Graced By Rain

Elaine Shircliff
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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.

  1. 3d ago

    Tea Time With Jim and Elaine : Players Hear What You Say, Drew Doughty is Going to Play Forever, Can We Stop Talking About the Red Wings Yet? (ep 2)

    "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 sense, will this rumor happen, and what have we heard regarding the rumor. Jim and Elaine will spend time at the beginning of each episode talking about different aspects of being a member of the media. On this week’s  episode, Jim Biringer and Elaine Shircliff discuss: Our favorite holidays! Whether or not things you say about players get back to them Drew Doughty and Sidney Crosby are going to play forever Moving the Bridgeport Islanders to Hamilton, Ontario Elaine loves the messy Columbus Blue Jackets and is done with talking about rumours involving the Red Wings and a few other fun thing things "Tea Time with Jim & Elaine" is a production of "Graced By Rain, LLC"

  2. 5d ago

    Beauty of the Grand Rapids Griffins: More Hat Tricks!, Rivalries are Fun, Trey Augustine is Superstitious (ep 16)

    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 past few weeks. On this week’s episode, Elaine discusses: Griffins are running the American Hockey League The Cleveland Monsters and Grand Rapids Griffins have an epic and beautiful rivalry MORE HAT TRICKS!!!Trey Augustine is a lil stitiousDan Watson is low key the funniest coach you will ever meet .Photo Credit: Grand Rapids Griffins/Nicholas Carrillo You can buy Elaine's book "U Go" on Amazon. --------- Youtube :⁠ gracedbyrain X: imaraindancer⁠ X: ⁠GracedByRainPod⁠ Instagram: Gracedbyrain⁠ Facebook: ⁠ElaineShircliffWriter ⁠------ Graced By Rain LLC is run by Elaine Shircliff out of Michigan. The purpose of “Graced By Rain” is to highlight the beauty in life. You can read articles, blog posts, and creative writing posts, on ⁠GracedByRain.com⁠. ------ The Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) are the farm team of the Detroit Red Wings (NHL). They play out of Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

  3. Oct 20

    Beauty of the Chicago Wolves: Amazing Season of Giving, Iowa Sweep, and Strong Week From Stiven Sardarian (ep. 2)

    "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 in a little bit of music talk to close out each episode.  On the second episode of the Beauty of the Chicago Wolves, Andrew and Elaine discuss: - Adopt-A-Dog Night and the incredible Season of Giving the Wolves are doing during the 2026-27 season - The  Sweep of the Iowa Wild - How well Stiven Sardarian played - Andrew talks about the CastleRat concert he just attended. - And much more! "Beauty of the Chicago Wolves" is a production of "Graced By Rain, LLC"

  4. Oct 15

    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 the seasonJesse Kiiskinen's phenomenal SundayElaine wrote a song!Dan Watson's 400th Win Dominik Shine's 100th Goal and much more! You can purchase Elaine 's book, "U Go", on Amazon.--------- Youtube :⁠ gracedbyrain X: imaraindancer⁠X: ⁠GracedByRainPod ⁠Instagram: Gracedbyrain⁠Facebook: ⁠ElaineShircliffWriter ⁠------ Graced By Rain LLC is run by Elaine Shircliff out of Michigan. The purpose of “Graced By Rain” is to highlight the beauty in life. You can read articles, blog posts, and creative writing posts, on ⁠GracedByRain.com⁠. ------ The Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) are the farm team of the Detroit Red Wings (NHL). They play out of Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

  5. Oct 6

    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 in a little bit of music talk to close out each episode. Don't worry! Future episodes will only be 30-45 minutes long. We took a long walk down memory lane on episode one. On the inaugural episode, Andrew and Elaine discuss: Why we keep coming back to cover the Chicago WolvesOur favorite memories during our time covering the teamLindsey Wilhite!Chicago's opening weekend in ManitobaBeauty Play and Beauty PlayersWhat we are currently listening toand so much more! "Beauty of the Chicago Wolves" is a production of "Graced By Rain, LLC"

  6. Oct 2

    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 sense, will this rumor happen, and what have we heard regarding the rumor. Jim and Elaine will spend time at the beginning of each episode talking about different aspects of being a member of the media. On the inaugural episode, Jim Biringer and Elaine Shircliff discuss: why sources are important and who sources can be the different types of sources the Detroit Red Wings search for a GM and how they've handled the flow of information (the lack of flow) Adam Fantilli and Don Waddell are extremely patient and a few other things "Tea Time with Jim & Elaine" is a production of "Graced By Rain, LLC"

  7. Jun 8

    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.

  8. Apr 20

    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 successful weekend Jakob Pelletier winning the John B. Sollenberger Award Predicting how the Play-In/First Round of the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs will turn out Dylan James’ phenomenal Sunday night Sebastian Cossa  and Michal Postava winning the Harry “Hap” Holmes Award The Griffins’ Charitable Goals Update --------- TikTok : ⁠@imaraindancer⁠ Youtube :⁠ @gracedbyrain ⁠X: ⁠@GracedByRainPod⁠ BlueSky : ⁠@imaraindancer.bsky.social ⁠Facebook: ⁠ElaineShircliffWriter⁠ ------ Graced By Rain LLC is run by Elaine Shircliff out of Michigan. The purpose of “Graced By Rain” is to highlight the beauty in life. You can read articles, blog posts, and creative writing posts, on ⁠GracedByRain.com⁠. ------ The Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) are the farm team of the Detroit Red Wings (NHL). They play out of Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and finished the 2025-26 regular season second in the AHL.

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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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  • Creator
    Elaine Shircliff
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    115
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Elaine Shircliff
  • Show Website
    Graced By Rain

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