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Lean Out with Tara Henley

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Tara Henley

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

#226

EP 226: Cory Clark on the 'Great Feminization' Theory

With 2025 winding down, we at Lean Out wanted to take a look back at one of the most contr... more

10 Dec 2025

44 MINS

44:19

10 Dec 2025

#225

EP 225: Amanda Fortini on Jan Kerouac and the legacy of the Beat Generation

One of the themes of the Lean Out podcast is the Sexual Revolution — and weighing its bene... more

03 Dec 2025

39 MINS

39:04

03 Dec 2025

#224

EP 224: Zac Seidler: We Need to Talk About Men's Mental Health

In Toronto, where I live, you cannot walk a block without seeing a young man in distress —... more

26 Nov 2025

43 MINS

43:31

26 Nov 2025

#223

EP 223: Susan Swan on Modern Feminism

In the wake of the #MeToo firing of the University of British Columbia creative writing pr... more

19 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:44

19 Nov 2025

#222

EP 222: Molly Jong-Fast on Gen X Overwhelm

Many women in Generation X are now finding themselves overwhelmed. The world is increasing... more

12 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:55

12 Nov 2025

#221

EP 221: Daniel Debow: It's Time for 'Bold Adventurism'

It’s budget day here in Canada. As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government tables its firs... more

04 Nov 2025

40 MINS

40:54

04 Nov 2025

#220

EP 220: Darrell Bricker on Canada's Breaking Point

One of the themes of the Lean Out podcast is the many crises that Canada is facing —and wh... more

29 Oct 2025

36 MINS

36:18

29 Oct 2025

#219

EP 219: Jason Guriel on Fandom

Before the Internet, before the literary world was overrun by online politics, before ever... more

22 Oct 2025

36 MINS

36:25

22 Oct 2025

#218

EP 218: Adam Szetela on the Publishing Industry's 'Circular Firing Squad'

Many of us that are big readers have been scratching our heads for years, trying to figure... more

15 Oct 2025

45 MINS

45:55

15 Oct 2025

#217

EP 217: Marc Dunkelman on Why Nothing Works

If you live in North America, chances are good that you spend a lot of time wondering why ... more

08 Oct 2025

39 MINS

39:57

08 Oct 2025

#216

EP 216: David Cayley on the CBC's Populist Era

In recent years, we have seen heated debate in this country around the CBC and its future.... more

01 Oct 2025

53 MINS

53:06

01 Oct 2025

#215

EP 215: Brian Stewart on the 'Spinning Vortex' of News

Today, as we go to air, our guest on the program takes the stage at Toronto Metropolitan U... more

24 Sep 2025

51 MINS

51:40

24 Sep 2025

#214

EP 214: Justin Ling on Canada's 'Existential' Election

Earlier this year at Lean Out, we covered Canada’s federal election. It was a contest not ... more

17 Sep 2025

59 MINS

59:01

17 Sep 2025

#213

EP 213: Aaron Pete on the Unmarked Graves Controversy

In 2021, Canada was rocked by a discovery at the site of a former residential school in Ka... more

10 Sep 2025

36 MINS

36:58

10 Sep 2025

#212

EP 212: Andrew Coyne on Canada's Dysfunctional Democracy

September is here and Lean Out is back with a new season of conversations with writers and... more

03 Sep 2025

46 MINS

46:06

03 Sep 2025

#211

EP 211: ENCORE - Tristin Hopper on What Happened to Canada

Lean Out is now on our annual summer hiatus. But we while we’re away, we wanted to bring y... more

27 Aug 2025

33 MINS

33:59

27 Aug 2025

#210

EP 210: ENCORE - Ruy Teixeira on the End of the Progressive Moment in America

Lean Out is now on our annual summer hiatus. But we while we’re away, we wanted to bring y... more

20 Aug 2025

48 MINS

48:02

20 Aug 2025

#209

EP 209: ENCORE - Nellie Bowles on America's Berserk Politics

Lean Out is now on our annual summer hiatus. But we while we’re away, we wanted to bring y... more

13 Aug 2025

32 MINS

32:30

13 Aug 2025

#208

EP 208: Thomas Chatterton Williams on 2020 and its Aftermath

The summer of 2020 was one of the most explosive periods of recent memory — with pandemic ... more

08 Aug 2025

36 MINS

36:34

08 Aug 2025

#207

EP 207: Andrew Doyle on the Decline of the Woke Left - and the Rise of the Woke Right

In the United States right now, we are witnessing the decline of what has often been calle... more

06 Aug 2025

43 MINS

43:53

06 Aug 2025

#206

EP 206: Meghan Daum and Lily Isaacs on 'Heterofatalism'

One of the themes of the Lean Out podcast is the ongoing tensions between men and women. T... more

30 Jul 2025

51 MINS

51:46

30 Jul 2025

#205

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 ... more

23 Jul 2025

28 MINS

28:07

23 Jul 2025

#204

EP 204: Full Press: Why is the Trans Debate the Third Rail of Canadian Journalism?

In recent weeks and months, a number of you have reached out to Tara about the debate on g... more

16 Jul 2025

22 MINS

22:38

16 Jul 2025

#203

EP 203: Beth Kaplan on Getting Stuck - and Breaking Loose

In recent years, we’ve read a lot of memoirs from women who feel stuck in specific ways: s... more

09 Jul 2025

43 MINS

43:51

09 Jul 2025

#202

EP 202: Daniel Oppenheimer on How the Left Loses People

With the excesses of 2020 now being examined in mainstream outlets like The New York Times... more

02 Jul 2025

52 MINS

52:17

02 Jul 2025

#201

EP 201: Joan C. Williams on How the Left Lost the Working Class

It’s common knowledge these days that the left has lost the working class. But there is li... more

25 Jun 2025

42 MINS

42:50

25 Jun 2025

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#226

EP 226: Cory Clark on the 'Great Feminization' Theory

#225

EP 225: Amanda Fortini on Jan Kerouac and the legacy of the Beat Generation

#224

EP 224: Zac Seidler: We Need to Talk About Men's Mental Health

#223

EP 223: Susan Swan on Modern Feminism

#222

EP 222: Molly Jong-Fast on Gen X Overwhelm

#221

EP 221: Daniel Debow: It's Time for 'Bold Adventurism'

#220

EP 220: Darrell Bricker on Canada's Breaking Point

#219

EP 219: Jason Guriel on Fandom

#218

EP 218: Adam Szetela on the Publishing Industry's 'Circular Firing Squad'

#217

EP 217: Marc Dunkelman on Why Nothing Works

#216

EP 216: David Cayley on the CBC's Populist Era

#215

EP 215: Brian Stewart on the 'Spinning Vortex' of News

#214

EP 214: Justin Ling on Canada's 'Existential' Election

#213

EP 213: Aaron Pete on the Unmarked Graves Controversy

#212

EP 212: Andrew Coyne on Canada's Dysfunctional Democracy

#211

EP 211: ENCORE - Tristin Hopper on What Happened to Canada

#210

EP 210: ENCORE - Ruy Teixeira on the End of the Progressive Moment in America

#209

EP 209: ENCORE - Nellie Bowles on America's Berserk Politics

#208

EP 208: Thomas Chatterton Williams on 2020 and its Aftermath

#207

EP 207: Andrew Doyle on the Decline of the Woke Left - and the Rise of the Woke Right

#206

EP 206: Meghan Daum and Lily Isaacs on 'Heterofatalism'

#205

EP 205: Jeni Gunn: I Am the Working Poor

#204

EP 204: Full Press: Why is the Trans Debate the Third Rail of Canadian Journalism?

#203

EP 203: Beth Kaplan on Getting Stuck - and Breaking Loose

#202

EP 202: Daniel Oppenheimer on How the Left Loses People

#201

EP 201: Joan C. Williams on How the Left Lost the Working Class