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!
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 sticking with us, enjoy the episode!
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!
Thanks to our supporters who have encouraged us to get back on the mic - we appreciate the support more than you know!