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September 2006
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Monday, September 4
A GLORIOUS RACKET CD
Contrary to popular belief, Nero didn’t play the violin. He played the bagpipes, a revered and reviled peasant’s instrument now over five-thousand years old. Karl Turner explores the rise, fall, and revival of the bagpipes—the instrument that simply refuses to go away.
Tuesday, September 5
SAILING HORSES
The horse was a partner to the Plains Cree, not a simple beast of burden. Winnipeg writer Maureen Matthews explores the complex relationship between horse and human through the experiences of one Cree family.
Wednesday, September 6
EMERGENCIES CD
All the rules change in emergencies. Or do they? IDEAS host Paul Kennedy and philosophers Michael Blake, Sophia Moreau and Arthur Ripstein discuss urgent—and topical—questions. Listen. Before it's too late.
Thursday, September 7
40 YEARS OF GREAT IDEAS – RANTS & RAVES CD
We continue our celebration of IDEAS’ fortieth anniversary season. Tonight, part nine of ten episodes, Rants and Raves. They’ve all done it…Lester B. Pearson, John Gray, George Steiner, Paul Goodman…stepped up to the microphone and let us know exactly what they think. Part Ten airs Thursday, September 14.
Friday, September 8
FLOW GIRL AND THE SUPERHEROES CD
They dress up as their highest mythic selves, ride bicycles and commit random acts of kindness. Join Cindy Bisaillon on a revolutionary pilgrimage.
Monday, September 11
THE IDEAS OF THEODORE DALRYMPLE CD
Is British society Western civilization's "canary in the mine"? A British psychiatrist and writer traces the descent of a culture towards wanton self-destructiveness and alerts us to the new face of barbarism.
Tuesday, September 12
WRITING ARABIAN STYLE CD
 Saudi Arabian writer, Raja Alem, talks with IDEAS producer Marilyn Powell about dreams, spells, genii, her childhood in Mecca, and her first novel published in English.
Wednesday, September 13
GRAINS OF THOUGHT CD
Dr. Roger Nelson’s Global Consciousness Project sets out to measure whether human minds are all somehow connected. Bernice Landry separates the science from the science fiction.
Thursday, September 14
40 YEARS OF GREAT IDEAS – PUBLIC PASSIONS
Part Ten CD
In the concluding part of our special, fortieth anniversary season programming, our contributors obsess about the most unusual things: boxing, comic books, overtone throat singing, personal pilgrimage and of course, their dogs.
Friday, September 15
MODERN SOCIAL IMAGINARIES CD
What makes modernity different from all previous ways of life? Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor talks to IDEAS producer David Cayley about what makes us modern.
Monday, September 18
THE DRAGON THRONE’S FLEET CD
In 1405, Zheng He, chief eunuch to the emperor of China, commanded the magnificent Dragon Throne’s Fleet and China ruled the seas. A few short decades later, the Ming Dynasty’s power over the seas had ended. Christine Wong tells what happened.
Tuesday, September 19 – Wednesday, September 20
PASTURES UNSUNG CD
From the Burrowing Owl to the Sprague’s Pipit, grassland birds are declining faster than any other group of birds on the continent. Regina naturalist Trevor Herriot travels with ornithologist and historian Dr. Stuart Houston, to examine the plight of prairie birds one hundred and twenty-five years after explorer John Macoun pronounced the great Canadian grasslands fit for the plough.
Thursday, September 21 – Friday, September 22
SALT CD
Something insignificant is sometimes said to be worth “a pinch of salt.” On the other hand, people of impeccable integrity are often called, “the salt of the earth.” Salt is now among the most common substances on earth, although once it was rarer and more valuable than gold. Paul Kennedy considers the incredible history, science and mythology of salt.
Monday, September 25 – Tuesday, September 26
THE PATH OF KNOWLEDGE CD
Commanded by the Qur'an to seek knowledge and examine nature for signs of the Creator, the Islamic world was synonymous with learning and science for five hundred years. IN the twenty-first century, the relationship between science and religion generates much debate amoung Muslims. Chris Tenove asks if there is a contradiction between Islam and modern science.
Wednesday, September 27
ORGANICS GOES MAINSTREAM, Part One CD
 Organic food has jumped from the margins to the mainstream and is now the fastest growing food category on supermarket shelves. What started as a social movement has become an industry with companies like General Mills, ConAgra and Kraft as major players. For some, this represents a victory for organics. Others worry that success will compromise the ideals of the movement. Jill Eisen looks at the past, present and future of organics. Part Two airs Wednesday, October 4.
Thursday, September 28
HIGHWAY NUMBER ONE CD
Traffic hurtling along the Trans-Canada to somewhere else. Your home a blur of gas stations, motels, restaurants. Simon Nakonechny explores Swift Current's delicate relationship with its highway.
Friday, September 29
BY DESIGN: THE POLITICS OF EVERYDAY OBJECTS, Part One CD
We tend to take the objects around us, from paper clips to bridges, for granted, remarking only when they're either annoying to use, or impossibly elegant. Why do everyday objects look the way they do, and why are we so often saddled with clunky, ugly things? Writer-broadcaster Nora Young looks at the hidden politics and unintended consequences behind the design of everyday stuff. Part Two airs Friday, October 6.
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