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In this week\\u2019s episode, Lindsay's ex-work wife (settlement pending) and multi-hyphenate of the Halifax arts scene, Tara Thorne, stops by to chat about her debut book of essays, Low Road Forever. Giggles and tangents abound as they riff on essay topics both pop culture and personal. A League of Their Own, Hollywood juicing conspiracy theories, making a lesbian vigilante revenge film, going from fired to inspired\\u2014it\\u2019s all in there.
\\nCW: Adult Language.

A self-proclaimed \\u201cgay feminist harpy since before it was cool,\\u201d Tara Thorne is situated somewhere between the sharp-eyed urban commentary of Nora Ephron and ribald cultural analysis of Lindy West. In her debut book of essays, the Halifax-based filmmaker, arts critic, and recovering journalist gives readers her unvarnished take on the films and music that made her a feminist, how the #MeToo reckoning led her to write a misandrist vigilante film, what it\\u2019s like being the only woman in a band, and the snarky tweet that made her lose her position as CBC Radio\\u2019s arts and culture columnist. Alongside are musings on coming out later in life, remaining resolutely child-free, and why she\\u2019s decided to step back from being professional to the point of erasure: after two decades, it\\u2019s time to take the low road.

With the cranky forthrightness of Fran Lebowitz in, Pretend It\\u2019s a City, Thorne\\u2019s voice is both self-assured and deeply self-effacing as she exposes the light haze of misogyny that hangs over us all to find what\\u2019s funny, what\\u2019s true, and what needs to be said.