Deep Crease: an Unofficial Heated Rivalry Podcast

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By: Tiana and Elinor

A diehard fan and a fandom sceptic walk into a Queer Hockey Show... resulting in episode upon episode where we set up camp next to the cottage and decide to live there forever.

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From Lighter to More (S1E1)
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In this episode, Tiana and Elinor begin their deep dive excavation and analysis of Heated Rivalry with the question of how race and racism(s) show up in and around the show, and look at the progression from Shane and Ilya's first meeting, through the MLH draft, to those lingering finger brushes on that water bottle, with all of their subtext. Anybody else feeling thirsty?


Things mentioned in this episode

Shane Hollander And What It Means To Be Asian: https://youtu.be/v-O13ybyuFELimerence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerence (note how the majority of...


Let's GUSH Over Heated Rivalry!!!
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10/24/2026

The Inaugural Episode of our wild Unofficial Heated Rivalry Deep Dive Podcast!

Come meet your hosts, Tiana and Elinor, as they talk about what brought them to Heated Rivalry, and encourage you to watch the show (if you haven’t already!).

They get into what Heated Rivalry is about, both on and under the surface, and its connection with fandom right from its genesis. They talk about the show’s casting, backing, and storytelling, how important it is that the queerness of the story was never suppressed, queer representation in media, biphobia and bisexual erasure, and...


Introducing the Deep Crease Podcast
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10/13/2026

Coming soon to your favorite podcatcher app!

A diehard fan and a fandom sceptic walk into a Queer Hockey Show… episodes and episodes result where we set up camp next to the cottage and decide to live there forever.

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