An epic hogged stone controversy caps a most unusual championship and season.

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 title.
“The Godfather” Joe Calabrese, Dustin “Specks” Tomasetti and Price Atkinson recap it all, with a deep dive into the Dropkin-Ruohonen hogged stone controversy from round-robin play.
Catch up on all our past episodes as you enjoy your summer!

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 women.
In addition, they hit on Team Peterson bringing home the world women’s bronze and update Tab Peterson and Joe Polo’s quest for hardware at the World Mixed Doubles Championship going on right now in Aberdeen, Scotland. 

It was a mess. And your favorite podcasters do not hold back.
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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 ahead to the Women’s World Championship starting this weekend at the curling bubble in Calgary.

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. 
They debate the COVID interest of sports during the pandemic and focus on the upcoming men’s world championship in Calgary (April 2-11). And they take a look at Team Shuster’s chances against a 14-team field including the favorites in Team Canada. 

Tragedy, perseverance, motivation and triumph.
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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 Curling Championship in Finland later this spring.

Besides having more free time during the pandemic, Steve shares why he decided to write his new book You D.E.C.I.D.E. which is now available on Amazon.

In addition, Price and co-host Dustin “Specks” Tomasetti discuss the feedback from their previous episode … and also give their Super Bowl picks!

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 Cara Colburn in the Segment-You-Can‘t-Refuse, as Don and Cara dish on a potential new $7 million, 25,500 square-foot facility for 2022. 
Finally, we celebrate Joe getting to attend a real, live sporting event at the Buffalo Bills home playoff game!