Ben Johnson runs it back in Hate the Player

About this episode

This episode explores the storytelling behind the infamous Ben Johnson Olympic scandal through interviews with the cast of Hate the Player.

Send us Fan Mail In this special episode, we go beyond the scandal and into the storytelling of one of the most infamous moments in Olympic sports history with the cast of Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story. Through candid interviews conducted at the red carpet preview, hear from Mark McKinney, Andrew Phung, Emma Hunter and other top Canadian sketch players who bring this audacious mocumentary to life. Also interviewed is writer/creator Andrew Q Farrell (The Office), co-stars Karen ...

People in this episode

Guests: Mark McKinney, Andrew Phung, Emma Hunter, Andrew Q Farrell, Karen

Topics covered

• Olympic sports
• scandal
• storytelling
• mocumentary

Keywords

• Hate the Player
• Ben Johnson Story
• Canadian sketch players

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hate the Player, Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story, The Office

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