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The guys get you all set for the final two days of the 2024 Brier in Regina. Plus, Canada is doing pretty well at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Gangneung, South Korea and on social media, some people are wondering why Team Carruthers is not referred to as Team Jacobs, since Brad Jacobs is skipping and throwing last rock. We were also curious so we did some investigating…

Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.

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The round robin at the Brier in Regina has just finished and we take a look at what's happened so far!  Also, the world wheelchair championship being held in Gangneung, South Korea has reached the playoffs and we check-in on how Canada is doing. Plus, there is once again lots of complaining on social media about some teams being shown on television more than others and some not shown at all...

Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

In the House today we have special guest Paul Webster direct from the Brier in Regina (4:34)! In What’s Happening Around the Curling World? The Brier is of course underway we review what has happened so far.  The World Wheelchair championship is taking place in Gangneung, South Korea and we see what the standings are at this point. The National Mixed Doubles Championship also took place in the USA and Switzerland and some familiar names were on the winners podium. We also hear from our young friend in Calgary, Tyler Powell, about a special event happening this April (24:00). On Hot Rocks Topics, we look at a couple of emails (39:46) and on What are You Hearing? During the Scotties and Brier, a lot of discussion has been taking place regarding alternate players. This week at the Brier some teams have one, some don’t...

Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.

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In the House today we have special guest Tracy Fleury who just won the Scotties as third for Rachel Homan (3:05). In What’s Happening Around the Curling World? The Scotties are over for another year but we take one last look back at it all. We take a look at the World Junior Championship (U-21) and make a correction to something we said. And get ready, the Brier starts Friday so the guys make their picks for the final six teams. Kevin has some big events happening in the U.S. over the next while that are being done in conjunction with the Lupus Foundation (27:01). On Hot Rocks Topics, we look at a couple of emails (44:03) and on What are You Hearing? The semifinal at the Scotties was over before it started when Jennifer Jones scored five in the first end against Kate Cameron. Immediately social media lit up with people wondering why Cameron had to continue on and play nine full ends: why could they not quit sooner?

Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Up first on this week's episode, Tyler Tardi joins the guys for ‘In The House.' Tyler talks about playing with Kevin Koe, bringing on a new team member, playing mixed doubles and some new rule changes at the Brier and the World Jr’s (4:00). In ‘What’s Happening Around the Curling World,' the guys discuss the international mixed doubles tournament in Sherwood Park this week (22:52), Montana’s taking over as the title sponsor of the Brier (28:05), and the WCF announcing new members to the organization as curling continues to expand worldwide (34:00).  

In ‘What Are You Hearing?, Rylan Hartley is putting on an event in Dundas, Ontario called the Players Open.  The event features a great field and lots of entertainment, including an appearance by the band the Dirty Nil (49:20) and Warren sits down for a quick chat with the band's lead singer, Luke (58:00).  

Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen, and Jim Jerome and produced by Mike Rogerson.

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Kevin, Warren and Jim are joined by the Sportsnet Curling Broadcast team of Joan McCusker, Mike Harris and Rob Faulds for the final episode of the season. They talk about some changes they saw this season and what they see coming in the near future (5:00), their biggest surprises and their favourite moments(11:00), Warren gives his favourite teams of the year (15:30), they discuss possible ways to modify how teams qualify for the Brier and Scotties (18:15), and wonder if teams be owned and managed by corporate entities? (22:15).

The group discusses the new players' group that was established this season (30:10), the strength and conditioning level of modern curlers and how it’s going to affect the game (35:15), Joan talks about how sweeping differs between the men’s and women’s game (37:45) and they all weigh in on what they thought of the rule changes that were used this year, including the no-tick rule, 10 ends vs 8 etc (42:45).

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The guys are joined by David Bastl of Sports Interaction to talk about their involvement in curling, what they have planned for next year (4:15), some of the different types of bets you can place, plans of expanding into other provinces, and how Sports Interaction comes up with their odds for curling events.

Kevin then  interviews Reid Carruthers and Brad Jacobs (21:07) to discuss why Brad was a good fit for Team Caruthers, what new challenges Brad is looking forward to playing a new position, team goals for the next season, the growth of curling around the world, and they give their thoughts on the new rules that were tested this season.

Mailbag: the guys answer a question from Murray from the Tampa Bay Curling Club regarding team names (38:50). In Hot Rock Topics, Warren shares an article regarding the trends and interests of Gen Z (45:00) and they discuss some ideas to adapt the game to be quicker and more fun (49:00). In What Are You Hearing, the guys get into the future of the Brier without Tim Hortons as a title sponsor (53:00).

This podcast is produced by Warren Hansen & Kevin Martin, recorded and mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Social media support by Griffin Porter.

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We’ve got Patrick Prade, general manager at the Vancouver Curling Club, ‘In The House’ to discuss some of the things he’s doing to bring in new curlers (4:00), revenue breakdown that is helping to create a sustainable business, experimenting with Spring League, and the costs associated to being a member at a curling clubs.

The guys answer an email from ‘Edward’ about Warren’s comments about Pan Continental Cup, Divisions and ‘earning your spot’ (20:50). What’s Happening Around the Curling World? A new $80,000 event in Sault Ste. Marie has been announced for next year, and will be played at the same time as the Pan Continental Cup (28:30) and British Curling has named their high-performance teams for next year (33:00).

In Hot Rock Topics, the guys look at a new study talking about the measured fitness benefits of curling (38:00). What Are You Hearing? Warren talks about a new survey taken at USA Curling about what they think USA Curling should be focussed on (42:40), and Warren gives a quick history of how the loss of ’Schoolboy Curling’ has impacted curling in Canada (48:15).

This podcast is produced by Warren Hansen & Kevin Martin, recorded and mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome.

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The guys are joined by Bob Popil from the Thistle Curling Club in Edmonton (3:00) to talk about what makes the Thistle such a successful club, the overhead costs of running the club, what Curling Canada and Curling Alberta are doing to help curling clubs, balancing time in the facility between curling club membership vs corporate and group events as well as other possible revenue streams, and the importance of maintaining a good atmosphere at the club.

On ‘What are You Hearing?’, the guys are joined by Jill Price, Director of Audiology & Client Experience at HearingLife Canada, to discuss the importance of getting your hearing checked (23:30), new hearing aid technology, the effects of hearing loss on mental health, why HearingLife was interested in getting involved with sponsoring curling in Canada and Jill tries to convince Jim to get his hearing checked.

In the Mailbag, Jim gets an invite to go to Detroit (42:30) and they also get a letter about why the announcers never blame the skip for missed shots (45:30). In What’s Happening Around the Curling World, WCF announces that Pan Continental Tournament will be held in the Kelowna Curling Club next year (49:55) and the guys discuss the need for getting Jr’s involved in Mixed Doubles (57:00).

This podcast is produced by Warren Hansen & Kevin Martin, recorded by Steven Coyle, mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Social by Griffin Porter.

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The Old Bear joins the show in the season finale! John sits down with Kevin Martin for an hour-long conversation. As always, they kick things off with the Top 4 lightning round…which quickly dissolves into stories from Kevin’s career (3:10). John asks Kevin about playing with ’fiery thirds’ throughout his career (14:15), doing PR and building the Martin brand the old school way (17:50), and Kevin recalls getting chirped by the Sedins after going on a 5 game losing streak against Swedish legend, Peja Lindholm.

In Dirty Laundry, Kevin talks about blowing his back out mid-game and having to be carried off the ice in Saskatoon (24:45), calling a fellow curler by the wrong name for a decade, his worst losses (27:35) and the lessons learned from them. They discuss some of Kevin’s battles with Curling Canada that ultimately led to a boycott (30:10), the lineup that many consider the Greatest Team of All Time (30:50), Kevin recalls talking to Ben Hebert about making some adjustments if he wanted to play on Team Martin (41:00) and John asks Kevin what legacy he wants to leave behind (48:40).

We get some shocking results and even more amazing stories in Extremely Difficult Own Career Trivia (50:00) and learn about an alternate universe where Kevin is an NHL center, in the Extra End, as Kevin answers a question from Reid Caruthers.

This podcast is produced by Mike Rogerson & John Cullen, recorded and mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by John Cullen. Social media support by Griffin Porter.

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In the penultimate episode of the season, John talks about the Best in the West tournament in Saskatoon (0:00) then he welcomes in Reid Carruthers! They kick things off with the lightning round (3:25), Reid talks about his headwear fashion choices, his role in developing the Pro Slide, playing with Jeff Stoughton and what they did to bond as a team, and in the Dirty Laundry segment, John digs up a couple of stories from Japan and heights (19:10).

The guys talk about the unique pressures of the 2017 World Mixed Doubles (24:45), the impact of a good sports psychologist, Colin Hodgson stepping away from curling and the legacy he leaves behind (31:40), and John praises Reid's coaching style. In the Extra End, Kerry Galusha has a spicy question for Reid (44:10).

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John starts off with his thoughts on all the team changes in the curling world (0:15). Then, he is joined by Matt Dunstone (3:55) to talk about what makes him cry (4:45), his famous 12-end game in the Manitoba final (6:00), being a young skip (15:45), why he thinks he can land a plane (18:50) and crushing A&W teen burgers (22:30).

Matt talks about re-uniting with Colton Lott (23:45) and the mutual respect and communication amongst the team (25:00), how he stays in control of his body when playing in emotionally intense situations (27:07), he reveals his curling idols (28:00), discusses his relationship with his coach, Adam Kingsbury (29:20), and how he deals with the stress and emotions of losing such a big game at the Brier this year (32:05). They talk about the U30 ‘Best of the West’ tournament that Matt puts on and how he hopes it will help keep curlers evolve after they graduate from the junior ranks (35:00). In the Question of the Week, John asks Erin Pincott and Kyle Doering the worst thing about coming home after being away for a tournament, and makes a bad Eminem reference (45:10).

This podcast is produced by Mike Rogerson & John Cullen, recorded and mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by John Cullen. Social media support by Griffin Porter.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

The guys chat with two-time Brier champion E.J. Harnden, fresh of his win in London (2:00). They chat with E.J. about what makes Brad Gushue so special (8:00), playing against his brother in the final, attention to detail in Team Gushue practices, his thoughts on sanding stones mid-event, rise in quality and the parity that’s coming to curling all over the world, and E.J. gives his thoughts on shortening to 8 ends and playoff format at the Brier.

Is 40 old in curling now? Warren doesn’t think so… (23:50) A question from the mailbag about people getting tired of being overexposed to the top teams? (25:45) The guys give their thoughts on the Brier, discuss the World Wheelchair championships in Richmond (35:10), Kerri Einarson heading to the Women’s World Championships (37:55) and Warren comments on the (slightly) better rules at the Women’s Worlds (40:10).

The guys talk about their Brier picks (42:50), Jim talks about Warren’s parties in the patch (49:00) and tries to call on people to lobby for shortening curling games and events (49:45).

This podcast is produced by Warren Hansen & Kevin Martin, recorded and mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Social media support was provided by Griffin Porter.

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The boys provide the latest Brier update and take a look at how they got the final 4 (3:20). Warren shares his displeasure with the current playoff system (6:45), Kevin talks about the challenges with the ice due to the weather conditions in London (7:25) and the challenges of sanding the rocks mid event (8:15). Warren clarifies what people are incorrectly calling ‘sharpening the rocks’ (11:55) and then reviews the shooting percentages of the best teams. Kevin shoutouts  some of the up-and-coming young curlers who are putting up strong performances at the Brier (14:15) and then Jim asks what is more important for young curlers; strategy or performance? (15:15).

Warren tells us how the guys have made out with their picks to this point (18:40) and the guys make their predictions for the Gold, Silver and Bronze (23:00).

This podcast is produced by Warren Hansen & Kevin Martin, recorded and mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome.

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Jim opens the show with a moose call (0:20). Kevin gives an update on the Brier results so far (2:40), and Warren gives some stats on the excellent shooting percentages of the top teams (4:10). The World Juniors finished up in Germany - Warren fills us in on the results, including some very big surprises (4:45) and they re-visit some issues with the current Canadian Junior system. 

The newest inductees to the Curling Hall of Fame were announced (8:10). The World Wheelchair Championships are taking place in Richmond, BC, and Kevin talks about the results so far (10:25). The guys talk about the changes surrounding team names, and where things may be headed (12:25) and they respond to an email in regards to ending games before all the ends have been played (18:00).

Mike Harris joins the guys ‘In the House’ to talk about his many roles in curling (24:35). Kevin and Mike talk about the different players on his team (28:00), their results so far, and what is to come for them at the Brier (29:35). Warren asks Mike about the ice conditions at the Brier (31:30) and also what he thinks about the playoff system they are using (33:30). Mike ‘proud dad’s’ his daughter a bit and shares her recent successes in the U21 and her upcoming trips to nationals (35:15). They return to the conversation about the Junior results to get Mike’s thoughts on how the system may be improved (37:00).
 

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Tyler Carr had an awkward run-in with a local celebrity this past weekend.  Dave has a review of the new Chris Rock Netflix Comedy Special: Selective Outrage, Jasmin reports on Ford getting into the Auto-Pilot game and Bryan Lotocki reviews the new Creed lll.

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Should Brier qualified players still play in the provincial championships? (6:05) Kevin gives an update on who’s going to represent their countries at the worlds (7:45). Warren gives an update on the U18 championship (9:45). The guys discuss the new scheduling structure at the Brier (11:30), and give their picks (14:00). In the listener mail segment, they discuss what can happen without time clocks (20:00). Later, the guys are joined by Reid Carruthers (23:30) to go over how he's balancing coaching, playing, and being a dad (24:15). They also discuss Reid's recent match against Matt Dunstone (30:30), and much more!

The guys give an update on who has qualified for the Scotties (2:55) and the Brier (6:35), talk about the quality of the field (10:00), and answer an email about how decisions get made by Curling Canada (19:50).

They are then joined by Mike McEwen joins to talk about winning the qualifier in Ontario, his current team and their season to date, playing in Ontario colours after representing Manitoba for so long, how they handle their social media, why change team members and the recent changes to the playoff format.

This podcast is produced by Warren Hansen & Kevin Martin, recorded and mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Social media support by Griffin Porter.

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The guys give an update on what took place at the provincial playdowns in Alberta this week (4:00) and the results from World University Games in Lake Placid (10:30). They then discuss the ‘interesting’ decision by a school board in Manitoba that says curling is a ‘high-risk activity’ (13:30), Curling Canada deciding to keep Brier and Scotties at 18 teams (19:00) and answer an email from a listener suggesting some ways to update things to make curling more accessible (23:00)

The guys chat with J. D. Lind (33:15) who lead Team Fujisawa to a Grand Slam victory in Camrose, Alberta and he tells the guys how he got involved in coaching in Japan.

This podcast is produced by Warren Hansen, recorded and mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Social media support by Griffin Porter.

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John is back with episode three and he kicks things off with some updates from the curling world (00:30). He then is joined by John Epping (5:10) who is taken through the lightning round, talks about what kept him going on his long road to making the Brier (11:30), his coming out story and what it means to represent the LGBTQ2+ community in pro sports (15:30), talks about playing too often and they wrap it up with “Own Career Trivia”.

John welcomes a new segment to the podcast inviting Warren Hansen to give us a history lesson on corn brooms (40:30).

This podcast is produced by John Cullen and Mike Rogerson, recorded and mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by John Cullen. Social support by Griffin Porter.

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