Quiet Please! With Mel and Kira

Mel runs a solo Q&A with all your usable questions. Mel gives her practical advice for amateurs, reflects on her top Solheim Cup memories, and weighs in on Suzann Pettersen competing again. Also, she explains what she misses (and doesn’t miss) about the tour grind, and the golf rule she would change.

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Kira and a travel-worn Mel catch up as Kira nears motherhood and is fully in nesting mode. Mel recaps working Golf Channel’s LPGA coverage of the Lotte Championship and Jeeno’s fourth win of the year, plus a hit take on the LPGA’s should fix Aon Risk Reward program. They celebrate Tom Kim winning Asian Games gold, laugh at Matt Fitzpatrick’s mystery congratulatory texter, and shout out Austin Smotherman’s first PGA Tour win. There’s also a deep discussion on former club outfits. (Night clubs, not golf clubs) 

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Mel’s voice is hanging by a thread as she and Kira unpack the pressure-packed finish to the President’s Cup and why the Americans are just so good at singles. Mel is back at work with the LPGA, and Kira and Mel get into the week in Arkansas and the ongoing marketing struggles the LPGA faces. They also dig into the promise of WTGL, did the USA WAGS have Birkins (an investigative report), and Kira’s home stretch as she awaits Baby’s arrival.

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Mel’s voice returns for just long enough to get through a “proper Jersey wedding” and today’s pod. Mel and Kira review the President’s Cup rosters, reflect on the Solheim Cup TV ratings and the brutal LPGA end-of-season travel schedule. Kira shushes unsolicited pregnancy comments, among many (many) other things.

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A hoarse Mel returns to real life after vice-captaining the winning Solheim Cup team, and Kira shares the DM (and voice memo) reactions she received celebrating the victory. They do a deep-dive recap on everything from pairings strategy to green speeds to gala outfits to the beers on the bus and set the record straight on all the buzzy social media stories. Also, they discuss how the team dealt with online criticism during the tournament, Jennifer Kupcho’s crazy putting, and what is it with Europeans and Sweet Caroline? 

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It’s Solheim Cup week, and Mel and Kira are joined by Anna Nordqvist to fit in a preview before the teams head to the Netherlands. Anna gives a behind the scenes look at her captaincy, her retirement, and her thoughts on the European squad. Also, Mel prepares to be a Vice Captain, recaps playing with Paige Spiranac for her YouTube series, and Kira’s name-change turns into identity theft. 

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Mel Reid and Kira Dixon (finally, officially Dixon) catch up as Kira is in nesting mode and Mel prepares for Solheim. Scottie Scheffler does as Scottie does and wins the season long race to the FedEx Cup, Anna Nordqvist retires, and match play is coming to the Tour Championship. Also, Steph Curry shows off with a night-night worthy golf ball toss, Kira upgrades to a Beaurista-approved espresso machine, and the Good Good situation continues to be not so good. 

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On today’s episode of Quiet Please! Kira and Mel dive into Wyndham's big win at the BMW Championship, the LPGA in Canada, and Mel seems to think that Harry Potter World and Disney are the same thing. Kira shares all about her last week on the road and the funny things that people say to a pregnant lady, while Mel continues to adjust to being a mother of two. Plus, Gary Woodland is our player of the year, LIV's uncertain future, and a golf ad that was very Bad Bad. 

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This week on Quiet Please! Mel makes her triumphant return to the pod as a mother of two and shares the high highs and sometimes poopy lows. They catch up on everything Mel missed including Charley Hulls’s joke-gate, the European solheim cup team announcement and dive into the LPGA in Portland, Scottie’s domination, and what the heck is going on with LIV. Plus, Kira is onsite for her last event on the road before baby at the BMW Championship and desperately needs a nap. 

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Kira is joined by guest co-host Claire Rogers as they catch up on Claire’s new role at Skratch, from getting ready with Nelly Korda to the continuation of the ice cream interviews. They recap Asterisk Talley’s U.S. Women’s Amateur win and what it must feel like to be a 17-year-old stud in golf, then hit the PGA Tour to congratulate Wyndham champ Michael Brennan. Also, Kira bedazzles her stomach for the Backstreet Boys, Nathan Hubbard slides into Kira’s DMs with some helpful insight on how to handle Twitter trolls, and Claire commits to watching Kira's favorite golf movie. 

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