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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.

Contact the podcast -- insidecurling@gmail.com

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.

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.

Contact the podcast -- insidecurling@gmail.com

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 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.

Contact the podcast -- insidecurling@gmail.com

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 are joined by Pete Townshend (Goldline CEO) and Andrew Brett (VP of Goldline) to talk about how they got involved with Goldline (1:00), the international growth of curling, the head protection options that Goldline offers, they preview some new products coming out next year and they talk about how the Goldline crew got Kevin’s daughter across the border!

They get into the mailbag Jim (27:00) and we learn how Jim got the name “Jungle Jim”. Warren gives a few examples of curling in Canada being slow to adopt new rules over the years, including banning smoking on the ice! (36:40)

In What’s Happening Around the Curling World, the boys discuss the retirement of German curler Daniela Jentsch (42:10), talk about the recent European Div C Championships (43:40). In What Are You Hearing, the guys talk about the concept of not allowing stopwatches on the ice (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.

Contact the podcast -- insidecurling@gmail.com

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 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.

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 are joined by Emma Miskew and Tracy Fleury fresh off their Champions Cup victory (4:50). They give their thoughts on the future of the ‘no tick’ rule, Tracy talks about her sweeping prowess, their practice schedule, Emma gets into how they decided to shuffle their lineup and what their training schedule looks like for the upcoming off-season.

They then get into the Mailbag, What’s Happening Around the Curling World (31:02), a discussion about the final World Curling Federation rankings for the season in Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed Doubles (35:00) and this leads the conversation about the residency rule (41:50).

In Hot Rock Topics, the guys discuss a rule suggestion from the Facebook group (47:10), Jim gets a little fed up with all the changes constantly being proposed in curling (49:45) and In What Are You Hearing, Warren talks about legendary curler, Ron Northcott, who passed away this week (53:30).

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.

Contact the podcast -- insidecurling@gmail.com

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.

Ben Hebert and Marc Kennedy join the guys ‘In the House’ and talk about how they celebrated their victory at the Champions Cup (2:30), their impressive shooting percentage, the importance of winning the hammer, changes they’ve made to add some consistency to their team shooting, Warren asks Ben about shooting 100% in the final, how the no tick rule has changed the job of the lead, curlers attempting the Nick Edin ‘spinner’ shot on ‘the Sheet Show’, Kevin asks the guys about how they handle sponsorship deals and branding on social media, and how they manage to balance being on the road, with family time at home. Jim asks the boys ‘what has changed’ in curling (29:01) and who they see coming up the ranks to be the future of the sport.

The guys answer an email from the Mailbag — suggestions for updating curling clubs usage (38:20). In ‘What’s Happening Around the Curling World’, Kevin gives an update from the KIOTI Champions Cup (42:30) and also discusses the increased family activities at the Championship (46:00)

Warren reviews their picks from the finals (47:30), makes an announcement about USA Curling USA (48:50) in ‘Hot Rock Topics’ and in ‘What Are We Hearing’, the guys talk about a surprising personnel change on team Tirinzoni (55:00).

Watch the entire piece on Nik Edin HERE

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.

Contact the podcast -- insidecurling@gmail.com

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 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).

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 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.

Contact the podcast -- insidecurling@gmail.com

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.