CANCELED: The Musician Blacklisted for Resisting DEI (ft. James Zimmermann & Dr. Patrick Spero)

Will Cain Country

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🗓️ 10 February 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Story 1: In a nation based on free speech, speaking out against certain issues is now more dangerous than ever, especially if you’re on the political Right. Professional Clarinetist James Zimmermann joins Will to share how his opposition to DEI led to him losing out on a high-profile orchestra gig despite unanimously winning three sets of blind auditions, and the high stakes legal battle he now finds himself embroiled in as a result.Story 2: It’s no secret that many Americans struggle with a healthy diet, but what about what we put into our minds? Will and The Crew discuss America’s increasingly unhealthy media consumption habits and what Bad Bunny’s halftime show says about the ‘age of slop.’Story 3: Are we running the country as the founders intended? Award-Winning Historian and CEO of the American Philosophical Society Dr. Patrick Spero discusses how America’s government has evolved over time and gets into the drama of a young America, as documented in the new FOX Nation series ‘The White House.’Subscribe to ‘Will Cain Country’ on YouTube here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Will Cain Country!⁠⁠⁠Follow ‘Will Cain Country’ on X (⁠⁠⁠@willcainshow⁠⁠⁠), Instagram (⁠⁠⁠@willcainshow⁠⁠⁠), TikTok (⁠⁠⁠@willcainshow⁠⁠⁠), and Facebook (⁠⁠⁠@willcainnews⁠⁠⁠)Follow Will on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@WillCain⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:07.9	But only to be told, no.
1:12.7	The job goes to number two because of DEI, the real-life story.
1:18.6	And the conversation with James Zimmerman.
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1:58.8	James Zimmerman is an American clarinetist and classical music commentator, best known for his
2:06.5	tenure as principal clarinet of the Nashville Symphony and for recently widely covered disputes
2:14.3	within the orchestra worlds. After more than a decade in Nashville's first
2:18.1	chair, he has been a prominent voice in debates over merit, blind auditions, and DEI policies
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