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IDEAS is a deep-dive into contemporary thought and intellectual history. No topic is off-limits. In the age of clickbait and superficial headlines, it's for people who like to think.

1531 - Putin Critic Garry Kasparov: Winter is Here
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  • 1531 - Putin Critic Garry Kasparov: Winter is Here

    Nearly a decade after Russia annexed Crimea, Russia’s war on Ukraine is entering its third year. As Putin is starting yet another term — Russian opposition activist Gary Kasparov’s warnings from his book, Winter is Coming, are playing out in real time. Nahlah Ayed speaks with Garry Kasparov.

    Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 54min
  • 1530 - Conflicted: a Ukrainian journalist covers her nation at war

    “We face a continual tension between holding the government to account, and not wanting the enemy to undermine us by exploiting bad news," says Ukrainian journalist Veronika Melkozerova. She delivered this year's Peter Stursberg Foreign Correspondents Lecture, focusing her talk on what Ukrainian journalists confront daily: patriotism versus journalism.

    Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 54min
  • 1529 - Kate Beaton: What's lost when working-class voices are not heard

    Kate Beaton and her family have deep roots in hard-working, rural Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. In her 2024 Henry Kreisel Memorial Lecture, the popular cartoonist points out what is lost when working-class voices are shut out of opportunities in the worlds of arts, culture, and media.

    Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 54min
  • 1528 - Astra Taylor: The Hidden Truth of the World

    In conversation withIDEAShost Nahlah Ayed, the 2023 Massey lecturer Astra Taylor explains how her early years in the unschooling movement shaped her worldview and how Occupy Wall Street taught her that 'thinking' and 'doing' go hand in hand. *This episode originally aired on Sept. 7, 2023.*

    Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 54min
  • 1527 - Masseys at 60: Randy Boyagoda on Jean Bethke Elshtain

    Philosopher Jean Bethke Elshtain brought up an important question during the 1993 CBC Massey Lectures: is democracy as we know it in danger? Author and critic Randy Boyagoda and IDEAS producer Sean Foley revisit Elshtain's lectures. This episode is part of a series of conversations with — and about — former Massey Lecturers to mark the 60th anniversary of Massey College, a partner in the CBC Massey Lectures.

    Thu, 14 Mar 2024 - 54min
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