Heated Rivalry x Canadiana with John Batt

About this episode

The episode explores the Canadian-ness of the show Heated Rivalry with guest John Batt, discussing the concept of CanCon and its cultural implications.

Definitively our most Canadian conversation yet! In this episode of Material Girls, we once again take a look at Heated Rivalry — this time focusing on the Canadian-ness of the show. We were joined in February by sister of the pod, Hope Rehak, to think through the show's popularity as it relates to puritanism. This time around, we brought in John Batt (he/him), the brilliant mind behind the Instagram account @canada.gov.ca ,* to help us think through the show as CanCon (Canadian content). Together, Marcelle, Hannah and John consider what it means for something "to be Canadian." They broach the myth of Canadian culture as a monolith and do a historical deep dive on The Massey Commission to get a better sense of how CanCon became institutionalized as a nationalist endeavor. If you like Canada Corner™ you'll love this episode about Canadiana with Canadian treasure, John Batt. "This is a great episode for someone who recently got into hockey." - Gaby Iori, someone who recently got into hockey *If you don't know it already, go follow the account for curated stories from the obscure and often bizarre side of Canadian history and culture! Related Listening Heated Rivalry x The…

People in this episode

Hosts: Marcelle, Hannah

Guest: John Batt

Topics covered

• Canadian culture
• Heated Rivalry
• CanCon
• puritanism
• The Massey Commission

Keywords

• Canada
• hockey
• nationalism
• Canadian history

Mentioned in this episode

Products: @canada.gov.ca

Books & works: Heated Rivalry x Canadiana, Material Girls, Heated Rivalry, Canada Corner, Listening Heated Rivalry x The Puritanical Eye with Hope Rehak, The Nation State, Canadiana, Peak Hockey Romance, Brought to You, Shopping Mall, Bongo Dance

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