Conversations with heterodox authors and journalists from around the world, asking the questions that are not being asked. 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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1 h 04
Is It Time To Give Up On Truth? (Nope!)
Hello, everyone! I’ve returned from the tranquility of the Gulf Islands on the West Coast of Canada and I’m now busy trying to get my bearings in the crumbling, crazed (but very mu…
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3 min
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
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, my new book on this topic will be released in the United States and Can…
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38 min
Terry Glavin on the Aftermath of the Year of the Graves
It has now been 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…
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46 min
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? My guest on the program today…
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54 min
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
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. My guest on the program today…
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38 min
Full Press: 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
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
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
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
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 my guest on the program today says there’s good reason for that. In her new book…
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34 min
Tom Junod: What Does It Mean to Be a Man?
What does it mean to be a man? My guest on the program today has published a book that examines that very question. It is part memoir, part meditation on masculinity, and part dete…
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37 min
John Tomasi on the Diversity We Don't Discuss
In recent years, viewpoint diversity has become a loaded term. But my guest on the program today says it is vital that we renew our commitment to dialogue, especially across lines…
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45 min
Ric Esther Bienstock on 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 today has spent the…
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40 min
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. My guest on the program today…
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27 min
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. My guest on the program today is one of those femin…
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38 min
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. My guest on the program today has written a remarkable memoir about her time in the…
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30 min
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. My guest on the program today is…