Everyone loves a good trivia game, so this week Sean gives Scott some trivia questions related to the Scotties and Brier. Play along and see if you can beat Scott! If you do, be sure to let us know!
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We Sponsored a Team! How'd it go?
This week Sean talks with the skip of Team Davies, Zach Davies. You may remember that we sponsored a team for the 2023-24 season, so we wanted to catch up with everything that happened over the winter. Zach talks about the challenge of skipping his team while also playing front end for the Canadian Junior Men's team, how the team improved over the season, and some of the highlights they experienced along the way - including some surprising road trip music choices.
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Summer News Update
It's been a while since we caught up on all goings on around the world of curling, so this week we catch up with what's been happening. We talk the European C championships, some host city announcements for upcoming events, and the Canadian Wheelchair program selections. We also get into a report on recreational curling engagement from CurlON and finish the show with a special clip of what could Scott's big break.
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Behind the Scenes of the Canadian Junior Program
In 2021, Curling Canada announced that it was changing the timing of the Canadian Junior Curling Championship, allowing teams that win a full season to prepare for the world championship. That puts junior champions in a unique situation as they have access to resources that were not previously available to Canadian champions. This week, Adam Naugler, the lead for Team Johnson Tao, joined Sean to talk about the team's season as the Canadian junior champions. He talks about the challenge of balancing curling and school, the pressure of the Junior B championship to qualify for the world juniors, the resources available to them from Curling Canada, and the state of junior curling in Canada.
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2024 Curling Commercial Rankings
For the first time in a couple years, we were gifted with some new curling commercials for the 2024 Season of Champions! And as we love to do with a new batch of ads, we’re here to rank them. From agricultural products to Curling Canada promotions, there is a lot to discuss this year. What do you think of our rankings? Did we miss any ads this year?
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Schedule Watch 2023
We're back from our summer break and looking ahead to the upcoming curling season! This week, we go through some team schedules to see how the new Brier and Scotties qualification rules are impacting how teams pick their events. We talk about the defending champs, some established squads, and some up and comers to see if we can spot the differences in how they are approaching a new season.
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Name that Shot: Progressive Trivia Edition
We're back from a mid-summer break for another edition of Canada's Fastest Growing Game Show, Name That Shot! This time we're doing a progressive trivia version of the game, so play along with Scott as Sean gives clues that get increasingly easier and let us know how you scored.
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How is Curling like Golf?
Join us as we head to the course to play of first round of the summer. Along the way we talk about the ways in which golf and curling are the same - from the warm-ups to the shot preparation to the conditions during the game. We also discuss our strategies, where we're the most comfortable, and how we played.
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Keys to Shot Making
What’s the most important thing you need to do to make a shot? We go through seven critical components of making a shot in an effort to determine which is the most critical. Let us know what you think is the biggest key to making shots!
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Confronting Racism Through Sport: A Historical Analysis
Sean is joined by Ian Kennedy, author of On Account of Darkness: Shining Light on Race and Sport. Ian talks about how athletes in the southwestern Ontario community have used sports to combat racial discrimination. From Hall of Famers like Fergie Jenkins to local legends, Kennedy examines the role sports can play is fighting racism. While Ian writes about Chatham-Kent, the themes certainly speak to broader issues in sports, many of which certainly apply to curling.
For more information on Juneteenth:
The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth
Juneteenth: The History of the Holiday
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What's Curling's Best Playoff Format?
After some time away from the mic, we're back to kick off our summer season of episodes! This week, we answer an interesting listener question: what is the best playoff format? Scott has gone through the numbers to see whether certain formats offer an unfair advantage and we also chat about the various formats that have been used and how we feel about them from a fan perspective.
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What's the Word? Another New Team Edition
While it may not be the frenzy that we saw last year, the end of this curling season has brought with it some big lineup changes and we're here to talk about it. We go through 13 of the biggest lineup changes for Canadian teams and offer up a word to describe each. Let us know how you would describe the lineup changes and if there are any shuffles we missed.
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Postseason Power Rankings
We're back to start wrapping up the season that was in 2022-23! We start by stacking up all the teams in the 4-person game and seeing how they stack up against each other in our power rankings. Sean gives his list of the top 10 teams in the world while Scott offers up his feedback, including some honorable mentions. Let us know who you think we missed out in our rankings.
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Invitational Matchups Set, Early Season Results, & Eve Muirhead's Legacy
In this episode, Sean and Scott talk about what's happening in a strangely busy August in the world of curling. They start by talking about some early season events (2:00) before moving on to the first round matchups for the PointsBet Invitational coming up in September (Women - 7:00; Men - 22:40). They wrap up by talking about Eve Muirhead's retirement, legacy, and whether she is the greatest Scottish player of all time (35:20).
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The postman pays a visit!
This week on the show, Sean and Scott open up the mailbox and answer some of your questions.
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Curling's Ryder Cup is Out, March Madness is In & What Other Sporting Events Should We Borrow From
In this episode, Sean and Scott talk about the news that the Continental Cup will not be played this season and what that means for the event's future before talking about the new March Madness style event set for September in Fredericton. They then look at some other major sporting events that curling could borrow from in order to spice up some of its events.
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Best Games of the Quad
This week, Sean and Scott look back at the best games from the past four years. From worlds to Olympics to national championships, they talk about the most exciting matches that still hold some re-watchability. Agree with their list? Be sure to let them know what they missed.
To see the list, including links to watch the game, check out the accompanying blog post.
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Glitter Bombspiel is Back!
This week Sean and Scott welcome Tammy Moyer and Courtney Shaw from the Potamac Curling Club to discuss the return of the Glitter Bombspiel. We talk about the importance of the Bombspiel, the level of competition, and creating inclusive spaces for the LGBTQ2+ community in curling.
Registration opens on July 5 here: https://curldc.org/eventPage.php/glitter-bombspiel-2022
Follow them on Twitter: @curldc & @GlttrBombspiel
Visit the Wine Counrtry Curling Club here: https://winecountrycurlingclub.com/bonspiels/
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Who Gets on Teevee?
This week, Sean and Scott look at the data from the past four years to determine how teams get on TSN? Does winning matter? How important is name recognition? Do certain provinces gets hosed? The guys break it all down.
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Let's Improve the Slams!
In this week's episode, Sean and Scott brainstorm some ways to improve the 6 events in the Grand Slam of Curling. After briefly recapping the World Junior Curling Championship (3:00), they go event by event to come up with ways to make the Slams more unique and interesting for curling fans. They talk about why they think the series needs some changes (8:10) and then go through the schedule with ideas to spice up each event - National (16:00), Masters (21:30), Tour Challenge (24:51), Open (28:46), Players Championship (31:45), Champions Cup (34:32).
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