Lean Out with Tara Henley

<p>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 of difference. He has edited a new...

<p>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 past decade making a documentary...

<p>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 says now is a good time to...

<p>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 feminists. Her new book argues that our...

<p>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 food world, her story of addiction...

<p>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 the head of a depolarization...

<p>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 for writing about childhood and...

<p>In recent years, the world has become an increasingly unstable place. My guest on the program today says that Canadians have adopted a “precarity mindset.” And now, roughly nine out of ten Canadians believe this...

<p>One of the problems with increased polarization is that everything gets politicized, including simple acts of charity. My guest on the program today is an American journalist who’s been tracking this trend in liberal...

<p>If you follow the news in this country, you know that Canada is currently grappling with a number of crises, from housing to mental health. And yet much of our attention is focused on the United States and on Donald...

<p>Canadians who write books, or cover books, or read books will know that something is wrong with our literary industry. But a new book documents just how far off the rails publishing has gone. My guest on the program...

<p>This week on the Lean Out podcast we are taking a look at the chaotic summer of 2020, and the impact of that unrest on mainstream journalism. My guest on the program today has a new interview with the former opinion...

<p>We live in an age of economic precarity and journalists are not exempt from this. My guest on the program today has written a powerful Substack essay about his path from foreign correspondent to Uber driver, and how...

<p>Men and women don’t seem very happy these days. They are dissatisfied with dating, polarized politically, trash talking each other online, and both marriage and fertility are on the decline. What is responsible for...

<p>The popularity of identity politics, and the subsequent fallout from this ideology, is something that we’ve tried to unpack and understand on the Lean Out podcast. My guest on the program today has published a viral...