Episode 50 (May 18, 2021): Brett Berard, LW for the Providence Friars and New York Rangers Prospect

The Big Apple - stand up! It’s New York Rangers prospect Brett Berard joining the show this week. The product of East Greenwich, Rhode Island joins us from his dorm room at Providence College to discuss his hockey journey so far, and what’s to come. Brett recaps his time with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, foregoing his high school career to chase his dream. We discuss being born & raised in a hockey family, having to choose between his dad’s program and PC, and playing alongside future NHL stars. Brett also discusses his time on the USA National Team this past winter, scoring a goal against Slovakia en route to a World Championship gold medal.

BEERS: Two favorite breweries are back! Will reviews Far Out There, a selection from his hometown Greenport Harbor Brewing Company. “Big and juicy,” as the can says, this one will have you ready for summer; plenty of Citra and Mosaic hops are the stars, and the melon & orange notes will have you licking your lips for more. Jake returned to Bad Sons Brewery in Derby, Connecticut for the new edition of Light Rider, an easy-drinking lager. Now that they’ve changed the recipe, this one gets some high praises from the craft beer community in New England; they added a tiny hint of Chardonnay to make it sweeter to the palate.

BUSINESS: So many happenings in the crypto world that it’s getting hard to keep up with it.  After 52-week highs across the board, cryptos took bad losses the past week for many reasons; and all of them are about Elon Musk. Dogecoin ($DOGE) suffered nearly 40-percent losses when it was shorted by investors after Elon’s SNL appearance, and just a few days later, he told the public that Tesla would rethink using Bitcoin ($BTC) for car purchases while they evaluate its carbon emissions. Dave Portnoy is sending Safemoon into a frenzy after selecting a random “Shitcoin” to invest $40k, and “not sell no matter what.” What’s next in this wild crypto ride?

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