Lean Out is On Hiatus
In the maelstrom that is modern life, we’ve lost any sense of seasonality. These days, the summer is as non-stop as any other time of the year and the long, sun-drenched days can come and go without a...
22 Juli 3min
EP 256: Why the Media Needs Objectivity
One of the themes of the Lean Out podcast is a crisis in confidence in the mainstream media. In a few weeks, Tara's new book on this topic will be released in the United States and Canada. The Trust S...
15 Juli 41min
EP 255: Terry Glavin on the Aftermath of the Year of the Graves
It has now five years since the Kamloops band made an announcement of the discovery of the "remains of 215 children” at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, kicking off an intense period of ...
8 Juli 37min
EP 254: Eric Merkley on Why We're Polarized in Canada
It’s Canada Day and many of us are reflecting on our nation and where we are at. We know that we are more divided than ever, but how did we get here? Our guest on the program this week has just writte...
1 Juli 45min
EP 253: In Memoriam: David Cayley
On June 10, the Canadian broadcaster David Cayley passed away, surrounded by loved ones, playing bluegrass music. He died in the Toronto home that he had shared with his wife for the past 42 years. It...
24 Juni 53min
EP 252: Tyler Dawson: Why Alberta Separatism is Back
On October 19, citizens in the province of Alberta will vote on whether they want to proceed with a referendum on separating from the rest of Canada. Our guest on the program this week has written a n...
17 Juni 40min
EP 251: Full Press on How 'Mass Graves' Became Canada's Biggest Journalism Failure
The big news in Canada this week has been The Globe and Mail editorial board’s admission that the industry and the paper bungled the unmarked graves story from 2021 — that this in fact constituted a j...
3 Juni 38min
EP 250: Is Phoebe Maltz Bovy the Last Straight Woman?
You wouldn’t think that a woman declaring that she is into men would a subversive act — but at some point during recent years, this became the case in certain circles. Particularly online feminist cir...
27 Maj 51min
