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“Muddy” waters in Canada
We break down the latest news in curling, including a short-lived Curling Canada pregnancy policy and its hiring for former world champion David Murdoch from Scotland to lead its high performance prog
Is lead now the toughest position in curling?
In this show we review the 2022 European Curling Championships. We discuss the impact the no-tick rule had on the event and what to watch for in events going forward with this relatively new rule. Nex
Previewing the European women’s field w/ Scott Graham of Game of Stones
Its time for our annual Bad Beer Bet with the fine folks from the Game of Stones podcast. Each year we all make picks for the European A and B pools and the podcast with the fewest points has to drin
New curling friends
We begin this show by recapping co-host Jonathan Havercrofts exploits at the 2022 World Mixed Curling Championships. Then, we shift to recent curling news and results from the USA, the inaugural Pan-
USA Curling deserves better from its leadership
USA Curlings CEO, Jeff Plush, is under fire for how he responded when notified of allegations of abuse and sexual misconduct. He received allegations against a soccer coach while he was commissioner
Curling in India w/ PN Raju
What was it like at the worlds highest bonspiel? Find out in this episode all about curling in India with PN Raju. First, we talk about how he discovered curling and started playing in Oakland, Calif
What’s next in the USA Curling/GNCC situation
Recently, USA Curlings board of directors voted to remove the regional association representing clubs in the Eastern United States, the Grand National Curling Club. We dive into why this happened, wh
World Seniors Curling w/ Gery Hermans
Gery Hermans from Belgian Curling returns to the podcast to discuss the world senior curling championship. Jonathan and Gery review the 2022 world senior curling championship and the Gery replays two
A Conversation with Germany’s Klaudius Harsch
Today we are joined by Germanys Klaudius Harsch recent winner of two world championship medals: a bronze in mixed doubles with his partner Pia-Lisa Schll, and a silver as part of Germanys junior me
How The Curling Community is Helping the Ukrainian National Team
In this episode Jonathan interviews two people who helped the Ukraine national team leave Kyiv, find a new training facility in Finland, and compete in the European C Curling Championship. First we ta