How IDEAS saved a listener from sending a regrettable email
6/4/202654 min
"IDEAS is often a surprise" says Cathy Pike. It's why she's been a longtime listener. To our delight, IDEAS was there for her just at the right time. After listening to an episode about Friedrich Nietzsche and his philosophy about "the art of passing by," Cathy says she decided not to send an email that she realized she would have regretted. "The program gave me pause and I’m grateful for that.”
And we're grateful to hear from Cathy and other listeners who share their personal encounters on how IDEAS shows up for them, as we continue our 60th anniversary series.
*This is the fourth episode in our special programming. It originally aired on Dec. 4, 2025.
Listen to other episodes in this series:
The time when a guest said, "I love you!"
The best — and worst — ideas of the last six decades
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
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Speaker 20:14
[upbeat music] This is a CBC podcast.
Greg Heelan· Guest0:19
[upbeat music] Ideas has been a companion of mine for quite a number of years now, and I said, "You know, I think I owe it to Ideas to do something for the program."
Nahlah Ayed· Host0:32
Welcome to Ideas. I'm Nahlah Ayed. It is really hard to believe, but we are now 60 years old. Before we mark the occasion in October 2025, we asked our listeners to let us know about any life-altering experiences you have had listening to the show. Your response was both heartening and humbling.
Susan Radojevic· Guest0:58
"Dear Team CBC Ideas, it is with sincere appreciation that I write to thank you for another season of programming that keeps challenging, opening up, and nudging us to rethink what we think we know."
Cathy Pike· Guest1:13
"Dear Ideas, my mother listened to Ideas when Mr. Sinclair was the host. She had a look on her face, I would say, of elation as she listened. It was so important to her to feel connected to the world of ideas."
Speaker 71:27
"I just treasure the