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
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
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
“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'
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
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
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
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
