The Curling Hotline

The podcast is BACK! We just have a different name, and different cover art, and it's just John now. He explains everything in this little teaser episode, which also explains the show's new and exciting format, which...

Eve Muirhead is returning to competitive curling to play mixed doubles with Bobby Lammie, and she sits down with John to discuss it all. We learn why now is the right time, why she didn't keep playing with Bobby after...

We said we would only be back in case of emergency, and there's no question the #1 team in the world undergoing a change is such a case. Grant Hardie joins John to discuss shaking up the Scottish curling scene, as he...

John and Robbie convene for one last time to do a final curling news round-up, and who knew we'd be talking about a May that would be this busy? Niklas Edin announces retirement, Brad Gushue heads south of the border...

It's an emergency podcast of sorts as we managed to snag a one-on-one with Brad Gushue, the brand new High Performance Director of USA Curling, on the eve of his first trip to the States in his official role. It was...

John is joined for a two-pack of interviews with two men who have had quite the last few months, Paralympic gold medal-winning skip Mark Ideson and Matt Dunstone's new second, Mark Nichols. Mark Ideson is up first, and...

Now that the craziness from Rock League has died down, John and Robbie reconvene to discuss all the team changes they missed over the last few weeks. And there was a lot! From Mark Nichols joining Matt Dunstone all the...

Rock League Season 1 is now in the books and John and Robbie sit down to discuss it all. We talk about Shield CC's big win, Typhoon's surprise run to the final, and recap some of the biggest surprises and...

In Part 2 of our chats with the Rock League GMs, John sits down with Maple United's Glenn Howard, Shield Curling Club's Carter Rycroft, and Northern United's Christoffer Svae. John starts with Glenn, who played in a pro...

We are just over a week away from Rock League's debut, and a lot of fans are asking about the rules and what exactly is going to differentiate Rock League as a live experience from curling events in the past...

John and Robbie are back together to discuss the recently completed 2026 Women's World Championships, and how impressive 23 year-old Xenia Schwaller and her Swiss rink's run to the title was. Rattling off 13 straight...

The first of two episodes interviewing all six Rock League General Managers, John sits down with the GMs of the Alpine Curling Club (Eve Muirhead), Typhoon Curling Club (JD Lind), and Frontier Curling Club (Chris Plys)...

The boys are back in town and there's a new badge on the Brier trophy as Matt Dunstone captures his first Brier title in St. John's. We recap all the action from Kevin Koe turning back the clock to Brad Gushue's...

John is here to announce all the locations for next year's Slams, as well as to explain the brand-new Grand Slam of Curling format for the 2026-27 season. We have some new events, some new ways to qualify for them, and...

It's the Bronze Age in the Homan Empire as Team Homan second Emma Miskew joins John for a wide-ranging interview that covers a variety of topics. We start with their big bronze medal win as Emma takes us inside the Team...