Welcome back to Inside Curling! In the House this week is Paivi Liitela, Manager of the Leaside Curling Club in Toronto. In "What’s Happening Around the Curling World?," an event held this weekend involved a few of the top teams so we take a look at the results of the Red Deer Classic. Next, the European Championships are underway in Aberdeen, Scotland and we check-in to see what is happening with that event. Warren made some comments last week about the provision of an FM signal to the crowd at Season of Champions events and the guys give an update on that situation and they also review who the top teams are in the world as of November 20th. In "Hot Rocks Topics," we tackle a couple of listener emails and in "What are You Hearing?" Kevin meets a Canadian at the world mixed doubles championship last year in Korea who lives there and we receive an interesting note from
Richard Bates.

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We're back for another edition of Inside Curling! In the House we have special guest Guy Hemmings. The legendary curler and personality from Quebec has found new success coaching in Korea (2:51). In What’s Happening Around the Curling World  (32:43), The KIOTI Nationals were completed on Sunday and we look back at what happened on the final day.  Sadly, another elite curler from years gone by has passed away and we look back on his life in curling. The next big event on the calendar is the European Championship starting Saturday in Aberdeen, Scotland. We take a look at the field and what the event means.  Lastly, we've heard from the Canadian Stick Curling Association about the creation of some new events and in Hot Rocks Topics (45:34), we get to your emails! 

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Kevin gives an update from Pictou, Nova Scotia at the KIOTI Nationals (2:20) and Warren shares some of the chatter on the Facebook page today (11:35). Then, Warren gives an update on the finals from the Canadian Mixed Championship in Swift Current, Saskatchewan (21:45) and the guys talk about their past picks and make some predictions for the finals (24:45).

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The second Grand Slam of Curling event of the season is underway! The KIOTI National started on Tuesday at Pictou, Nova Scotia and Kevin is there on the ground to help us  cover what's happened so far (3:28). The boys then make their predictions for the weekend (16:45) and also discuss the Canadian Mixed Championship taking place in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. 

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This episode of Inside Curling kicks off with 'In the House’ featuring an interview with Alina Pätz (2:45). Afterwards, Kevin chats about his clinics that he has been running at different curling clubs in the US (22:17). Warren joins the fray to look the results of the Pan Continental Cup, the Stu Sells Classic in Halifax, the four-person championship in Swift Current and the Kioti National in Pictou, Nova Scotia (25:22). Next up, the boys make their predictions (42:05). In this week's 'Hot Rock Topics', they continue their conversation about some of the issues at the Pan Continental Cup, and Warren reads a letter on the subject from Graham Prouse, one of the VP’s of the WCF. To wrap up, the guys discuss an email they received about ’Sturling’, a lesser known curling offshoot that is growing in popularity, and it seems to be a match made in heaven for Jim (52:00).  

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Kevin, Warren, and Jim are here with an emergency episode to talk about the shake up that is going on at the Pan Am in Kelowna.  Brad Gushue, among others, is not happy about what's gone down and they are being very public about it. Sharing change rooms, getting kicked out of the building, losing TV coverage...oh boy, this is an episode you don't want to miss.

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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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