Jacob Chymanski

So it's a hockey specific thing.

And they work in one of the wildest work environments in the world.

Surely they have stories.

Now, the players that you interviewed for this book and you subsequently told their story, did they get to review the story before the book came out?

A lot of them don't ask for that, frankly.

I mean, every good story is going to be embellished in one way or another.

You got to have a little bit, right?

James, thank you so much for your time.

Really appreciate your book.

I really appreciate you making the time to come on the show.

Yeah, likewise.

That was James Duthie, Canadian sportscaster and author of Certified Beauties, more of hockey's greatest untold stories.

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Andrika, we just have one story we really want to highlight today.

And this really surprised me.

And it has to do with a new literary prize, which is not that remarkable.

What is notable about it?

And to give some perspective too, like the Booker Prize, which is one of the most prestigious literary awards, you get 50,000 euros, which is roughly what?