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
EP 43: An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
The fall is here, and the Lean Out podcast is back — renewed, refreshed, and ready to dive in on the debates of the day. There’s no better way to kick off the season than with our brilliant guest toda...
7 Sep 202238min
EP 42: Ghosts of War
With summer winding down and the Lean Out podcast about to go on hiatus for several weeks, Tara wanted to leave you all with a really compelling story — a story of one of Canada’s most famous journali...
17 Aug 202237min
EP 41: The New Workers' Movement
“Workers across the developed world have been moving away from traditional working-class parties, while the left has shed most of its connections to anyone outside the email economy, and working-class...
12 Aug 202220min
