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This week, From The Hack kicks off with a look into the "business" side of the Calgary bubble announcement. Three interviews are featured – former national team athlete and current Curling Canada staffer Nolan Thiessen, Carson Ackroyd of Tourism Calgary, and Winnipeg Free Press scribe Mike McIntyre, who attended the NHL's west bubble in Edmonton.
The episode then concludes with a key stateside chat with USA Curling's Phill Drobnick.
Up first on this week's episode is Olympic figure skater Meagan Duhamel who joins us to discuss the recent Battle of the Blades competition and why she decided to donate her winnings to the Sandra Schmirler Foundation. Next are Nathan Young and Lauren Rajala, two of the young athletes who repped Canada at the last Youth Olympic Winter Games. Finally, Scotland/GBR legend, and Olympic silver medalist David Murdoch shares the latest from the U.K.'s pandemic-wracked curling season.
On the Season 6 season premiere - Following some exciting news, we hear from U.S. skip and defending Olympic champion John Shuster; we chat with the newest tour event champ Mike McEwen; and Quebec curler/PhD candidate Sarah Benkirane joins us to discuss diversity in curling.
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