Lean Out with Tara Henley

Mar 05 2025 177 ep. 34 mins 153
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Conversations with heterodox authors and journalists from around the world, asking the questions that are not being asked.

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Joanna Williams on Trump and Women's Rights

Mar 05 2025 38 mins  
On Monday night, American legislation to ban transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports in schools was blocked in the Senate. The topic was a sleeper issue in the American election — with polling showing public support for sports participation based on biological sex. Today on the program, in an episode recorded ahead of the Senate vote, we ask why some feminists hav

Andrea Mrozek on Why Marriage Still Matters

Feb 26 2025 33 mins  
One of the themes of the Lean Out podcast is the breakdown of trust between men and women. For a marker of this rupture, we need only look to declining marriage rates. My guest on today’s program has penned a new book about the institution of marriage, making the case that we should reconsider its benefits — not just for individual health and happiness, but for overall societal

Full Press

Feb 19 2025 40 mins  
This week, I’m changing things up, here at Lean Out. I am pleased to be able to bring you an episode of my new media criticism podcast with The Hub. My co-hosts are Harrison Lowman, managing editor of The Hub, and Peter Menzies, a former newspaper executive. On this show, we discuss an interview with the new president of the CBC, the use of anonymous sources in Canadian media —

Scott Oake on Addiction, Loss, and Hope

Feb 12 2025 25 mins  
Negotiations over border security and the Trump administration’s tariffs have once again highlighted the opioid crisis that’s taking so many lives on both sides of the border. Today on the program, we’re going to leave behind the political and instead focus on the personal. My guest is a beloved Canadian sportscaster who lost his son to an overdose — and who has managed to

Jeff Rubin on Economic Warfare

Feb 05 2025 27 mins  
It’s been a whirlwind news cycle here in Canada, in the wake of President Donald Trump imposing 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has now announced that these tariffs are on hold for 30 days, as Canada implements its 1.3-billion-dollar border strategy, aimed at stopping the flow of fentanyl. The American tariffs have come as a surprise for many i

Catherine Tsalikis on the Life and Times of Chrystia Freeland

Jan 29 2025 42 mins  
The Liberal leadership race is heating up, and former deputy prime minister and finance minister Chrystia Freeland has now thrown her hat in the ring. Freeland is a powerful figure in Canadian politics, a former journalist who went on to become one of the Prime Minister’s most loyal cabinet members — until her surprise resignation in December. Today on the program, as Freeland

Christine Van Geyn on Prorogation

Jan 22 2025 20 mins  
This week on the Lean Out podcast, we continue our coverage of a chaotic time in Canadian politics. As many of you know, in the wake of Justin Trudeau’s resignation, the Prime Minister asked our Governor General to prorogue Parliament until March 24, as the Liberal Party conducts its leadership race. This move has sparked a legal challenge, and over the weekend a judge agreed to

Jen Gerson on the Chaos in Canada

Jan 15 2025 46 mins  
If you follow Canadian politics — and even if you don’t — you probably know that we are in a historic moment in this country. Just over a week ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he would be resigning as leader of the Liberal Party and intended to step down as prime minister as soon as a new leader was in place. Our Parliament is now prorogued until March 24, at

Richie Hardcore on The Way Forward for Men

Jan 08 2025 52 mins  
Lean Out is back from our holiday break, and we are resuming our interview series on the challenges facing modern men. My guest on the program today is someone I’ve been wanting to speak to for some time. He’s a former martial arts fighter who has spoken to tens of thousands of men — and he has some insights to share on how to forge healthier ideals for masculinity.Richie Har

Sebastian Junger: Encounters With An Afterlife

Jan 01 2025 41 mins  
New Year’s Day is often a day of quiet contemplation. A day to take stock of our lives, to review the past year and to look toward the one to come. As we settle in with our coffees, I wanted to bring you an encore presentation of one most powerful interviews of the year — with a war reporter who spent his adult life on the frontlines, until one day the frontlines came for him.