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Everyone Deserves Sunshine: Girls in the Crease - A Heated Rivalry Podcast

Girls in the Crease

A Heated Rivalry - inspired podcast about fictional people, real feelings, and the joy we find in a messed-up world. We’ll explore sex, masculinity, tenderness, raising kids, ambition, identity, and spiral into personal stories, culture, and whatever we’re currently obsessed with. Hosted by the Girls in the Crease (yes, a hockey thing… and yes, also that).Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and come get your sunshine.Say hi: EveryoneDeservesSunshine@gmail.com

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Sydney: Rediscovering Ourselves

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2026/10/05

In this episode, we chat with Sydney about having hobbies again, and how Heated Rivalry somehow gave us permission to rediscover parts of ourselves we had left behind. We get into what happens when a show you love starts bleeding into every part of your life, from constantly talking about it to making edits, memes, crafts, fan art, and fan fiction. We also talk about the strange pressure we all put on ourselves to make every interest productive, and why it feels so good to have something that is

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52:03

Abby: Grief, Love, & Ilya Rozanov

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2026/09/28

In this episode, we sit down with grief doula, death tender, and writer Abby Goelzer to explore grief through the lens of Heated Rivalry and Ilya’s journey. Abby introduces us to Francis Weller’s “Five Gates of Grief” and uses the framework to unpack Ilya’s losses. We discuss how grief isn’t limited to losing a person, but can come from losing an identity, a future we imagined, a version of ourselves, or the life we thought we would have. The conversation also touches on the particular grief many

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58:39

Blanca: Joy as Resistance

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2026/09/21

In this episode we chat with Blanca, a wedding venue owner, photographer, and self-described “collector of love stories." Blanca shares how the show arrived during a period of empty-nest sadness, political exhaustion, and uncertainty. We discuss parenting, allyship, queer joy, burnout, and the question of what it means to find happiness in difficult times. We explore the idea that joy is not an escape from the world but a way to survive it.*Unfortunately, by the time this episode airs, Blanca had to

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54:42

The World Needs Smut

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2026/09/13

In our first Humans of Heated Rivalry episode, we meet Stefanie Kalem, a writer whose love for Heated Rivalry unexpectedly brought her back to creativity. We talk about romance and fantasy and about how Stefanie found a creative home in the HR fandom through fan fiction and podfic. At the heart of our conversation is the power of communication, connection, and giving yourself permission to be joyful, creative, and a little (or a lot) silly at any age.Find Stefanie:Threads: @fannybaefictionWriting:

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49:03

Episode 20: Season One Finale - A Heated Rivalry...

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2026/06/01

In this episode, we reflect on the unexpected journey of creating a podcast based solely on our love and appreciation for a beautiful tv show.. We share listener feedback, particularly from those who found pieces of themselves reflected in conversations about identity and community, and we talk about the importance of listening and remaining open to growth when we inevitably get things wrong. We discuss our hope to continue creating a space where empathy, curiosity, and connection thrive. A huge

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54:10

Episode 19: Sex and Intimacy in Heated Rivalry

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2026/05/26

In this episode we break down how the intimacy and sex scenes in Heated Rivalry function as emotional narrative structure, and how every intimate encounter between Shane and Ilya changes the relationship in some meaningful way. By the time they reach the cottage scenes, the intimacy has transformed from hidden hookups into something openly tender and emotionally honest, marking a major shift in both characters’ ability to accept themselves and each other. Throughout the discussion, we emphasize that

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48:36

Episode 18: Hockey & Heated Rivalry

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2026/05/17

In this episode, we finally dive headfirst into hockey. Joined by Jayanthi Daniels, a lifelong New York Rangers fan and queer media enthusiast, we unpack why hockey culture feels uniquely tied to masculinity, repression, identity, and belonging, and why that makes it the perfect setting for a queer romance. We talk about the suffocating pressure embedded into elite sports from childhood, the rigid “archetypes” players are forced into, and how hockey’s obsession with conformity creates the exact

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39:57

Episode 17: The Mothers of Heated Rivalry

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2026/05/11

In this Mother’s Day episode, we talk about the mothers of Heated Rivalry, and the ways motherhood, emotional labor, and loss shape who we become.We discuss Ilya's mom and how she exists through absence and how her loss echoes through his relationship with Shane, grief, intimacy, and identity. Then we talk about Yuna Hollander, and her dual presence in Shane's life, both as his mother and his manager.We talk about the pressure to push children toward success, the fear of getting it wrong anyway, and

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56:50

Episode: 16: Heated Rivalry the Book vs Heated...

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2026/05/04

In this episode, we look at the Heated Rivalry book and the show side by side. What becomes clear is that the show captures the emotional intimacy of the book, even while translating so much internal dialogue into visual storytelling. The book’s prologue reframes everything, showing Shane and Ilya already trapped in a secret, suffocating relationship where they can’t communicate but also can’t walk away. As we move through scenes, we see how the show uses restraint, distance, and micro-expressions

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41:15

Episode 15: Queer Representation in Media

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2026/04/27

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Alan Amtzis, whose background in film, teaching, and LGBTQ media gives us a new lens on Heated Rivalry. Dr. Amtzis breaks down Shane and Ilya as carefully constructed characters navigating masculinity, sexuality, and identity both on and off the ice. We talk about how the show plays with power dynamics, flips traditional gender expectations, and manages to center sex without reducing identity to it.

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47:24

Episode 14: Heated Rivalry's Underrated Scenes

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2026/04/19

In this episode we take a break from heavier analysis to celebrate the “underrated” moments of the series. We explore everything from subtle micro-expressions and domestic-coded interactions to pivotal moments and overlooked side characters. We reflect on reheating and how each pass through the story uncovers new layers, deepens appreciation, and reinforces why this fandom continues to resonate so strongly.

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47:49

Episode 13: Advocacy & Breaking Walls

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2026/04/13

In this episode, we’re joined by our friend Tracy, a former school board director and a local activist, to explore what allyship actually looks like in the real world. We talk about how stories shape empathy, why representation matters, and how seeing yourself reflected can be life-changing. Tracy shares her experiences advocating for LGBTQ+ students during some of the most contentious moments in our school district and community, and we discuss the difference between micro-allyship in our daily

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46:56

Episode 12: Ilya Rozanov's Identity

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2026/04/06

In this episode, we once again invite Dr. Tabitha Dell'Angelo to help us analyze Ilya Rozanov's identity through the PVEST framework. We aren't just asking why Ilya is the way he is, but what it actually feels like to be him. We trace how growing up in Russia with a harsh father and constant pressure creates a baseline of stress that never really lets up, and how his coping (humor, control, emotional distance) both protects him and holds him back. We wrestle with the tension between understanding

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Episode 11: Shane Hollander's Identity

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2026/03/30

In this episode we chat with Dr. Tabitha Dell'Angelo, a professor of education with a focus on developmental psychology and the author of Why Heated Rivalry Captivates and What It Teaches Us About Identity, about Shane Hollander's identity. We ask: why he Shane the way he is. Using Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory, we unpack how every layer of his life - family, hockey, media, culture, and time - shapes him, from the pressure of being a biracial, closeted athlete to the quiet safety of

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48:50

Episode 10: Women In Our Feelings

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2026/03/15

In this episode, Diana and Anusha explore why so many women watching Heated Rivalry feel something deeper than simple joy. We talk about the idea of a “trench foot of the heart”—that slow, chronic emotional wear that comes from years of carrying responsibility, grief, and expectations without relief. We share our own stories of burnout, leaving careers we loved, motherhood, politics, and the quiet ways women are expected to hold everything together even when something inside us is breaking. And

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52:54

Episode 9: Women & Allyship

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2026/03/09

In this episode, we explore the role of allyship in Heated Rivalry, focusing on the women - Svetlana, Rose, Elena - who quietly shape the men’s journeys toward honesty and love. Through our conversation with essayist Maxine, we unpack how these women don’t just support the story but actively move it forward: they create safety, ask hard questions, offer protection, and push the men toward truth without losing themselves in the process. We reflect on how each woman shows a different kind of allyship

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50:49

Episode 8: Art Begets Art

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2026/03/02

In this episode, we explore how Heated Rivalry sparked a movement of creativity and art. We talk with fan editor Melanie (uhbucky) about how watching the show turned into making edits, how those fandom edits built community, and how one nearly unposted video led to a job at HBO. Our conversation is about how art inspires more art, especially in times that feel chaotic and overwhelming. We reflect on longing, representation, and the power of creating when the world feels unstable.

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40:56

Episode 7: Queer Representation

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2026/02/23

In this episode, we talk with Mason about what Heated Rivalry feels like from a lived queer perspective. We move beyond analysis and into representation. We discuss found family, bisexuality, insecurity, and the difference between watching a story and seeing yourself inside it.For some of us, Heated Rivalry is art. For others, it’s memory. And that shift - from critique to empathy - made this conversation matter.

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Episode 6: Anti-Dystopia

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2026/02/15

In this episode, we dive into anti-dystopia because the world feels heavy, and Heated Rivalry gave us something radically different: joy. We talk about escapism and why consuming something earnest and romantic can actually feel restorative instead of avoidant.We’re joined by Jenka Garfinkel, who wrote “Heated Rivalry is Anti-Dystopian Art,” and she helps us unpack how modern media conditions us to expect brutality and punishment - especially around sex and intimacy - and how Heated Rivalry subverts

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60:28

Episode 5: Needle Drops & Heartbeats

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2026/02/09

In this episode, we examine how Heated Rivalry uses music as a central storytelling tool, revealing the emotional truths the characters are unable or unwilling to voice. We begin with a conversation with Harrison, whose cover of All the Things She Said plays during one of the series’ most pivotal moments, discussing his creative process, the cultural weight of the song, and what it means to see his music become part of such an emotionally charged story. From there, we explore how the score and

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