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

Girls in the Crease
Heated Rivalry
Hockey
Masculinity
Shane Hollander
Toxic Masculinity
Immigrant Experience
Emotional Responsibility
Consent
Queer Experience
Queer Community
Emotional Storytelling
Language Barriers
Identity
Family Dynamics
Music Industry
Allyship
Queer Representation
Pittsburgh
Las Vegas
Moscow

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).

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Latest Episodes

In this episode, we sit down with Zach Suico, a competitive fencer, to talk about how Heated Rivalry found him at a moment when he really needed it. As a gay Asian athlete navigating an intensely competitive environment, Zach connected deeply with Sh... more

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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 y... more

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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... more

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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 pare... more

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Recent Guests

Abby Goelzer
Death tender, grief doula, writer
Independent practitioner
Episode: Abby: Grief, Love, & Ilya Rozanov
Stefanie Kalem
Writer
Oakland, California-based writer
Episode: Stefanie: The World Needs Smut
Jayanthi Daniels
Social worker, journalist, housing and homelessness advocate in LA
Episode: Episode 18: Hockey & Heated Rivalry
Alan Amtzis
Former program director at the College of New Jersey; media literacy and LGBTQ film history expert
College of New Jersey
Episode: Episode 15: Queer Representation in Media
Tracy Renee
Activist and community organizer; guest on episode 13
House of Suits (as introduced)
Episode: Episode 13: Advocacy & Breaking Walls
Tabitha Dell'Angelo
Clinical psychologist discussed on PVEST framework
Episode: Episode 12: Ilya Rozanov's Identity
Dr. Tabitha Dell'Angelo
Professor of Education with a focus on developmental psychology; author of Why Heated Rivalry Captivates and What It Teaches Us About Identity
University/Academia (Based on description)
Episode: Episode 11: Shane Hollander's Identity

Hosts

Diana
Anusha

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 116 ratings
  • a deep and meaningful conversation that I'll definitely return to many more times.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    tatly
    24 days ago
  • Very intelligent podcast!

    I’m loving these episodes and how they deep-dive into themes in a nuanced and articulate way. The episode on neurodiversity is excellent - I’m not ND and I’m learning a lot. I also loved the fave small scenes ep. I love the mentiones of Pride & Prejudice - I actually went back and did my annual re-read of P&P after watching HR to compare the two!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    emma33
    Australia6 months ago
  • This podcast makes me feel less insane!

    My fave HR podcast- their approach ,analyzing the facets of the show-

    From the music, the neurospiciness, to psych. theory about personality development is so smart, and gives food for thought on lots of life, outside the loon-o-sphere. I’ve actually learned a lot from them

    And their guests. Plus, it’s just fun to noodle on this very joyous alternate universe.

    Bravo!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    PDF CLT
    United States6 months ago
  • Love this show!

    This podcast is giving me life! I have zero people in my life I can gush about this show with. My hubby has watched it with me and supports my obsession but can’t relate to the hold it has on me. Listening to you both breakdown HR with such care and authenticity makes me feel like I’m listening to two friends reflect exactly what I’m thinking and feeling about this fandom. Thank you for making this!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    GR Hiker
    United States7 months ago
  • Love this podcast

    I wish my body count was higher (3) but I’ll keep trying…

    so excited to find you guys! Great podcast!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    meznok
    United States8 months ago

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Listeners praise the hosts' thoughtful, articulate analysis and the way discussions connect story themes to real life.
Listeners enjoy the fun fandom energy, including music recommendations and recurring moments of sunshine.
The friendly, relatable host dynamic feels like chatting with friends who share the same enthusiasm.

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Sydney: Rediscovering Ourselves
Q: Tell us who you are and how you found the podcast.
Sydney describes her life as a mom, therapist, and fan, explaining how she rediscovered her youth and identity through romance novels and the Heated Rivalry fandom, which led to joining the show.
Blanca: Joy as Resistance
Q: Who are you, Blanca?
Blanca describes herself as a wedding venue owner and photographer, a mother with four kids and grandchildren, and someone who fell into the Heated Rivalry fandom through personal passion and family routines, ultimately turning that interest into community-building efforts like a fan rave.
Stefanie: The World Needs Smut
Q: What's your favorite part of the Heated Rivalry experience or moment you carried with you?
She talks about the core message of communication and how articulating emotions changes how people respond, using her favorite scene and the broader fan community as a source of inspiration and healing.
Stefanie: The World Needs Smut
Q: Tell us who you are and why you wanted to be featured on Humans of Heated Rivalry.
Stefanie Kalem introduces herself as a writer living in Oakland with a rich New York and Florida background, and explains she wanted to be on the show to share how Heated Rivalry connected her with creativity, romance, and a renewed sense of purpose after a difficult year.
Episode 15: Queer Representation in Media
Q: Alan, before we get too, too deep into representation, we would love to ask your origin story. So how did you come across the show? And yeah, tell us everything about that.
Alan describes discovering the show through a friend, getting hooked after multiple viewings, and recognizing the show's potential to explore queer identity, sports culture, and narrative construction in a meaningful way.

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Thoughtful, conversational discussions use a queer hockey romance and its fandom as a starting point for broader questions about identity, intimacy, masculinity, grief, motherhood, representation, and joy. Regular hosts Diana and Anusha pair close readings of characters, scenes, and adaptation choices with personal stories and lively fan perspective. Rather than focusing mainly on episode-by-episode recaps, they often explore a theme across the story and connect it to real relationships, culture, and everyday life.

Guests bring expertise or lived experience from fields including psychology, education, grief work, social services, writing, and LGBTQ+ advocacy. That mix gives conversations both emotional warmth and analytical depth, with fan... more

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1. Abby Goelzer
2. Stefanie Kalem
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5. Tracy Renee
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