Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEP 107: Did Covid-19 Erode Our Civil Liberties Forever?
For some time now, there have been calls for Canada to launch an independent public inquiry into its handling of the Covid pandemic — including from …
2 years, 3 months ago
EP 106: Is Cancel Culture Killing Free Speech?
There are still people who believe that cancel culture does not exist. But it’s about to get a whole lot harder to make that argument publicly. Our g…
2 years, 4 months ago
EP 105: Does Canada’s Justice System Need to be Dismantled?
Crime in Canada is on the rise. According to recent Statistics Canada data, violent crime is at its most severe since 2007, and the murder rate is th…
2 years, 4 months ago
EP 104: Cancelled: A Canadian Professor’s War on 'Woke'
Earlier this month, a prominent Canadian academic made headlines when he announced his departure from the University of London. “Progressive conformi…
2 years, 4 months ago
EP: 103: Meghan Daum: It's Up to Women to Stop Cancel Culture
Is cancel culture controlled by women? It’s a question that my guest on today’s program has been asking for some time. Her conclusion is that, yes, t…
2 years, 4 months ago
EP 102: Has McKinsey made the world worse?
In 2019, in the magazine Current Affairs, a former McKinsey consultant wrote, “There is no secret society shaping every major decision and determinin…
2 years, 4 months ago
EP 101: Can we have a reasonable conversation about trans issues?
Schools across the country are back in session — and this fall, the spotlight is on trans issues in the classroom. Saskatchewan and New Brunswick hav…
2 years, 5 months ago
EP 100: The Identity Trap
Between the years of 2010 and 2020, a new way of thinking about identity travelled from elite universities, to Internet subcultures, to social media,…
2 years, 5 months ago
EP 99: 'I worry that the dike is going to burst - and we're woefully unprepared'
For the past few months on Lean Out, we’ve been doing a deep-dive into the crisis in Canadian media, speaking to critics of the status quo — and aski…
2 years, 5 months ago
EP 98: How Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement
In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, America’s streets filled with protesters — in some of the largest demonstrations in the country’s history.…
2 years, 5 months ago