The Next One w/ Xenia Schwaller
Broom Brothers
Joining us for her first-ever English podcast interview, Xenia Schwaller comes onto the program after qualifying in the last three Slams and with two straight semifinal appearances, catapulting her team into the top 5 in the world rankings and announcing their arrival as the game's next ones and newest stars. John talks to Xenia about her team's rapid ascent from the junior ranks into the women's game, their insanely demanding schedule, and what the deal is with being a member of the Swiss military. Plus, we dive into some technical aspects of the Schwaller game, John learns some Swiss German,...
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A Whole New Worlds
Broom Brothers
John and Robbie are back to discuss all the goings-on in the curling world over the past few weeks, with a focus on the changing format of the World Championships announced 10 days ago. We also dig into Jordon McDonald and Selena Sturmay winning the Pre-Trials and get the fans potentially riled up by debating their continued existence. Plus, we put a bow on the PanCon, chat about Homan and Mouat's wins in Nisku, and preview the first-ever Slam on US soil, next week's KIOTI GSOC Tahoe.
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Chattin' With a Captain #6: Chinami Yoshida
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It's finally here! Our chat with the sixth and final Rock League captain and third for Team Loco Solare, Chinami Yoshida! John sits down with Chinami for a chat about how she started playing for Loco Solare, how famous she is in Japan, the difference between Japanese and Canadian curling fans, the disappointment at the Japanese Olympic Trials, and of course, Rock League. We want to thank Daia Koyano for her wonderful work as the interpreter during the interview, as this allowed the space for Chinami to speak directly to her Japanese fans in her native language, but also to her English-speaking...
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Two Tournaments, One Winner...and One Blank
Broom Brothers
John and Robbie are back to recap a busy couple of weeks in curling (at least for the Canadian teams) as we go back-to-back in London and Calgary for the AMJ Masters and PointsBet Invitational. And wouldn't you know it, the same teams won both, as Matt Dunstone and Rachel Homan plant an early flag in an important season. We discuss all the happenings at each event, where things stand with the new softer broom foams, and we tee up next week's Co-Op Tour Challenge in Nisku by giving fans the inside scoop on some new rules that will be in effect for that event, including one blank per team, per...
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In the Winner's Circle w/ Matt Dunstone and Danny Casper
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It's a double dose of victory on the pod this week as John is joined by the two big winners at the AMJ Masters last week: Tier 1's winning skip Matt Dunstone and Tier 2's conqueror, Danny Casper. With Matt, we hear about how things are starting to gel with EJ Harnden at the second stone and how his preternatural connection with Colton Lott has unlocked a new level for this team, how they're approaching the Olympic Trials, and what was going through his mind over the last six years as he tried to find Slam Win #2. He also tells us a great story about failing a trombone test. Then, Danny...
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Summer News and Season Views
Broom Brothers
Season 2 of the Broom Brothers is HERE and we have a brand-new weekly format we are rolling out starting NOW! One week, your faithful Broom Bros John and Robbie will sit down and discuss all the important curling news of the day and give our opinions on all the happenings of the curling world, and the next, John will sit down with an interview with someone from the game, be that a player, rulemaker, or mover and shaker. It's a new year and a new look for the fellas and it all starts here with our first episode that already needed an emergency attachment as Brad Gushue announced his retirement...
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Rules and Goals w/ Brent Laing
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As promised on the John Morris draft episode, Brent Laing from the TCG Competition Committee joins the pod to tell us all about what the Competition Committee has been up to over the last few months. We discuss some potential rule and format changes on the horizon from finding ways to shorten the game to a tournament within a tournament to eliminating extra ends and blanks. In short, everything is being considered and everything is on the table. We also discuss where things might be going with Rock League formats, how curling can try to create stars, and why The Curling Group is trying to...
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The GSOC Wheelchair Invitational Special w/ Jon Thurston and Chrissy Molnar
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John is pleased to be joined by two curlers who will be playing in the upcoming GSOC Wheelchair Invitational and two Paralympic hopefuls, Jon Thurston and Chrissy Molnar. Coming from opposite ends of the spectrum with Jon being a 12-year veteran of the sport and Chrissy just getting into it within the last few years, the two discuss the upcoming Paralympics, the advancements that have been made in the wheelchair game in the last decade, and whether or not wheelchair curling should have sweepers (probably not) or specialized chairs (maybe). And of course, we dive into the GSOC Wheelchair...
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The AMJ Masters Live Draft w/ John Morris
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John Morris teams up with John Cullen for the first-ever World Cup–style “pot draft” ahead of the AMJ Masters this September in London. Just like in soccer, the top 16 seeds are split into four pots, and names are drawn to decide who battles who at the season’s opening Slam. Which group will become the dreaded Group of Death? How will the long-awaited return of China’s men’s and women’s teams play out after nearly a decade away from GSOC? The two Johns break it all down in this special episode.
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Chattin' With a Captain #5: Rachel Homan
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John sits down with Rachel Homan, the two-time defending world champ and captain of one of Canada’s Rock League teams. There’s lots to discuss after a busy summer as Rachel talks about preparing for an Olympic year, how Tracy Fleury has been such a great fit for her as a skip, and whether or not she wants to keep going after this quad, Olympic result or not. And of course there’s room for a little summer silliness as Rachel recounts the story of an unfortunate text from John at the Players Championship, whether or not she’s used the Key to the City of Ottawa, and Rachel’s son Ryatt...
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