2 Girls and a Game - Curling Podcast

In the 17th episode of Season 11, Lori is joined by sports journalist Gregory Strong to discuss the changing landscape of covering the sport of curling, the increased presence of social media and the impact on traditional media.  Greg weighs in on some of the biggest headlines this season: Olympic moments, boopgate, introduction of the professional league, the shake ups and retirements and so much more!  This is a supersized episod...

In the 16th Episode of Season 1,  Lori and Mary recorded immediately following the World Men's Final.  Congratulations to Team Sweden on capturing an eighth World Title!  There were a lot of feelings early in the episode discussing Vic Rauter's final call, Team Canada taking home the silver medal and EJ Harnden hanging up his broom.  In addition to the discussion surrounding the Worlds, the girls also catch up on more team changes,...

In the 15th Episode of Season 11, Lori and Mary recap the Women's World Championships: Congratulations to Team Switzerland on their World Championship victory, Team Einerson wins the silver medal, the upcoming changes to the Worlds, how did the young Swiss team figure out how to make the transition to women's play so quickly and can Canada get in on that secret!  The girls also discuss the breaking news (while recording) of Team Ei...

This week is a throwback episode from Season 6!!  Team Einerson was representing Canada, they were favoured to do very well and the week was a struggle.  Quite the contrast to this year when Team Einerson is off to a very hot start!  The girls were joined by the curling legend, Colleen Jones - may she rest in peace.

On to episode 28 of season six. Lori and Mary start with all the discussion points from the first half of the world w...

In the 14th Episode of Season 11, Lori and Mary recap the 2026 Brier: the tears, the storylines and the epic conclusion with Team Matt Dunstone breaking though and winning the Brier title. The girls discuss the celebration, the interviews and the heartbreak of Team Kevin Koe being so close to former glory.  There were so many moments that caught the girls attention and they discuss them all.  A couple non Brier stories are also dis...

In this 13th Episode of Season 11, Lori and Mary discuss the end of the Olympic Games: which countries made the playoffs and made the podium, the aftermath of boopgate, the downside of social media and the success of the 2 Canadian teams.  Congratulations to all the Olympic medalists, especially Team Hasselbourg (Sweden) and Team Jacobs (Canada) on being GOLD medalists!  The last 4 years have been a wide ride: Covid, so many team c...

In the 12th Episode of Season 11, Lori and Mary weigh in on the Olympic Contraversy that has taken social media by storm.  Curling has gotten noticed globally for all the wrong reasons: alleged cheating, swearing, fighting and rock pulling by the officials.  Check out how the girls viewed #boopgate, what's happening with Team Homan and Jocelyn Peterman's heartbreaking video after her time at the Olympics.  Thank you for listening a...

In the 11th Episode of Season 11, Lori and Mary are pumped to discuss the Olympics!!  On the ice first was the Mixed Doubles.  Team Canada started off very strong, however their Olympic dream came to an end with a 5 game losing streak.  The girls discuss ice conditions, format, strength of the field and all the other contributing factors that may have played a roll. Congratulations to the podium finishers: Team Sweden (Gold), Team ...

In this 10th Episode of Season 11 Lori and Mary discuss the very dramatic final at the 2026 Scotties.  Congratulations to Team Canada (Kerri Einerson) on their Scotties victory.  Lori and Mary break down the biggest stories of their favourite event of the season: clashing brooms, possible pool disparity, Legends night, Lori's experience as a fifth player for Team Ontario, the emergence of rookie players and skips and so much more! ...

In the 9th Episode of Season 11, Lori and Mary catch up on all the provincial results that took place in Canada over the past couple weeks.  Lori shares some exciting news about being the 5th player for Team Armstrong (now Team Ontario)and some behind the scenes stories at the Ontario Scotties Provincials.  Mary helps break down the rest of the Scotties field and makes a couple predictions!  Big news before the Olympics with World ...

In the 8th Episode of Season 11, Lori and Mary begin the pod with Mary's exciting news in the midst of a very sad time in the world.  The road to the Scotties has begun with New Brunswick being the first province to declare a champion.  Congratulations to Team Forsythe! The girls also discuss the winners of the last chance Olympic qualification tournament in Kelowna and do a deep dive into Team Casper.  As we head into the end of 2...

Lori is joined by Kerry Galusha and Kevin Palmer to break down the action at the trials after the Round Robin.  The group discuss the 10 teams that did not make the playoffs and share their thoughts on what happened.  Lori, Kerry and Kevin also discuss their thoughts about the event in Halifax: the arena, ice, patch and the fan experience.  With the shocking news about the death of Colleen Jones, the group offer their sympathies an...

Lori and Mary are joined by their favourite friend of the pod, Daryell Nowlan.  Daryell discusses his new role with Curling Canada and the trio break down the recent PointsBet event: what teams are hot, the next gen teams and what curler is sporting a new look.  They also chat about the upcoming Pre Trials and Olympic Trials and maybe a couple pop culture moments from the week. There's definitely a few giggles during this episode s...

The girls have faced reality that summer is over and it's time to activate their curling brains.  The biggest story to hit the curling world is Brad Gushue has announced his retirement after this season.  The girls discuss the reason, what will his team do and where Brad could end up.  There's also more roster changes, Slam and Pointsbet competitions and even some pop culture topics.  Thanks for tuning in and please enjoy the episo...

The girls have dusted off themselves and the microphones and are getting ready to cover this EPIC Olympic season!

The first hour is spent with Lori and Mary catching up on all the curling news: roster changes, engagements, babies and top stories.  After that the girls catch up on other things: TV, pop culture topics and how Mary almost made it to The Golden Bachelor!  So much fun conversation!  Thanks to our curling community for s...