EP 24: What Do Men Want?

EP 24: What Do Men Want?

“Men and women exist. Occasionally, we even like each other. We exist because of these two simple truths.” These are the opening lines of a powerful new book that dives into the crisis in contemporary heterosexuality. It’s been called a “feminist defence of masculinity,” and it is a clear-headed and compassionate look at where we’ve gone wrong. Nina Power is a British writer, philosopher, and fellow Substacker. She’s also a senior editor at the new American journal of radical politics, Compac...

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EP 160: The Big Fix in the Canadian Economy

EP 160: The Big Fix in the Canadian Economy

If you’re living in Canada and you have a cell phone plan, or a bank account, or have taken a flight recently, or struggle to afford groceries, you already know how expensive and dysfunctional the cou...

6 Nov 202436min

EP 159: Gary Taubes on Why We Get Fat

EP 159: Gary Taubes on Why We Get Fat

What makes us fat? It’s a contentious debate in the world of health science. Is obesity caused by energy imbalance — consuming too many calories — as has long been conventional thought? Or is obesity ...

30 Okt 202439min

EP 158: Harrison Scott Key on How to Stay Married

EP 158: Harrison Scott Key on How to Stay Married

This past summer was the summer of the divorce memoir. Books glamorizing marital breakdown were everywhere, depicting the act of walking away from a marriage as radical self-empowerment. But I could n...

23 Okt 202442min

EP 157: Rachel Cohen: Why I Changed My Mind About Volunteering

EP 157: Rachel Cohen: Why I Changed My Mind About Volunteering

There has been a story on the progressive left for some time now that individual actions are largely futile. That for society to change, we must instead focus on systems. Our guest on the program toda...

16 Okt 202423min

EP 156: Musa al-Gharbi on Why We Have Never Been Woke

EP 156: Musa al-Gharbi on Why We Have Never Been Woke

The period often referred to as The Great Awokening is winding down now, and we’re starting to get a better understanding of what happened. Our guest on today’s program argues that we have seen these ...

9 Okt 202451min

EP 155: Anastasia Berg on Childbearing Ambivalence

EP 155: Anastasia Berg on Childbearing Ambivalence

Statistics Canada released new data last week, showing that in 2023, the fertility rate in Canada reached a record low — just 1.26 births per woman — making us one of the “lowest low” fertility countr...

2 Okt 202438min

EP 154: Ross Barkan on the Leaderless Left

EP 154: Ross Barkan on the Leaderless Left

The activist left in America has been very visible in recent years, often dominating the public conversation online and in prominent institutions. But our guest on today’s program says that the modern...

25 Sep 202446min

EP 153: Ruby Cramer on Political Extremism

EP 153: Ruby Cramer on Political Extremism

This week saw the arrest of an armed man in Florida, in the wake of an apparent assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump — the second in roughly two months. Our guest on the program...

18 Sep 202427min

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