Deep in the Heart of Hockey Podcast

Finally, the end is here. Carolyn & Merrin review Twilight: Breaking Dawn pt 2. They talk high camp, Bob Newhart, Merrin pokes holes in the world building, and Carolyn is just happy to still be alive. Plus: Ranking all 5 Twilights, an actual movie you SHOULD watch, and how we're going to pick our next movie.

The terror train continues down the tracks as Carolyn and Merrin are back for more Deep in the Heart of Twilight, a new series that (thankfully) can only possibly have one more entry. Is that one too many? (Yes, yes it is.) Carolyn & Merrin discuss vampire erections and more instances of Stephanie Meyer's epic failures as an author. Carolyn plans a wedding, Merrin has story time, and they both recommend better things to watch. Trigger warnings for body horror pertaining to pregnancy throughout the episode, but we start going in depth around minute 40.

Well, it's time for part three of Deep in the Heart of Twilight, just in time for Halloween! Can this series get any worse? (Spoiler: Yes. Yes it can.) Carolyn & Merrin dissect more red flags, more bizarre vampire biology, and more inexplicable actions by Bella, Edward, and Jake. Someone achieves character growth, and you'll never guess who! And what does Andrew Lloyd Weber have to do with any of this? It's time to pick your own apocalypse.

We regret to inform you that it is another Deep in the Heart of Twilight episode. This time Carolyn & Merrin tackle Twilight: New Moon, the second movie in what appears to be a never ending series. More vampires, more werewolves, more glaring red flags. Can we find anything we liked about this movie? Listen and see!

Carolyn & Merrin continue to not talk about Hockey, but do want to keep talking, so instead, it's a DHH special episode! Twilight: It's bad. But is it as bad as the Dallas Stars will be this coming season? How many red flags do we find? Are there any redeeming qualities for this film? Sometimes you just have to pivot.

Everything is terrible! Well, not today, Satan! It's the first-ever All Happy Things episode! That's right, no Stars, no Stats, only feel-good shenanigans. Join Carolyn and Merrin as they talk about pie, cute animals, dragons, nomads, and so much more. Is a muffin a bread? Only time will tell!

The Dallas Stars are back and defying expectations on both sides of the coin. Merrin incurs the wrath of musical fans, Carolyn gets mean, the Red Wings make your fantasies come true, and the only Great Gatsby adaptation you need. Now with 50% less editing and 50% more ghosts! Important Link: The Branden Tanev headshot If you enjoyed this very "behind the scenes" version of our podcast, subscribe! Or leave us a review on apple podcasts or the podcasting app of your choice.

New year, same Deep in the Heart of Hockey! The NHL is making a lot of choices, the Stars have some new divisional rivals, Carolyn gets what she wants, and Merrin is planning for retirement. Remember, you can only see it if you don't look directly at it. Wishing you a 2021 full of campground toilets and absolutely no snakes!

It's a very special MERRIN (and Carolyn) REACTS!! episode of Deep in the Heart of Hockey! This podcast is a reaction/commentary track to be listened to alongside the Dallas Stars' documentary "We're Not Going Home: The 2020 Dallas Stars Playoff Run". Practice your best Bowness impression with Carolyn. Scream alongside Merrin as a certain captain shows off the goods. Sob with them both as the Stars lose the Stanley Cup Final, again. God, we love hockey. The uncensored documentary can be watched on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TGgBurOrtM

Carolyn & Merrin tackle the Stars' quiet free agency, low revenues, and betting on yourself. Plus, the best episodes of TV, and how to balance a roster, astrologically speaking. It's a Deep in the Heart of Hockey first! If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe! Or give us a nice rating and review on Apple Podcasts or the podcast app of your choice.

Carolyn, Merrin, and our DHH listeners take a trip down playoff run memory lane! Plus, schadenfreude, cat-like tendencies, makeshift hats, and the complete and utter DISRESPECT. Do the Stars have what it takes to win the Stanley Cup in the next few years? Only one thing is clear -- wash your damn rice.

THE STARS ARE GOING TO THE STANLEY CUP FINAL!!!!!!!!!!!!! Carolyn & Merrin reminisce on what it's meant to be a Stars fan for the past six years. Plus, putting your money where your mouth is, decidedly un-empty threats, and literal stargazing. Fire up the coffee maker because it's nothing but spite and enthusiasm from here on out.

The real playoffs are underway and the Stars are doing Stars things. Carolyn & Merrin talk coaching decisions, Merrin reacts to updates around the league, Carolyn thinks this might be the year, and Miro Heiskanen wins the Sefie. We're all here, when we wish we could be /here/. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe! Or give us a nice rating and review on Apple Podcasts or the podcast app of your choice.

The Playoff Play-in rounds have started, but has anyone told the Stars that? Carolyn & Merrin try to set expectations, accidentally drag Jamie Oleksiak, discuss baseball movie conspiracy theories, have awkward family dinners, and Stars Charts goes feral.    Find your own Primal Astrology sign at: https://www.primalastrology.com/primal-zodiac-by-combination.html   If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe! Or give us a nice rating and review on Apple Podcasts or the podcast app of your choice.

After a lengthy debate about how to return to play, NHL summer training camps have kicked off! Carolyn is sick to her stomach, Merrin is infuriated by the Avengers, Tyler Seguin's perfect (or not) and Roman Polak is no longer with us. How will the Stars fare to close out 2020? We don't know! All we can do is focus on personal growth.  If you'd like to donate to any of the charities mentioned on today's episode, they can be found at the following links: Brooklyn Defender Services: bit.ly/hotonrikers The Okra Project: www.theokraproject.com Local Food Banks can be found best by googling "food bank" and your zip code National Bail Out: www.nationalbailout.org Texas Civil Rights Project: www.txcivilrights.org

Hockey's back and so are we with our longest episode ever! Carolyn becomes a free agent, Merrin goes full Princess Bride, the NHL has their head in the sand, and no one understands the playoff format. Plus, Orlando Bloom wants you to read more and Black Lives Matter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe! Or give us a nice rating and review on Apple Podcasts or the podcast app of your choice.

The most Quarantine episode yet! Carolyn muses about the nature of fandom, the AHL makes good choices, Merrin gives a TED talk and no one should be trading Klingberg. How did we ever survive our very bad genes? It's the one that can't prove 2018 exists! If you enjoy our podcast why don't you leave it 5 stars on whichever podcast app you use! Thank you for listening, and remember - you're doing great.

For the first time in literal months, Carolyn & Merrin talk about hockey! Of course, the topic is "How Dumb is the NHL" but we'll take what we can get. Plus, time travel, how to choose a favorite team, the depths of google, and yes, EVEN MORE TIME TRAVEL. You're doing so good, guys.   If you liked this podcast go ahead and hit that five star button, or even leave us a review! We appreciate your support so much.

The hockey news is all sad this week, so Carolyn and Merrin do their best to find things that make them laugh. Like Nicole Byer! She's great. Plus, all-in for All Dressed, making BBQ enemies, and everyone loves fake dating. It's the podcast that contemplates the true nature of sports! If you enjoy our little show, go ahead and rate, review and subscribe!

It's the first podcast of the unofficial NHL offseason, and Carolyn and Merrin are doing their best. Carolyn gets The Rona, Merrin loves Picard, and hockey players can dance??? Plus, pro-social behavior in a time of crisis, the true nature of squid, and sexy flashcards. Check out the Carrick TikTok here: https://vm.tiktok.com/GorCp4/ If you enjoyed our podcast, please leave us a review! Or rate us! Or just tell your friends! Or just send positive vibes our way, it's all good.

Carolyn & Merrin talk Stars hockey in a time of coronavirus! Is the season ending a best case scenario for the Red Wings? And what is there to DO without hockey? Plus, Merrin hoards fruit, Carolyn wants to be a witch, and more discussion of Tyler Seguin's nipples. We're asking all our listeners to take COVID-19 seriously. Practice social distancing, wash your hands, and ask your loved ones to do the same. We'll get through this together! If you enjoyed our podcast, subscribe and leave us a nice review on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice.

Carolyn and Merrin tackle the big questions, such as: Are the Stars actually good? What is the corona effect? Why does xG lie? What made 80s cartoons good then and bad now? Plus, Carolyn won't eat fish and Merrin finally breaks.

Carolyn & Merrin discuss the Stars' winning ways, Baby Rookie Jason Robertson, the Bissonnette-Carcillo feud and the nature of apology. Plus: "casual" in quotes, trade proposals, and the only man good enough for Veronica Mars.  

Fresh out of new Stars hot takes, Carolyn and Merrin talk about the next best thing: goalie fights and grudges. Also, does Rick Bowness actually hate fun?

Carolyn & Merrin discuss the Stars' recent play - at length. Plus, loyal-to-a-fault Jim Nill, Vegas wins the "what what what are you doing" of the week, trade deadline predictions, and Tyler Seguin, Bard. Remember kids, it's not the wins that matter, it's how you get there. 

Carolyn & Merrin go to the Winter Classic! They recount their whole experience, chat about Monty's statement, and see what's in the cards for Corey Perry. Plus, ranking the Fast & Furious franchise and new career paths for Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin? Don't get too horny on that rope!

Carolyn & Merrin talk coaching conspiracy theories, childhood accents, Taylor Hall trade, and Czech Christmas traditions. Merrin is disgusted, Carolyn embarrasses herself and someone on the Stars is two-c's thicc.

Carolyn & Merrin get heavy with a discussion of Bill Peters and accountability, and scratch Radulov, while Carolyn reveals a hidden talent, and Merrin's hungover. Let's be pedantic about Star Wars together! If you enjoy our podcast, go ahead and hit that 5-star button! We'd really appreciate it.

The Stars (finally) have a winning season, Merrin is super sleepy, and Carolyn loves D&D. Business as usual? Plus, when is a klobasnik also a kolache?

All the Stars are dead! Well, it feels like that anyway. Carolyn & Merrin talk Dallas' recent run of good play, big name criticism, the positive outcomes of climate change, having too many feelings, and sexy holiday flavors. This is what happens when a podcast stops being polite and starts getting real. You can find Mike Murphy's amazing NWHL stats spreadsheet here and you can follow him on twitter @DigDeepBSB.

Things are looking up! Merrin has a cold, Carolyn plots a betrayal, and Joe Pavelski is celibate? Plus xG Scandals and defending M. Night Shyamalan. Let's get horny for some monsters! To listen to Gurianov's beat boxing click here: https://puckinginsane.tumblr.com/post/188606343452/hertl/amp?__twitter_impression=true

Hockey is back... technically. Carolyn and Merrin discuss the Stars' slow start, advocate for team therapy, learn they've been living all wrong, try to fathom what the planets have in store, and judge a costume competition. 

The preseason is dead! Long live the regular season! In the last episode before actual hockey starts, Carolyn & Merrin try to make some pairing predictions, Merrin is insulted by the internet, Carolyn has a week, and it's goblins all the way down.

It's officially preseason! Yay! Carolyn & Merrin actually talk about hockey (for once). Like why do the Stars hate Julius Honka? Which prospect would be the best to date? How did Mitch Marner get that contract? He's that old? And why aren't there any good Stars puns?

Hockey's still a month away! Oh no! Paul Fenton gets fired, Merrin can never pull a Jim Benning, Carolyn needs some advice, the team gets a pet, and the world's going to end. Is it October yet?

It's the doldrums of the offseason so what better time to start a cult! Carolyn & Merrin talk Stars' vacations, the unsung hockey brothers, capitalism and mental health, Merrin gets married, Carolyn becomes her mother, and everyone lets Jen down.

Carolyn & Merrin assess the Stars' big free agency signings, make a Corey Perry contingency plan, and talk hypothetical pregnancies. Plus Merrin makes an impossible choice and Carolyn confesses a dark secret.

Carolyn & Merrin are joined by special guest Hannah Stuart (@HockeywthHannah) to school us on the NHL Draft. We talk Draft winners, big surprises, battle royales, the American development model, the best buddy cop duo ever, prospect stats, and Tom Hardy: hockey player.

It's summer time and the living is easy! The Stars are taking a break, which means Carolyn & Merrin have to vamp for an hour! Good Omens, Roman Polak: universal constant, Team Sexy, and the best website on the internet.

Hockey's over! Carolyn & Merrin discuss the Stars' last few games against the Blues, look into the future with The Onion, and ask the Wild "What, what, what are you doing?". Plus, the worst Stanley Cup ever, Scotland stories, and keeping up with the Joneses. 

Carolyn & Merrin record a pre-Game 6 episode! We could really do this! Bring on the vikings! Plus, complicated feelings about women's hockey, a new Merrin Reacts, a half-dozen geminis, and Roope gets a new nickname. Hakuna Matata baby!

THE PLAYOFFS ARE HERE!!! Why, oh why did we want this again? Carolyn and Merrin talk the Stars' recent play, the value of drawing penalties, why some players are jerks and the fullness of their quivers. Is it time for Jamie Benn to ascend to the next phase of his life? And where is the cow?! Inquiring minds want to know!

Jason Spezza gets scratched, the Stars find their "identity", Carolyn sheds real tears, Merrin regrets all her choices, and everybody hates Honka. It's a podcast that is less dramatic than it sounds! Well, unless you're a bard.

The Dallas Stars won four games in a row! Maybe things are looking up? Maybe. Carolyn & Merrin discuss the standings, existential dread, revive your favorite segments (or at least their's), and give you some life-saving advice. Everything is Captain Marvel and nothing hurts.

Return with Carolyn & Merrin to the halcyon day, when the Stars had Mats Zuccarello and everything was looking up. Plus, Columbus does The Most, Connor McDavid aggressively rebrands, trade deadline predictions and Deep Sea-ted fears. See what I did there? It's a semi-live podcast spectacular!

The Stars DID THINGS! Carolyn & Merrin talk trade analysis, setting a high bar, and the All-Star debacle. Plus, they pitch an HGTV show, create a new podcast, and debut a new segment. Everyone loves a theme night!

Carolyn & Merrin are back from their holiday vacations with a special 2019 Sam Gagner tribute podcast! They talk horsesh*t, depth scoring, mission impossible, travel, and of course, the hot topic of the day... butts!

There is nothing more heartbreaking than the Dallas Stars. Carolyn & Merrin dissect the 4-game losing streak, Seattle's poor choices, what counts as a reboot, pick the best Batman, have zero feelings about the Flyers, and give the Stars some much-needed gifts. It's our last podcast of 2018, so Merry Cheermas and have a happy New Year!

Ken Hitchcock makes his return to Dallas, Carolyn goes full Babadook, Merrin makes a surprising prediction, and Honka embodies a troublesome nun. Happiness gets tripled, we start a book club, and everyone needs to get on our Cheer level.

A not quite league-worst power play, dead defensemen, and yet the Stars are doing ok? Carolyn & Merrin talk the many kinds of raptors, uncover a conspiracy, reminisce about 80s spy movies, and become one with Christmas cheer. You are cheer. We are all become cheer.

The Dallas Stars are in a playoff spot! Well, for *checks watch* maybe this next hour. Carolyn & Merrin try to avoid election-night coverage, talk Nichushkin, coach firings and, of course, the latest Senators shenanigans. Plus, Brett Ritchie's blackmail material, bad surprises, and haunted sex dolls. Here's to you, Mrs. Dickinson!