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
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
EP 48: The Rise of the New Puritans
The American journalist H. L. Mencken once said that “puritanism is the haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy.” This comment resonates now more than ever, with the emergence of a new sanc...
5 Okt 202231min
EP 47: How Woke Won
We talk a lot on this podcast about the ascendent woke ideology. But there is not yet anything like consensus on what this political movement actually is, what values define it — and who advances its ...
28 Sep 202232min
EP 46: The War on Objectivity in American Journalism
One of the big debates in journalism right now is over the role of objectivity. Is this an ideal worth upholding — or should we be moving on to other models, like the “moral clarity” ideal recently pr...
21 Sep 202233min
EP 45: School in the time of Covid
Advocates against pandemic school closures have been ringing the alarm for some time. They were all but ignored two years ago. But the tide is now starting to turn, with mainstream media outlets repor...
16 Sep 202233min
EP 44: Agency
With school back in session for the year, it’s a good time to take a look at the lessons that we’re passing on to the next generation of children. Are we giving them the tools that they need to succee...
14 Sep 202234min
