EP 59: 'The whole media crawled into a very narrow hole - and is still there'

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 independent journalists that we admire. And we're particularly pleased to bring you today’s conversation, with a Substack writer who’s had a big impact on Tara's thinking. Freddie deBoer is an independent journalist in Brooklyn, New York. He’s the author of The Cult of Smart: How Our Broken Educatio...

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EP 56: Men Without Work

EP 56: Men Without Work

On the Lean Out podcast, we’ve been talking about the state of the modern male. And today, Tara's guest on the podcast is going to walk us through his landmark study on an invisible crisis afflicting ...

22 Nov 202234min

EP 55: Of Boys and Men

EP 55: Of Boys and Men

There’s a group of people in our society who are in deep trouble. They lag behind in education and employment — and disproportionately die of suicides and overdoses. Who are we talking about? Boys and...

16 Nov 202236min

EP 54: Literature and the New Culture Wars

EP 54: Literature and the New Culture Wars

“I hate it when I find myself agreeing with people with whom I usually disagree.” These are the opening lines of a book written by Tara's guest on the podcast today. She’s a progressive professor, bu...

8 Nov 202237min

EP 53: 'The woke mob took my job but gave me my voice'

EP 53: 'The woke mob took my job but gave me my voice'

On the Lean Out podcast, we’ve been diving into pandemic school closures — and trying to get to the bottom of why there was so little debate over this. Tara's guest on the podcast today has some insig...

2 Nov 202235min

EP 52: The Stolen Year

EP 52: The Stolen Year

When schools were closed at the beginning of the pandemic, we did not have a robust public debate. The issue, unfortunately, was politicized — and it has only been recently, with the data now emergin...

25 Okt 202226min

EP 51: Portrait of a Prime Minister

EP 51: Portrait of a Prime Minister

The Lean Out podcast has just celebrated its 50th episode. So, today, for episode 51, we have a special Canada-themed show for you. We’re going to be hearing from a much-respected Canadian broadcaste...

19 Okt 202239min

EP 50: So much for #MeToo

EP 50: So much for #MeToo

It’s hard to believe that it has been five years since #MeToo. The culture has moved on many times since then. But it’s worth returning to the movement, to take stock of what it did, and did not, acco...

14 Okt 202220min

EP 49: Secret City

EP 49: Secret City

Washington is known to be a city of secrets. And, for many decades, one of the most dangerous secrets was that of homosexuality. Its spectre haunted the halls of power, and the true stories are only n...

12 Okt 202238min

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