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Graced By Rain
by Elaine Shircliff
Graced By Rain is a podcast that focuses on finding the light in the darkness, fun in the mundane, and beauty in the ugliest of situations.
Episodes
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Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins: Jesse Kiiskinen Shines in First 3-in-3 of the Season (EP 15)
Welcome back to another edition of “The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins” where Elaine Shircliff, host of Graced By Rain, talks about a few of the things she found beautiful about the Griffins and the AHL from the week before. On this week's episode she discusses: The Griffins first 3-in-3 of...
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Beauty of the Chicago Wolves : Favorite Memories, Opening Weekend, and Music! (ep. 1)
"Beauty of the Chicago Wolves" is a new series on “Graced By Rain” featuring Andrew Rinaldi and Elaine Shircliff that drops every other Tuesday during the AHL season. Andrew and Elaine will discuss things we found beautiful about the Wolves organization from the past few weeks. They'll also throw...
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Tea Time with Jim and Elaine: Importance of Sources and Red Wings Dominate News Cycle (Ep.1)
Previously Released on 09/16/2026 "Tea Time with Jim and Elaine" is a new series on “Graced By Rain” that drops on the third Wednesday of every month where Jim Biringer and Elaine Shircliff discuss some of the hot gossip around the NHL, AHL, and PWHL. They will chat about whether the rumor makes...
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S6E23: Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins Through The Eyes of Brandon Cooke of Hockeytown West Pod
In the last episode of season six of Graced By Rain Podcast, Brandon Cooke of @hockeytownwpod joined Elaine Shircliff to discuss the beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins 30th season and the history of the Griffins. They also threw in a little music and concert talk.
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S6E22 : Beauty of the Griffins - 2026 Calder Cup Playoff Predictions, Dylan James' Successful Sunday, Harry Hap Holmes Award
Welcome back to another edition of “The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins” where Elaine Shircliff, host of Graced By Rain, talks about a few of the things she found beautiful about the Griffins and the AHL from the week before. On this week's episode she discusses: Trey Fix-Wolansky’s…
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S6E21 : The Beauty of the Griffins - Solid Stachowiak, Youth Revolution, Vulnerability of Jenn Watson , Good Guy Lombardi
Welcome back to another edition of “The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins” where Elaine Shircliff, host of Graced By Rain, talks about a few of the things she found beautiful about the Griffins from the week before. On this week's episode she discusses: Beauty around the AHL The excitement of...
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S6E20 - Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins - Top 5 Moments Since the 2026 AHL All-Star Break
Elaine counts down the top five best moments for the Grand Rapids Griffins since the 2026 AHL All-Star Break . She also gives an update on where she's been and on the Griffins Charitable Goals.
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S6E19 : The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins - Celebrating Dominik Shine's 500 AHL Games
On this episode of the “Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins”, our host Elaine Shircliff quickly touches on the beauty of Dominik Shine's family celebrating his 500th AHL Game together and the relationship of Shine and Brian Lashoff. --------- TikTok : @imaraindancer Youtube : @gracedbyrain X:...
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S6E18: The Beauty of Concerts and the Grand Rapids Griffins (Feat. Michael Spruit)
Michael Spruit joins Elaine Shircliff on “Graced By Rain” to discuss the beauty of concerts and the Grand Rapids Griffins. Spruit is a multimedia creator from Michigan who spent eight years working in professional hockey—first with the Grand Rapids Griffins from 2014 to 2018, where he was part of...
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S6E17 : The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins - Team Dad Jakub Rychlovsky, Loving Legends, and the Duality of Eduards Tralmaks
On this episode of the “Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins”, our host Elaine Shircliff discusses the duality of forward Eduards Tralmaks, Jakub Rychlovsky being a team dad, and the loving souls of Griffins legends Travis Richards, Michel Picard, and Jeff Hoggan. —-- THE GRIFFINS SHOW JUST HOW...
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S6E16: The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins : Carter Gylander's Time in Grand Rapids
Another Monday, another round of “The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins”. On these segments, our host, Elaine Shircliff, discusses a few things that she found beautiful surrounding the Griffins. On this week’s episode, Elaine discusses how Carter Gylander has been playing since he was…
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S6E15: The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins : Amanda Lagesson's GRG Better Halves Interview
Another Monday, another round of “The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins”. On these segments, our host, Elaine Shircliff, discusses a few things that she found beautiful surrounding the Griffins. On this week’s episode I give you my Top 5 favorite parts of Amanda Lagesson’s interview with the…
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S6E14: The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins - The Mindset of Erik Gustafsson
Another Monday, another round of “The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins”. On these segments, our host, Elaine Shircliff, discusses a few things that she found beautiful surrounding the Griffins. On this week’s episode I dive into the beauty of how defenseman Erik Gustafsson handled his…
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S6E13: The Beauty of Covering a Wagon (feat. Sam Wismer of Olde City Sports Network)
The Grand Rapids Griffins and Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins are off to a blazing hot start to the 2025-26 season. A 5-0 start for the Griffins is the franchise record for hottest start to a season. The only other season they accomplished this feat was 2004-05. The Penguins are on a massive 7-0...
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S6E12 : The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins - Living in the Moment and Every Day is a Good Memory
Another Monday, another round of “The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins”. On these segments, our host, Elaine Shircliff, discusses a few things that she found beautiful surrounding the Griffins. This weekend, I had a chance to speak with Head Coach Dan Watson and Goaltending Coach Roope...
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S6E11 : The Beauty of Snacks and Hockey Jerseys (feat. Nick Harrington and Travis Focht of Hockeytown West Podcast)
Earlier this season, I had Nick Harrington (s6e2) and Travis Focht (S6E5) from Hockeytown West Podcast on to discuss the farm teams of the Detroit Red Wings : the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) and the Toledo Walleye (ECHL). During the course of our recordings, we realized some of the fun parts…
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S6E10 : Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins - Goal Songs, Kids in the Locker Room, and Loving the Person Next to You
Another Monday, another round of “The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins”. On these segments, our host, Elaine Shircliff, discusses a few things that she found beautiful surrounding the Griffins. On this week’s episode, Elaine discusses the beauty of the Griffins' goal songs, the joy of having...
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S6E9 : Beauty of Frieren - Episode 4 - The Land Where Souls Rest
Elaine Shircliff continues her series on the anime "Frieren : Beyond Journey's End" with episode 4 "The Land Where Souls Rest." On this episode, Elaine discusses the beauty of sitting with the memories of your lost loved ones. --------- Click here to listen to Amalgamation Nation's episode...
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S6E8 - The Beauty of the EIHL (feat. Scott Findlay of the 3 on 3 podcast UK)
Scott Findlay of the "3 on 3 Podcast UK" joins Elaine Shircliff to discuss the beauty of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). They also spend a little bit of time talking about how the "3 on 3 Podcast UK" came to life and why Scott finds peace in podcasting. And don't worry Coventry Blaze fans,...
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S6E7 - The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins : The Humility of the Griffins' Veterans
Another Monday, another round of “The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins”. On these segments, our host, Elaine Shircliff, discusses a few things that she found beautiful surrounding the Griffins. On this week’s episode, Elaine discusses the beauty of the humility of the Griffins veterans…
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S6E6 : The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins : Supportive Fans
Another Monday, another round of “The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins”. On these segments, our host, Elaine Shircliff, discusses a few things that she found beautiful surrounding the Griffins. This week, Elaine discusses the beauty of the Griffins fans supportive response to Emmitt Finnie…
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S6E5 : The Beauty of the Toledo Walleye (feat. Travis Focht f rom Hockeytown West Podcast)
Elaine Shircliff has Travis Focht of Hockeytown West Podcast on to discuss the beauty of the Toledo Walleye, the ECHL affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings. Attending a game at the Huntington Center, or as fans affectionately refer to it "the Bank Tank", is a high energy and boisterous experience…
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S6E4 : The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins - Happy Birthday! The kids are still in Detroit!
Another Monday, another round of “The Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins”. On these segments, our host, Elaine Shircliff, discusses a few things that she found beautiful surrounding the Griffins. This week, Elaine discusses the beauty of the Griffins during the Detroit Red Wings preseason. Share...
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S6E3: Beauty of Frieren - Episode 3 - Killing Magic
Elaine Shircliff continues her series on the anime "Frieren : Beyond Journey's End" with episode 3 "Killing Magic." On this episode, Elaine discusses the beauty of taking the time to get to know someone. ---------Click here to listen to Amalgamation Nation's episode about the entire first…
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S6E2 : The Beauty of Being Credentialed for the First Time (feat. Nick Harrington of Hockeytown West Podcast)
Elaine Shircliff is joined by Nick Harrington, co-host of the Hockeytown West Podcast, to discuss the beauty in being credentialed for the first time. Nick walks us through what it was like to hold credentials and be in the Grand Rapids Griffins, the farm team of the Detroit Red Wings, locker…
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S6E1 : Beauty of the Detroit Red Wings Red and White Game
Our host, Elaine Shircliff, goes over the four things that she found beautiful from the Detroit Red Wings "Red and White Game" that took place at Van Andel Arena on September 21, 2025. The top four consists of moments from Dylan Larkin, Emmitt Finnie, Mo Seider, and Steve Yzerman. Huge shoutout…
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S6E0: Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins - Detroit Red Wings Prospect Games
Welcome to preseason, baby!!! Next week is the start of the sixth season of Graced By Rain. Before I officially kick it into high gear, I thought I would release a preseason episode featuring my newest type of episodes for the 2025-26 season! Hope you enjoy! Be Kind and Love Always <3
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S5E11: Advice for Aspiring Journalist and Content Creators - Learn from the Kelce Brothers and Taylor Swift
On the last episode of season five, Elaine discusses what you can learn from the latest episode of New Heights with Taylor Swift. It can be easy to forget, but it's important to support others and surround yourself with people who support you. You can watch the New Heights episode with Taylor…
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S5E10 - The Beauty of Doing Things Alone
Elaine is back for the final two episodes of season five. Doing things alone can be terrifying! But, Elaine finally sucked it up and went out on an adventure in Grand Rapids, Michigan to visit the 2025 Pleasant Peninsula Murals.She also discusses some of her plans for season six and why this past...
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S5E9: The Beauty of Dan Price - Chicago Wolves Assistant Coach
Elaine Shircliff spoke to Chicago Wolves Assistant Coach Dan Price in February. After a big move to another state, Elaine finally has released the interview to the public. During the interview, Coach Price covered what went into his decision to leave the law profession behind and start coaching...
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S5E8 : The Beauty of Catching Up With Friends
Ryan "Green Machine" Ebner of Amnation Pod joined me on the latest episode of Graced By Rain. We went without an outline and decided to just play a little bit of catch up since we haven't had chatted much in the last two months. We covered a lot! - The Midwestern Pope! - Elaine can openly talk...
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S5E7 : Advice for Aspiring Journalists and Content Creators - Dealing with Trolls
After a hiatus, we are back in action!!! Elaine Shircliff is kicking things off with another episode of Advice for Aspiring Journalists and Content Creators. On this episode, she talks about ways to deal with trolls. ------ Past Episodes Referenced in this episode: S2E1 - The Beauty of Positive...
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S5E6 - Advice for Aspiring Journalists and Content Creators : Under Promise, Over Deliver
Elaine is back with advice for aspiring journalists and content creators. This time she's giving advice on something she struggles with often.
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S5E5 - Advice for Aspiring Journalists and Content Creators : Have a Small Core
Elaine is back with more advice for aspiring journalists and content creators. On this episode, she focuses on the importance of surrounding yourself with a small core of people who want you to be the best version of yourself.
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S5E4 - Beauty of Frieren - Episode 2 - It Didn't Have To Be Magic
Elaine continues her series on the anime "Frieren Journey's End" with episode 2 "It Didn't Have To Be Magic". On this episode, Elaine discusses the beauty of being able to say goodbye to your loved ones before they pass. ---- Click here to listen to Amalgamation Nation's episode about the entire...
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S5E3 - Advice for Aspiring Journalist and Content Creators : Make plans for your goals
Elaine is back with another episode featuring advice for aspiring journalist and content creators. On this episode, she discusses the importance of making a roadmap to help reach your goals, both big and small.
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S5E2 : Beauty of Frieren - Episode 1 : The Journey's End
On this episode of Graced By Rain, Elaine introduces her newest series "The Beauty of Frieren". Earlier in the summer, the Amnation Pod featuring Elaine, Ryan, and Mike, discussed the anime "Frieren Journey's End". The general consensus on that episode was how much they loved it. So, Elaine…
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S5E1 - Advice for Aspiring Journalist and Content Creators : Know Who You Are
Hello Everyone!! Season Five is ready to kick off! Join me as I discuss some of my plans for the season, share some personal news, and give some advice to journalist and content creators. Season five is going to be a great one!
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S4E4 - Beauty of Totality and Japanese Maple
The past month has felt 84 years long, but life has graced me with a few surreal moments. On the latest episode of Graced By Rain, I talk about the beauty of a solar eclipse and the strength of a Japanese Maple.
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S4 - Special Episode - What's Next For Elaine
Graced By Rain is back and our host has a special announcement. Elaine Shircliff will be moving all her sports coverage to Gracedbyrain.com. Head to https://www.gracedbyrain.com/graced-by-sports to read her articles!
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S4E3 - Graced by Christmas with Ryan Ebner
Series regular Ryan Ebner of Amnation Pod joins Elaine Shircliff for an episode full of Christmas cheer!
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S4 E2 - The Beauty of My Best Friends Exorcism (feat My Best Friend Katie)
Season 4 Episode 2 of Graced By Rain is jam packed with giggles and deep thoughts. What else would you expect when you get two best friends on one podcast together?! Elaine Shircliff and her best friend Katie reviewed the 2016 horror novel "My Best Friend's Exorcism" by Grady Hendrix. They dove...
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S4E1 - The Beauty of Catholicism and Emo Punks with Theresa Zoe Williams
Welcome back everyone! I’m kicking Season 4 off with a special guest, Theresa Zoe Williams, to talk about something near and dear to my heart – being Catholic. We also dove into Theresa’s substack The Future Patron Saint of Liars and Fakes and what she hopes others get out of it. Towards the end,...
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S3 E17 - Beauty of Little Libraries
On the season finale of season 3, Elaine Shircliff discusses the beauty of little libraries.
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S3 E16 - Beauty of Movie Theaters and Guardians of the Galaxy with Ryan Ebner of Amalgamation Nation
Ryan Ebner of Amalgamation Nation Podcast joined Elaine Shircliff to discuss why they love movie theaters and Guardians of the Galaxy. On "The Beauty of Movie Theaters and Guardians of the Galaxy" Elaine and Ryan discuss : Bringing back #MMDM that Scott Norton created in the early 2010s Our...
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S3 E15 - Beauty of the Columbus Blue Jackets with Jason Newland of The Hockey News
Happy Birthday Columbus Blue Jackets! Jason Newland of The Hockey News joined me on the Birthday of the Columbus Blue Jackets to discuss the beauty of the CBJ and his new gig at The Hockey News. You can check out Jason's ( @F1RETHECANNON) article about the day the Jackets were born here.
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S3 E14 - A Decade Without Bobby
A decade ago, Elaine's best friend died by suicide. Today she reflects on a quote from Elif Shafak's book "The Island Without Trees" that put a lot into perspective for her.
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S3 E13 - The Beauty of Taking the Opportunity
On this episode of "Graced By Rain", Elaine discusses the important of "The Opportunity was there. So, I took it".
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S3 E12 : Beauty and Lessons of Grand Rapids and Cleveland
A quick little chat about my visits to Grand Rapid and the Cleveland Monsters outdoor game
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S3 E11 - The Beauty of Taking the Hard Road
On the latest episode of the Graced By Rain Podcast, Elaine Shircliff discusses her trip to Laval, Quebec to cover the 2023 AHL All Star Classic. And she does it with a bit of a twist. She explains the hard, bumpy roads it took to get to Laval and then shares all the beauty that came with taking...
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Graced By Rain is a podcast that focuses on finding the light in the darkness, fun in the mundane, and beauty in the ugliest of situations.
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