Abby: Grief, Love, & Ilya Rozanov
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 “Fiv...
28 Sep 52min
Blanca: Joy as Resistance
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, poli...
21 Sep 58min
Stefanie: The World Needs Smut
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 h...
13 Sep 54min
Episode 19: Sex and Intimacy in Heated Rivalry
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 relations...
26 Maj 54min
Episode 18: Hockey & Heated Rivalry
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 masc...
17 Maj 48min
Episode 17: The Mothers of Heated Rivalry
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 absen...
11 Maj 39min
Episode: 16: Heated Rivalry the Book vs Heated Rivalry the Show
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 ...
4 Maj 56min
