Rocks Across the Pond Podcast
1) Is bigger better for the World Curling Championships?
Some big changes could be on the horizon for the Men’s and Women’s World Curling Championships. We look at the arguments for and against a larger field with pool play.
2) Curling in Lithuania w/ Tadas Vyskupaitis
Despite not having any dedicated curling ice in the entire country and very little funding, Lithuania is heading to the 2025 World Women’s Curling Championship. How did a country about the size of Wes...Show More
3) Your 2025 Duke’s Mayo Bowl Preview
Jonathan’s Minnesota Golden Gophers and Ryan’s Virginia Tech Hokies are finally going to meet on the gridiron. If you can get through 15 minutes of Gopher-Hokie talk, we will also cover Jonathan’s exp...Show More
4) Good luck to our own Jonathan Havercroft and Team England at Euros
The 2024 European Curling Championships take place Nov. 16-23 and our very own Professor of Peel, Jonathan Havercroft, will be there in the A division representing England. Here we take a moment to wi...Show More
5) Should curling’s world championships determine Olympic berths? w/ Scottish champion Ken Horton
Curling nations will earn points toward Olympic qualification based on how they do at this year’s (and next year’s) men’s and women’s world championships. But should that be the case? Scottish curling...Show More
6) How the England men won Euro-B gold
Jonathan and Ryan are back to talk about Jonathan’s experience representing England at the European Curling Championships. His English men’s team not only secured a spot in next year’s A-pool for thei...Show More
7) Curl Runnings: Jamaican Curling w/ Ian Robertson and Husani Blaze
Curling Jamaica is scheduled to make its competitive WCF debut at the Pan-Continental Curling Championships. Hear about the origins or this federation and how it’s inspiring a new face of curling in o...Show More
8) What was it like coaching in China’s curling program?: Marco Mariani part 2
Marco Mariani is back to tell us about his experience coaching China’s women’s curling team at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. First, we learn why his lineup changed so much going into the Olympics and ...Show More
What was it like coaching in China’s curling program?: Marco Mariani part 2
24:51 | Jul 24th, 2023
9) How is Italy preparing for the 2026 Olympics?: Marco Mariani part 1
This is the first of a two-part interview with Italian curling coach and Olympic curler Marco Mariani. In part one, we focus on the current state of curling in Italy as they prepare to host the 2026 O...Show More
10) Curling in Nunavut w/ Peter Van Strien
This episode takes us near the Arctic Circle, but not quite North of it. We talk to Peter Van Strien from Iqaluit Curling Club, who volunteers there and has represented Nunavut nationally. Peter tells...Show More