Ep 55: Went the Wunway, Snake Bites, and Paging Michael Phelps

About this episode

Mel and Kira discuss swimming lessons, golf tournament recaps, and a snake bite incident.

On this episode of Quiet Please! Mel considers phoning a friend to help teach Kai to swim, and Kira calls in from The Players Championship. They recap Akshay Bhatia’s Arnold Palmer Invitational playoff win, Luke Donald being named the European Ryder Cup captain, and recent LPGA results. Also, Mel tells the story of when she was bitten by a snake on the green in China, and how the greenskeepers got revenge on her behalf.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mel, Kira

Topics covered

• swimming
• golf
• snake bites
• LPGA
• Ryder Cup
• Arnold Palmer Invitational
• The Players Championship

Keywords

• swimming
• golf
• snake bite
• LPGA
• Arnold Palmer Invitational
• The Players Championship
• Luke Donald
• Akshay Bhatia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LPGA

Places: China

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