On episode 894 of the Tall Can Audio podcast we're stoked to be joined by our old friend Ian Mendes of The Athletic to share a pint and talk all things sports.

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So much to cover with Ian including how he found his way in to his new gig with The Athletic, what life has been like covering the team through the pandemic, the multitude of issues coming together to keep fans from attending Ottawa Senators games thus far, crowds being down in general across the Canadian NHL buildings and what it means for the league's recovery, the Montreal Canadiens early issues and whether it's a sign of things to come for that franchise, our favourite sports games on the original Nintendo as that console reaches another anniversary, Major League Baseball's decision to have it's clubs start paying for housing for it's Minor League players and the impact reporters may have played in that move, the CFL changing the rules on unvaccinated players just in time for the playoffs and tons more.

Ian is always one of our favourite guests and we were thrilled to have him in to cohost the show this week.

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TCA 1000!

Don’t forget that the thousandth episode of Tall Can Audio podcast will drop Monday August 8th. Matty Laing, Michaela Schreiter, Rob Christy and Matt Robinson will all be in the TCA Studio together for the very first time. Don’t miss it!

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