2 girls and a game - curling podcast by Lori Eddy and Mary Chilvers
In the 18th episode of Season 11, Mary has returned to the podcast fresh off her Canadian Masters Title!! Lori asks about her experience winning a Canadian Championship, what was her mindset before the competition began, playing against former legends of the game and how the team overcame a deficit in the finals! Congratulations to Mary and her team from Ontario!! The girls also discussed the recent World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Championships and how the Canadian teams fared. Lori and Mary discuss Nik Edin's recent announcement about leaving competitive curling and his amazing legacy. Then the girls focus on the importance of the curling community and celebrate some of their highlights! At the end of the podcast, Lori and Mary share some BIG news! Thank you for listening and please enjoy the episode
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 episode so please enjoy!
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, which teams will potentially get the CTRS spots for the Scotties and the Brier and updates on the Canadian Mixed Doubles and Canadian U20 Nationals. Wishing G2, Mary Chilvers, the best of luck at the Canadian Masters Championship! Please enjoy the episode!
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!
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.
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!
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!
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!
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 USA (Silver) and Team Italy (Bronze). Lori and Mary break down the playoffs: Dropkin's energy, Isabella's flawless playoff preformance, GB's disappointing conclusion for a 2nd straight Olympics despite being the top team all week and Italy's rebound to claim the bronze medal. Next up is 4 person curling and the girls discuss the field and who could win the GOLD medal. Lori and Mary finish the episode with a little Brier talk, Team Calvert winning the Manitoba Men's provincials and a couple questions and comments from the listeners. Thank you for listening and please enjoy the episode!
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! Thank you for listening to this supersized episode and we hope you enjoy it!
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 Curling announcing some (more) sweeping changes! Lori fills Mary in on what else is happening around the curling world! Thank you for listening and please enjoy the episode! Go Ontario!!
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 2025, Lori and Mary try and tie together all the other top curling stories. Have a safe and Happy Holiday dear listeners and please enjoy the episode!
Lori has returned from Halifax and she and Mary are finally able to discuss all the happenings from the trials in Halifax. Congratulations to Team Homan and Team Jacobs on their epic wins! Please enjoy Part 2 of the 2025 Trials Recap!
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 and some stories about Colleen. Please enjoy the episode and stay tuned for Part 2.
In the 5th episode of Season 11, Lori and Mary preview all the women's and men's team that will be competing at the 2025 Olympic Trials in Halifax. This is the pinnacle moment that all the curlers have been striving toward during this very chaotic and tumultuous quadrennial here in Canada. The girls make their picks, give some sage advice and can hardly wait for the show to begin! Good luck everyone and play nice!
Lori and Mary break down a very exciting Pre Trials event that was the beginning stage of this Olympic season! They discuss the heightened intensity, who rose to the challenge and who faltered, did the format work and how about the best of 3 finals? Spoiler: the girls LOVED every second of the Pre Trials! Lori and Mary also discuss the new coaching rule, a new strategy term and so so much more! Please enjoy the episode!
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 so please enjoy!
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 episode.
The girls have dusted off themselves and the microphones and are getting ready to cover this EPIC Olympic season!
SURPRISE!! Lori and Mary return after a rollercoaster of a 2024-2025 curling season. The girls attempt to recap all the major stories in this extra large podcast. Please enjoy!
Guess what! The 2 Girls and a Game Curling Podcast is back with a surprise Episode 21 from a now-extended season 9.
The last worlds, highlights, JC and more.
Curling Breakup Bombshell
Bizarro Brier Starters
Episode 13 of the 2 Girls and a Game curling podcast's season 10 sees the 2 Girls catching up on that Scotties chaos.
The Girls were in the editing stage of this week's podcast when the news broke about Jennifer Jones—so they will be discussing THAT on the next show!
Episode 11 of the 2 Girls and a Game curling podcast's season 10 is in the books and Girl 3—Daryell Nowlan—makes another celebrity appearance.
(The Front Ender's Union approves)
Lori and Mary return with episode 7 of season 9.
Lori and Mary are back with episode 6 of season 9 and a smorgasbord of curling talk.
The 2 Girls are back.
*EMERGENCY POD*
Men of Curling Unboxed!
2 Girls and a Game: The PointsBet
Following a surprise summer episode, the 2 Girls are back with a breaking news podcast episode concerning Brier champion Darren Moulding.
It's time for the grand finale of a wild curling season!
2 Girls and a Game: Mega Brier Review
So Much For Our Week Off
Girl 2 rejoins Girl 1 for episode 12 of season 8.
Girl 1 welcomes "Girl 3" for episode 11 of season 8 … as amazing guest host Daryell Nowlan returns.
The Girls are back, and after some initial catching up, Lori and Mary are off into the 2023 world of curling podcasts.
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 Denmark, Madeleine Dupont. Red Deer results are briefly discussed, along with a surprising post on social media. Lori and Mary have breaking news while they are recording and discover the Brier will be losing their title sponsor after 2023. Lastly the girls debate the pros and cons of the new coaching rule for the U18 Championships. Thank you for listening and please enjoy the episode! Stay safe!
Episode 6 of season 8 begins with Girl 1's on-ice exploits at the Canadian Mixed curling championship in Prince Albert, Sask.
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 briefly recap the Boost National Grand Slam and chat about other interesting topics. Please enjoy the episode and stay safe!
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 please use promo code 2GirlsCare. Other topics on this episode are Mary's lifetime achievement award, Lori's provincial title, Canadian teams social media choices and so much more! Please enjoy the episode and stay safe!
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 the results. Congratulations to team Jennifer Jones and Team Carruthers on their victories! Lori and Mary also discuss the reactions to the Calendar Girl announcement. Thank you for listening and please enjoy the episode!
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 and Mary in on her very decorated career, the reason she's stepping back from curling, how she balanced nursing and curling, the highs and lows with Team Homan and so much more. Thank you to everyone who supported the podcast this season! We are so grateful and wish you all a safe and fun filled summer!
The Girls keep winning.
Men's Worlds and Curling Burnout
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.
And The Girls are champions. Let's not forget that.
2 Girls and a Game: 2022 Brier Opening Weekend
The 2 Girls are back for an Olympic summary as episode 22 of season 7 drops hard.
Midway Through Olympics, Tankard Qualifiers
Threepeat For Einarson
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!
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.
Heavy stuff abounds in another quality 2G curling podcast.
Deck the halls with your favourite curling podcasters.
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.
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.
2 Girls and a Game: 2021 Olympic Trials Part 2
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 5th player. The girls take a look at what else is happening in the curling world: European Championships, USA Olympic Trials, World Jr Qualifier and the Guinness World record is broken! Thank you for listening and please enjoy the episode! Stay safe!
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 categories: Playoffs, Middle of the Road and Come Have a Drink with us at the Patch. They also pick who they think will be the ultimate winner. Warning: these are only guesses and participants and their loved ones are strongly advised not to listen to this episode! Love and respect to all the teams!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 money that seems to have taken a beating since the pandemic. Huge news announced by the WCF to look at potentially new rule changes to the sport of curling. The girls discuss the immediate reactions from some of the players and they conduct an interview with Scott Arnold from the WCF to explain some of the rational that went into this decision. Finally Lori and Mary announce the 2 prize winners for the Season 7 Giveaway contest! Thank you for listening and please enjoy the episode.
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 in this episode include a debrief on the season, a crystal ball look into the upcoming season and what curlers have been up to. There may even be a little dirty curling talk to round out the final episode of season 6!
Episode 29 of pandemic season six rolls through the final days of the 2021 women's worlds.
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.
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.
