The Hockey Show - Episode 361

The Hockey Show, Canada' only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, returns to the airwaves tonight with a rather serious topic that we feel should be addressed. Every year, it seems, there is a player, or players in some cases, who steps forward to report that they were a victim of hazing. Every year, it seems, there is an incident of someone uttering a homophobic or racist remark on the ice, field, court, or where sports are played. Beans and I have addressed stuff like this on The Hockey Show before, and we've made it pretty clear that we both think these actions are despicable and abhorrent. However, we're just a couple of goofs on the radio, so maybe our message didn't hit home as well as it should have. Tonight, we intend to change the delivery of the message.

The woman pictured to the left is doing some ground-breaking work out at the University of Calgary in her role as Sexual Violence Support Advocate. Her name is Carla Bertsch, and she's working with the Calgary Dinos athletes to educate them on a number of important topics such as sexual violence, gender socialization, consent and hazing prior to the 2019-20 school year. So far, the reviews from the Dinos women's hockey team, the first team to complete the training, have been excellent, and, with hockey season starting shortly and other sports gearing up for the winter, Beans and I knew we had to speak with Carla. Tonight, we welcome Carla to the show and we'll talk hazing, sexual violence through hazing, homophobia in sports, racism in sports, and more as we get smarter about something that no one ever wants to discuss. It's a far more serious show than we usually run, but I feel this is a topic that everyone should be able to discuss with athletes, coaches, and fans, and we'll start that discussion tonight with Carla Bertsch of the University of Calgary at 5:30pm CT!

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Tonight, Teebz and Beans get smarter as we talk to University of Calgary Sexual Violence Support Advocate Carla Bertsch about sexual violence, gender socialization, consent, hazing, and much more only on The Hockey Show found exclusively on 101.5 UMFM, on the UMFM app, on the UMFM.com web stream!

PODCAST: August 22, 2019: Episode 361

Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice!