ideas Iron Curtain (Encore February 1, 2013) AudioIdeas Iron Curtain (Encore February 1, 2013) Jun 11, 2013 | 53:59In 1945, at the end of World War II, an Iron Curtain rolled over Eastern Europe. Stalin, his allies and the secret police set out to seize control over a dozen countries and turn them into communist states. IDEAS host Paul Kennedy speaks with journalist and author Anne Applebaum about the harrowing story of how millions became imprisoned and how their daily lives were brutally crushed.
Jun 10, 2013 | 53:59Ideas In Their Shoes II AudioIdeas In Their Shoes II Jun 10, 2013 | 53:59Every pair of shoes tells the story of a life. Canadian novelist Katherine Govier helps immigrant women tell their stories by having them write about the shoes they were wearing when they arrived in Canada.
Jun 7, 2013 | 54:00Ideas The Mortal Sea AudioIdeas The Mortal Sea Jun 7, 2013 | 54:00We are all well aware by now of how the seas have become fished out. But reports of overfishing go back to the Middle Ages. Historian and mariner W. Jeffrey Bolster takes us on a centuries old tour of a very modern problem.
Jun 6, 2013 | 54:00Ideas Risk, Part 2 (Encore September 11, 2012) AudioIdeas Risk, Part 2 (Encore September 11, 2012) Jun 6, 2013 | 54:00On 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.
Jun 4, 2013 | 53:59Ideas The Grand Dame of Green Design (Encore Nov 8, 2012) AudioIdeas The Grand Dame of Green Design (Encore Nov 8, 2012) Jun 4, 2013 | 53:59Cornelia Hahn Oberlander is this country's pre-eminent landscape architect. Her love of nature and respect for the environment has guided and inspired her work from the grounds of the National Gallery in Ottawa to the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver. IDEAS producer Yvonne Gall profiles the 91-year-old icon, whose career spans six decades and is still going strong.
Jun 3, 2013 | 53:59Ideas The Enright Files - Baseball AudioIdeas The Enright Files - Baseball Jun 3, 2013 | 53:59Michael Enright speaks with Jason Turbow, the co-author of "The Baseball Codes", and long-time Toronto Blue Jays radio announcer Jerry Howarth for their insights into the hidden world on and off the field.
May 31, 2013 | 53:58Ideas Legends of the Gwich'in AudioIdeas Legends of the Gwich'in May 31, 2013 | 53:58The foundational stories of the Gwich'in are a window into the lives of a people who tamed the harsh Arctic climate and landscape from Alaska to the Mackenzie delta. They are tales of medicine power and heroic characters.
May 30, 2013 | 54:00Ideas Risk, Part 1 (Encore September 10, 2012) AudioIdeas Risk, Part 1 (Encore September 10, 2012) May 30, 2013 | 54:00On 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.
