The Curling Show

Bob Weeks, curling columnist at The Globe & Mail and editor of ScoreGolf.

Hammer — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:44:13 +0000

Among other things, that is. He’s also been named one of the 25 most influential people in Canadian golf and his Globe column is some of the rare space that the major newspapers devote to musings about curling. If you read his blog entries — whether they’re about golf orcurling — you know Bob has plenty of thoughtful, unvarnished opinions.

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George Karrys looks back on the 2007-2008 curling season.

Hammer — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:46:13 +0000

It’s our annual early summer roundup with the former Olympian and the current curling media maven. It’s a lengthy conversation so pack a full cooler if you’re bringing your iPod out on the deck.

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Amber Holland, skip of the 2008 Tylenol Women’s Players Champions.

Hammer — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:49:06 +0000

I talked to Amber shortly after her team captured the Tylenol Players Championship, the last leg of this year’s Capital One Grand Slam series. In fact, we spoke way back on April 25th, right about the same time that teams were imploding in Manitoba. That’s why it’s being posted a bit later than normal.

Jeff Stoughton, now set to curl with Kevin Park in the lineup.

Hammer — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:58:41 +0000

In this interview, we talk to the man behind the Stoughton Effect. It seems one new face in Jeff’s lineup has helped spark changes throughout the province.

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Jamie Korab, curling again with Team Gushue.

Hammer — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:51:57 +0000

Just over a year after we talked to Jamie following his dismissal from Team Gushue, we discussed his return.

Ryan Fry, now curling with Team Gushue.

Hammer — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:42:24 +0000

It’s a sure sign of Spring when news of team shuffles and dismissals is abundant. The first rumor to become reality was Ryan Fry joining Team Gushue as Chris Schille decides to return to Wild Rose country. We caught up with Ryan to talk about it.

Jennifer Jones, skip of the 2008 Women’s World Champions.

Hammer — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:04:22 +0000

A few days after talking to Marc Kennedy during his team’s run to the men’s World Championship, we caught up with Jennifer Jones. Among other things, we discussed her series of must-make shots in Regina and Vernon, international teams with coaches from Canada and her ups-and-downs with Canadian curling fans.

Marc Kennedy Interview.

Hammer — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:48:35 +0000

On Tuesday, shortly after Team Canada’s extra-end win over Norway at the Men’s World Curling Championship, we got Marc Kennedy on the phone. He talked about the team’s performance so far, shares his thoughts on Canadian coaching of teams from other countries and handles The Runback deftly.

Wendy Kane, Executive Director of the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling.

Hammer — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:11:30 +0000

Now that the Tim Horton’s Brier post-mortems are winding down, I thought it would be a good time to post my interview with the executive now at the helm of the Capital One Grand Slam series. We discuss a wide range of topics, including venues for next season and eight-end games.

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Fifth Men at the 2008 Tim Horton’s Brier.

Hammer — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:39:19 +0000

Sure, you can hear and read loads from the skips and the all-star players but only on this podcast can you listen to the Fifth Men ramble on right before their two-shot competition. Let’s just say this edition is only for those truly addicted to curling.