EP 205: Jeni Gunn: I Am the Working Poor

EP 205: Jeni Gunn: I Am the Working Poor

The working poor in Canada are often largely invisible. The struggle to make ends meet in an explosively expensive era tends to be a private matter. But our guest on the show today has taken the step to make her own battle public, with a new cover story for Maclean’s that’s sparking discussion across the country. Jeni Gunn is a gig worker in Victoria, B.C. Her new essay for Maclean’s is “Confessions of the Working Poor.” You can find Tara Henley on Twitter at @TaraRHenley, and on Substack at ...

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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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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

EP 56: Men Without Work

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

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

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

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