2006, they have included the Henry G. Friesen lectures. Audio downloads of many episodes are available from the CBC website, as well as via the CBC On June 24, 2019 it was announced that Nahlah Ayed would be the new host of Ideas, taking over from the retiring Paul Kennedy in September. The CBC's 2019 fall schedule also moved the program an hour earlier from its longtime 9 p.m. slot, and it will now be heard from 8 to 9 p.m. nightly. Podcast Ideas podcast, which was, by popular demand, one of the first to be included in the network's large podcasting initiative begun in 2005. Hosts 1965–mid-1970s: Ken Haslam Mid-1970s–1983: Russ Germain 1983–1999: Lister Sinclair 1999–2019: Paul Kennedy 2019–present: Nahlah Ayed Notes References External links CBC Radio One programs Canadian talk radio programs Audio podcasts Canadian documentary radio programs Educational broadcasting in Canada 1965 radio programme debuts 2005 podcast debuts Educational podcasts