# Brenna Huckaby

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Brenna Huckaby: I Forge My Own Path

In this episode of Making It to Milan, co-host Dani Aravich sits down with Brenna Huckaby, a Paralympic snowboarder representing Team USA, to talk about her road to the Milano Cortina Paralympic Games. Brenna shares how she went from growing up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as a gymnast to being diagno…

Ep 46: (BEST OF) Brenna Huckaby (USA Para Snowboarding)

CURIOSITY | Para-snowboarder Brenna Huckaby describes her journey from Louisiana to professional snowboarding as a bit of a “Jamaican Bobsled” story. After losing her leg to cancer, she was introduced to the mountains through a hospital program designed to help recent amputees rebuild confidence — …

Buongiorno Ancora! A Paralympics Preview with Big Citrus

The Paralympics officially open on Friday and Big Citrus is here to get you ready for round two of winter sports action! Sarah shares the history of the Winter Paralympics, the locales and venues for this year’s Games, and some fattos figo on guide dogs and mascots, Alex explains the sports being c…

La. Lege session preview; New Iberia book fest; Baton Rouge’s Brenna Huckaby aims to defend Paralympic gold

The Louisiana legislative session is just around the corner, and conversations on the state budget are set to dominate. The Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate’s editorial director and columnist Stephanie Grace joins us for a preview.  The Tulane Book Fest is just around the corner. If you attend a…

#231 - Stealing Olives, Paralympic Drama, & The Al Roker Billboard

Happy March 9th! (Or whatever day it is, because time is a construct). We kick off the episode by discussing our nighttime routines. Mike shares how he and Sam wind down with Wordle and Connections, while trying to read The Chronicles of Narnia instead of endlessly scrolling TikTok. We also preview…

Episode 504: Team Human Being: A St. Patrick/Day of Happiness/Paralympic Special HL504

St. Patrick's Day, International Day of Happiness and the Paralympics so eloquently tell us that we are all on the same team, team human being. Paralympic snowboarder, Brenna Huckaby's parents told Brenna, “We just want you to find happiness in who you are because you are the gold, and we love you.…

Gator hunting bill; former NOLA teacher now competitive para power lifting; La. Bucket Brigade's Earth Day fest

Last week, a bill to establish a recreational alligator hunting season passed in the state senate. While Louisiana currently allows highly-regulated commercial alligator hunting, this would open up the activity to the general public. But some are concerned this could put the species back on the end…

Lessons from Making it to Milan & Introducing Shannon Rowbury

In this episode, Flame Bearers Founder and CEO Jamie Mittelman looks back on the Making it to Milan season. She reflects on ways that Milan Cortina athletes like Alyssa Liu and Eileen Gu redefined success in their own terms, the visibility void that Paralympic athletes continue to face, and the way…

Ep 50: Flavor Flav’s SHE Weekend

This week AJ McCord and The PowHERful Podcast hit the road for Flavor Flav’s SHE Weekend in Las Vegas. What started as a tweet offering to throw a part for the Olympic gold medal winning Team USA Women’s Hockey team turned into a weekend where the best Olympians and Paralympians from the Milan-Cort…

It’s Not That Serious with Brenna Huckaby

Five-time Paralympic medalist Brenna Huckaby joins Sarah to talk about how she became a winter sports athlete despite growing up in Louisiana, why she can’t help but be outspoken, how she handled being a teen mom while keeping her Paralympic dream alive, and the difference between being kind and be…