HeyJaredLong Game: a Heated Rivalry Podcast
Long Game: A Heated Rivalry Podcast is a re-watch and deep-dive podcast dedicated to Heated Rivalry, hosted by Declan and Silvan.
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- 11
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- Sep 13, 2026
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- Jul 5, 2026
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Heated Rivalry Book Review: Tough Guy: Part 1 - First Impressions (opens the original)
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Declan is joined by Jenn from The Book Refuge to dive into Tough Guy, the third book in Rachel Reid’s Game Changers series, and it’s quite the change of pace after Heated Rivalry. This time, we’re talking Ryan Price and Fabian Salah, two characters who couldn’t seem more different, but who might be exactly what the other needs. We unpack Ryan’s anxiety and complicated relationship with hockey, Fabian’s unapologetic confidence and queerness, and why their much slower journey towards intimacy make
Alex Cross: The Story Behind Echoes of Us & Becoming Us (opens the original)
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Declan and Silvan are joined by author Alex Cross, creator of Echoes of Us, Becoming Us, When We Ignite and From Our Ashes. Alex takes us right back to the beginning of her writing journey, from growing up as a chronic daydreamer and discovering fanfiction, to writing her first novel on her phone while nap-trapped with her daughter. We talk about the leap from fanfiction to publishing, learning the industry as she went, and why releasing Echoes of Us was such an unexpectedly emotional experience
Heated Rivalry Book Review: Part 14 - Bonus Chapter: My Dinner with Hayden (opens the original)
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Just when you thought we we were finished with Heated Rivalry, Rachel Reid has one more dinner waiting for us. In Part 14, Declan and Silvan dive into the bonus chapter, My Dinner with Hayden, as Shane and Ilya attempt something arguably more challenging than professional hockey, namely hosting Hayden and Jackie for a civilised dinner party. We unpack the tension between Ilya and Hayden, Ilya’s surprising talent as a host, and whether this fan-favourite bonus chapter actually adds anything to th
Heated Rivalry Book Review: Part 13 - The End of Heated Rivalry (opens the original)
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Declan and Silvan make it to the end of Heated Rivalry, but does Shane and Ilya’s story get the ending it deserves? In Part 13, we dive into Chapter 27 and the epilogue, as Shane and Ilya begin to imagine what a future together might actually look like. We explore Ilya’s changing idea of “home,” the significance of Shane finally letting him further into his life, a semi-proposal disguised as a joke, and why the possibility of keeping their relationship secret for another ten years already feels
Heated Rivalry Book Review: Part 12 - Getting Caught (opens the original)
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Declan and Silvan finally reached that chapter. In Part 12 of our Heated Rivalry deep dive, we tackle Chapter 26, and despite our best intentions, manage to spend an entire episode on just one chapter. We start with the newly announced Season 2 casting and the conversation surrounding Harris, body representation and the expectations fans bring to adaptations. Then it’s back to the cottage, where Shane and Ilya are happier, more open and more in love than we’ve seen them before. Right up until Da
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