Ideas

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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.
    Copyright © CBC 2024
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Episodes
  • The 2024 CBC Massey Lectures | # 5: Good conversations

    The 2024 CBC Massey Lectures | # 5: Good conversations
    Nov 22 2024

    What makes a great conversation? The subject? Not so much. It’s more that it’s filled with layers and that you never really know where it’ll end up — how it will change you by the time it ends. Ian Williams delivers the final 2024 CBC Massey Lecture on the art of good conversation.
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    54 mins
  • The 2024 CBC Massey Lectures | # 4: Who can speak for whom to whom about what?

    The 2024 CBC Massey Lectures | # 4: Who can speak for whom to whom about what?
    Nov 21 2024

    We’re in an era where many people feel an ownership over certain words, and how a community expresses itself; the term ‘appropriation’ has come to create guardrails around what can be said, and by whom. In his fourth Massey Lecture, Ian Williams considers the role of speech and silence in reallocating power, and what it means to truly listen.

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    54 mins
  • The 2024 CBC Massey Lectures | # 3: Personal conversations

    The 2024 CBC Massey Lectures | # 3: Personal conversations
    Nov 20 2024

    Difficult conversations are almost always about something under the surface, and hidden. In his third Massey Lecture, Ian Williams illustrates what we’re listening for isn’t always obvious. He explains how personal conversations aren't about finding answers — it's for communion.

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    54 mins

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