{"podcast":{"title":"CANADALAND","slug":"canadaland-317958","podcast_index_feed_id":317958,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/630ceae33fe37400122828c6","website_url":"https://www.canadaland.com/shows/canadaland/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/1743698771719-50c87864-d5ab-4617-8806-05f66a4e5c26.jpeg","author":"Jesse Brown","episode_count":1547,"summary":"The best newspaper in Canada is a podcast. Original reporting, sharp political analysis, and media criticism you won’t get anywhere else. Keeping you informed about what’s happening now in your country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T00:20:21.177575+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958"},"episode":{"title":"Leafs’ New GM vs. The Press","slug":"leafs-new-gm-vs-the-press","published_at":"2026-05-08T10:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958/leafs-new-gm-vs-the-press","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958","url":"https://shows.acast.com/canadaland/episodes/69fd396f44cb786b376da342","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/e/69fd396f44cb786b376da342/media.mp3","summary":"The new GM for the Toronto Maple Leafs faced the press and it did not go well. With scathing questions and confounded columnists, Toronto reaffirmed its reputation as a tough media market.  What is it about sports that creates unique regional media markets with their own tone and style of coverage?  Dan Robson of The Athletic joins Sam Konnert to talk sh*t about sports reporting.  It’s our biggest sale of the year! Save 80% on a Canadaland subscription and become a supporter for only $2/month. You’ll get all of our podcasts ad-free, free access to our live events, and much, much more. What are you waiting for? Go to Canadaland.com/join Host: Sam Konnert Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest: Dan Robson Further reading:  John Chayka’s tenure with the Maple Leafs begins under intense scrutiny - The Globe and Mail   Internet reacts to Steve Simmons' viral moment at Leafs press conference for new GM John Chayka   The Aura Shift: Macklin Celebrini and the NHL’s TikTok-bred Gen Z takeover - The Athletic   Looking back on new Maple Leafs GM John Chayka’s tenure in Arizona - Sportsnet.ca Dawn Of The Dumb: We Need A Better Class Of Fan - Richard Lewis [Substack] Noam Chomsky: Why Americans Know So Much About Sports But So Little About World Affairs - Alternet Toronto team signs Yasiel Puig, despite potential prison sentence looming - CTV News Vancouver police deny motorcade request for FIFA's Infantino - ESPN       Sponsors: Fizz : Visit fizz.ca and activate a first plan using the referral code CAN40 to get 40$ off and 10GB of free data. Shopify : Sign up for your one-dollar-…","meta_description":"The new GM for the Toronto Maple Leafs faced the press and it did not go well. With scathing questions and confounded columnists, Toronto reaffirmed its r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2059,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/canadaland-317958/episodes/leafs-new-gm-vs-the-press/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958/leafs-new-gm-vs-the-press.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}