EP 239: Mark Oppenheimer on the Life and Times of Judy Blume

EP 239: Mark Oppenheimer on the Life and Times of Judy Blume

Many 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 famous for writing about childhood and adolescence with humour and heart. This week, our guest on the program has published a remarkable book documenting her life story. Mark Oppenheimer is an American journalist and author. He’s the editor of the online religion and politics magazine ARC. His latest book is Judy Blume: A ...

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EP 256: Why the Media Needs Objectivity

EP 256: Why the Media Needs Objectivity

One 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 and Canada. The Trust S...

15 Heinä 41min

EP 255: Terry Glavin on the Aftermath of the Year of the Graves

EP 255: Terry Glavin on the Aftermath of the Year of the Graves

It 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 an intense period of ...

8 Heinä 37min

EP 254: Eric Merkley on Why We're Polarized in Canada

EP 254: Eric Merkley on Why We're Polarized in Canada

It’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 this week has just writte...

1 Heinä 45min

EP 253: In Memoriam: David Cayley

EP 253: In Memoriam: David Cayley

On 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 the past 42 years. It...

24 Kesä 53min

EP 252: Tyler Dawson: Why Alberta Separatism is Back

EP 252: Tyler Dawson: Why Alberta Separatism is Back

On 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 this week has written a n...

17 Kesä 40min

EP 251: Full Press on How 'Mass Graves' Became Canada's Biggest Journalism Failure

EP 251: Full Press on How 'Mass Graves' Became Canada's Biggest Journalism Failure

The 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 in fact constituted a j...

3 Kesä 38min

EP 250: Is Phoebe Maltz Bovy the Last Straight Woman?

EP 250: Is Phoebe Maltz Bovy the Last Straight Woman?

You 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. Particularly online feminist cir...

27 Touko 51min

EP 249: Jacob Siegel on Big Tech and the Information State

EP 249: Jacob Siegel on Big Tech and the Information State

Most 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 like free speech. Some...

20 Touko 1h 3min

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