IDEAS is a place for people who like to think. If you value deep conversation and unexpected reveals, this show is for you. From the roots and rise of authoritarianism to near-death experiences to the history of toilets, no topic is off-limits. Hosted by Nahlah Ayed, we’re home to immersive documentaries and fascinating interviews with some of the most consequential thinkers of our time.With an award-winning team, our podcast has proud roots in its 60-year history with CBC Radio, exploring the IDEAS that make us who we are. New episodes drop Monday through Friday at 5pm ET.
Episodes
Showing 20 of 51- The Greatest Numbers of All Time | The Curse of 136/22/202654 min
- Why moral suffering can be a good thing6/19/202654 min
- What if God is the possibility of the impossible?6/18/202654 min
- From Dua Lipa to Broadway, Houdini never disappears6/17/202654 min
- Without justice, can unbearable grief subside?6/16/202654 min
- The unforgivable crime of being queer in Africa6/15/202654 min
- How podcasts in Africa are reclaiming queerness and sex6/12/202654 min
- Why joy is most valuable when it's in public6/11/202654 min
- 'When I'm bad, I'm better' – The revolutionary Mae West6/10/202654 min
- Who's the hero when the choice is impossible?6/9/202654 min
- The Billionaire Age Pt 3 | How oligarchs are taking over the world6/8/202654 min
- Confronting 'Housing Inc.' | Meet the 2026 CBC Massey Lecturer6/8/20269 min
- Weekend Listen: Artificial Intimacy from CBC’s Understood6/6/202637 min
- The best — and worst — ideas of the last six decades6/5/202654 min
- How IDEAS saved a listener from sending a regrettable email6/4/202654 min
- CBC Massey Lecturers reveal how the talks changed them6/3/202654 min
- The time when a guest said, "I love you!"6/2/202654 min
- How an IDEAS episode on traffic changed a doctor's practice6/1/202654 min
- The most important numbers in the universe5/29/202654 min
- Can we have new pipelines and curb climate change, too?5/28/202654 min