Tara Henley is a Canadian journalist and bestselling author. On the Lean Out podcast, she interviews heterodox writers and thinkers from around the world, in an attempt to widen the Overton window of acceptable thought in society. You can learn more about her work at tarahenley.substack.com
Latest episodes
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14 min
The Next Chapter
In January of 2022, during one of Toronto’s never-ending pandemic lockdowns, I launched Lean Out from the tiny kitchen of my 485-square-foot apartment. I had just left legacy media…
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3 min
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 c…
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42 min
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…
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38 min
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 a…
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46 min
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…
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54 min
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 t…
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41 min
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…
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38 min
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…
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52 min
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…
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1 h 03
EP 249: Jacob Siegel on Big Tech and the Information State
Most of us are aware that the digital age we are living through is a time of incredible transformation. But we may not have contemplated what we’d like to see preserved — things li…
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48 min
Ep 248: Tony Keller on How Canada Lost the Plot on Immigration
Canada’s immigration system was once the envy of the world. And for decades, the country enjoyed a bipartisan pro-immigration consensus. But during the Trudeau years, that consensu…
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33 min
EP 247: Why Are Gen Z Girls Miserable? Freya India Explains
We know that young women are increasingly unhappy — with high rates of depression and anxiety — and our guest on the program this week says there’s good reason for that. In her new…
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34 min
EP 246: Tom Junod: What Does It Mean to Be a Man?
What does it mean to be a man? Our guest on the program this week has published a book that examines that very question. It is part memoir, part meditation on masculinity, and part…
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37 min
EP 245: John Tomasi on the Diversity We Don't Discuss
In recent years, viewpoint diversity has become a loaded term. But our guest on the program this week says it is vital that we renew our commitment to dialogue, especially across l…
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45 min
EP 244: Ric Esther Bienstock on the Campus Culture Wars
There can be no doubt that we are living through politically charged times — and this is especially true at North American universities. My guest on the program this week has spent…
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40 min
EP 243: John Fraser on Canada's Most Misunderstood Job
We are at a pivotal moment in Canada, as we reflect on our past and try to forge a more unified future in the face of tensions with the United States. Our guest on the program says…
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27 min
EP 242: Leah Libresco Sargeant: Rethinking Feminism
In the United States right now, a group of feminists is taking stock of the movement — where it is at and where it’s gone wrong. Our guest on the program this week is one of those…
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38 min
EP 241: Laurie Woolever on Addiction, Recovery - and Anthony Bourdain
This week on the Lean Out podcast we are shifting our focus from the political to the personal. Our guest on the program has written a remarkable memoir about her time in the food…
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30 min
EP 240: Jason Mangone: Inside Trump's America
As tensions mount within the United States — and between the United States and Canada — it has never been more important to understand each other. Our guest on the program this wee…
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36 min
EP 239: Mark Oppenheimer on the Life and Times of Judy Blume
Many of us grew up reading classics from the great Judy Blume, from Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret to Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Blume, now in her eighties, is famous…