Inside Curling with Kevin Martin & Jim Jerome

Kevin and Silvana Tirinzoni discuss their love for the Blue Jays and discover they have the same favourite player (2:05). They also chat about her path to success (3:00), changes in the teams front end (4:00) and they discuss their thoughts on extra ends vs draw to the button (9:45). Kevin then sits down with Jennifer, Mackenzie and Carly from Team Jennifer Jones to talk about being trendsetters o...

The guys discuss if it is time for Team Bottcher to make changes (6:55), chat about the Mixed Doubles competition in Leduc (8:30) while Sweden hosts the European Championships (10:30), Curling Club Championships are playing in West Edmonton Mall for the first time in recent memory (15:00), make a correction regarding Poland joining WCF (19:30), they take a question about body parts touching the ic...

The guys give an update on the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic (3:00), discuss the Canadian Mixed Championship (4:30) and which events Curling Canada pays for, and why (9:00). They also get into the residency rule (19:00). The guys then chat with Dean Gemmell, interim CEO of USA Curling, (25:20) about building a stronger community, creating a new TV network partnership, almost building an Ice Sport...

Kevin sits down with Joel Retornaz and Amos Mosaner to talk about their new lineup (2:00) and asks Amos what it’s like to bring Olympic Curling Gold back to Italy (3:30), the popularity of curling in Italy (5:45), the importance and impact of the Olympics (9:00) and training for big events (11:00). Kevin is then joined by Hammy McMillan Jr. and Bobby Lammie (16:00) to discuss Lammie's training reg...

The guys recap the Pan Continental Championship (2:45), the NuFloors Penticton Classic (10:25) and the Swiss Cup (13:15), they chat about the newest member of the World Curling Federation (20:45), discuss the 2023 Scotties and Brier staying 18 teams (22:18) and they take a very interesting question about the in-arena experience (28:40). They are then joined by Kerri Einarson to talk about the seas...

Kevin interviews Reid Carruthers and Jason Gunnlaugson about finding success early with their new lineup (1:45), working out and training to get ready for the new season (2:15), setting up team goals (3:45), the timing of the trials (9:10), new ideas like ‘no extra ends’ (12:30) and teams wearing their regular jerseys (13:30). The guys then answer a listener email about what clubs can do to help o...

Kevin, Warren and Jim provide an update on some of the latest news from around the curling world (2:30) including the Pan Continental Championship (5:30), the downfall from USA Curling (11:00), no Olympics in Vancouver in 2030 (14:00) and they take your questions (20:00). Olympic gold medalist and curling analyst, Tyler George, joins the guys 927:30) to talk about the situation with USA Curling, h...

The guys kick things off by discussing their picks from the HearingLife Tour Challenge (10:45), the results from the Mixed Curling Championship (13:30), the Pan Continental Championship (21:00), voting over issues surrounding dues at Grand National (27:00), wonder if skips try to listen in on each other's discussions on the ice and try to ‘steal signs’ (32:00) and Warren updates listeners on the 5...

The boys talk about the event in Grand Prairie (1:00), wonder if the 2-tier system is a good thing. (8:30) and Kevin & Warren give their predictions for the rest of the event (15:00). Kevin then chats with Rachel Homan (16:45) about the upcoming season, her new team, changing roles, the advantage her team has up front and what it takes to create a strong brand in curling. This podcast is produced...

The newly elected president of the World Curling Federation, Beau Welling, joins the guys (26:00) to talk about his approach to the new role, challenges within the sports, how to attract a younger audience, strategy that they are putting into place to grow the sports and he gives us his thought on a World Cup of Curling tournament. Kevin, Warren and Jim also discuss the Grand Slam event in Grand P...

Brad Gushue joins the podcast to discuss his exciting final against Nik Edin at the Boost National, the right amount of teams at the Brier, the differences and similarities between Brett Gallant and E.J. Harnden, taking longer breaks between events, his conversation with Curling Canada on how they can grow the sport, and the rise of curling around the globe. This podcast is produced by Amil Delic...

The guys dissect all the happenings at the first Grand Slam event of the season in North Bay, Warren makes a correction from last week's podcast and they discuss the recent investigation into systemic emotional abuse and sexual misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League which was headed up by current USA Curling CEO, Jeff Plush. Warren and Kevin getting into how the competitiveness has rampe...

Kevin explains pool play, updates us on how some of the new-look teams are doing at the first Grand Slam event of the season in North Bay, Ontario, and the guys give us their takeaways from the event. This podcast is produced by Amil Delic and Warren Hansen, recorded and mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. The views and opinions expressed in this podca...

With the curling season underway, Jim, Kevin and Warren are back with all the latest! They discuss the new World Curling Federation (WCF) President (4:30) and wonder how things could improve on the world stage, the PointsBet Invitational (10:20), explain why the Grand National was suspended (16:40), the Grand Slam of Curling is back in North Bay and WCF implements the no-tick rule (30:00). This po...

Kevin Martin is joined by Matt Dunstone to talk about how he got his start in curling, the best way for newcomers to get involved in the sport, tournament formats, the residency rule, his new team and free agency, and if it would make sense to have a World Cup of Curling. This podcast is produced by Amil Delic and Warren Hansen, recorded and mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by Kevin Martin, Warr...

Bruce Mouat joins Kevin Martin to talk about playing two disciplines, how funding works for the athletes in Great Britain, prize money, schedule and fatigue, off-season training, tournament formats, and the tick rule. This podcast is produced by Amil Delic and Warren Hansen, recorded by Amil Delic,  mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Production suppor...

Kevin Martin chatted with Jennifer Jones about finishing the season with her team, moving to a new team, the process in which she picked her new team, fatigue throughout the season, tournament formats and playoff systems, and potential rule changes. This podcast is produced by Amil Delic and Warren Hansen, recorded and mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerom...

Kevin Martin catches up with Tabitha Peterson to discuss what she's been up to after the Winter Olympics, how she got started in curling, the growth of curling in the United States, the party atmosphere at clubs, her thoughts on the High-Performance Program, training at the Minnesota Vikings facility, the tiebreaker scenario at the Olympics, different playoff systems and tournament formats, how to...

Back in April, Kevin caught up with Olympic gold medalists Eve Muirhead while she was in Toronto for the Player’s Championship. They talk about her Olympic run, her HELLO Magazine cover, the busy season and dealing with injuries, her curling lineage and when she started to play the sport, playing in two disciplines, expanding rosters, possible rule changes and what the interest would be like for a...

It’s our last show of the season and our biggest one yet! Warren and Kevin kick things off by discussing the world juniors where Canada was relegated on the women’s side, and the guys explain what that means. We also look ahead to next season and how the event schedule is shaping up. Should curling clubs dial back their rules for league play? Warren explains in Hot Rock Topics why emulating the pr...

The final major curling tournament of the season is underway and the guys discuss the latest on the world juniors in Sweden and how Canada is performing. The WCF has renewed its agreement with Swiss sports marketing agent Infront and Warren explains what they've done for the sport. Here we go again as the residency rules debate returns for Hot Rock Topics with Team Gushue’s announcement that they’...

The Grand Slam season has come to a close and Kevin has the lowdown on what proved to be quite an emotional week for many teams splitting up. Warren recaps the Canadian under-18 championships and the wheelchair mixed doubles worlds plus provides a look at the upcoming world juniors. Streaming for curling events has been on the rise in recent years and the guys discuss the current complications and...

The guys are back with plenty of news and notes! Warren provides an update on the U18s as well as the World Mixed Double Wheelchair event in Finland, and they also talk about what happens to top curlers after the age of 50. In the mailbag segment, the guys discuss why Canada is no longer THE 'superpower' in curling and if the parity is better for the sport. They are then joined by Scottish curler...

It’s a very special edition of the podcast as the guys share their thoughts on Canada’s run at the mixed doubles, Warren tries to sort through the playoff confusion at the senior world championships and Kevin praises the diverse range of non-traditional countries competing in the event. The Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling season concludes next week with the KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup in Olds, Alber...

The curling community convenes in Geneva this week and Warren brings us up to speed on the mixed doubles worlds and senior worlds events. Team Tirinzoni’s Melanie Barbezat and Esther Neuenschwander are stepping back after the season and Kevin explains the impact they’ve had on the game as three-time reigning world champions. Kevin also gives a shoutout to Vegreville, Alberta, for hosting “Val Swee...