The time when a guest said, "I love you!"
6/2/202654 min
That's not something you expect to hear in an interview. But the Harvard historian and author of All That She Carried, Tiya Miles did not hesitate to say these words to IDEAS host, Nahlah Ayed. What prompted the bold statement comes down to a question — seemingly for Miles the perfect one to ask.
Their conversation resonated with many listeners, including a potter in Australia who shares how this story sustains him after the loss of his wife. Also in this podcast, we find out how IDEAS inspires everything from sonnets, to art, and to recreating historic feasts.
*This is the second episode in our 60th anniversary series. It originally aired on Dec. 2, 2025.There's more to listen to here:
How an IDEAS episode on traffic changed a doctor's practice
CBC Massey Lecturers reveal how the talks changed them
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Speaker 20:28
[upbeat jingle] This is a CBC podcast.
Nahlah Ayed· Host0:32
Welcome to Ideas. I'm Nahlah Ayed.
Speaker 40:37
Ideas.
Jo Van Boekel· Guest0:38
Scientific ideas.
Speaker 20:39
Literary ideas.
Speaker 60:40
Ideas from the social sciences.
Paul Kennedy· Soundbite0:41
Ideas from the fine arts. Good ideas?
Daniel Levitin· Soundbite0:43
The best ideas you'll hear tonight.
Nahlah Ayed· Host0:46
[upbeat music] 60 years ago, CBC Radio broadcast a new program called The Best Ideas You'll Hear Tonight.
Ken Haslam· Soundbite0:57
This is Ken Haslam, your host for Ideas from CBC.
Nahlah Ayed· Host1:00
The name was soon shortened.
Paul Kennedy· Soundbite1:02
This is Ideas.
Speaker 101:03
I'm Mr. Sinclair, and this is Ideas.
Nahlah Ayed· Host1:05
But our aim remained the same.
Paul Kennedy· Soundbite1:07
Welcome to Ideas. I'm Paul Kennedy.
Nahlah Ayed· Host1:09
Ideas was and still is a program for people who like to think.
Speaker 61:15
[upbeat music] Writing about photography turned out to be writing about the world.
Ken Haslam· Soundbite1:19
Susan Sontag on photography tonight on Ideas.
Paul Kennedy· Soundbite1:25
I'm Russ Germain, and this is- What we've discovered over these past six decades is that Ideas