Heated Rivalry is based on author Rachel Reid’s "Game Changers" novel series. The plot primarily follows elite professional hockey players, and competitive rivals, Canadian Shane Hollander and Russian Ilya Rozanov, as they develop feelings for each other, complicating their careers.

Alongside our two guest hosts, Elena and Fil, we’ll be producing five episodes of recaps, reactions, and deep dives into the TV show and source material.

This podcast episode does a recap and reactions to episode three of the TV series adaptation.

(Yes, we kept accidentally saying Strawberry and Berry lollll)

00:00 Episode three recap and reactions
1:12:19 Hudson Williams, Connor Storrie, and speculation of sexuality in Film and Entertainment
1:24:00 Francois Arnaud, Bivisibility, and Biphobia
1:35:49 Cultural climate of LGBTQ+ in Russia as it relates to Ilya's story
1:44:34 Asian Representation in Heated Rivalry, romance, TV, and sports

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