Broom Brothers

It was a wild week in St. John’s and we talk to the man in the middle of all of it, Brad Jacobs. Brad joins us for an unfiltered and uncensored chat about everything at the Kioti National: making the final, the new direction curling is heading in and where it still has to go, and yes, we talked about the boos. Plus, Robbie and John break down their view on the memorable week that was and surprise, surprise, it’s yet another team change to go over as Team Dunstone announces the departure of BJ Neufeld.

We're back! And we're saying "mamma mia" for a few reasons this week, as we are wowed by the performances of Rachel Homan and Bruce Mouat in Nisku (and wowed by the beautiful Silent Ice Centre), we can't believe we are reporting on another team change as Derek Samagalski takes a step back from competitive curling, and we are very excited for next week's Kioti National in St. John's. And of course, we are also saying "Mamma Mia!" following Isabella Wranå and her team's phenomenal Grand Slam of Karaoke performance that saw them emerge with the GSOK belt. Isabella joins us to discuss that very performance, her team's performance on the ice so far this year, what it's like playing Mixed Doubles with your brother, her team's goals for the future, and what it was like spending a day with John at West Edmonton Mall.

It's been a whirlwind of a few weeks in the curling world, as Brendan Bottcher makes his Team Gushue debut with an impressive performance at the Pan-Continental Curling Championships. We break that down and wonder what the future of that tournament holds, while also discussing some of the "concerns" fans have had online about the tournament not being televised. We also tee up the Co-Op Canadian Open which will go next week in Nisku, breaking down our favourites and introducing some of the new teams that are entering the Slam field. From there, we are joined by Joanne Courtney, making her long-awaited return to the competitive stage with Team Einarson this weekend at the Saville Grand Prix and next week at the Slam in Nisku. She runs us through what she's been doing to get ready, whether or not she's considering making a permanent return to the game, and we learn an awful lot about her secret candy stash. 

We are trying our best to make this a bi-weekly podcast, but too much stuff keeps happening! So we are back again less than a week after our previous episode and Brendan Bottcher, the new second for Team Brad Gushue, joins us to discuss what went into making the decision to return to 4-person curling. We talk about his split from his old team, what the summer looked like for him, why the time was right to return to the game, and what he's most looking forward to with his new team. And, we ask the most important question of all: is this the beginning of the Brendan Bottcher hero arc?