2 Girls and a Game - Curling Podcast

Lori and Mary kick off episode 18 of season 7 by unwrapping their Purple Peter. We'll let them explain this to you—visuals are included via our media player!  Once the curling talk starts, the topics swing wildly—club leagues reopening soon, the 2023 Brier announcement, last teams for the worlds, World Juniors postponed, Beijing test threshold, Marc and Lisa for MD backup ... and more.  The more i...

The 2 Girls are back with episode 17 of season 7 with, what else, the somewhat anti-climactic aftershocks of Canada's long-awaited Mixed Doubles team announcement. But even with that, there is so much to discuss.  The other topics range from snowstorms to Wordle to this announcement and that announcement… followed by—of course—yet another announcement. There's reaction to this, reaction to that. T...

Heavy stuff abounds in another quality 2G curling podcast.  Episode 16 of season 7 begins with The Girls and an overwhelming weekend of curling on television (and streaming devices).   Results are discussed from B.C., Saskatchewan and Alberta before the heavy topic of Canada's delayed Olympic mixed doubles team announcement is addressed. Then ... did CurlON make the right call? Will the MD roster...

Deck the halls with your favourite curling podcasters.  The holidays beckon and the 2 Girls have given us the gift of a last episode in 2021.  Episode 14 of season 7 starts off with pickleball, moves into Memmo and various announcements from Team Gushue and others. COVID is once again threatening the curling landscape, with clubs and events suspending plans. The Manitoba STOH is thoroughly discuss...

Episode 13 of season 7 is a grab bag of curling stuff, ranging from two Mixed Doubles qualifiers—one in Canada and the other in Holland—plus the Canadian Seniors, John Morris and Australia, and SNL on the EasyToys scandal. And that's just the beginning. Later on, The Girls discuss STOH puzzles, Manitoba, event cancellations, COVID (of course), the next Slam, Bruce Mouat and Team Shuster aka The Gu...

It's time for episode 12 of season 7, and this week the 2 Girls deal with some off-ice insanity in a calm and rational manner. True story. In fact, Lori and Mary start with actual curling news (!) before diving into all that the past weekend's mayhem had to offer. If you don't know what we're talking about, you need to catch up. Right now. Listen and watch in the media player and enjoy an enhanced...

2 Girls and a Game: 2021 Olympic Trials Part 2   The Girls are back with that tiebreaker and the playoff games from Saskatoon!   Episode 11 of season 7 is the second of a two-part series, breaking down Lori and Mary's trip to the Canadian Olympic Trials in Saskatchewan. The girls start with the epic second women's tiebreaker, and their epic reactions were recorded live at the time from the arena!...

In the 9th Episode (Season 7) Lori and Mary chat about the opening weekend at the Olympic Trials:  surprises, wacky finishes, who is getting the early breaks and what teams are struggling so far.  The girls discuss the early texturing of the rocks and who benefits and who doesn't and is it really needed.  Lori and Mary talk about the sudden lineup change on team Dunstone and the importance of the...

In the 8th Episode (season 7) Lori and Mary discuss their weekend in St Thomas at the senior qualifier with Team Rizzo and coach Lori onboard.  Attention turns to the latest Grand Slam: Boost National where the girls look at the results and who performed and didn't preform in the last major competition before the Olympic Trials.  Lori and Mary break down their picks for the trials into 3 categorie...

Time for episode 7 of season 7! After some Halloween social appreciation, the Girls announce they will be attending this month's Canadian Olympic Trials in Saskatoon. The Canadian Pre-Trials qualifier is thoroughly discussed, with a look to how the recent qualifiers might fare in Saskatoon. Then it's on to the Americas Zone Challenge, the U.S. Mixed Doubles Trials, and the world wheelchair champio...

In episode 6 of season 7, The Girls start by recounting their fun day trip to the first Grand Slam of Curling event of the season in Oakville, Ont. Following a discussion of the event results, they talk about Jennifer Jones' turn as a TV colour analyst. Then it's on to Headline News items, the start of Canada's Olympic Pre-Trials competition, and the annual unboxing of the 2022 Curling Cares Fundr...

Girl 1 (Lori) welcomes guest host Daryell Nowlan in episode 4 of season 7 as about a million cashspiel results have poured in. Then hosts also discuss the multitude of streaming options—and new commentary voices—appearing in the sport.    A segment digs into the lineup of athletes appearing in the new 2022 Curling Cares Fundraising Calendar—with many editorial comments, of course!    Enjoy the epi...

Episode 3 of Season 7 starts with talk of "The Yips" and the eternal question: What makes a good curling webstream? The context continues with discussions about Canada's Direct Trials Entry and Direct Pre-Trials Entry events in Ottawa. After a break to discuss Switzerland's men's Olympic Trials series and various tour developments, The Girls reconvene to dig into the Ottawa results compared to the...

In the 2nd Episode (Season 7) Lori and Mary discuss Lori's first adventures on the curling ice and thoughts about the season with Alberta announcing their health crises and indoor sports being cancelled.  Keeping their optimism level high, the girls predict which teams will come out of the pre Olympic trial events in Ottawa this coming week.  Lori and Mary discuss some spiel results and the prize...

Lori and Mary discuss some summer fun, surprises and an impromptu commentary gig at Oakville CC. Some curling topics include Curling Canada's vaccine mandate and the streaming plans for the lead up events to the Olympic qualifiers. The girls discuss Great Britain approach to selecting their ladies team, the World Men's heading back to Vegas, the Grand Slams announced and a GIVEAWAY!!

This bonus summer podcast features the girls who have reunited to discuss curling news, what curlers have been up to, Ask the Girls questions, Olympics and Pop Culture moments.

In the final episode of the season, Lori and Mary are joined by Daryell Nowlan to recap the World Mixed Doubles Championships and discuss their thoughts on this crazy pandemic curling season. The girls and Daryell discuss the results, how Canada fared and their mutual admiration of the commentators.  Recently Brad Gushue had suggestions which could make Mixed Doubles more equitable.  Other topics...

Episode 29 of pandemic season six rolls through the final days of the 2021 women's worlds.  Lori and Mary start with weird curling podcadt dreams (!) before discussing the #WWCC2021 results, the Olympic berths, Canada's wild roller-coaster week including missing the medals (women's and men's) for the first time ever, and the "Weight of the Maple Leaf" ... which might not even be a real thing.  Tha...

On to episode 28 of season six. Lori and Mary start with all the discussion points from the first half of the world women's championship in Calgary—the TV crew positives, the German positives, Canada's struggles, coaches from different nations, eyeglasses and more.  The 2 Girls then discuss their first-hand experiences with curling pressure before speaking with multiple STOH and world champion ski...

In Episode 27 of season six, Lori and Mary power through a week of Players' Championship new and tidbits–everything from the results to surprises, listener feedback to Homan Wonder Woman, the 60-second recap, Derek's moustache (!) and more. The girls also discuss what sells curling to TV viewers and spectators as well as the recent news of positive tests in advance of this weekend's world women's...