Inside Curling with Kevin Martin & Warren Hansen

From Toronto, Kevin talks about the weekend at the Players’ Championship (2:00), Warren agrees with the playoff format, they review their picks from the past week (8:00) and make their picks for the finals this weekend. Earlier in the weekend, Kevin caught up with Kaitlyn Lawes and Jocelyn Peterman (13:40) to discuss the pregnancies on the team (14:00), adjustments they’ve made this season, the support of their sponsors, growing their families, and juggling mixed doubles on top of it all. Grand Slam Features Rachel Homan [sit down with Kevin Martin] [Kevin talks about the weekend at the Players’ Championship] This podcast is produced by Warren Hansen & Kevin Martin, recorded and mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Contact the podcast -- insidecurling@gmail.com [insidecurling@gmail.com] 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.

Bruce Mouat joins the guys, fresh off of winning Gold at the Men’s World Championships (2:00).  He talks about how cool it was to see so many people showing support with Scottish flags at the tournament, the importance of the sweepers in the modern game, the effect of re-sanding the stones halfway through events, Kevin asks about throwing ‘spinners’ after seeing ‘The Greatest Shot of All Time’ by Nik Edin, Bruce gives some insight into their training plans over the ‘off-season’ and then offers his advice to a 13-year-old girl who emailed the show seeking some advice about how to proceed in curling. The guys get into the mailbag (22:30), Kevin gives us his wrap-up of the World Men’s Curling Championship (35:00) and Warren offers some statistics from the tournament (37:30). Then they have a chat about the Princess Auto Players’ Championship and the Pinty’s Cup (42:20), the guys discuss the different ‘amounts of curl’ that different tournaments ask for (50:25), and in the new segment ‘What Are You Hearing’, the guys discuss some news about a change in Jennifer Jones’ team and a change in a major mixed doubles team (53:45). This podcast is produced by Warren Hansen & Kevin Martin, recorded and mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Contact the podcast -- insidecurling@gmail.com [insidecurling@gmail.com] 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.

A quick update before the weekend gets underway at the Men’s Final in Ottawa. Jim tells a story about his sleeping habits at the patch (1:30) and Kevin recaps the action that has happened at the Men's Worlds thus far, with a special shout-out to Türkiye’s performance (3:05). Jim asks Kevin if it’s better to lose in certain situations in order to end up playing a more favourable opponent in the playoffs (6:05), Warren looks at some statistics to see if the statement ‘if you shoot well, you win’ is holding true at the championships (7:15) and the guys wonder why Oskar Eriksson hasn’t been as automatic (9:30). Jim asks Kevin if teams adjust their strategy based on who they are playing against and how you’d try to beat Brad Gushue (10:15). The guys each choose their predictions for Gold, Silver, Bronze…guess where Jim has Gushue ranked this time (13:30). This podcast is produced by Warren Hansen & Kevin Martin, recorded and mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Contact the podcast -- insidecurling@gmail.com [insidecurling@gmail.com] 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.

John starts off with his thoughts on all the team changes in the curling world (0:15). Then, he is joined by Matt Dunstone (3:55) to talk about what makes him cry (4:45), his famous 12-end game in the Manitoba final (6:00), being a young skip (15:45), why he thinks he can land a plane (18:50) and crushing A&W teen burgers (22:30). Matt talks about re-uniting with Colton Lott (23:45) and the mutual respect and communication amongst the team (25:00), how he stays in control of his body when playing in emotionally intense situations (27:07), he reveals his curling idols (28:00), discusses his relationship with his coach, Adam Kingsbury (29:20), and how he deals with the stress and emotions of losing such a big game at the Brier this year (32:05). They talk about the U30 ‘Best of the West’ tournament that Matt puts on and how he hopes it will help keep curlers evolve after they graduate from the junior ranks (35:00). In the Question of the Week, John asks Erin Pincott and Kyle Doering the worst thing about coming home after being away for a tournament, and makes a bad Eminem reference (45:10). This podcast is produced by Mike Rogerson & John Cullen, recorded and mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by John Cullen. Social media support by Griffin Porter. 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 starts off with a general update on the Men’s World Championship in Ottawa (3:00) and some interesting things happening with the ice (5:30). Warren explains the playoff system being used at the Worlds (6:50). The guys make their predictions for the Final Six at the Worlds (9:00), and Warren updates us on the Canadian Juniors where the Alberta girls made history (10:15) and then discusses the new inductees into the Curling Canada Hall of Fame (12:55). After the break, Vice President of the WCF, Hugh Millikin joins the guys for ‘In the House’ (20:25). He tells the story of how he ended up a Canadian curler in Australia (20:50) the growth of curling worldwide (22:55). Kevin asks where and how they are going to handle the new events that are coming with this growth all over the world (24:45). Warren asks if there are plans to modify the tournament and playoff structures to accommodate the large amount of countries getting involved (30:00) and the future plans for mixed doubles (34:45). Hugh talks about the transition to streaming and the new ways of broadcasting the sport (40:15). Afterwards, the guys reflect on the interview and further discuss new ways to update and modernize the sport and fill the downtimes during games (44:05). They answer a question from the mailbag about scoring, percentages and timeout rules (46:30). All 3 guys weigh in on Canadian fans cheering when the opposing team makes a bad shot (52:00) and also discuss some retro curling fashion (55:30).