{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 17: June 4, 2020","description":"Welcome to the Varsity Letters podcast for Thursday, June 4.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Today we welcome UBC Thunderbirds head track and field coach Laurier Primeau back to the podcast to chat about the state of the sport and the loss of the spring season following his program\u2019s dual win at the 2019 NAIA national championships. &amp;nbsp; Laurier also reflects on B.C.\u2019s graduating Class of 2020 high school seniors, a special two-sport recruit headed to his program, and the influence of his late high school coach Dave Nichols. &amp;nbsp; But before any of that, we address the world\u2019s pressing story, discussing last week\u2019s killing of George Floyd and the power of sport to address our most serious issues, including racism. &amp;nbsp; As well, I introduce the podcast by speaking about the powerful video released Wednesday featuring UNBC basketball player and Prince George Secondary grad Tyrell Laing. &amp;nbsp; Varsity Letters is Canada\u2019s only podcast dedicated solely to provincial high school and university sports. We\u2019re here each week at VarsityLetters.ca and also wherever you listen to podcasts, including Apple Music and Spotify. ","author_name":"Varsity Letters Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/varsityletters.ca","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/14694002\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/14694002"}