2 Girls and a Game - Curling Podcast

Girl 2 rejoins Girl 1 for episode 12 of season 8.   There's Something About Mary as G2 is back from a grind of a week commentating for the Ontario STOH and Tankard provincial championships. She dishes about the host town, the venue, the event, the people, and her commentary colleagues, plus the sights, sounds and observations from a great seat in the house.   The Girls also discuss the no-tick rul...

Girl 1 welcomes "Girl 3" for episode 11 of season 8 … as amazing guest host Daryell Nowlan returns. (Girl 2 is busy commenting for the Ontario STOH/Tankard provincial livestream coverage.) Lori and Daryell waste no time in catching up, and talk about Team Andrea Kelly's big provincial STOH win in New Brunswick. This leads to a discussion between two coaches (Lori described her U18 provincial coach...

The Girls are back, and after some initial catching up, Lori and Mary are off into the 2023 world of curling podcasts.   First up is a retrospective look at some of the biggest curling stories of 2022. We agree with Lori when she is shocked to realize the Beijing Olympics were held just a few months ago—it does feel like many years ago!   Then comes a look at current curling stories and discussion...

In the 7th Episode (8th Season) Lori and Mary share their excitement about the upcoming Senior Canadian Championships and who will be joining them as coach.  The girls discuss the Everest Canadian Club Nationals: Team Ontario and Team NB winning gold, celebrity commentators and ice conditions and venue.  Lori and Mary chat about the Euros and how exciting it was to have a new champion in Team Denm...

Episode 6 of season 8 begins with Girl 1's on-ice exploits at the Canadian Mixed curling championship in Prince Albert, Sask. Lori and Mary then run through recent calendar sales—where Mary is seeking a curler from the York CC in Newmarket for an important message!—as well as recent World Curling Tour action, another Twitter spat (this one involving Joanne Courtney and legend Randy Ferbey) and Tea...

In the 4th Episode (Season 8)Lori had the pleasure of siting down with Niklas Edin at the Dundas Valley Curling Club.  They discuss how Team Edin stays motivated, goals for the future, team dynamics and what teams they feel will challenge them in the next Olympic cycle.  Gerry Geurts also joins Lori and Mary to discuss various topics in a State of the Curling World segment.  In addition, the girls...

In the 3rd episode (Season 8) Lori and Mary are unboxing the 2023 Curling Cares Calendar.  It's the first time the girls see what month they are and each others photograph!  The girls discuss their charities and why they are meaningful to them.  Lori's charity is the CNIB - promo code LoriCares and Mary's charity is The Covenant House - promo code is MaryCares.  If you want to support both girls p...

In the 2nd Episode (Season ) Lori and Mary break down everything that happened at the inaugural PointsBet Invitational.  Did this event make the girls care about curling in September?  They discuss the format: 10 ends, no extra ends, draw to the button challenge, time clocks, the million dollar bracket and the bracket busters, new teams and who is showing chemistry early in the quadrennial, and th...

The Girls kick off the new curling season: early team results and observations, streaming stuff, (partial) calendar details with @curling, funny commercials and a major WHAAAAT announcement!  

In this final episode of Season 7, Lori and Mary chat about The World Mixed Doubles results, Senior World Championships and what the curlers have been up to: Team Tirinzoni's front end stepping back, Vicky Wright stepping back, Canadian curlers getting a day named for them, keys to the city and even a street named in their honour.  After that, Joanne Courtney joins in the discussion to fill Lori a...

The Girls keep winning.  Lori and Mary gather for episode 29 of season 7, and kick things off with news of yet another provincial championship trophy (!) and a celebrity appearance for charity.  Then the 2 Girls do what you're here for: discuss all that's happened this past week in the Roaring Game. Topics include—but are not limited to—the Players' Championship Slam, the official Bottcher team an...

Men's Worlds and Curling Burnout    Lori and Mary are back with episode 27 of season 7 … and things start with Lori's Covid experience and surprising crossword notoriety.    The Girls then delve deep into various curling newsbytes ranging from the men's worlds in Las Vegas—including Mary's top 3 picks for the next sexy curling calendar—more team changes, no love for leads, the Canadian Juniors, th...

Lori and Mary convene for episode 26 of season 7, and as usual there is much to discuss. Not the least of which is that insane Oscars ceremony and Lori's vanishing taste buds.      In terms of curling talk, the women's worlds in Prince George, BC must be discussed in depth—and it is. There's also curling team lineup chatter (a theme that will probably be with us for a while yet), a mixed doubles...

And The Girls are champions. Let's not forget that.    Lori and Mary kick off episode 25 of season 7 with a breakdown of their big accomplishment—a provincial championship! Images and video of the winning shot, made in an extra-end, are embedded in The Curling News' media player.    Next up is the raft of team changes announced recently, some of them official and some of them not. The Girls also c...

2 Girls and a Game: 2022 Brier Opening Weekend     Glasses are sexy. Believe it.    Lori and Mary return with episode 23 of season 7 and, after a brief rehash of Lori's fun mixed curling weekend, we're off with the curling chatter.    Team lineup changes have been announced, and are discussed, including the popularity of the "adult conversations" phrase. And all hail Eve Muirhead's glamour girls! ...

The 2 Girls are back for an Olympic summary as episode 22 of season 7 drops hard.  First off, The Girls are senior curling teammates!  All Beijing results and trends are then discussed, including handy affirmations and Rachel's deep dark hole … plus the aftermath for Canada—is a Curling Summit required?  The Girls also take listeners through the two Brier pools, there's breaking news from the morn...

Midway Through Olympics, Tankard Qualifiers   Episode 21 of season 7 is about as packed as any curling fan could want.  In no particular order, the 2 Girls discuss the current Olympic standings, Jennifer Jones' new gear, sanded stones, mixed doubles podium finishes, Canadian excuses and possible changes, Olympic TV commentary, Bob Cole's eye-raising tweet…  … Canadian men's Tankard results, world...

Threepeat For Einarson  And Olympics … of course.  Lori and Mary jump straight into episode 20 of season 7 by discussing Kerri Einarson's historic win at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Then the inevitable Olympic mixed doubles talk, but not before the Girls share their humbling moments … something curlers of all levels must constantly wrestle with.  Enjoy the episode and stay safe!