 | IDEAS airs Monday to Friday on CBC Radio One
at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT) and 4 a.m. (4:30 a.m. NT) | |  | Monday, October 10, 2022 | |  | Frantz Fanon was one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. His 1961 book, The Wretched of the Earth became the inspiration for liberation movements around the world. (Wikimedia/Grove Press; Reprint edition) | | | MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 | | | The Wretched of the Earth: Frantz Fanon, Part One | | The Martinican psychiatrist and political philosopher Frantz Fanon was one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. This episode examines Fanon's early life under French colonial rule in Martinique, his involvement as a young man in the Second World War in Europe, and the influence of Aimé Césaire and Jean-Paul Sartre on Fanon's thinking. Fanon's conflict with France and within psychiatry resulted in his classic, Black Skin, White Masks. A deep dive into the life of this remarkable thinker, by the Montreal writer and IDEAS contributor David Austin. | | | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11 | | | The Wretched of the Earth: Frantz Fanon, Part Two | | Frantz Fanon practiced psychiatry in colonial Algeria. He treated both Algerian victims of French brutality and torture and, French colonial officers and authorities responsible for it. He eventually joined Algeria's National Liberation Front and became a leading fighter and theorist in their war against French colonial rule. His work resulted in the classic, The Wretched of the Earth, which Fanon completed on his deathbed. The book was hugely influential in anti-colonial movements around the world. The final episode in a series by Montreal writer and IDEAS contributor David Austin. | | | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12 | | | Games and the Good Life | It's hard to pin down what counts as a "game." For example, golf is a game, in that it has rules, a goal, and is fun to play (at least for some people). But being a stockbroker also has rules, a goal, and might be fun for some people, but we don't call stockbroking a game. In this lecture from the Jackman Humanities Institute at the University of Toronto, philosopher Thomas Hurka examines what makes a game a game, and how getting the definition right can help us understand what makes for a life well spent. | | | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 | | | IDEAS from the Trenches: The Encroachment Game | | One of the most powerful types of resistance to authority is also barely perceptible. As a PhD student, Safaneh Mohaghegh Neyshabouri pored over journals— recently discovered and never seriously studied before — written in the late 19th century by Iranian women. She’s looking for their everyday acts that push towards change and even prepare the ground for revolution. *This episode originally aired on June 5, 2019. | | | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 | | | Turn the Other Cheek | Jesus sees the crowds, climbs the mountain, sits down, and begins to teach. Actually, he begins to turn everything upside down. Or is it right-side-up? All of a sudden, the meek, the poor and the heartbroken are the blessed ones — and our enemies are the ones we should pray for. The Sermon on the Mount is one of the greatest gifts of scripture to humanity; just ask Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Leo Tolstoy. But who is making any use of it today? In a time when an eye for an eye still seems to hold sway, IDEAS producer Sean Foley explores the seemingly bizarre logic of Christian non-violence, beginning with Jesus' counsel to 'turn the other cheek.' | | |  | Listen whenever you want.
Get the latest or catch up on past episodes of Ideas, CBC Radio's program of contemporary thought. Subscribe to the podcast | | | |  | At 88, Nigerian playwright and novelist Wole Soyinka has wielded words in some of the biggest battles of his time from confronting colonialism, corruption and war to religious fundamentalism. (Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images) | | | IDEAS IN THE AFTERNOON | MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 at 2 p.m. | | | | | Wole Soyinka has gone from political prisoner to Nobel Laureate in Literature. His writing, brimming with wit and rage, bears witness to the tragedy and triumphs of his native Nigeria. He spoke with Nahlah Ayed about power, the corruption of language, and his first novel in almost 50 years. | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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