Curling Nation

Joel, Mike and Craig chat with comedian and curler John Cullen. We discuss all the important topics like pagers, teams, coming in second place and more.

Joel, Mike and Craig have a fun talk with Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi "Yama" from Japan. We chat about Olympic predictions, what curling in Japan is like, rubber chickens and more. Yama has a very entertaining YouTube channel commenting on curling and check him out on Twitter @Yama37curl.

Joel Dietz, Craig Brown and Mike McDermid are joined by 2018 Olympic Gold Medalist Matt Hamilton. We chat about their recent win to go to the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, US Curling Nationals being canceled, some news about COVID at cash spiels, crazy Colorado PT tests. It's a bonkers show. And Bacon!!!!! Check out StacheStrong.org for a great organization doing great work! Team Shuster Documentry ht...

Craig Brown, Mike McDermid and Joel Dietz chat with 5 and Under National Bonspiel founder Matt Gamboa of the SoCal Curling Center. It's our holiday episode so checkout our ugly Christmas sweaters and Matts sweater has a gross hidden surprise inside.   Merry Holidays you filthy animals!

Former Scotties champion and rock star charity bonspieler Chelsea Carey joins Joel Dietz, Mike McDermid and Craig Brown to chat about Olympic Trials, team shakeups, mixed doubles rules, strategy, sex tapes and much more.

Joel, Ty and Craig wrap up the rocks, ice, teams, fan signs and more from the 2022 Olympic Trials in Omaha. We also give our very wrong predictions for the European championships and Canadian Olympic Trails.

Joel and Mike chat with Jamie, Monica, Cora and Elizabeth as they prepare for their run at the 2022 US Olympic Trials. We chat about their unique team perpetrations, AirBnB experiences, favorite steaks and more. Check out Youtube.com/CurlUpWithJamie for their team videos on their Olympic preparations. Use coupon code CURLUP for 30% off your order at Ororowear.com heated apparel.  Also use coupon c...

Mike, Joel and Craig chat with Liza Beres from the Southern California Curling Center. We talk about the interesting new business model they have for their curling center and the relationship they have with the club. Check them out at Curling.la

Joel Dietz, Mike McDermid and Craig Brown are back for another season. Frist episode of the season we have a really fun chat with 2018 Olympic Gold medalist Matt Hamilton. We talk about the new rules, Olympic trails coming up, hair, mustaches and who is the favorite Hamilton sibling. Check out Stachestrong.org for a great charity raising money for cancer. Curling Nation Walkup music Spotify Playli...

Joel, Craig, Mike and Garret talk about updates from around the curling world, the curling bubble in Wausau, stories from our travels and we answer the questions we ask of our guests. Tune in. Its Wausome!    Thanks to Alqimi.com for their support of Curling Nation and other curling events.

Joel Dietz, Mike McDermid, Garret Perry and Craig Brown chat with Scottish Womens skip Eve Muirhead. She played in a couple Slam tournaments and is about to play in the Womens worlds. We chat about golf, sheep sheering, drunken tattoos and some curling too.   Thanks to Alquimi.com for their support of Curling Nation

Joel, Mike, Craig and Garret talk with high performance program skip Tabatha Peterson as she is playing at the Slams inside the bubble in Calgary and onto Women's World Championship. We chat about playing, bubble life and give some updates around the curling world.   Thanks to Alqimi.com for their continued support of Curling Nation.

Joel Dietz, Mike McDermid, Craig Brown and Garret Perry chat with Glenn Howard and Wayne Middaugh about the Brier bubble, some weird stuff they've won over the years, Wayne teaches us to make a proper Caesar and many more stories. Thanks to Alqimi.com for their support of Curling Nation.   Thanks to Alqimi.com for their support of Curling Nation.

Joel Dietz, Mike McDermid and Craig Brown talk with Colin Hodgson. Lead for Team McEwen and co-owner of Dynasty Curling apparel. We chat about the Brier bubble and the work he's done for making curler look as good as they can.

Part 1 of 2 Joel Dietz, Mike McDermid and Garret Perry are joined by Tyler George, Saskatchewan Brier skip Matt Dunstone gives us a view inside the Calgary bubble. Chelsea Carey joins us later in the show. She and Tyler get into a great discussion about how the top teams are using the new 5 rock rule. The episode is a little long so it had to be divided up into two parts. It was recorded while we...

Part 2 of 2 Joel Dietz, Mike McDermid and Garret Perry are joined by Tyler George, Saskatchewan Brier skip Matt Dunstone gives us a view inside the Calgary bubble. Chelsea Carey joins us later in the show. She and Tyler get into a great discussion about how the top teams are using the new 5 rock rule. The episode is a little long so it had to be divided up into two parts. It was recorded while we...

A shorter show as we did some live stream watch parties this week. Check them out on the YouTube channel. Joel Dietz, Mike McDermid, Garret Perry, Craig Brown are joined by world champion Debbie McCormick. Stay tuned for more live streams during the Brier.

Curling Nation S01E10 - Size Matters. Joel, Mike, Garret and Craig give some updates on events not happening around the US curling world as well as talk sweeping with one of the best sweepers in the country Colin Hofman. Thanks to Alquimi.com for sponsoring Curling Nation. Contact them for all your IT and software needs. They are a big supporter of curling so check them out. Spotify walkup music p...

Curling Nation S01E09 - Outdoor Curling to the Rescue. Joel, Craig, Garret and Mike talk outdoor curling with the architect of the Monona outdoor curling rink Matt Aro. We discuss the outdoor bonspiel, outdoor curling and what it takes to get it done during Covid times. Also what if you had walk up music in curling. What music would you pick? We discuss our options.

Joel, Mike, Garret and Craig talk ice with Chaska Curling Center head icemaker Scott Belvich. We talk ice making, pebbling gone wrong and other nonsense.

Joel, Mike and Craig talk with Joe Polo about being the old guy on the Young Bucks HP team, curling outside and other nonsense.  Thanks to the Great Dane for supplying us with fantastic beer. Look for their locations in Madison, Fitchburg and Wausau Wisconsin. 

Support your local curling store. Our ideas for buying that special curler in your life something nice.

Curling Nation S01E05 - Nobody Likes Dean. Joel, Mike, Craig, Garret and Ty welcome friend of the show Dylan to the show. This episode we talk about some updates from around the US about club openings and closures. We chat with The Curling Show podcast host, author and comedian Dean Gemmell.  Beer provided by the official beer sponsor of Curling Nation The Great Dane. Several locations across Madi...

Curling Nation S01E04 - Curling Nation Sells Out. Joel Dietz, Ty Vietanen, Garret Perry and Craig Brown chat with Jenna Martin at the USCA and her role in shaping the messaging from the USCA, updates around the curling world and the best place to find nachos and poutine in Madison.  Thanks to the Great Dane Brew Pub supplied us with refreshing beverages. 4 locations in Madison and one in Wausau, W...

Curling Nation season 1 episode 3 - Pay It Forward. Joel Dietz, Mike McDermid and Garret Perry discuss the new covid protocols and how to support your club. We also discus the new USCA membership initiative and how that impacts all US members and your clubs insurance coverage.