On The Other Side with Arpon Basu

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Welcome to THWL’s new interview series: On the Other Side, where we interview people on the other side of things (get it, haha).

Our first interview is with THWL’s Aquarius King*, Arpon Basu. Arpon is the Managing and Senior Editor covering the Montreal Canadiens at the Athletic and helped put together the PHWA x THWL Mentorship Program. 

*We gave him the title Aquarius King because the chaotic good energy is strong, and a meeting with him will always be interesting. We didn’t know his birth date, but we guessed his sign and turns out we were right, lmao.

Disclaimer: We know it’s a long piece, but we swear it’s worth it. We had a blast interviewing him, and hope you have too while reading it, so enjoy!
N.B.: Some questions and answers have been edited for length and clarity. 

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