Season Finale - Re-capping 2023-24 with Heroux, Cullen and FournierThis week's episode is our season finale. We recap and discuss the major stories from the 2023-24 season with Devin Heroux, and we follow-up with a panel discussion that includes John Cullen and Mike Fournier. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/31091613
A new Era for the Grand Slam of CurlingThis episode focuses on the recent announcmeent that the Grand Slam of Curling was sold to a new entity called The Curling Group. I chat with Nic Sulsky, a key member of The Curling Group about their plans for the Slams moving forward and with Olympic gold medalist Marc Kennedy about what impact this new era for the Slam might have on the players. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/30890053
Preview of 2024 Men's worlds with Mouat, Gushue and HoodThis week, we preview the 2024 World Men's Curling Championship by interviewing Bruce Mouat and Brad Gushue who faced each other in last year's final and are both back for another crack at a championship. We also chat with the skip of a Team New Zealand that has been on an interesting curling journey this season, to say the least. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/30571848
2024 Brier Recap - McEwen and HarndenOn this week's episode we look back at the 2024 Brier with guests Mike McEwen and E.J. Harnden. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/30430083
2024 World Women's Curling Championship PreviewOn this week's podcast we preview the 2024 Women's Worlds with guests - Alina Paetz (SUI), Rachel Homan (CAN), Anna Hasselborg (SWE), Tabitha Peterson (USA), Jen Dodds (SCO) and Jess Smith (NZ). /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/30365193
From the Hack - Scotties recap with Fleury and Karwacki, World Juniors chat with Myla PlettThis week's podcast includes interviews with 2024 Scotties champion Tracy Fleury of Team Homan, all-star alternate Krysten Karwacki of Team Einarson and Myla Plett who just led her team to a 4th place finish at the World Jrs and qualified Canada for the event in 2025. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/30219623
From the Hack - 2024 Brier PreviewIn this year's Brier preview we welcome the two brads, Gushue and Jacobs along with Mike McEwen, Ben Hebert, Matt Dunstone, Aaron Sluchinski and Tyler Tardi. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/30143123
From the Hack - 2024 Scotties Preview - Part 1In Part 1 of our 2024 Scotties preview we are joined by - Jenn Jones, Sarah Wilkes of Team Homan, Clancy Grandy (BC), Kate Cameron (WC), Danielle Inglis (ON) and Heather Smith (NS). /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/29895178
A conversation with World Curling Federation President Beau WellingOn this week's episode, we chat with Beau Welling, president of the World Curling Federation. We discuss many of the sport's hot-button topics. I also ask the world-renowned golf course designer if the sport of curling ever comes up in his conversations with Tiger Woods. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/29666878
From the Hack - A conversation with Curling Canada's new CEOIn this week's episode, we chatted with Nolan Thiessen, the new CEO of Curling Canada. We cover several hot-button topics facing Thiessen and the team at Curling Canada. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/29465853
From the Hack - A "fantastic four" finish to 2023In the final episode of 2023, we chat with Olympic gold medalist Marc Kennedy, Laura Walker of the #1 ranked mixed doubles team in the world, Alyssa Nedohin from the reigning Canadian U18 and U21 Canadian champs Team Plett, and we are also joined by Northern Ontario curling upstart Deanna Chilton. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/29213243
Winning is fun - Glenn Howard and Kayla Skrlik discuss their recent titles on tour and moreOn this week's episode, we are joined by four-time world champion Glenn Howard. We are also joined by Kayla Skirlik, who represented Alberta at the 2023 Scotties. Howard and Skrlik were coming off big wins on the World Curling Tour last weekend. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/28988608
Rockin' in Red Deer with guests Emma Miskew and Jacques GauthierOn this week's episode we are joined by Emma miskew of Team Homan and Jacques Gauthier of Team Kevin Koe whose teams each won the tour event in Red Deer las weekend. Our discussions touch on many topics including Miskew's work with curling's developing player's association and Gauthiers transition from skip to second. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/28775788
The Unknown Curling Fans has his say!On this week's episode, my guests are Olympian Hans Frauenlob, who joins us to recap an exciting and controversial 2023 Pan-Continental Championship and Mike Fournier, who recently penned a blog in the persona of the "Unknown Curling Fan", which received a lot of attention in the competitive curling community. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/28590838
Grand Slam season begins and a silver medal for Spain at the World MixedOn this week's episode, we hear from Karlee Burgess of Team Jennifer Jones. Karlee won her first career Grand Slam last week in Niagara Falls. Our second guest this week is Olympic gold medalist Ryan Fry who now coaches Italy's Team Retornaz. We discuss the Italian team, currently ranked second in the world and recap their win at the first Grand Slam of the season. We end this week's episode with Sergio Vez who skipped Team Spain to a silver medal at the 2023 World Mixed Championship. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/28452392
Season 9 Premiere - David Murdoch, St. Georges/AsselinIn the Season 9 premiere, we welcome David Murdoch, the new Director of High Performance at Curling Canada. We also chat with Laurie St. Georges and Felix Asselin who will represent Canada at the 2023 World Mixed Curling Championship. The duo recently won a mixed doubles event and they also have several events planned with their respective four-person teams in what will be a very busy season. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/28037988
2022-23 Season FinaleOn the 2022-23 season finale, we are joined by Devin Heroux of CBC Sports, 2021 Brier champion Brendan Bottcher and Phill Drobnick of USA Curling. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/27109350
End of season Roundtable with Cullen and FournierThis week, we recap the 2022-23 season with John cullen and Mike Fournier who have both curled at the elite level and are also well-known for their work in covering the sport through their blogs, podcasts and other platforms. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/27020913
Discussing the World Wheelchair Championship and the Canadian Junior ChampionshipOn this episode we are joined by Mark Ideason who recently won a silver medal at the World Wheelchair Curling Champonship and his teammate Gil Dash who recently also won his 4th Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship. We are also joined by Myla Plett, a young lady who has already won three Canadian titles; a U20 title and two U18 titles. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/26692326
Recapping the Men's Worlds with champ Bruce Mouat and Mike Harris + Laurie St-Georges.On this week's peisode we chat with Bruce Mouat who won his first World Championship last week in Ottawa. Mike Harris joins us to recap the Men's Worlds and Laurie St-George discusses her new lineup for next season. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/26526879
Men's Worlds Preview, Reid Carruthers and Canadian Jrs Deschenes and SnyderOn this episode we preview the Men's Worlds with Olympian Hans Frauenlob who will be calling some of the action for the World Curling Federation TV. We then have an insightful conversation with Team Einarson coach Reid Carruthers. Last but not least, we catch up with Emily Deschenes and Asutin Snyder a few weeks after they represented Canada at the 2023 World Junior Championships. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/26396349
Brier champs Harnden and Walker + Colin Hodgson and our Women's Worlds PreviewOn this week's episode we chat with EJ Harnden and Geoff Walker of the 2023 Brier champs, Team Gushue. We also chat with Colin Hodgson about his retirement from the men's game and Olympian Hans Frauenlob joins us to preview the 2023 Women's Worlds. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/26255643
Scotties champs Einarson and Birchard + Canadian curling legend Rick LangOn this week's episode we welcome Kerri Einarson and Shannon Birchard fresh off their 4th consecutive Scotties title. We are also joined by Canadian curling legend Rick Lang, who coached Team McCarville to another close call at the Scotties. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/26171670
2023 Brier Preview - Part 2On Part 2 of our 2023 Brier preview our guests include - Brad Gushue (CA), Marc Kennedy (WC1), JD Lind (WC3), Jacques Gauthier (BC) and Mike McEwen (ON). /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/26106486
2023 Brier Preview - Part 1In Part 1 of our 2023 Brier preview we chat with Bj Neufeld (MB), Tyler Tardi (AB), Tanner Horgan (NO) and Nathan Young (NL). /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/26087142
European and Canadian Curling Club Championship RecapsOn this week's episode we take a look back at the 2022 European Championships with winning skips Madeleine Dupont of Denmark and Bruce Mouat of Scotland. We also chat with Greg Baldson who led his team to a title at the 2022 Everest Canadian Curling Club Championship. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/25195542
Quebec wins 3rd straight Canadian mixed - With guests St. Georges and AsselinThis week we present a mini-episode with our guests Laurie St. Georges and Félix Asselin fresh of their victory at the 2022 Canadian Mixed Championship. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/25055181
Recapping the Pan-Continental Championships with guests - Jess Smith (NZ) and EJ Harnden (CAN).On this week's episode of the From the Hack podcast we recap the first-ever Pan-Continental Championships held last week in Caglary. Our firs guest is Jessica Smith whose team earned New Zealand's first ever invite to the World Women's Championship after finishing 5th in Calgary, less than two after after being diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma. Our other guest this week is EJ Harnden of Team Gushue who won the men's event at the Pan-Continantels. Harnden, discusses the even in Calgary and his transition from Team Jacobs to Team Gushue. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/24957234
From the Hack with guests, Miskew, Menard and FrauenlobOn this week's episode we welcome twelve time Grand Slam winner Emma Miskew, 2022 World Mixed champion Jean-Michel Ménard and Olympian/curling broadcaster Hans Frauenlob who helps us preview the upcoming Pan-Continental Championship. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/24811251
From the Hack - American Curling WoesThis week we take a deep dive into two major issues that are currently the focus of the U.S. curling community. Our guests are Monica Walker, Jen Nguyen and Bryan Pittard of the DEI Task Force, Kristen Conrad of the Grand National Curling Club and USA Today's Nancy Armour who has been reporting on the Yates Report and its fallout in both the U.S. soccer and curling communities. /episode/index/show/fromthehack/id/24752565
