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 for the next quad. We break down the implications for both new teams and how that will shape the landscape of Scottish men's curling before turning our attention to the best rivalries in the sport and which matchups we are most looking forward to over the next four years.

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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 play with your friends at the local curling facility. On this week's episode, we go through the list and glossary and discuss the strategies that may (or may not) make you the most popular players in your league.

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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 Australia) to some major retirements to lineup changes to Brad Gushue's new job, we go rapid fire to touch on the biggest stories across the sport.

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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 rest of our takeaways from the Men's World Curling Championship. We then shift our focus to the debut of the Rock League and talk about what we liked and didn't like from the inaugural edition. For more, visit us at GameofStonesPod.com

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 paying tribute to the GOAT announcer, TSN’s own Vic Rauter.

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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 look ahead to this new chapter in curling.

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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 about Xenia Schwaller's win, what Canada's silver means for Team Einarson's run, and a big breakthrough for Dilsat Ylidiz. We then look ahead to the men's worlds (33:25) which kick off on Friday in Ogden City, Utah. We talk about all 13 teams in the field, how they each stack up, and make our predictions for who will be at the top of the podium at the end of the week.

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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, and another medal for Wang Haitao and Team China. We then move on to the mixed doubles event, where China won the first ever gold, an absolutely bonkos bronze medal match, and Latvia's strategic lineup choice paying off. We wrap with a brief discussion of some news out of Ontario with the merging of the various provincial associations.

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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 running out of gas to a Kevin Koe renaissance to Matt Dunstone getting over the hump, there was a lot going on at the 2026 Brier and we recap it all. From there (42:05) we look ahead to the 2026 Women's World Curling Championship, which starts Saturday in Calgary. We talk about all 13 teams in the field - many of which are different from those that played at the Olympics - and make our picks for who will emerge from a wide open field.

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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 what will be a very fun event. We start by previewing the 8 teams in the mixed doubles field as it the discipline makes its Paralympic debut. We then talk about the 10 teams competing in the 4-player competition and make our picks for who will be on the podium. We wrap by discussing Emma Miskew's comments about the inequity in the opportunity to play in the national championship betweenthe men's and women's Olympic reps.

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