Broomgate: A Curling Scandal, Episode 1: The Mystery Broom

Blocked Party

John Cullen

Comedy, Technology

4.8 • 548 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

It's a feed drop! John here. As you may (or may not) know, over the past two years, I have been working on a curling podcast about our sport's biggest ever scandal, Broomgate. (Yes, it's actually called that). It's a cool story filled with niche sports drama, amazing personalities, and narration/writing/producing by me. And as I write this, it is the #1 podcast in Canada. Actually. We have never posted an episode of anything else in the BP feed, and I respect that this may be a bit weird for some of you, but I just really wanted you to hear this series. I hope you enjoy it. This is the only episode we'll be doing this with, so don't fear that the BP feed will be overrun with curling content. The feed goes back to normal next Monday and will stay that way. If you like the episode, please head on over to the Broomgate: A Curling Scandal feed and follow/subscribe. Episode 2 is already out, and then it'll be a new episode every Monday until the conclusion of the podcast's sixth episode. You can get there by clicking here: https://link.chtbl.com/6rO6FUAd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello block party fans, John here. As you may know, since I've talked about it on the main show and you probably follow me on social media. I have a brand new podcast out. It's called Broomgate, a curling scandal. I've been working on it for the past two years and I just really, really want you to hear it. And so I'm dropping the first episode here in the Block Party feed for you to listen to. Now, I know that seems a little bit crazy. It's been six years of the show. We've never, ever done this before. But me and the team worked so hard on this podcast. And I really think, even if you're not a curling fan, you're going to love it. It's produced so well.
0:38.3	It's a niche sports drama. worked so hard on this podcast. And I really think even if you're not a curling fan, you're going to love it.
0:43.6	It's produced so well. It's a niche sports drama. Who doesn't love that? And you get to meet an amazing cast of characters throughout the course of the show. So this is just episode one. I'm never
0:48.9	doing this again. Don't worry if this is not your thing. Just skip this episode. But I really do hope it's your thing. I hope you give it a chance. This is episode one, the mystery broom. If you want to follow Broomgate for the next five episodes after this one, there'll be a link in the show notes. Thank you so much for giving it a chance, and I really hope you enjoy it. Here's episode one of Broomegate, a curling scandal.
1:13.1	Content warning.
1:14.2	The following podcast contains mentions of brooms and graphic depictions of curling.
1:20.8	It's Thursday, September 10th, 2015, and my phone is blowing up.
1:26.8	My friends are all texting me.
1:28.7	John, are you seeing what's happening right now?
1:31.3	They tell me it's an emergency, and I have to turn on the TV.
1:49.3	It is the Pinty's grand slam of curling on sports and they are fired up for the first event of 2015-2016.
1:54.4	It's the Tour Challenge in Paradise, Newfoundland, and Labrador.
2:00.7	Walking onto the ice is a man named Brad Guzhou.
2:05.3	Ask most anyone in Canada to name a curler,
2:08.4	and whether you're into the game or not, they'll have heard of Brad.
2:12.1	If Brad isn't the Michael Jordan of curling,
2:14.3	he might be the LeBron James,
2:16.2	the best curler of this generation, and
2:18.5	someone who is innovating the sport on and off the ice.
2:22.5	The 12th time Newfoundland men's champion, three-time Grand Slam champion,
2:31.0	2006 Olympic gold medalists from St. John's Newfoundland, Team Gushu.
2:39.0	The texts from my friends, who are elite curlers and broadcasters from around the world,
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