Thomas Smith Joins The Show | Terri Ladka Joins Toucher & Hardy | The Email Bit - 4/21 (Hour 4)

Toucher & Hardy

Beasley Media Group

Sports, Comedy

4.6 • 704 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

(00:00) Co-founder and president of the Thomas E. Smith Foundation, Thomas Smith, joins Dan and Hardy. The Thomas E. Smith Foundation’s mission is to better the lives of those affected by and living with spinal cord injury (SCI) and paralysis through financial and emotional support.

(11:38) Terri Ladka, who is the Senior Director of Development and Operations of the Flutie Foundation, joins the show live at the Boston Marathon. The Flutie Foundation’s mission is to help people and families affected by autism live life to the fullest.

(27:34) It’s been a full day, so let’s get to The Email Bit!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	B-Pod Studios
0:03.0	Hardy and Dan Roach
0:09.5	broadcasting live from the Marathon Start in Hopkington
0:13.0	presented by Planet Fitness on the Sports Now. It's Toucher and Hardy here live at the starting line of the Boston Marathon in Hopkins.
0:32.0	Dan Roach is here.
0:33.5	We're about three minutes away from the men's wheelchair division.
0:36.1	Okay.
0:36.5	Marcel Hoog is the defending champ.
0:38.6	He's won it like a gazillion times.
0:41.0	So good.
0:42.1	We're going to see them starting here, and I'm sure we'll hear the race when it begins.
0:47.5	But it will be in the midst of our conversation with Thomas E. Smith, who is joining us now.
0:53.5	You like Tom? You like Thomas?
0:55.1	Tom's fine. Just really appreciate you guys having me on. Thank you.
0:57.8	So you are running the marathon today, and this is something that is remarkable,
1:04.5	one of the many remarkable stories here today, Tom, because you have been through not one
1:10.4	but I believe three injuries or accidents
1:14.1	that have made this as difficult as the marathon is presented some more challenges for you.
1:21.0	Yeah, Artie, this is, I'm going for number seven.
1:23.8	So this would be my seventh Boston marathon when I get to Boylston.
1:26.8	And to what you said i've
1:28.3	been paralyzed three separate times um completely different injuries too well playing hockey and then my dad
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