Topics: Quick recaps of the championships in the US, Scotland, Switzerland & Japan; the controversy surrounding Scotland’s Worlds rep; the delicate balance between selecting your country’s best team for Worlds and encouraging grassroots growth; the residency rules debate at the Scotties & Brier; pratfalls at the English men’s curling championship.

Music: Tournament of Hearts by the Weakerthans: https://open.spotify.com/track/1pkH2oFavgoVpxmXO9ylze

Topics: We preview the 2019 curling championships in the USA, Scotland, Switzerland and Japan. Get info on how to watch and who to watch for as teams vie for World Championship berths.

Music: Tournament of Hearts by the Weakerthans: https://open.spotify.com/track/1pkH2oFavgoVpxmXO9ylze

Topics: Jonathan’s mixed doubles abilities will result in Ryan eating haggis; Break-downs of the World Qualification Event & Continental Cup; Our Curling World Cup preview leads to a discussion of what European curling needs to promote growth; Jonathan on how curling beginners can advance their knowledge by watching the pros on TV.

Links: Jonathan’s TV Viewing Guide for Curling Beginners:

Music: Tournament of Hearts by the Weakerthans: https://open.spotify.com/track/1pkH2oFavgoVpxmXO9ylze

Topics: Recaps of the World Junior B tournament where Jonathan’s England team made playoffs, the USA Challenger Round and the Canadian Open. Previews of the Continental Cup and the World Qualifier in New Zealand. Plus Ryan tries to get Jonathan to talk trash about all the teams he played against in juniors who are at the Quebec Tankard.

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Topics: The best curling Christmas gifts, what to watch for in curling in 2019, an in-depth discussion of the upcoming World Junior B tournament and our Professor of Peel lets us know what a bench coach actually does.

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Topics: Jared Allen’s Olympic aspirations & the new U.S. Under 5 National Championship; Curling World Cup recap, TV coverage, attendance issues & format fixes; Canada Cup recap & Team Koe’s clock management mishap; Does thinking time per end do more harm than good?

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Topics: The Ryan Fry situation, the European Championships and England’s rise to the A pool, funding for teams going to the World Qualification Event and previews of the Curling World Cup and Canada Cup. Plus we discuss interesting things Jonathan has gotten for winning bonspiels and bad beers.

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Topics: We dissect the 2018 European Curling Championships and make predictions that are sure to be wrong. This includes a captivating 10-minute discussion of the B pool at Euros. Listen and impress your friends with your new-found knowledge of Hungarian curling.

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Topics: Stephanie Senneker, skip of Team Senneker, discusses her curling beginnings on arena ice in Kalamazoo, how her current team came together, the challenges self-funded teams face in the U.S. and much more.

Team Senneker on TESN: https://www.tesn.us/team-senneker.html

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Topics: We talk to former Team Great Britain Curling Head of Coaching Tony Zummack about his time with the Team GB program, his experiences at the Paralympics and Olympics and the future of high-level curling coaching. Jonathan and Ryan discuss the impact coaching can have at the grassroots level and the upcoming Pacific-Asia Curling Championships.

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