This episode of Inside Curling starts off with an interview with Laura Walker, the newly appointed Athletes Representative to the Board at Curling Canada, about being a mother again, mixed doubles and much more (4:05)! Later on, the fellas take a look at what’s happening around the curling world (29:10) including the results from the Soo Curlers Fall Classic (29:50) and an update on the Pan Continental Cup going on in Kelowna (35:52). Next, the guys sift through this week's 'Hot Rock Topics' and field some questions in response to last week's talk on the lack of attendance at major curling events in Canada in recent years. (50:09). To wrap up, Jim weighs in about how the Grey Cup and Heritage Classic have added ‘fun stuff’ to their events, to keep the fan experience worth coming out for (55:04).

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Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen & Jim Jerome start with a couple of corrections to details from the last episode (4:10). Then, around the curling world as Kevin gives us an update on the results from the first Grand Slam of the Season (6:05). Warren and Kevin discuss how analytics are being used more and more to advance the game of curling…and try to explain it to Jim (21:25). Afterward, Kevin and Warren sit down to talk to Joel Retornaz from Italy, fresh off his victory at the Hearing Life Challenge (28:45). Later, What Are You Hearing? The guys discuss the ongoing battle of finding the balance between losing older fans from live events, who are ‘aging out’ and finding new ways to attract new, younger fans into attendance (48:36). To wrap up, Jim reads a funny email from a listener about Kevin Martin (58:50).

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Kevin brings us an update from the Hearing Life Challenge in Niagara Falls (4:10).  The guys discuss some of the updated rules at the tournament, including tie-breakers and draw to the button (7:20).  The guys review their predictions from last show (9:55) and make some picks for the finals (11:15).  Warren brings us some information from Tier 2 (12:40).  The World Mixed Curling Championships in Aberdeen Scotland are approaching their finals as well and Warren brings us the details (14:30).  Jim tells us the broadcast schedule on Sportsnet (17:00).

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On this episode of Inside Curling, hosts Kevin Martin and Warren Hansen welcome in Rachel Homan, a two-time Canadian Olympian with 13 Grand Slam victories (04:00)! She shares what it's been like balancing professional and family life, the recent changes within her rink, and why she wanted to try her hand in mixed doubles competition. Later on, the guys look at 'What’s Happening Around the Curling World' including the Players Open in Dundas, Ontario, the Mixed Doubles Super Series in Chilliwack, British Columbia, and World Mixed Curling across the pond in Aberdeen, Scotland (21:48). Afterwards, the boys make their picks (33:10) before sifting through this week's 'Hot Rock Topics' (37:37). Later on in 'What Are You Hearing?', Kevin explains the hard clean and Warren debunks a TV coverage conspiracy, before the guys chime in on the decline in attendance since 2010 (43:15).

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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).  

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In the first episode of the season, Kevin gives an update on a little gem down in North Carolina (3:15). In, What’s Happening Around the Curling World? The guys discuss the Points Bet (7:25) and also Niagara Falls coming up (15:00). Jim and Kevin get all giddy talking about the prospect of tailgating coming to curling (17:00) and Curling Canada is currently searching for a new CEO (18:30).  The guys then cover the announcement of some long awaited rule changes coming from Curling Canada (23:00). Hot rock topics includes talk about the new rules tried at the Points Bet (29:00) .

In the house, the guys sit down with Reid Carruthers fresh off his second straight victory at the Points Bet.  They talk about the increasingly heavy schedule (35:00) How Brad Jacobs is fitting into the team (36:25) and his risky choice to blank the 9th end against Dunstone. In 'What Are You Hearing,' the guys discuss why networks are yet to stream all sheets at events (54:30).

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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).

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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).

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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).

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