EP 65: 'Journalists are not supposed to be liked'
In recent weeks on the Lean Out podcast, we’ve been doing a deep dive into the rise of independent journalism, and looking at some of the big stories that independent journalists broke this past year....
11 Tammi 202328min
EP 64: 'You feel the desperation of people who are understanding their own irrelevance'
One year ago today, the Lean Out podcast launched with an interview with the American journalist Batya Ungar-Sargon. Now, 12 months later, Lean Out has listeners in 135 countries and 2900 cities. To ...
5 Tammi 202330min
EP 63: 'There’s a lot of people just trying to hold on to their jobs'
Throughout the month of December, here on Lean Out, we’ve been having conversations with the independent journalists that we admire. Today, Tara is happy to welcome back to the podcast a writer and t...
28 Joulu 202231min
EP 62: Merry Christmas from Lean Out
Today is a day of rest and reflection for many of us — and, with any luck, of joy and gratitude and communal celebration as well. With that in mind, we have a surprise bonus episode of Lean Out, feat...
22 Joulu 202219min
EP 61: 'Journalists have forgotten who their readers are'
This month at Lean Out, we've been speaking with journalists we admire — and having conversations about the state of the mainstream media, and the rise of the independent press. Tara's guest today run...
16 Joulu 202230min
EP 60: 'Politically homeless'
What does it mean to be politically homeless? Tara's guest today describes herself this way, and jokes that her tribe is tribeless. We relate. A lot. This month at Lean Out, Tara has been speaking wit...
14 Joulu 202251min
EP 59: 'The whole media crawled into a very narrow hole - and is still there'
This summer on her podcast, Bari Weiss described Tara's guest today as one of the best writers in America. We think she’s right. During the month of December, here at Lean Out, we're speaking with ind...
9 Joulu 202230min
EP 58: 'They see their role as fighting for social justice'
On the Lean Out podcast this year, we’ve talked a lot about the failings of the mainstream media, and the reasons why the press has lost the public’s trust. But for the month of December, we’ll be foc...
7 Joulu 202221min
