In the 26th Episode (Season 5) Lori and Mary catch up with what has been happening in the curling world during the pandemic.  They discuss the classic curling games being shown on TSN: Scotties 2011 Jones vs Overton Clapham, 2009 Brier Howard vs Martin and 2015 Brier Simmons vs Jacobs.  The curlers have been hitting the social media circuits hard lately which created many great stories for the girls to chat about.  Lori and Mary discuss a few more team changes that have taken place since the off season began, zoom curling watch parties and the coaching courses that Lori has been taking online.  Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during these uncertain times!  Thank you to CurlingZone, HardLine and JetIce for sponsoring the podcast this season, please enjoy the episode!

In the 25th Episode (Season 5) Lori and Mary find a way to create a curling podcast when no curling is taking place.  In this episode they discuss the recent announcement that the World Championships for 2020 will not be played and how that impacts the calculation of the Olympic points going forward.  The girls enjoyed watching some classic curling on TSN from 2013 and note many of the differences they observed.  There has been more team changes here in Canada so Lori and Mary provide the updates.  The girls discuss the content the curlers are producing on social media these days, the benefits of being a low maintenance person during the pandemic, what TV programs are keeping them sane and much more.  Thank you to CurlingZone, HardLine and JetIce for sponsoring this episode, please enjoy!  

In the 24th Episode (Season 5) Mary beings with a "Did you Notice" segment which focuses on what has been happening since the social distancing and Pandemic concerns began.  Lori and Mary discuss all the latest new team formations that have been announced.  The girls chat about what everyone is doing to pass the time and still get a curling fix including watching old curling games online and Mary observes the many changes.  Lori and Mary run through a team building exercise: Start, Stop and Continue to see if they should continue with the podcast.  Lori challenges Mary to a musical game with songs that have a theme based on what's happening in the world right now.  Wishing everyone good health and safety.  Thank you to HardLine, CurlingZone and JetIce for sponsoring this episode, please enjoy!

In the 23rd Episode (Season 5) Lori and Mary catch up on COVID-19, self isolation, the impacts it is causing and how the curlers are dealing with it.  With all the teams storming and forming during the last week, the girls break down the biggest changes in the curling world: Wilkes moving to Homan, Weagle moving to Jones as a 5th player, Morris in and Flasch out on Team Koe, Forrest stepping back from Gunnlaughson and Carey still a free agent.  Hoping this episode finds all the listeners safe and healthy.  It is sponsored by JetIce, HardLine and CurlingZone, please enjoy!

In the 22nd Episode (Season 5) Mary and Lori are joined by journalists Gregory Strong and Ted Wyman who both cover curling here in Canada.  The four do a round table conversation about all of latest curling topics: impact of COVID-19, late cancellation of the Women's World Championship, Team Homan taking Lisa Weagle out of the lineup moving forward, Brier and Scotties format and favourite moments, 8 vs 10 ends, how curling scandals stack up to the other sports they cover and the state of the game here in Canada.  Thank you to HardLine, CurlingZone and JetIce for sponsoring this episode, please enjoy!

In the 21st Episode (Season 5) Lori and Mary make a road trip to Kingston to watch the final 4 days at the Brier.  The girls discuss the final game where Team Gushue (NFLD) won their 3rd Brier title, Team Bottcher's (Alberta) 3rd silver medal performance, Team Dunstone's (Sask) great run, how only 1 team was eliminated after the round robin and all the tiebreakers.  They also discuss the great job Kingston did hosting the Brier, the famous Patch, morning classes and so many great stories from their time there.  The girls also do a "Behind the Glass" interview with TSN legend Vic Rauter.  Thank you to HardLine, CurlingZone and JetIce for sponsoring their episode, please enjoy! 

In the 20th episode (Season 5) Lori and Mary discuss the opening weekend at the Brier in Kingston.  Some of the topics include: the wildcard game and result, the girls make their picks on who will win the Brier, are the pools more equally distributed than at the Scotties, TSN featuring more than only the elite teams and some wild finishes in the games.  The girls have some fun with "have you noticed" and a new calendar pick.  On a somber note, Lori and Mary discuss the plane crash and the 20th anniversary of Sandra Schmirler's passing.  Thank you to JetIce, HardLine and CurlingZone for sponsoring this episode, please enjoy!

In the 19th Episode (Season 5) Lori and Mary continue their conversation about the Scotties: including more behind the scenes with Lori, the incident with Dan Carey and the official, superlatives from within the Scotties field and a couple of Lori's big takeaway moments from Moosejaw.

In the 18th Episode (Season 5) Lori returns from the Scotties to recap the playoff games with Mary.  Congratulations to Team Manitoba (Team Einarson) on the extra end victory over Team Ontario (Team Homan).  Then Mary and Lori discuss the Scotties journey for Lori (Part 1)  Thank you to CurlingZone, HardLine and JetIce for sponsoring this episode, please enjoy!

In the 17th Episode (Season 5) Lori and Mary chat about their "secret project" which continued over the weekend, the Oscars and Lori's send off party.  Then the girls discuss the results from the Manitoba and Alberta Tankards: more talent arising in Alberta, Gunner's first purple heart and more.  With Brendan Bottcher winning in Alberta, it opens the door to Team Glenn Howard claiming the spot in the Wildcard game against Team Mike McEwen.  Lori and Mary break down the Scotties pools, pick a winner for the Wildcard game and predict who will win the Scotties.  "Mother Mary" makes an appearance during the episode with advice for Lori.  Thank you to CurlingZone, JetIce and HardLine for sponsoring this episode, please enjoy!