About this podcast
Tara Henley is a Canadian journalist and bestselling author. On the Lean Out podcast, she interviews heterodox writers and thinkers from around the world, in an attempt to widen the Overton window of acceptable thought in society. You can learn more about her work at tarahenley.substack.com
Episodes
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- The Next Chapter · 14 minIn January of 2022, during one of Toronto’s never-ending pandemic lockdowns, I launched Lean Out from the tiny kitchen of my 485-square-foot apartment. I had just left legacy…
- Lean Out is On Hiatus · 3 minIn the maelstrom that is modern life, we’ve lost any sense of seasonality. These days, the summer is as non-stop as any other time of the year and the long, sun-drenched days can…
- EP 256: Why the Media Needs Objectivity · 42 minOne of the themes of the Lean Out podcast is a crisis in confidence in the mainstream media. In a few weeks, Tara's new book on this topic will be released in the United States…
- EP 255: Terry Glavin on the Aftermath of the Year of the Graves · 38 minIt has now five years since the Kamloops band made an announcement of the discovery of the "remains of 215 children” at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, kicking off…
- EP 254: Eric Merkley on Why We're Polarized in Canada · 46 minIt’s Canada Day and many of us are reflecting on our nation and where we are at. We know that we are more divided than ever, but how did we get here? Our guest on the program…
- EP 253: In Memoriam: David Cayley · 54 minOn June 10, the Canadian broadcaster David Cayley passed away, surrounded by loved ones, playing bluegrass music. He died in the Toronto home that he had shared with his wife for…
- EP 252: Tyler Dawson: Why Alberta Separatism is Back · 41 minOn October 19, citizens in the province of Alberta will vote on whether they want to proceed with a referendum on separating from the rest of Canada. Our guest on the program…
- EP 251: Full Press on How 'Mass Graves' Became Canada's Biggest Journalism Failure · 38 minThe big news in Canada this week has been The Globe and Mail editorial board’s admission that the industry and the paper bungled the unmarked graves story from 2021 — that this…
- EP 250: Is Phoebe Maltz Bovy the Last Straight Woman? · 52 minYou wouldn’t think that a woman declaring that she is into men would a subversive act — but at some point during recent years, this became the case in certain circles…
- EP 249: Jacob Siegel on Big Tech and the Information State · 1 h 3 minMost of us are aware that the digital age we are living through is a time of incredible transformation. But we may not have contemplated what we’d like to see preserved — things…
- Ep 248: Tony Keller on How Canada Lost the Plot on Immigration · 48 minCanada’s immigration system was once the envy of the world. And for decades, the country enjoyed a bipartisan pro-immigration consensus. But during the Trudeau years, that…
- EP 247: Why Are Gen Z Girls Miserable? Freya India Explains · 33 minWe know that young women are increasingly unhappy — with high rates of depression and anxiety — and our guest on the program this week says there’s good reason for that. In her…
- EP 246: Tom Junod: What Does It Mean to Be a Man? · 34 minWhat does it mean to be a man? Our guest on the program this week has published a book that examines that very question. It is part memoir, part meditation on masculinity, and…
- EP 245: John Tomasi on the Diversity We Don't Discuss · 37 minIn recent years, viewpoint diversity has become a loaded term. But our guest on the program this week says it is vital that we renew our commitment to dialogue, especially across…
- EP 244: Ric Esther Bienstock on the Campus Culture Wars · 45 minThere can be no doubt that we are living through politically charged times — and this is especially true at North American universities. My guest on the program this week has…
- EP 243: John Fraser on Canada's Most Misunderstood Job · 40 minWe are at a pivotal moment in Canada, as we reflect on our past and try to forge a more unified future in the face of tensions with the United States. Our guest on the program…
- EP 242: Leah Libresco Sargeant: Rethinking Feminism · 27 minIn the United States right now, a group of feminists is taking stock of the movement — where it is at and where it’s gone wrong. Our guest on the program this week is one of…
- EP 241: Laurie Woolever on Addiction, Recovery - and Anthony Bourdain · 38 minThis week on the Lean Out podcast we are shifting our focus from the political to the personal. Our guest on the program has written a remarkable memoir about her time in the…
- EP 240: Jason Mangone: Inside Trump's America · 30 minAs tensions mount within the United States — and between the United States and Canada — it has never been more important to understand each other. Our guest on the program this…
- EP 239: Mark Oppenheimer on the Life and Times of Judy Blume · 36 minMany of us grew up reading classics from the great Judy Blume, from Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret to Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Blume, now in her eighties, is…
