2 Girls and a Game - Curling Podcast

Women's World Championship, Line up 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 Einerson making big changes on their squad after 8 years together. Lori and Mary discuss some of the other team changes that have been announced. Other topics include the Canadian Mixed Doubles Championships, the upcoming Men's World Championships, and Team Canada winning the Paralympic Gold Medal - Congratulations to Team Ideson!! Thank you for listening and please enjoy the episode!

ICYMI: Women's World Pressure with Colleen Jones (RIP)

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 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 skip Colleen Jones. The legend focusses on her first worlds appearance with her new-at-the-time squad in 1999—which Jones describes as a "failure." It's a remarkable segment. The gals wrap up with some final notes. Thank you for listening and please enjoy this throwback episode!

Gushue says Goodbye and Dunstone Gets it Done!

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 discussed: Lori and Mary listened to an interview from Ben Hebert discussing boopgate at the Olympics and read an article about Emma Miskew discussing why Team Homan did not compete at the Scotties. Both were super candid so shout out to the players and media who told these stories. Thank you so much for listening to the episode, please enjoy!

Olympic Recap 2026

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 changes, broom and foam controversay and so much more all for this one week! We thank every athlete who continues to put themselves out there to follow a dream! Thank you for listening and please enjoy the episode!

Emergency Olympic Pod - Boopgate

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 and please enjoy this emergency episode!