EP 38: The End of Solitude

EP 38: The End of Solitude

In 2008, at the age of 44, Tara's guest on today’s program left Yale University, where he taught English, and became a full-time writer. In the years since leaving academia, he’s amassed an impressive body of work — much of it challenging the status quo. Tara knew she had to talk to him when she read his excellent essay in UnHerd, “Escaping American tribalism,” about his defection from the progressive left. William Deresiewicz is an essayist and cultural critic, and the author of Excellent Sh...

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EP 40: On Critical Race Theory

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 that conversation does not always acknowledge the ...

10 Aug 202241min

EP 39: 'Court Documents Reveal Canada's Travel Ban Had No Scientific Basis'

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 questions about the scientific rationale for these...

5 Aug 202221min

EP 37: Cancel Culture: It's Real and On the Rise

EP 37: Cancel Culture: It's Real and On the Rise

When Dave Chappelle’s recent show at First Avenue in Minneapolis was cancelled amid protests, it reignited the debate around cancel culture, with all of the old arguments resurfacing once again. So th...

30 Jul 202229min

EP 36: The Case Against the Sexual Revolution

EP 36: The Case Against the Sexual Revolution

Since the sexual revolution, women’s lives have undergone dramatic changes. The dominant narrative is that liberal feminism has freed women in profound ways. So why does data show that women’s happine...

27 Jul 202239min

EP 35: I Stopped Reading the News

EP 35: I Stopped Reading the News

For many journalists, it’s a point of pride to consume as much media as possible, as much of the time as possible. We think this makes us informed, better at our jobs. So it caused a stir last week wh...

22 Jul 202227min

EP 34: The Constitution of Knowledge

EP 34: The Constitution of Knowledge

How do we arrive at truth? Tara's guest on the podcast today argues that it is through reality-based communities — in government, media, the law, and science and academia — which collectively determin...

20 Jul 202252min

EP 33: Who Really Benefits From the First Amendment?

EP 33: Who Really Benefits From the First Amendment?

Those on the political left have long seen free speech as a core tenet — so it’s been bizarre for many of us to watch the left abandon it, and, in many cases now even campaign against it. Tara's ...

15 Jul 202219min

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