Anything But COVID-19 (After We Talk to Tiger Shaw About It)
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We catch Tiger Shaw, President of U.S. Ski and Snowboard, to discuss dealing with the coronavirus and check in on general affairs with the Team (3:01). Then we try to forget about COVID-19: my grandfather, a native of central Europe, helps with European name pronunciations (23:05). Thomas Walsh, Paralympian and cancer survivor, meets me in-studio to teach us more about Para and tell stories (31:07). We give U.S. Ski Teamer George Steffey a call but are interrupted by a surprising guest (49:39), and Helmut Wärer is back, with tips on social distancing (53:15). [DM on Instagram @jimmy_who_ or email [email protected]]
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