Ideas

About the podcast Ideas

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.

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2021
Body Language | The Right to Sex
'Incel' violence is a clear example of the lethal danger of believing that anyone is entitled to sex. But feminist philosopher Amia Srinivasan argues who is and is not sexually desired can still be an issue of political injustice. She speaks with host Nahlah Ayed about autonomy, preference, entitlement, and the moral and political complexities of sexual desire. The fifth in our series Body Language.
September 24, 2021
55 min
Body Language | Olivia Laing: Visions of the Free Body
Our bodies are vulnerable and powerful, says writer Olivia Laing. She reflects on the fight for bodily freedom, through polarizing figures such as psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich and feminist Andrea Dworkin, in this rich conversation based on her book, Everybody: A Book About Freedom.
September 23, 2021
55 min
Body Language | The Problem of Too Much Body
Fat acceptance — the idea that bodies come in all sizes and all bodies have equal value and deserve equal treatment. But socially, we remain deeply invested in diet and weight loss culture. Is it possible to get to a place where body size no longer matters? The third in our series Body Language.
September 22, 2021
55 min
Body Language | Beyond Ugly: A documentary
For thousands of years, disability, disfigurement, or ugliness have been connected to evil. From the ancient world to modern time, this unsettling concept has survived the cultural narrative. As part of our series Body Language, this documentary explores the root of ugliness and unpacks the legacy that harms people today.
September 21, 2021
55 min
Music on Mars
If you thought space was silent, think again. NASA's latest Mars rover carries an acoustic microphone. For the first time, anyone can hear the sound of the Martian wind. IDEAS tunes in to the sounds of space and the people working to make music from the beauty of the cosmos.
September 17, 2021
55 min
Dante: Poet of the Impossible, Part Three
Dante Alighieri died 700 years ago this year. His enemies had him exiled, hoping he'd disappear from history. But instead he wrote a masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, making himself the hero of his own epic poem — and in so doing, attained literary immortality. This is the final episode in a three-part series that originally aired in May of 2002.
September 16, 2021
55 min
Dante: Poet of the Impossible, Part Two
Dante Alighieri died 700 years ago this year. His enemies had him exiled, hoping he'd disappear from history. But instead he wrote a masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, making himself the hero of his own epic poem — and in so doing, attained literary immortality. This is the second episode in a three-part series that originally aired in May of 2002.
September 15, 2021
55 min
Dante: Poet of the Impossible, Part One
Dante Alighieri died 700 years ago this year. His enemies had him exiled, hoping he'd disappear from history. But instead he wrote a masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, making himself the hero of his own epic poem — and in so doing, attained literary immortality. This is first part of a three-part series that originally aired in May of 2002.
September 14, 2021
55 min

About the podcast Ideas

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.

Ideas

About the podcast Ideas

Categories

Body Language | The Right to Sex

Body Language | Olivia Laing: Visions of the Free Body

Body Language | The Problem of Too Much Body

Body Language | Beyond Ugly: A documentary

Music on Mars

Dante: Poet of the Impossible, Part Three

Dante: Poet of the Impossible, Part Two

Dante: Poet of the Impossible, Part One

About the podcast Ideas

Categories