Curling Legends Podcast
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Conversations with the players and storytellers who shaped Curling from the 1940’s to the modern era.

Episode 75 - Erika Brown

Erika Brown started young. At the age of 15 she qualified for the 1988 Olympic Games and would compete in her first World Junior Championships a month...
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Special Episode - Jim Wilson

There are many legendary nicknames in curling. The Wrench, Snake, Moose, Arrow, Ice Man and the Round-Mound-Of-Come-Around are only a few.  But you ma...
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Episode 74 - Rae Kells/Donna Boyle

Rae Kells was prepared for the challenge.  Her experience as a probations officer provided ideal training for work as a curling official.  Her steady ...
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Episode 73 - Don Aitken

Don Aitken misses corn brooms. With two players pounding in unison, the sound and rhythm was a thing of beauty. In the 1970s, Don practiced on linoleu...
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Episode 72 - Terry Jones

Terry Jones wanted to have fun. As a kid he ran errands for the press box during the local baseball tournament and saw the thrill of being a sportswri...
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Episode 71 - Elaine Dagg-Jackson

Elaine Dagg-Jackson pursued her passion to coach curling. The decision led her to amazing experiences across the globe and eventually her dream job as...
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Episode 70 - Bert Gretzinger

Bert Gretzinger has a few stories to tell. Born in Winnipeg, he spent his middle-school years in Calgary and eventually landed in Vancouver, winning h...
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Episode 69 - Resby Coutts

Resby Coutts is a real life Les Nessman. Farm reporting was the primary job but having been a member of the Murray Nye team that lost the final of the...
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Episode 68 - Lindsay Sparkes

Lindsay Sparkes was driven by a desire to improve rather than by competition. Leaving figure skating for curling she replaced judges with a scoreboard...
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