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Martin Ricketts

Economist

Sep 30, 2026

2:37
So for people that don't know you, and that's probably going to be most of our audience, do you want to just get into who you are and what you do and why you got into sports?
2:47
Yeah.
2:48
Well, I was born in London, UK, and then my mom came to Canada because she didn't want us growing up in London.
2:56
She came from Jamaica, actually, so I'm Jamaican background, but I've never been to Jamaica.
3:01
And I usually don't tell people why, but the reason is it's one of the most homophobic places on the planet.
3:07
That's why.
3:08
Absolutely.

23 MINS LATER

26:25
Wow.

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