I didn't even know there was an Ideas show before Lister Sinclair until the last few years. Whenever I tuned in, he was always the voice of the CBC Radio show that was willing to examine thinkers and their thoughts in detail.
News this morning of his death brought to mind his gentle, whimsical voice. There's still a tribute to him on the Ideas website, put together when he retired in 1999.
What I liked best about him was his willingness to share his interest in a topic without presenting himself as smarter or better-read than his listeners. (Which is different from playing dumb.)
Ideas will play a tribute to him over the next three nights. 9 p.m. on CBC Radio One. I'll try to catch it. I want to hear if they play some tape from his earlier days as a playwright and actor.
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