Ep #2 | Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

Episode notes: transcript linkbuy Heated Rivalry here! Rachel Reid's website (and bonus link to her blog post about Parkinson's, which Iliria really appreciated) Check, Please! by Ngozi UkazuIcebreaker by A.L. Graziadeibonus link to hockey romances by Iliria's friend, Ari Baran :) Eros the Bittersweet by Anne CarsonThe Riveters 😢"There are no out NHL players. Could Heated Rivalry change that?" by Mey Rude (Out.com, Dec 2025)Untitled (You Construct Intricate Rituals) by Barbara Kruger"'I felt bad about it': The complicated origins of Rachel Reid’s Game Changers series" by Anna Good (Daily Dot, Dec 2025) Orientalism by Edward Saïd"Negotiating New Asian American Masculinities: Attitudes and Gender Expectations" by Peter Chua and Diane FujinoWhat we're reading: Solaris by Stanislaw Lem (and bonus, Roadside Picnic by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky), the rest of the Game Changers series by Rachel Reid Where you can find us: Patreon, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and thebadbooksbookclub at gmail dot com!Read along with us for next time...The Housemaid by Freida McFadden!