2 Girls and a Game - Curling Podcast

In episode 26 of season six, The Girls dig into the first of two Grand Slam of Curling bubble events—the Champions Cup. Discussion threads include curling burnout, Sportsnet versus TSN, Johnny Mo with Koe, lots of results and of course, tons of surprises. There's a 60-second recap followed by Headline News ... and then the ultimate discussion about Wonder Woman aka Rachel Homan—and why Lori and Ma...

In the latest episode recorded Monday, there is so much WMCC2021 to unpack.  In episode 25 of season six, The Girls unpack a wild 2021 world men's curling championship—one of the weirdest, to be sure but one of the best on-ice displays.  The COVID-19 positive test scares lead off the discussion but a wide range of topics are hit, including Canada's performance (and more about 2G super-buddy Darren...

In Episode 24 of season six, Lori and Mary dissect recent curling headlines—including the midway point of the men's world championship—before settling in for an in-depth interview with their friend Darren Moulding, third for Brendan Bottcher's Brier championship squad.  Darren and the girls run through the Brier and his thoughts on the format before discussing his mixed doubles experience, where h...

In the 22nd episode of season six, Lori and Mary discuss Brier storylines: Wayne's World and the journey of Team Howard, surprises and upsets, event format and lucky socks. The girls then tackle the Hot Topics of broom slamming and rock texturing before revealing their immediate reactions after the semi and final. Congratulations to Team Bottcher (Alberta) on their first Brier victory!     Thank y...

In the 21st Episode (season 6) Lori and Mary discuss the opening weekend at the Brier.  The girls make their picks for the playoffs and who will win, takeaways and stand out moments, upsets and comebacks and storylines.  The girls discuss the positive and negative sides of the social media content, covid hair and calendar picks.  Lori and Mary are thrilled to hear the latest headline news which is...

In the 20th Episode (Season 6) Lori and Mary continue their Scotties recap: what the atmosphere was like, ice conditions, should every team be featured, results from the preliminary pool play, uniforms, exposure for the young up and coming teams, the amount of social media (good bad and ugly), should the 18 team format stay and the bubble diary experience.  So many behind the scenes stories!  Than...

In the 19th Episode (Season 6) Lori and Mary are reunited after Lori's trip to the Scotties to discuss PART 1 of the Scotties recap.  The girls discuss all three of the Playoff games that took place on Championship Sunday, whether the tie breaker could have been played earlier and the results and breakdown of all 3 games.  Lori and Mary discuss the effects Covid had on the post game celebrations a...

In the 18th Episode (Season 6) Lori and Mary check in one last time before Lori leaves for the Scotties.  The girls predict which team will win and which teams are dark horses, discuss the uniform designs that were unveiled and chat about the latest personnel change on Team Alberta.  Lori and Mary discuss the Brier pools and whether the pools look evenly distributed.  Lori catches Mary up with som...

In the 17th Episode (Season 6) Mary returns to the mic as co host! The girls discuss the Super Bowl, the half-time show and Tom Brady's success.  Lori and Mary turn to the biggest curling headline: the World Women's Championship being canceled a second year in a row.  There were a few curling events played over the weekend including the Swiss Championships, Elite Finals in Britain and a game betwe...

In the 16th Episode (Season 6) Lori is joined with Daryell Nowlan, who is "sparing" for Mary while she is away.  Lori and Daryell discuss some of the live curling provincials and territorials that were played over the weekend, the final Wildcard teams were officially announced and Team Fleury will be adding Chelsea Carey as skip to replace Tracy, who will be attending to her daughter who has medic...

In the 15th Episode (Season 6) Daryell Nowlan joins Lori again this week as co host.  They discuss Daryell's experience being on the podcast the previous week, the inauguration and the latest Covid concerns.  Daryell will be joining the bubble in Calgary as a coach for Team NS and Lori encourages their skip Jill Brothers, a hair stylist, to bring along her equipment to help players out!  Alberta f...

In the 14th Episode (Season 6) Lori is joined by '97 Brier Bronze medalist, Daryell Nowlan as co host.  They discuss all the latest cancellations and announcements from the provinces/territories and who is headed to the Scotties and Brier bubble.  Lori and Daryell discuss Curling Canada's decision to add 3 more teams to the fields and who they think those teams will be.  They chat about the role s...

In the 13th Episode (Season 6) Lori and Mary catch up on their very Covid Christmas and what shows got them through the holidays when curling news was scarce.  Lori challenges Mary to a game to see what can be left behind and what they'll bring into 2021.  Lori checks in with what curlers have been up to and even attempts a 60 second recap of the Bachelor!  The girls chat about the latest teams to...

In Episode 12 (Season 6) Lori and Mary are ready to say goodbye to the year 2020!  They discuss a media zoom call, surprise calendar submission and more curlers on memmo!  Other topics include Team McCarville declining the Northern Ontario Scotties berth, what's happening in Ontario and very strict  protocols for breaking the curling bubble in Calgary.  Lori interviews Jimmy the Kid, James Grattan...

In Episode 11 (Season 6) Lori and Mary discuss the aftermath of the "bubble" announcement last week and what this will mean for provincial and territories moving forward as they try and declare who will represent.  Norther Ontario is sending their defending champions back to these National events and Team McCarville is deliberating whether or not they will return. In a Hot Topic on social media, t...

In episode 10 (season 6) Lori and Mary are joined by Gregory Strong, a sports reporter with the Canadian Press, to discuss Curling Canada's event "bubble" announcement – the Scotties, Brier, Mixed Doubles and men's worlds are now aimed for Calgary. Thank you for listening!  Please enjoy the episode and stay safe!  

In the 9th Episode (Season 6) "Getting to Know Cheryl Bernard, Olympic Silver Medallist" Lori and Mary discuss the state of curling, including the restrictions causing many clubs to pause, close or cancel their seasons. Then it's on to Cheryl Bernard – Olympic Medallist, TV analyst, book author, Ted Talker, charity worker, sport administrator, Kilimanjaro climber – what hasn't she done? Cheryl is...

In the 8th Episode (Season 6) "Ladies Event Cancelled During First Draw" Lori and Mary discuss the exciting news that the 2 Girls And A Game curling podcast will now be part of The Curling News and the Sports Illustrated partnership.  The girls chat about their evening at the Toronto Hope Charity Event and what they did for their contribution.  After much anticipation over the ladies event in Okot...

In the 7th Episode (Season 6) "Unboxing the 2021 Curling Calendar" This is one of the most highly anticipated segments of the season where Lori and Mary get their first look at the calendar!  The girls love to see what the curling models put together for their photo shoots.  Other topics on the episode include regional events that took place over the weekend, Covid numbers surging in some areas of...

In Episode 6 (Season 6) Lori and Mary check in on each other to see how they are managing with all the turmoil in the world.  They get caught up with what curling events took place on the weekend and some Covid scares that have hit clubs in Canada.  Lori talks with Canadian Scotties Champion, Val Sweeting.  They discuss Val's successful skipping career, her transition to playing third with Team Ei...

In the 5th Episode (Season 6) "Is Covid Making People Lose it?" Lori and Mary discuss the recent survey that Dr. Luethy conducted with the participants of the USA Club Nationals which showed how Covid spreads at a curling event.  The girls chat about the various events that have taken place around Canada and the emergence and success of the younger teams.  Lori and Mary then talk about the events...

In the 4th Episode (Season 6) Lori and Mary discuss the Covid numbers climbing in Ontario and how that forced teams to withdraw from the latest spiel held in KW.  The event was held with  a decreased field and on the ladies side Team Mann defeated Team Jones in the final and on the men's side Team Epping defeated Team Howard.  The girls were able to commentate a game during the live streaming on C...

In the 2nd Episode (Season 6) there are curling events beginning to happen here in Canada in the midst of a second wave of Covid.  Some clubs are deferring their openings, some are choosing not to open and some regions are faring quite well though the pandemic. Lori and Mary discuss the events, some of the results and how teams are handling travel restrictions and quarantines.  Lori invites Darren...