‘Disloyalty to a friend’: Sean Speer on the cultural tension captured by the recent clash between Don Cherry and Ron MacLean

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Hockey Night in Canada personality Ron MacLean speaks during the Team Canada ’72 Gala Dinner in Toronto Friday September 28, 2012. Aaron Vincent Elkaim/The Canadian Press.

This episode features Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer, who discuss the rift between Don Cherry and Ron MacLean due to MacLean’s recent comments about Cherry’s health and the real reasons behind his 2019 cancellation. They also discuss the cultural and political implications of the rift, the corporatization of media, and the preference for conventional opinions.

To read Sean’s commentary on why it might be MacLean’s time, not Cherry’s, to exit the public eye, click here.

You can listen to this episode on Amazon, Apple, and Spotify.

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