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Curling Nation S05E09 – Nerd Alert

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 72:50


Mike, Craig and Joel talk with Curling Stadium founder and chief technical advisor John Benton. We chat about streaming, fishing, artworks, curling and more. Thanks to Motuscc.com and EndGameCurling.com for their support of Curling Nation

Curling Nation S05E08 – Don’t Forget to Floss

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 89:46


Craig, Mike and Joel talk with US Women's National champion Tara Peterson. We chat about curling, championships, golf, flossing, memorizing things, brooms and more. Thanks to Motuscc.com and EndGameCurlnig.com for their support of Curling Nation.

Curling Nation S05E07 – Artisanal Limbo

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 93:44


Mike, Craig and Joel chat with US Men's National Champion skip Korey Dropkin fresh off his first nationals title. We chat about snow blowers, tossing brooms, Duluth real estate, some curling and more. Thanks to Motuscc.com and EndGameCurling.com for their support of the Curling Nation...

Curling Nation S05E06 – You’re a Durometer

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 103:44


Craig, Mike and Joel talk with 2018 Olympic gold medalist and chair of World Curling athlete council Tyler George. We chat about nationals picks, football, karaoke, broom heads and more. Thanks to Motuscc.com and EndGameCurling.com for their support of Curling Nation.

Curling Nation S05E05 – Yet Another John

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 116:51


Joel, Mike and Craig chat with 2018 Olympic gold medalist and 10 time US national champion John Shuster. We chat about boogie boarding, roosters, football clubs, snake pits and more.  Thanks to Motuscc.com and EndGameCurling.com for their support of Curling Nation. 

Curling Nation S05E04 – The Bear and the Biscuit

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 95:18


Joel, Mike and Craig chat with one of the greatest curlers of all time Kevin Martin. We chat about snake pits, feather dusting, academies, slams, new rules, farm reports and more. Thanks to Motuscc.com and EndGameCurling.com for their support of Curling Nation.

Curling Nation S05E03 – Nerdiest Show Ever? Smartest Show Ever?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 94:30


Mike and Craig (Joel is on assignment) chat with Lance and Claire Moores from Colorado about mixed doubles worlds, curling team fight nights, team smarts and more. Thanks to Motuscc.com and EndGameCurling.com for their support of our podcast.

Curling Nation S05E02 – Bottle of Green

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 100:50


Joel, Craig and Mike chat with 5U player and Curling News writer Ben Hoppe. Freshly graduated from the 5U circuit we chat about 5U curling, writing for the Curling News, substack writings and more. Subscribe to his substack – https://curlingintheusa.substack.com/ Thanks for Motuscc.com and EndGameCurling.com...

Curling Nation S05E01 – The New Ferbey Four

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 94:54


Joel, Mike and Craig chat with 6 time Brier champion and 4 time world champion Randy Ferbey. He is in Colorado getting prepared for the Everest North American Club Championships. We chat about the upcoming event as well as some curling history. Thanks to Motuscc.com...

Curling Nation S04E13 – Blimp Buddies

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 110:08


Season 4 wrap up. Joel, Craig and Mike talk with John Cullen about his new podcast Broomgate. We also chat about Jeopardy, Streaming, blimps, team shakeups and more. Thanks to Motuscc.com and EndGameCurling.com for their support of Curling Nation. Link to the new Broomgate podcast.

Curling Nation S04E12 – Wait, We’re only playing 8?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 115:05


Craig, Mike and Joel talk with NFL all pro defensive end Jared Allen. We chat about his entrance into curling, his time in the NFL, who is the best at trash talking, the new Curling Group venture and so much more. Check out Jared's great...

Curling Nation S4E11 – I Need A Shub

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 98:36


Joel, Craig and Mike chat with 2003 World Champion and newly USAC Hall of Fame inductee Deb McCormick. We chat about everything from the World Championship run, the Olympics, almost sinking pontoon boats, trivia and more. Thanks to MotusCC.com and EndGameCurling.com for their support of...

Curling Nation S04E10 – Van Beers

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 106:40


Joel, Mike and Craig chat with 2003 World Champion and coach Ann Swisshelm fresh off coaching at Mixed Doubles and Junior Worlds. We chat about hotdogs, being in movies, coaching, food smells, curling/life balance and more. Thanks to Motuscc.com and EndGameCurling.com for their support of...

Curling Nation S04E09 – Ty Breakers

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 84:21


Joel, Craig and Mike chat with 2018 Olympic Gold medalist Tyler George. He breaks down everything about nationals. The shopping mall, ice, teams, record, chicken sandwiches and more. Thanks to Motuscc.com and EndGameCurling.com for their support of Curling Nation.

Curling Nation S04E08 – Beau Knows Curling

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 81:45


Joel, Mike and Craig talk with World Curling president Beau Welling. We chat about how he got involved with curling and how he became president, golfing and the growth and future of curling. Thanks to Motuscc.com and Endgamecurling.com for their support of Curling Nation podcast.

Curling Nation S04E07 – Popcorn giving you the mustard

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 76:17


Joel and Mike chat with Paralympian and wheel chair national champion Steve Emt. We have a great chat about curling as well as Steve telling us about all the highs and lows of his journey to becoming a Paralympian, people stalking him, hanging with Michael...

Curling Nation S04E06 – Two Old Guys and the Rest of Us

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 117:23


Joel, Craig and Mike chat with US curling legends Steve Brown and Wally Henry. They won bronze medals at worlds in 1986 and 1991 and have lot of stories about curling back in the day. Longer than our typical episodes but that's because there was...

Curling Nation S04E05 – Bussin Xmas Sweaters and Slut Pop

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2023 94:12


Craig, Mike and Joel are looking fly in our Christmas sweaters and chatting with Delany Strouse. Delaney has been doing well on the curling circuit and we talk about curling, old and new slang terms, and what's coming up next for this up and coming...

Curling Nation S04E04 – Gently Used Toothbrushes

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 81:17


Joel, Crag and Mike chat with Jason Smith. We chat about the best pizza in the Range, teams, recent travels and much more. Thanks to Motuscc.com and EndGameCurling.com for their support of Curling Nation.

Curling Nation S04E03 – Beer and OJ. Breakfast of Champions

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 71:52


Craig, Joel and Mike chat with Laura Walker. We chat about beer and OJ, 4 person curling vs mixed doubles, family curling, cold crying, junior clinics and more. Curling Nation is sponsored by Motuscc.com and EndGameCurling.com

Curling Nation S04E02 – Halloween Spooktacular

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 97:05


Mike, Craig and Joel taste test Halloween candy and talk with Danny Casper fresh off his tier 2 win in Niagara Falls. We chat schedules, baseball, juniors and much more. Thanks to EndGameCurling.com and MotusCC.com for their support of Curling Nation.

Curling Nation S04E01 – Welcome to Season 3, no wait Season 4.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 76:59


Joel, Mike and Craig are back for another season of Curling Nation. We talk about our off season, the curling season seeming like it's going too long, Kooch does stuff, hitting cars with baseballs and mariachi bands. Thanks to Motus Financial and End Game Curling...

Curling Nation S03E14 – Season 3 Actual Finale Jubilee

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 81:45


Mike, Joel and Craig wrap up season 3. It was a busy year with GNCC getting voted out, USAC CEO resigning, new streaming partners. We also chat about summer plans, summer spiels, some world results and more. Thanks to Motus Financial for their support of...

Curling Nation S03E13 – Interim Season Finale

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 80:19


Joel, Craig and Mike chat with USA Curling interim CEO Dean Gemmell. We chat about the changes at the USAC, CEO search, sponsors, 5 and Under curling, GNCC issues and more. Thanks to Motus Financial for their support of Curling Nation. Please visit motuscc.com for...

Curling Nation S03E12 – Australian Rules Episode

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 93:46


Craig, Mike and Joel chat with Australian mixed doubles team Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt from their temporary home in Edmonton, AB. We chat about mixed double worlds coming up in Korea, curling in Australia, Russian track suits and more. Thanks to Motus Financial for...

Curling Nation S03E11 – House of Hearts Hangover Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2023 80:38


Joel, Mike and Craig chat with 2018 Olympic Gold medalist Tyler George. We chat about Malort, House of Hearts, athlete commission, new rules, worlds preview and more. Thanks to Motus Financial for their support of Curling Nation. Visit motuscc.com for all your credit card processing...

Curling Nation S03E10 – The John We Really Wanted

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 82:37


Craig, Mike, Joel and the return of Ty talk with 2018 Olympic gold medalist John Landsteiner. We chat about bachelor parties, the tick rule, events, strategy and much more. Thanks to Motus Financial for their support of the Curling Nation podcast. Visit motuscc.com for all...

Curling Nation S03E09 – Travel Time with Mike Harris

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 77:48


Craig, Mike and Joel chat with Mike Harris. Former Olympian and current coach and executive director for Northern Ontario Curling Association. We chat about streaming, Scotties, commentary, Brier and competitive curling around the world. Thanks to Motus Financial for their support of our podcast. Visit...

Curling Nation S03E08 – Curling high, in Denver

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 52:53


Joel, Mike and Craig talk all about men's and women's nationals in Denver. How teams played, results, streaming and Craig's double trophy win north of the border. Thank you to Motus Financial for their support of the Curling Nation podcast. Visit motuscc.com for all your...

Curling Nation S03E07 – Oh, that’s how you throw?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 59:29


Joel, Mike and Craig chat with sweeper extraordinaire Joanne Courtney about her new gig doing commentary for TSN, knifing, the Scotties and of course sweeping. Thanks to Motus Financial for their support of the Curling Nation podcast. Visit Motuscc.com for all your credit card processing...

Curling Nation S03E06 – Becca Back For More

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 68:03


Joel and Mike chat with Becca Hamilton. Player on Team Peterson and the better half of the Hamilton/Hamilton mixed doubles team. We chat about her harsh playing schedule, being on TV and nationals predictions. Thanks to Motus Financial for their support of Curling Nation. Visit...

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Curling Nation – S03E05 Where’s my cheese, Craig?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 76:06


Craig, Mike and Joel chat with founder and designer of the End Game curling broom Kroy Nernberger. We learn about the MadTown DoubleDown bonspiel that Kroy helps run as well as the history and designing of the most eco friendly broom on the market. Check...

Curling Nation S03E04 – Fish Tales

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 90:22


Joel, Mike and Craig chat with former Olympian, national champion and current Director of Athlete Services at the USAC Jessica Schultz. We chat about her role helping athletes, fishing, Covid numbers, drug tests and of course some funny stories from back in the day.

Curling Nation S03E03 – Finally, the other Plys

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 78:50


Joel, Mike and Craig chat with Chris Plys. Third for team Schuster fresh off their wins at the Pentiction Classic and Curling Stadium Contender. We chat about their events, roof top bar curling, mixed doubles curling and more. 

Curling Nation S03E02 – Insert Show Title Here

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 78:31


Mike, Craig and Joel chat about the last crazy couple weeks in this jam packed episode. We summarize the members assembly meeting, CEO changes, Craig proses the age old debate between avocados and cilantro plus current events. Thanks to Motus Financial for their support of...

Curling Nation S03E01 A Slow Off Season

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 54:23


We're back! Thanks to Motus Financial for their support of Curling Nation. Visit Motuscc.com for all your credit card processing and point of sale needs. Joel, Mike and Craig bring everyone up to speed on all the things that happened. Team changes, CEO issues, GNCC...

Curling Nation S02E15 – Season 2 Wrap Up Jubilee Grand Finale Spectacular

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 65:11


Mike, Craig and Joel wrap up the season. Why did Scotland have such a good year, Junior ladies win bronze, Mike, Craig and Joel wrap up the season. Why did Scotland have such a good year, Junior ladies win bronze, summer spiel season is here,...

Curling Nation S02E14 – That Time Tom Almost Died

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 96:53


Mike, Craig and Joel are joined by Young Bucks lead Tom Howell fresh off their great finish at Men's Worlds Championship in Las Vegas. We talk about worlds, skiing mishaps and everything in between. Also we play the very first Curling Nation trivia game. Too...

Curling Nation S02E13 – Craig and Pep Erased from Histo

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 79:26


1998 Olympian Mike Peplinkski joins Craig, Mike and Joel for some fun discussions about the future of junior curling development in the US, Olympic jackets gone missing, former junior stories and more. Sign up for the Lupus Spiel June 3-5, 2022. You'll get to hang...

Curling Nation S02E12 – There’s a stick in the gas tank

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 87:16


Mike, Craig and Joel have bacon and brandy old fashions in studio with two time Olympians Nina Roth and Becca Hamilton. Fresh off Becca winning the 2022 Mixed Doubles National Championship we chat about Olympic food, games, preparations, middle fingers and so much more.

Curling Nation S02E11 – Curling, Maybe it isn’t for you.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 72:45


Craig, Mike and Joel are joined by USA Curling coach Mike Moore. We chat about our terrible junior career, Olympics, Brier, Russia and other curling stories. Donate to the Chris Moore Legacy Fund to support grass roots curling across the US. https://www.usacurling.org/chris-moore

Curling Nation S02E10 – 4 Out of 5 Ain’t Bad

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 71:07


Craig, Mike and Joel chat with 4 time Canadian Scotties champion Shannon Birchard fresh off her latest championship.  We chat about Scotties, Olympics, Mixed Doubles, what to expect at worlds and the unexpected answer of who's going from the US.

Curling Nation S02E09 – John Cullen Wins a Pager

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 93:06


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.

Curling Nation S02E08 Kampi!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 74:59


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...

Curling Nation S02E07 – So Nice We Did It Twice

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 92:59


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...

Curling Nation S02E06 – Holiday Spectacular

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 57:45


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...

Curling Nation S02E05 – WTF! with Chelsea Carey

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 72:59


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.

Curling Nation S02E04 – 2022 Post Olympic Trials Extravaganza Bonanza

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 73:27


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.

Curling Nation S02E03 – It’s Trials Not Nationals Dummy

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 56:13


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...

Curling Nation S02E02 – Eureka! We’ve Struck Dedicated Ice

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 73:56


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

Curling Nation S02E01 – We’re back baby!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 85:59


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...

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