Game of Stones Podcast

Do You Play to Win the Game?

Do you play to win the game, or to win the event? This week, Sean and Scott use the Dunstone–Bottcher extra-end controversy to explore what happens when a tournament’s ru

Curling Venues: What Makes a Great Place to Watch?

What makes a great place to watch curling? This week, Sean and Scott revisit the arenas they’ve experienced as fans, volunteers and media, from Montreal and Saskatchewan

What We’re Looking Forward to This Curling Season

3 Associations Are Now 1 in Ontario: What are the Implications?

Back in May, the three governing bodies of curling in Ontario merged into a single entity. On this week's episode we catch up with Matt Allen and Laura Forget to hear abo

Tips to Improve Your Technical Performance on the Ice

This week, we talk about some of the best ways to improve your technical performance when you hit the ice this fall. We start by looking at The Idiot's Guide to Curling's

Exploring the Ice Intel App with Dale Neufeld of Curling by the Numbers

This week Dale Neufeld, who writes the Curling by the Numbers Substack, joins the show to talk about his new app Ice Intel. In the app you can track linescores, keep a ro

Summer News Update

We're back after a bit of a break to discuss the latest news in the world of curling. From Sportsnet and CBC signing a new deal with the Slams to the new high performance

Ranking Defunct Curling Events

It's the midst of the summer, which is the perfect time for a listicle! We're looking at 12 events that are no longer part of the curling calendar of giving our rather su

10 Reasons Curling is So Popular

In going through so old stuff, Sean found a copy of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Curling, which opens with a list of the 10 reasons why curling is so popular. Originally

Scottish Shakeup & Curling's Best Rivalries

This past week saw a major shakeup as Grant Hardie announced that he was leaving Team Mouat and joining forces with Ross Whyte, thus creating what should be a fun rivalry

15 Ways to be a Popular Curler

When going through some old files, Sean came across a rather interesting parody document from the 1980s or 1990s offering some tips on how to be a popular curler when pla

Summer News Update

We're back from a bit of a hiatus to recap all of the big summer news from the world of curling. From the final events of the year (including a historic world title for A

Octo Champ & Rock League Recap

After a week off, we're back to talk about the last big events of the 2025-26 curling season. We start by looking back at Niklas Edin's 8th world championship and all the

Make the Final! - Re-post of our Tribute to Vic Rauter

When I heard the news Vic would be announcing his final game this past weekend, I knew we couldn’t sit idly by. With Sean away, we’re reposting our episode from 2019 payi

Rock League Preview

It's a new era of curling as the inaugural edition of the Rock League kicks off on Monday. We talk about the format, the new rules in place, and the team lineups as we lo

Women's Worlds Recap & Men's Worlds Preview

The Season of Champions rolls along and before talking about this week's Men's World Curling Championship, we look back to the Women's World Curling Championship. We talk

Paralympics Recap

The 2026 Paralympics wrapped up this past weekend and we're here to recap all the goings on. From a crazy gold medal game in the 4-person event, a great week for Canada,

Brier Recap & Women's Worlds Preview

As the Season of Champions rolls along, we look back at what was a fun Brier out in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. From Brad Gushue's final game to Team Jacobs ru

Paralympics Previews

Even though the 2026 Paralympic Games don't officially start until Friday, the curling is already underway in Cortina and we're here to talk about all the goings on at wh

Olympics Recap & Brier Preview