There is a special event taking place this week in Lloydminster, Alberta  - the Astec Safety Challenge.  Eight of the best teams in the world are participating, so we look in on what is happening so far in Lloydminster!

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Welcome back for another episode of Inside Curling! In the House we sit down for an interview with Brendan Bottcher. In our news roundup, we cover the Mixed Doubles Super Series event held in Halifax and review what happened an event in Perth, Scotland known as the Perth Masters. Up next is a big event this week in Lloydminster, Alberta for the men and next week another Grand Slam, the Co-op Canadian Open, will get underway in Red Deer on the 16th of January. The guys also review a release out of the WCF this week that it's increasing the size of its Athlete Commission. In What Are You Hearing? We talked last week about the interview Brad Gushue had with Ted Wyman and we had a Facebook post go out a few days later that really got some reaction…we talk about what people are saying…

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In the House we have  Renée Sonnenberg who is part of Curling Canada’s High Performance staff, and specializes in analytics. In What’s Happening Around the Curling World? This past week there was a Mixed Doubles Super Series event held in Oakville and in Lloydminster, Alberta,  a major men’s event will be getting underway that is known as the Astec Safety Challenge where the prize pool is $100,000 and some of the best teams in the world will be playing. We take a look at the current world rankings for women, men and mixed doubles in addition to the team rankings. We will also take a look at the current rankings by nation.  On Hot Rocks Topics, we get to listener emails and on What are You Hearing, Ted Wyman did a year end interview with Brad Gushue who had some interesting things to say...

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It’s time for our annual Holiday Special!  Kevin, Warren and Jim are joined by Rob Faulds and Ted Wyman for a round table review on this past year in curling (1:30). They discuss the big changes that took place with Curling Canada (3:45) as well as the emergence of Italy as the top of the heap in curling right now (6:00). They get into  potential improvements to Canada’s qualifying process and the fact that it is naturally leaning towards a 2 tier system (16:30).  Jim asks the group what we can expect from Jennifer Jones, as she never seems to slow down or lose passion for the sport (19:45). The discussion about blank ends is re-kindled again (23:00) and Rachel Homan’s great season is discussed (24:30). Joel Retornaz joins the guys to talk about his amazingly fast rise to success over the last couple of years, which sees his team currently ranked #1 in the world after winning the last 3 grand slams in a row (28:00). We look forward to seeing you all in 2024!!!

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In the House we have special guest Rachel Homan, fresh off of yet another Grand Slam win, bringing her total up to an unprecedented 14 Slam wins (2:15).  On What’s Happening Around the Curling World? (24:26), the third Grand Slam of the season concluded in Saskatoon and we take a look at the event and the winners. The World Junior  B Championship men’s division just concluded and Canada was there trying to win a spot in the 2024 World Junior A Division and we will tell you what happened. On Hot Rocks Topics (32:31), we discuss a couple more emails and in What are You Hearing? (39:15), there was  a stir at the WFG Masters last weekend when Anna Hasselborg banged her broom on the ice in frustration……some people feel this conduct is not acceptable so we discuss.

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The third Grand Slam of Curling of the season is down to the finals. Kevin is in “Toon Town” and we talk about the WFG Masters. We also see how the selections we made for the playoffs have worked out and make our picks for the finals. Also, Warren has made an interesting observation of what curlers might consider doing to help the lead sponsor get some more recognition.

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Saskatoon is hosting a Grand Slam event this week and Kevin is on location, as always.  The guys discuss the results so far, and make predictions on what might happen next on this bonus update episode of Inside Curling.  We will be back again tomorrow with another update from the Slam.

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It's a slam week! The guys bring us a report from a major event held in Swift Current and we check in and see what happened in Speedy Creek (4:56). Warren also brings us updates from the Everest Canadian Curling Seniors Curling Championships concluded in Vernon, BC.,  an interesting event underway this week in Finland. Then, the World Junior B Championship which has Canada involved in both the women’s and men’s divisions as well as the fourth Grand Slam of the season is underway in Saskatoon, the World Financial Group Masters, a look at what’s happening in Saskatoon and we make some predictions. On 'Hot Rocks Topics' (21:28), we discuss a couple more emails. Finally, in 'What are You Hearing?' (34:38), chatter that last week the Glenn Howard team won a major event with just three players. Should curling be concerned about this becoming the norm or is it just another curling quirk?

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The guys welcome Marc Kennedy for a chat on 'In the House' this week (2:18).  On 'What's Happening Around the Curing World' (22:32), Warren and Kevin bring us updates from a major men's event in Penticton, BC, as well as the Everest Canadian Seniors Curling Championship in Vernon, BC, the Karuizawa International in Japan, and the Mixed Doubles Super Series in Winnipeg.  Jim reads a couple of emails from listeners on 'Hot Rock Topics' (35:21) and finally, in 'What are You Hearing?', the guys discuss the chatter that's been going on about Team Botcher blanking a lot of ends and having success playing 'boring' curling.

This show is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded by Christian Ryan and mixed and edited by Mike Rogerson.

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The guys have one of the top curlers in the world today, Matt Dunstone, In the House to talk about all things curling, including a deep discussion on the points system (2:29). In What's Happening Around the Curling World, the guys discuss the results of The European Championships in Aberdeen, Scotland this past weekend.  The Everest Canadian Curling Championships concluded at the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg last weekend, Warren updates us on those results.  Next, Curling Canada made some major announcements this last week about the sites for the 2025 Olympic Trials, Pre-Trials and Mixed Double Trials (27:56).  The guys dip in to the emails for a couple of Hot Rock Topics regarding the business of curling and what happened to curlers wearing numbers on their jerseys (43:16)? 

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