IDEAS Schedule for March 9 - 13 **Revised**

Update Preferences     Unsubscribe     Questions/Feedback Monday, March 9th 2015 Monday, March 9 ON JOKING, TICKLING AND CRACKING UP: HUMOUR IN ANCIENT ROME Mary Beard is a world-renowned classicist who teaches at Cambridge University, the writer of the eclectic blog A Don's Life and most recently the author of Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling and Cracking Up. She is also a prominent feminist who does not back away from public battles. Paul Kennedy in conversation with the fascinating and funny scholar. Tuesday, March 10 WAR-TORN: CONSCRIPTION 1917 When World War One started, much of Canada reflexively felt obliged to participate. Some even say that the Great War turned Canada into a true nation. But when Parliament passed legislation allowing for conscription, it nearly tore the country apart. Historians Jack Granatstein and Serge Durflingerdebate whether conscription was worth it. Moderated by host Paul Kennedy at the National War Museum in Ottawa. Wednesday, March 11 ZIONISM FROM WITHIN, Part 2 Since appearing on the international stage in the 19th century, Zionism has evoked extreme positions across the political spectrum. And nowhere have its meaning and aims been more hotly debated than amongst Zionists themselves. Frank Faulk speaks with self-described Zionists about the movement's troubled history and the current struggle over its meaning. Thursday, March 12 UNDERGROUND ROME Broadcaster Megan Williams goes underground in the city that was once known Caput Mundi - the capital of the world. Williams uncovers the quiet secrets it continues to offer up, the questions that hang unsolved, and dramatic challenges the city’s underground past poses for the present. Delving into Rome’s past by venturing into what lies below it. Friday, March 13 MOSES ZNAIMER`S IDEACITY CONFERENCE - Remaking Ourselves ideacity is a three-day gathering of minds held each June in Toronto, produced and presented by Moses Znaimer. IDEAS features highlights from the conference. In this episode: speakers ponder how we can start to really understand other people, other cultures and ways of thought. Ideas in the Afternoon - Friday, March 13 at 1:00 pm YOU ARE HERE ...but how do you know exactly where you are?  And then how do you know how to get from there...to somewhere else?  IDEAS producer Dave Redel explores new ideas about why some people are wizards at navigation, while others get completely lost.