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The Extra Extra End Curling Podcast
by tj
Host Price Atkinson & the TESN.US crew profiles USA Curling teams & players, the Olympic Trials, World and Olympic Competitions.
Episodes
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S5:E7: Return From Beijing
The boys are back—in the same time zone. Price Atkinson has returned from Beijing and wraps the four-player Olympic Winter Games tournament with co-hosts Dustin “Specks” Tomasetti and Joe “The Godfather” Calabrese. The Team USA entries skipped by John Shuster and Tabitha Peterson are discussed…
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S5:E6 – Mixed Doubles Recap, Team Events Begin and Ed Scimia on Online Betting on Curling
Specks and Joe are back with the latest episode of the Extra Extra End. They guys talk about the conclusion of the mixed doubles event at the Olympics, and with the team events just underway they discuss the starts by Teams Peterson and Shuster. Price checks in from Beijing and Joe has an…
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S5:E5 - Olympics in full swing and Peachtree Curling
Joe and Specks are back for their second podcast this week. The mixed doubles action is about half over at the Olympics and the guys have thoughts about the ice and Team USA's first four games. Plus, Joe talks with Stacey Rice from the Peachtree Curling Association about the growth of curling in...
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S5:E4 – Olympics about to Begin and Kenya Curling
Joe Calabrese and Dustin “Specks” Tomasetti get together on the eve of the 2022 Olympics and talk a little Mixed Doubles Curling. Also, are we ready as a curling country for all the media attention curling is about to receive? And Joe talks with representatives from the Kenya Curling Federation...
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S5:E3: Wings Up For Beijing Mixed Doubles Curling
Price Atkinson and Dustin “Specks” Tomasetti deliver an American-lensed Olympic mixed doubles primer as Vicky Persinger and Chris Plys fly to Beijing. Atkinson is embedded with the team and coaching staff, and he’ll serve in a media attaché role in China. This episode provides access to the…
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S5:E2: Beijing 2022 and and Diversity, Inclusiveness
The guys are back together as they catch up on everything happening in and around U.S. curling including the cancellation of the 2022 U.S. Nationals and more, including a look back on the U.S. Olympic Trials. “The Godfather” Joe Calabrese also talks with Laura Yee and Courtney Shaw of the Potomac...
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S5:E1: 2022 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Preview
The No. 1 U.S. curling podcast is back for the start of season five—and just in time for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials beginning this weekend at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska! TESN co-founder “The Godfather” Joe Calabrese along with Dustin “Specks” Tomasetti take your through a quick recap of...
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E11: U.S. Nationals and 2021 Season Finale
One more show before the summer break, as the Extra Extra End podcast look back at the 2021 U.S. National Curling Championships in Wausau, Wisconsin. Teams Christensen and Dropkin each captured their first national championships while Vicky Persinger and Chris Plys teamed to win the Mixed Doubles...
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E10: 2021 U.S. Nationals Preview, Team Peterson Wins Bronze
We’re on the heels of the 2021 U.S. Curling Nationals starting next week in Wausau, Wisconsin, while the U.S. Mixed Doubles Nationals are underway. “The Godfather” Joe Calabrese, Dustin “Specks” Tomasetti and Price Atkinson break down what they expect to happen with picks for both the men and...
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E9: World Women’s Playoffs, U.S. National Fields
This week we’re checking in on Team USA’s progress at the ongoing women's world championship. USA’s Team Peterson is sitting primed for a playoff spot, while Canada is fighting just to get in. Meanwhile, the men’s and women’s fields have been announced for the upcoming 2021 USA Curling National...
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E8: Men's Worlds debacle; Women's World Championship preview
In episode 8 of this pandemic curling season, hosts Price Atkinson, Dustin “Specks” Tomasetti and Rebecca Andrew look back at the debacle and failed handling of the false-positive test results involving Team USA at the end of the recent Men’s World Championship. The host and guests also look…
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E7: Team USA coach Phill Drobnick from the Men's World Championship
After some ups and downs, Team USA led by John Shuster is on a roll at the 2021 Men’s World Championship. USA Curling’s Phill Drobnick joins Specks and Price from the bubble in Calgary to take us inside their round robin journey en route to the playoffs. Price and Specks also discuss exciting...
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E6: Matt Hamilton interview, 2018 Olympic Champions Heading to Worlds
The guys are back together after an extended hiatus and this week “The Godfather” Joe Calabrese, Dustin “Specks” Tomasetti and Price Atkinson dish on what we’ve watched go down in the curling world over the last few weeks. One half of the "Bash Brothers" Matt Hamilton joins Price ahead of the...
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E5: Author, Speaker and U.S. Paralympian Steve Emt
Team USA 2018 Paralympic wheelchair curler Steve Emt has been through it all and he joins host Price Atkinson on this week’s episode. A former walk-on basketball player for the UConn Huskies, Emt picked up the sport of curling at age 42 and is now preparing for the upcoming World Wheelchair…
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E4: Mayfield’s New Club and some issues in/around USA Curling
TESN’s Joe “The Godfather” Calabrese and Price Atkinson team up with curler Rebecca Andrew to talk about some of the things facing the sport in the U.S. Later, Joe catches up with Mayfield Curling Club board member Mike Moore to discuss their brand new facility just outside of Cleveland, OH. And…
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E3: Traverse City (MI) Curling Club, Ice Barn And More
We ring in 2021 on the latest episode of The Extra Extra End as Price Atkinson, “The Godfather” Joe Calabrese and Dustin “Specks” Tomasetti catch up on the latest U.S. curling news. We then feature Joe‘s interview with Traverse City (MI) Curling Club founding members and siblings Don Piche and…
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E2: New Denver Rock Creek Curling Club opening in 2021
Despite the pandemic and clubs temporarily shutting down, a brand new Denver-area curling facility is opening its doors in 2021. Price Atkinson, Joe Calabrese and Rebecca Andrew discuss along with guests Sean and Mimi Stevenson from the Rock Creek Curling Club.
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E1: U.S. Nationals Postponed, Korey Dropkin
Episode one of season four with "The Extra Extra End" blasts off with the latest U.S. curling news and opinions. Price Atkinson, Joe Calabrese and Dustin Tomasetti also speak with Young Bucks skip Korey Dropkin... and there’s the usual football chatter to wind things up. Thanks to The Curling…
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E20: Two-time U.S. Olympian Jessica Schultz
A quick break for the Memorial Day holiday and we're back with our guest and new USA Curling Women’s National Team & Juniors Director Jessica Schultz. The two-time U.S. Olympian joined us regarding her new role with the USCA. And co-hosts Price Atkinson, "The Godfather" Joe Calabrese and Dustin...
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E19: Emergency podcast with USA Curling team, staff announcements
Two times in one week? Our Friday emergency podcast thanks to several big moves regarding USA Curling staff and teams, including the "new" Team Sinclair along with Joe Polo staying with the #YoungBucks. TESN's "The Godfather" Joe Calabrese and Price Atkinson plus "Specs" Dustin Tomasetti talked...
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E18: All-Pro Curling Team's Jared Allen
The top women's teams around USA Curling began to take shape last week with the announcements of Teams Peterson and Christensen. And more team announcements are expected this coming week. TESN's Joe Calabrese and Price Atkinson get into all the latest changes and how the COVID quarantine has…
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E17: Comedian, coach and curler Dean Gemmell
Team Ruohonen will no longer be quite so #OldIsGold next season with their new team change and addition plus TESN's Joe Calabrese and Price Atkinson share in the excitement of the newly announced Southern California Curling Center. Joe also catches up with "Brush Like A Badass" himself Dean…
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E16: Two-time Olympian Ann Swisshelm on her championship season, personal COVID-19 battle
Take a curling break with us this week as TESN host Price Atkinson is joined again by The Pickwick executive chef and Duluth Curling Club's Dustin "Specs" Tomasetti. They covered a lot of ground including how much pressure is on Team USA next spring with just one World Championship that will now...
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E15: Team USA fantasy curling draft
This week we switched things up and held our first-ever Team USA fantasy curling draft! TESN's "The Godfather" Joe Calabrese & Price Atkinson along with CurlingZone's Gerry Geurts and The Wick's executive chef/Duluth Curling Club member Dustin "Specks" Tomasetti each drafted their own women's and...
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E14: New USA Curling CEO Jeff Plush
The curling season might be over but we're far from done. "The Godfather" Joe Calabrese returns this week to co-host with Price Atkinson and they get into about the latest and state of things in with the novel coronavirus worsening by the day, including the Summer Olympics now postponed until…
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E13: Denver Curling Club's Aaron Johnston after winning the 2020 USA Curling Club Nationals
CurlingZone's Gerry Geurts returns to co-host with Price Atkinson and they hop right into the fluid nature of the COVID-19 epidemic that is wreaking havoc across the world. And that includes the curling world with event cancelations, postponements and more. Our guest this week is Denver Curling...
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E12: Recap of the 2020 U.S. Nationals plus the upcoming Mixed Doubles Championship is this weekend
Co-hosts Jenna Martin and Price Atkinson recap all the action from Spokane and the 2020 USA Curling Nationals, as John Shuster and Tabitha Peterson captured national titles. Plus the fun we had off the ice around the craps and roulette tables. We also preview the 2020 USA Mixed Doubles Curling...
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E11: 2020 U.S. Curling National Championships Preview
The 2020 U.S. Curling National Championships begin tomorrow (Saturday, Feb. 8) at Eastern Washington University's URC Ice Arena. And co-host Price Atkinson welcomes the "Angry Bird" Sean Murray to the podcast for the first time this season, as he'll be delivering color analysis on the webs stream...
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E10: 2020 U.S. Junior National champions Laney Strouse, Luc Violette
After a week off at the Grand Slam in Yorkton, Price and Jenna return for a busy week including a pair of guest interviews with newly minted 2020 USA Curling Junior National Champion skips Laney Strouse and Luc Violette. We also dive into Team Roth and the YoungBucks' impressive runs at the GSOC...
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E9: Team USA's Winter Youth Olympic Games Coach John Benton
The Godfather Joe Calabrese is back to pinch hit co-hosting duties with Price Atkinson this week. We recap all the action from the USA Men's and Women's Challenge Rounds last weekend and who were the biggest surprises on each side? Plus an interview with 2010 Olympian John Benton, who is coaching...
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E8: Skip Madison Bear and also 'The Godfather' returns
Our first episode of 2020 brings back memories of 2019 plus we have the return of "The Godfather" himself. TESN co-founder Joe Calabrese makes his first appearance of the season, joining co-hosts Jenna Martin and Price Atkinson who all share their top-five USA Curling moments/events/observations...
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E7: Skip Rich Ruohonen plus "Singing Christmas Jenna"
Fresh off their win at the Changan Ford International Curling Elite in China, Team Ruohonen skip Rich Ruohonen dishes on their victorious run thru the event and even carrying their winnings nervously thru the Beijing airport. Plus how teammate Colin Hufman brought the house down with his...
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E6: Thanksgiving edition with skip Jamie Sinclair off their WCT win in Red Deer
Jenna and Price are back with a special Thanksgiving week edition, including an interview with skip Jamie Sinclair fresh off their win at the WCT Red Deer Curling Classic in Alberta. Jamie dishes on the comeback of stealing two for the win against Brette Richards. Do you know what the Can Am Cup...
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E5: Young Bucks skip Korey Dropkin after their historic win at the GSOC Tour Challenge (Tier 2)
A week after Price's luggage (including recording equipment) was lost en route home from the Tour Challenge in Nova Scotia, he and Jenna are back this week. And yes, the luggage did finally show up four days later, allowing us to podcast again! We get into the Young Bucks historic win at the Tour...
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E4: New Team Shuster coach Sean Beighton live from the GSOC Tour Challenge
This week's podcast is filled with "firsts" with the most important being co-hosts Jenna Martin and Price Atkinson rewording together live from the Grand Slam of Curling's Tour Challenge in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. We also welcome our first guest of the season, former member of USA Curling's…
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E3: Jenna and Price bond over Halloween candy and make up for lost time last week
It's Halloween and Jenna and Price bond over their dislike for candy corns. Plus they catch up on everything we missed last week, including the first Grand Slam of Curling event in the books as well as the second one next week in Nova Scotia. The MadTown DoubleDown mixed doubles event this…
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E2: Jenna and Price talk Portage snowstorm with CurlingZone's Rory McCusker
On this week's edition co-hosts Jenna Martin and Price Atkinson get into a busy week around USA Curling! Jenna dishes on her first Members Assembly she attended last weekend at home in Milwaukee, they share in the excitement of the U.S. Olympic Trials returning to Omaha in November 2021 and also...
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E1: Welcome our new co-host, the one and only Jenna Martin
The 2019-20 curling season is underway and so are we with our first episode of the season. And welcome in new "The Extra Extra End" co-host and former member of USA Curling's High-Performance Program, the one and only Jenna Martin! Host Price Atkinson cuts to the core of who Jenna Martin really…
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E25: Season wrap up with some of Joe and Price's "top moments" from the season
We are back one final time this season, as TESN co-hosts Price Atkinson and "The Godfather" Joe Calabrese wrap up the 2018-19 campaign with their "best of." They recap some of their most memorable and surprising moments, comeback player, memorable TESN guests this season and so much more in our...
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E24: Two-time Brier Champion and Team Shuster coach Don Bartlett
Price is coming to you from the Grand Slam of Curling Humpty's Champion in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan this week where Team Shuster and Team Sinclair did battle with the best of the best in the last Slam of the season. Our guest this week is two-time Brier champion, 2002 Olympic silver medalist and...
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E23: Four-time U.S. Olympian Debbie McCormick from the Players' Championship
We are in downtown Toronto this week for the Grand Slam of Curling's Players' Championship! And even more rare is the fact that TESN's Joe and Price are together for this week's podcast recording. Our special guest this week is four-time U.S. Olympic curler Debbie McCormick! Working now as a rep...
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E22: Recapping Women's Worlds plus Madison Curling Club's Dan Wiza
We're back this week and Price Atkinson has co-host "The Godfather" Joe Calabrese on the scene again to recap the Women's World Championship in Denmark plus look ahead to next week's Men's World Championship in Lethbridge, Alberta. This week's guest is Dan Wiza from the Madison Curling Club who…
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E21: Two-time US Olympian Ann Swisshelm plus Pete Fenson, Sarah Anderson
This week host Price Atkinson is in Silkeborg, Denmark for the 2019 Women's World Curling Championship where Team USA Led by Jamie Sinclair made a run at the playoffs. But in the end they came up a game short. Price talks this week with two-time U.S. Olympian and WCTV commentator Ann Swisshelm...
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E20: US Olympic gold medalist and USA Curling ambassador Tyler George
After a week off, Price and Joe are back with a LOT of ground to cover with "championship season" in full bloom with the U.S. Mixed Nationals in the books and many other USA Curling national championship events ongoing. Our guest this week is 2018 U.S. Olympic gold medalist turned ambassador for...
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E19: Wrapping up U.S. Nationals plus Granite Curling Club president Phil Shryock
After a week off to catch up on sleep and health from our week in Kalamazoo, TESN's Price Atkinson and "The Godfather" Joe Calabrese look back on the amazing week bringing you the 2019 U.S. Curling Nationals from the Zoo. We welcome in Granite Curling Club president Phil Shryock, as the GCC is...
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The USA Curling Nationals playoffs field is now set
TESN's Joe Calabrese and Price Atkinson are at the 2019 USA Curling Nationals in Kalamazoo and the playoffs are now set on the men's and women's side. They break down all the action and Friday's playoff matchups from the Wings Event Center. You'll also hear interviews with skips John Shuster…
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E17: Team Persinger skip Rich Ruohonen trying to get the podcast bump
Host Price Atkinson is back this week but "The Godfather" Joe Calabrese is not. He's en route from Rochester, NY to Kalamazoo, MI with the TESN goods and equipment with the 2019 U.S. Curling Nationals starting Saturday. But Price welcomes Team Persinger skip Rich Ruohonen who begged to get back…
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E16: Team Senneker and a preview of the upcoming 2019 USA Curling Nationals
Host Price Atkinson is away this week so "The Godfather" Joe Calabrese is in the captain's chair and is joined by Sean Murray and Marc Beyer to preview the field for the upcoming 2019 USA Curling Nationals in Kalamazoo, MI (Feb. 9-16). Joe also talks with guest and skip Stephanie Senneker, who…
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E15: Junior skip Sam Strouse preparing for his first USA Curling Nationals
We had a fun guest interview this week with 18-year old junior skip Sam Strouse, who just qualified for his first USA Curling Nationals. And it will be played just two and a half hours from his home in Midland, Mich. What a memorable first Nationals including his Dad as his team's coach! Plus…
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E14: Setting the stage for the USA Curling Nationals with KCC's Marcus Gleaton
This week we begin setting the stage for the upcoming 2019 USA Curling Nationals in Kalamazoo, Mich. (Feb. 9-16) with Kalamazoo Curling Club president Marcus Gleaton. He fills us in on all the happenings around the upcoming Nationals and what curling fans can do around the Zoo. Plus "The…
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Host Price Atkinson & the TESN.US crew profiles USA Curling teams & players, the Olympic Trials, World and Olympic Competitions.
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