Inside Curling with Kevin Martin & Warren Hansen

The final Grand Slam of the year, the Princess Auto Players’ Championship, is down to the finals. Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jungle Jim Jerome are here to break it all down for you!

The guys unpack the latest from The Princess Auto Players Championship, including an emotional farewell for Jennifer Jones.

In the House today is special guest 7-time world champion Nik Edin!

On this special bonus episode of Inside Curling, the boys sit down with Nic Sulsky, head of The Curling Group, who announced on Tuesday that they will be taking over The Grand Slam of Curling starting next year.

Canada's Brad Gushue will again play for gold at the world men's curling championship! The guys get you up to speed on the latest from Switzerland.

The round robin has just completed at the 2024 world men's curling championship in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. We update you on the latest, including who qualified for the playoffs.

In the House today is special guest Mike Harris!

In the House today is special guest and Women’s World champion Emma Miskew!

The World Women's Curling Championship is now down to two teams! We review what's happened and preview the big final. There are two Canadian Championships starting tomorrow and the guys will also take a look at what we can expect there.

The round robin has been completed at the World Women's Curling Championship in Sydney, Nova Scotia and we take a look at how things are shaping up for the playoffs.

In the House today we have World Curling Vice-President Graham Prouse as our special guest!

In the House we have special guest and six-time Brier champion skip, Brad Gushue!

The guys get you all set for the final two days of the 2024 Brier in Regina.

The round robin at the Brier in Regina has just finished and we take a look and what's happened so far!

In the House today we have special guest Paul Webster direct from the Brier in Regina!

In the House today we have special guest Tracy Fleury who just won the Scotties as third for Rachel Homan!

Kevin, Warren and Jim bring you an update on all of Friday's action at the Scotties in Calgary. The boys make their picks for the finals...and Jim gets to gloat.

The Scotties in Calgary just finished the round robin portion of the tournament and we review what has happened so far. The world juniors being held in Finland has also reached the end of the round robin, so we'll check in on how Canada is doing. There was also quite a bit of chatter this week at the Scotties about curlers dropping “F” bombs and Warren wrote a story about it on Facebook.

In the House today we have as our special guest Don Bartlett who is in Calgary this week at the Scotties as the coach of Team Homan!

In the House today is special guest Kerri Einarson! Kerri will be representing Team Canada at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary and is looking for her fifth consecutive title.

One of the Curling GOATs, Jennifer Jones, announced this week that she is stepping away from the game after the season. Jones joins Kevin, Warren, and Jim to talk about her decision and much more on Inside Curling.

In The House today we have as our special guest John Shuster who just won the USA Men’s Championship for the 10th time!

In the House this week we have special guest Curling Canada CEO Nolan Thiessen!

Today we have special guest Bruce Mouat In the House! evin, Warren and Jim talk to Bruce about Team Mouat's journey to the top of the podium last weekend at the Co-op Canadian Open.

We are down to the finals in both the men’s and women’s divisions at the fifth Grand Slam of Curling event of the season. We get the latest on Inside Curling from Kevin Martin who is on the ground in Red Deer for the Co-op Canadian Open and the guys reflect on how their picks have faired.

The fifth Grand Slam of Curling event of the season is underway and Inside Curling has you covered! The Co-op Canadian Open started on Tuesday in Red Deer, Alberta. Kevin Martin is there on the ground and we will go through the latest on this edition of 'Inside the Slam.'

In the House we have special guest Kevin Koe, fresh off his big win in Lloydminster at the Astec Safety Challenge!

There is a special event taking place this week in Lloydminster, Alberta - the Astec Safety Challenge. Eight of the best teams in the world are participating, so we look in on what is happening so far in Lloydminster!

In the House today we sit down for an interview with Brendan Bottcher!

In the House we have Renée Sonnenberg who is part of Curling Canada’s High Performance staff, and specializes in analytics.

It’s time for our annual Holiday Special!  Kevin, Warren and Jim are joined by Rob Faulds and Ted Wyman for a round table review on this past year in curling and Joel Retornaz joins the guys to talk about his amazingly fast rise to success over the last couple of years.

In the House we have special guest Rachel Homan, fresh off of yet another Grand Slam win, bringing her total up to an unprecedented 14 Slam wins.

The third Grand Slam of Curling of the season is down to the finals. Kevin is in “Toon Town” and we talk about the WFG Masters. We also see how the selections we made for the playoffs have worked out and make our picks for the finals. Also, Warren has made an interesting observation of what curlers might consider doing to help the lead sponsor get some more recognition.

Saskatoon is hosting a Grand Slam event this week and Kevin is on location, as always.  The guys discuss the results so far, and make predictions on what might happen next on this bonus update episode of Inside Curling.  We will be back again tomorrow with another update from the Slam.

It's a slam week! The guys bring us a report from a major event held in Swift Current and we check in and see what happened in Speedy Creek (4:56). Warren also brings us updates from the Everest Canadian Curling Seniors Curling Championships concluded in Vernon, BC.,  an interesting event underway this week in Finland. Then, the World Junior B Championship which has Canada involved in both the women’s and men’s divisions as well as the fourth Grand Slam of the season is underway in Saskatoon, the World Financial Group Masters, a look at what’s happening in Saskatoon and we make some predictions. On 'Hot Rocks Topics' (21:28), we discuss a couple more emails. Finally, in 'What are You Hearing?' (34:38), chatter that last week the Glenn Howard team won a major event with just three players. Should curling be concerned about this becoming the norm or is it just another curling quirk? Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

The guys welcome Marc Kennedy for a chat on 'In the House' this week and bring us updates from a major men's event in Penticton, BC, as well as the Everest Canadian Seniors Curling Championship in Vernon, BC, the Karuizawa International in Japan, and the Mixed Doubles Super Series in Winnipeg.

The guys have one of the top curlers in the world today, Matt Dunstone, to talk about all things curling, including a deep discussion on the points system.

Welcome back to Inside Curling! In the House this week is Paivi Liitela, Manager of the Leaside Curling Club in Toronto.

In the House we have special guest Guy Hemmings! The legendary curler and personality from Quebec has found new success coaching in Korea.

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

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. The boys then make their predictions for the weekend and also discuss the Canadian Mixed Championship taking place in Swift Current, Saskatchewan.

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).   This show is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded and mixed by Mike Rogerson. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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.

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). This show is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded and mixed by Mike Rogerson. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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). The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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). The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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). Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen, and Jim Jerome and produced by Mike Rogerson. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Tyler Tardi joins the show to talk 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.

We're back! In the season opener, Kevin, Warren and Jim cover the latest in the world of Curling and welcome Reid Caruthers to the show.

Kevin, Warren and Jim are joined by the Sportsnet Curling Broadcast team of Joan McCusker, Mike Harris and Rob Faulds to look back at the year in the final episode of the season.

The guys are joined by David Bastl of Sports Interaction to talk about their involvement in the curling betting space, Reid Carruthers and Brad Jacobs chat with Kevin Martin, and we get into a pretty interesting mailbag question from Tampa Bay.

The guys are joined by the general manager at the Vancouver Curling Club, Patrick Prade, to discuss some of the things he’s doing to bring in new curlers, they talk about a new event next season and a new survey being done by USA Curling.

The guys are joined by Bob Popil from the Thistle Curling Club in Edmonton to talk about the success they've seen with the club and Jill Price, Director of Audiology & Client Experience at HearingLife Canada, talks about the importance of hearing.

The guys are joined by Pete Townshend (Goldline CEO) and Andrew Brett (VP of Goldline) to talk about how they got involved with Goldline, we find out how Jim got the name "Jungle Jim" and they talk about the concept of not allowing stopwatches on the ice.

In the season finale of Way Inside!, John is joined by The Old Bear, Kevin Martin!

The guys are joined by Emma Miskew and Tracy Fleury fresh off their Champions Cup victory, they get into the World Curling Federation rankings which leads to a conversation about the residency rule.

The guys are joined by Ben Hebert and Marc Kennedy after their win at the Champions Cup and they talk about a surprising personnel change on team Tirinzoni.

Kevin gives an update from the Champions Cup as we head into the final weekend of the season, they discuss the ‘draw to the button’, chat with Kevin Koe and Karrick Martin, and talk about Kevin's latest piece with Niklas Edin.

In the penultimate episode of the season, John talks about the Best in the West tournament in Saskatoon and welcomes Reid Carruthers to the podcast!

They guys are joined by Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse fresh off their gold medal performance at the World Mixed Doubles Championships in Korea.

The guys check in for a quick update on the World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Championships in Korea.

The guys are joined by Glenn Howard (who is in Korea with Kevin) to talk about coaching Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing at the Mixed Doubles Championships and they look at how baseball implemented new rules to speed up the game.

Kerry Galusha recently played her 150th career game at the Scotties. She joined John to talk about curling in the Northwest Territories, challenges with travel, binge-watching reality TV, and she answers a question from Matt Dunstone.

The guys are joined by Players' Championship, Isabella Wranå, answer a couple of funny questions from the Mailbag, give a rundown of new rules announced by Curling Canada and discuss when the curling season should end.

Kevin talks about the weekend at the Players’ Championship, the guys make their Players' picks, discuss Kevin's feature with Rachel Homan and then we hear from Kaitlyn Lawes & Jocelyn Peterman.

The guys are joined by Bruce Mouat after winning Gold at the Men’s World Championships, they discuss ‘The Greatest Shot of All Time’ by Nik Edin and they introduce a new segment sponsored by HearingLife.

The guys provide a quick update before the weekend gets underway at the Men’s Final in Ottawa, wonder why Oskar Eriksson hasn’t been as automatic and they give their predictions.

John talks about all the team changes and then he is joined by Matt Dunstone who tells him what makes him cry, what it's like being a young skip and why he thinks he can land a plane.

Kevin, Jim, and Warren are joined by WCF Vice President Hugh Millikin to discuss the state of curling and his personal journey. The guys also discuss the Worlds, the Canadian Juniors, the Curling Hall of Fame, and much more!

The guys are joined by newly crowned World Champions Silvana Tirinzoni and Alina Pätz to discuss everything about their win and the curling world. Later in the show, Warren gives an update on curling across Canada and we answer a listener email.

Kevin gives us an update from the Women’s Worlds in Sweden, Warren talks about the mixed doubles qualifiers in Sudbury and the guys give their picks for Gold, Silver and Bronze.

John welcomes Canadian Olympic Gold Medallist Jill Officer to Way Inside!

Kevin joins us from the Women’s World Championships in Sweden and Rylan Hartley returns to make a couple more announcements about additions to the tour schedule and some new events.

The guys chat with two-time Brier champion E.J. Harnden, discuss the upcoming Women’s World Championships, Jim talks about Warren’s parties in the patch, and debate if 40 is old in curling.

The guys preview Brier weekend with only four teams remaining in London, Ontario and they give their predictions.

John is joined by one of the most decorated curlers in the history of American Men’s Curling, John Shuster!

The guys are joined by curling commentator Mike Harris to discuss his many different roles in curling, the ice conditions at the Brier, and the playoff system. The guys also discuss the World Juniors, the Curling Hall of Fame, and the World Wheelchair Championships.

The guys are joined by 4-time Scotties Champion, Kerri Einarson, they recap their predictions and Kevin shares a few Brier wild stories.

Curling Day in Canada is Today! The guys talk about what’s been happening at the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kamloops, recap how they’ve arrived at the final 4 and discuss the attendance.

John is joined by Carly Howard to talk about her curling family, playing mixed doubles with her dad, the importance of playing with people you like and why curlers should embrace social media.

The guys are joined by Olympic gold medalist and multi-time Scotties winner, Joan Mccusker, to talk about Sandra Schmirler Day, coaching Team Scheidegger at the Scotties and the role of the coach outside of the game.

Reid Carruthers joins the guys to discuss how he manages his time between coaching and playing, his recent loss to Matt Dunstone, rule changes, and more. Plus, discussion on the Brier, time clocks, and the U18 Championship.

Curling Hall of Famers Kevin Martin and Warren Hansen discuss a variety of topics from around the curling world, including Curling Canada's new high performance director, the Strathcona Cup, and an update on the new maternity leave rules. The guys interview Canadian curler Selena Njegovan.

John sits down with former World Jr. Champion and Youth Olympic Champion, Tyler Tardi, to talk about leaving the junior ranks early, joining Team Koe and he sets an all-time low in the ‘very difficult own career trivia’.

Mike McEwen joins the guys to talk about winning the Ontario qualifier, playing in Ontario colours after representing Manitoba and they answer an email about how decisions get made by Curling Canada.

The guys are joined by Mike and Dawn Mcewen as well as Casey Scheidegger to talk about Curling Canada's ruling to limit eligibility for pregnancy exemption to the top-five teams.

John kicks things off with a bit of a rant, poses an interesting "Question of the Week" and is then joined by Olympic & European Champion, Anna Hasselborg.

The guys give an update on what took place at the provincial playdowns in Alberta, Curling Canada deciding to keep Brier and Scotties at 18 teams and they chat with J. D. Lind who lead Team Fujisawa to a Grand Slam victory in Camrose, Alberta.

The guys talk about some of the oddest and outdated rules in curling, how they choose the games that get broadcasted from an event and they chat with Canadian Open champion, Brendan Bottcher.

Kevin updates us from the Canadian Open in Camrose and the guys give their predictions for the finals. ar! Plus, Kevin tells the story of how he ended up on the news for something other than curling.

John Cullen is joined by John Epping to talk about his curling journey and what it means to represent the LGBTQ2+ community in pro sports. Plus, Warren stops by for a history lesson!

The guys preview the 4th Grand Slam event of the year and make their picks for the upcoming slam, and they chat with Heather Mair about her studies into ways we can grow the game through maintaining community centres.

The guys are joined by Ted Wyman of the Winnipeg Sun for a year-end wrap talking team shake-ups, Reid Carruthers adding Brad Jacobs, the new players association and much more.

Kevin chats with Matt Dunstone and B.J. Neufeld about their consistency, what Colton Lott and Ryan Harnden bring to the team and how much time they spent practicing the draw to the button.

John sits down for a Year in Review chat with Jocelyn Peterman!

Kevin sits down with Yannick Schwaller and Benoît Schwarz to talk about how their team was set up and then is joined by Korey Dropkin and Andrew Stopera to chat about the rise of curling in the United States.

Big Announcement! Rylan Hartley and Niklas Edin join the podcast to talk about the formation of The Players Tour.

Kevin sits down with Brad Gushue in North Bay to talk about his future plans, when the Olympic trials should take place and he shares his thoughts on the Toronto Maple Leafs.

In the debut episode of Way Inside!, host John Cullen is joined by Olympic Gold Medalist, multiple-time Brier champion and 15-time Grand Slam winner, Marc Kennedy.