Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEP 48: The Rise of the New Puritans
The American journalist H. L. Mencken once said that “puritanism is the haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy.” This comment resonates n…
3 years, 11 months ago
EP 47: How Woke Won
We talk a lot on this podcast about the ascendent woke ideology. But there is not yet anything like consensus on what this political movement actuall…
3 years, 11 months ago
EP 46: The War on Objectivity in American Journalism
One of the big debates in journalism right now is over the role of objectivity. Is this an ideal worth upholding — or should we be moving on to other…
4 years ago
EP 45: School in the time of Covid
Advocates against pandemic school closures have been ringing the alarm for some time. They were all but ignored two years ago. But the tide is now st…
4 years ago
EP 44: Agency
With school back in session for the year, it’s a good time to take a look at the lessons that we’re passing on to the next generation of children. Ar…
4 years ago
EP 43: An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
The fall is here, and the Lean Out podcast is back — renewed, refreshed, and ready to dive in on the debates of the day.
There’s no better way to kick…
4 years ago
EP 42: Ghosts of War
With summer winding down and the Lean Out podcast about to go on hiatus for several weeks, Tara wanted to leave you all with a really compelling stor…
4 years, 1 month ago
EP 41: The New Workers' Movement
“Workers across the developed world have been moving away from traditional working-class parties, while the left has shed most of its connections to …
4 years, 1 month ago
EP 40: On Critical Race Theory
In recent years, Canada — like the United States — has been engaged in a national conversation on race. But Tara's guests on today’s program say that…
4 years, 1 month ago
EP 39: 'Court Documents Reveal Canada's Travel Ban Had No Scientific Basis'
If you follow Tara's Substack, you know that over the past six months she has frequently covered the vaccine mandates in Canada. She has been raising…
4 years, 1 month ago