EP 111: George Packer on Activism and Bad Art

EP 111: George Packer on Activism and Bad Art

In times of crisis, artists often feel the need to take a stand, to engage in activism. But our guest on today’s program says we should recognize that art and politics have very different agendas. “These are different realms,” he writes, “and the values of one can be inhospitable — even deadly — to the values of the other.” George Packer is a staff writer at The Atlantic, and the author of ten books. His latest essay is “Why Activism Leads To So Much Bad Writing.” You can find Tara Henley o...

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EP 64: 'You feel the desperation of people who are understanding their own irrelevance'

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 Jan 202330min

EP 63: 'There’s a lot of people just trying to hold on to their jobs'

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 Des 202231min

EP 62: Merry Christmas from Lean Out

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 Des 202219min

EP 61: 'Journalists have forgotten who their readers are'

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 Des 202230min

EP 60: 'Politically homeless'

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 Des 202251min

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 ind...

9 Des 202230min

EP 58: 'They see their role as fighting for social justice'

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 Des 202221min

EP 57: Shopomania

EP 57: Shopomania

On the Lean Out podcast, we spend a lot of time delving into the big problems of our age. But one thing we haven’t paid enough attention to is the forces that distract us all from solving these proble...

30 Nov 202222min

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