The guys discuss whether they’d prefer to play against great teams to push themselves to get better, or play easy teams and have a better chance at winning and building confidence (5:30), Kevin says a few things about the 4th grand slam event of the year and the triple knockout format (7:50) and they make their picks for the upcoming slam (11:00) and Warren tells the guys about a tour of Scottish players coming to Canada for the Strathcona Cup, a very different kind of tour (13:30) and a club in Saskatchewan introduces some new, fun ideas which have helped re-invigorate their youth involvement (27:50)

The gents then chat with Heather Mair (31:45) about her studies into ways we can grow the game through maintaining community centres and reminding people that sports facilities are also social facilities and are very important to community well-being.

Warren comments on the passing of former world champion Bruce Roberts.

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

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The guys talk about the Team Carruthers shake-up (5:30), Colleen Jones being appointed to the Order of Canada (10:00) and they take an email from a wheelchair curling coach about the lack of access at many facilities (14:00) as well as an email from a young curler about eliminating blank ends (15:45).

They then do a year-end wrap-up with Ted Wyman of the Winnipeg Sun (23:30) — they chat about Reid Carruthers adding Brad Jacobs, his take on the new players association, the importance of creating communication between the players association and the large curling organizations, the mix up of teams we saw this season and the declining number of ‘in person’ fans and media at current events today vs ‘the good old days’.

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

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Kevin chats with Matt Dunstone and B.J. Neufeld about their consistency early on, what Colton Lott and Ryan Harnden bring to the team, how the team prepares spread across the country,  if their expectations have adjusted due to their early success, how much time they spent practicing the draw to the button and the importance of being able to match and read stones.

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

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John sits down for a Year in Review chat with Jocelyn Peterman! They talk about the difference in her and her husband's (Brett Gallant) coaching styles, what the attention is like being the ‘first couple of curling’, coping with a tough result at the Olympics and why this was the right time for Kaitlyn Lawes to take over skipping and how the decision got made (21:45)

Then, several curlers call in and tell John their New Years' Resolutions in the ‘Question of the Week’.

This podcast was produced and hosted by John Cullen and mixed by Mike Rogerson. Social support was provided by Griffin Porter.

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Happy Holidays! Kevin sits down with Yannick Schwaller and Benoît Schwarz (2:35) to talk about how their team was set up, what their coach is responsible for, what it’s like training while living spread across Switzerland and earning income outside of curling, and what drew them to curling.

Then Kevin sits down with Korey Dropkin and Andrew Stopera to chat about the rise of curling in the U.S., battling it out with Team Shuster, juggling mixed doubles and four-person curling and they discuss some of the other top teams in US Curling.

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

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The guys are joined by Rylan Hartley and Niklas Edin to talk about the formation of The Players Tour and why they felt it was needed (2:30). Edin explains what made him want to get involved and what he hopes to accomplish while Hartley explains why  this group is different than others that have existed in the past.

They then get Into some of the other news around the curling world including Team Carruthers parting ways with Jason Gunnlaugson (31:17), how older clubs can’t afford upgrades (42:42) and they take some questions from the mailbag (46:08).

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

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Kevin sits down for an interview with Brad Gushue in North Bay to talk about the addition of E.J. Harnden (2:05) and what adjustments they've had to make, their schedule this season (5:00), his future plans outside of curling (8:30), his thoughts on when they should have the Olympic trials to give Canada the best chance to get on the podium (12:45) and he shares his thoughts on the Maple Leafs (16:15)

This podcast is produced by Amil Delic, recorded by Steven Coyle and mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Social support by Luis Ramirez.

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Welcome to Way Inside! Something different for folks who enjoy the other side of curling.

For the debut episode, host John Cullen is joined by Olympic Gold Medalist and 15-time Grand Slam winner, Marc Kennedy. John chats with Marc about playing 5th on team Gushue, he provides some insight into the breakup of Team Jacobs, discusses how he came to play with Brendan Bottcher, and plays along with John’s “Dirty Laundry” segment as well as “very difficult own career trivia”.

To finish off the episode, John asked curlers his ‘Question of the Week’  — if you could have any figure on your jersey ie. Nik Edin’s Viking, what would it be?

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

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The guys chat about the WFG Masters, the 3rd Slam of the year (2:55), and compare the results of their picks...spoiler: Jim didn’t do so well (13:40, Warren updates us on the Everest Canadian Senior championship, which included a historic 5th straight victory (14:15) and tells a bit about the history of the Brier (18:05).

They also take an email from a competitive junior curler who shares a first-hand perspective on the recent changes to the junior curling ranks (27:25) and the gents discuss the fact that most of Canada’s best players are older, while the rest of the curling world is getting younger (31:00)

The guys talk to Joel Retornaz after his team took home their first Grand Slam (35:57).

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

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Kevin gives us an update from the Masters in Oakville (1:00), the guys compare the success of their picks so far, offer up their picks for the semi-finals…they even let Jim play along (10:00), and they discuss the importance of developing curling in the more remote areas of Canada, like the territories etc.

Then Kevin chats with Kevin Koe and Tyler Tardi (16:30) about the difference in ‘talkativeness’ between this team and his previous team, challenges with line calling having 2 lefties and 2 righties, why brooms are breaking, and the benefits and concerns of playing both mixed doubles and team at the Olympics.

Watch the interview with Kevin Koe and Tyler Tardi on YouTube

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

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