EP 66: 'As scientists, we have strong criteria for what we accept is true'

EP 66: 'As scientists, we have strong criteria for what we accept is true'

On the Lean Out podcast, we’ve talked a lot about the state of open debate in our society. The public conversation these days frequently involves highly contentious and nasty arguments — and science is no exception. Michael Powell at The New York Times recently reported out one such example, involving the naming of a telescope after a late NASA head, and allegations of homophobia. Several of the scientists behind the movement to rename the telescope have issued a statement since The New York ...

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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

Ep 248: Tony Keller on How Canada Lost the Plot on Immigration

Ep 248: Tony Keller on How Canada Lost the Plot on Immigration

Canada’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 consensus fell apart. Our gu...

13 Touko 47min

EP 247: Why Are Gen Z Girls Miserable? Freya India Explains

EP 247: Why Are Gen Z Girls Miserable? Freya India Explains

We 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 new book, she argues th...

6 Touko 33min

EP 246: Tom Junod: What Does It Mean to Be a Man?

EP 246: Tom Junod: What Does It Mean to Be a Man?

What 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 part detective story — a...

29 Huhti 34min

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