With protests happening worldwide and the national conversation over racism in society, The Athletic's Ryan S. Clark joins Craig for an in-depth conversation about hockey's response to the recent events stemming from George Floyd's death in Minnesota, and Ryan's conversations with some of the NHL's most prominent players about white athletes speaking out. Ryan also discusses how the league can do more to promote social conversations about race, as well as his own experiences with racism and what hockey fans can do to better address the issue. 

Read Ryan's piece about why white NHLers are calling out racism now: https://theathletic.com/1851060/2020/06/03/why-white-nhlers-are-calling-out-racism-now-hit-me-so-deep-that-i-was-angry/
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Ryan S. Clark on Racism and Hockey's Response to Injustice

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Erin Andrews, Fox sports sideline reporter for the NFL, joins Craig on the season final of the Full 60. Craig and Erin covered the Atlanta Thrashers together back in the early 2000's and used to binge watch the OC together with Craig's wife on Thrasher off nights, so this was a bit of a reunion podcast for the two of them. Andrews discusses her start in the broadcasting industry, and how her father Steve is her inspiration in getting into the business. She also addresses her friendship with John Tortorella, and how much he means to her as he helped teach her the game of hockey, and the right questions to ask, when she covered the Lightning in Tampa Bay.
Erin looks back on when she met her husband, Stanley Cup Champion Jarret Stoll during the lockout in 2013, ahead of the Kings 2nd Cup win in 2014, and the tight bond that the players and the families still have today.
Erin promotes her Wear by Erin Andrews team apparel association with the NHL, which was announced last week. Wear by Erin Andrews was already in partnership with the NFL, NCAA and NBA, and Erin a huge hockey fan of the LA Kings and Tampa Bay Lightning is really excited to be in business with the NHL. Erin discusses her drive to always try new things, wanting to be involved in many new projects, in and out of her comfort zone, and teases new projects with Michael Strahan and comedian Kevin Hart. EA also shares with Craig, her best conversation ever, with the goat himself, Tom Brady.
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Erin Andrews, driven to succeed in and out of her comfort zone

Part Three of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann continue on about the company’s expansion into the U.K., how the team got through the shutdown of sports and challenges that lay ahead. Writers, Marcus Thompson, Anthony Slater, Zach Harper and David Aldridge give their thoughts on that process as well.
For the complete lineup of episodes, visit delltechnologiespodference.com
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Bonus Episode: The Athletic’s Small Business Story | Part 3 of 3

Part Two of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann continue on about the company’s first steps into the marketplace. The challenges they met selling this idea to investors, and journalists they were trying to recruit, specifically with the expansion into the Bay Area. Writers, Marcus Thompson and Anthony Slater give their thoughts on that process as well.
For the complete lineup of episodes, visit delltechnologiespodference.com
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Bonus Episode: The Athletic’s Small Business Story | Part 2 of 3

Part One of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode we hear from The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann about how they met, how an idea for better sports coverage materialized into a significant media player in the sports landscape and the spirit at the heart of The Athletic’s culture. For the complete lineup of episodes, visit delltechnologiespodference.com
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Bonus Episode: The Athletic’s Small Business Story | Part 1 of 3

Former NHL goalie Eddie Lack talks about his time in the NHL and with Team Sweden. Lack, one of the more outgoing characters in our game discusses his new passion for real estate in the Phoenix area, his assistant coaching job with Arizona State University and his obsession with tacos.
He also stick taps Ryan Miller's career, as his former teammate recently played his last NHL game.
Eddie also talks about the common denominator which links great goalies like Henrik Lundqvist, Roberto Luongo, Ryan Miller, Eddie Belfour and Jacob Markstrom together, and he takes your questions on his best goalie moment, the controversial Heritage classic start in Vancouver, the World Hockey Championships, and of course his quest to find the perfect taco. 
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Ryan S. Clark on Racism and Hockey's Response to Injustice

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