Loon Lovers Live

What happens when two Heated Rivalry podcasts come together to chat? Hijinks. Hilarity. A veritable hubbub of loon energy! We talk about our experiences in podcasting and witnessing the absolute incredible momentum of this fandom.

Greetings friends! Today's episode is with Natalie from Absolute Treat. The song Bonnie is featured in episode 5 of Heated Rivalry. We chat about how the band has found itself on more than one gay sports show, musical inspirations, the Heated Rivalry phenomenon, and what they are up to this summer! Bonnie (Remixed) is out now!

In this episode we speak with Harrison, the Platinum Award Winning Producer, Songwriter, and Artist. His remix of All The Things She Said for Heated Rivalry skyrocketed up the charts. Can you even scroll social media 5 months later without hearing the song at least once? We know we still hear it daily! We chat about how life has changed since the song was featured in the show, what he'll be up to...

Greetings friends! Today's episode features Versha Sharma, a Heated Rivalry superfan, Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist, and one of Gold House's 100 most impactful Asian Pacific leaders reshaping industries. We chat how important Heated Rivalry is within today's media and political landscape, along with favorite moments from the books and show, and we also chat a little bit one of Versha's...

In part two of our discussion with Pierre, we talk how the post production landscape has changed over the last few decades, the fast rise in stardom for our amazing Heated Rivalry leads, the need for a larger security budget in S2, when he knew this was something special, why I am now thoroughly embarrassed by something I told Connor, Easter eggs in episode 6, and more!

We had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Pierre Thériault, the Post Production Supervisor for Heated Rivalry. This will be a multiple part series, as we chatted for over three hours! In part one, we talk about what a Post Production Supervisor does, when he got the call for Heated Rivalry, Pierre's impressions on the book, what it was like working with Jacob Tierney again, the passion of this...

Sarah Reside is a self-proclaimed linguistics nerd, an accomplished editor, and a hockey fan. Listen to how Heated Rivalry resonates with her!

On today's episode we chat with the Script Supervisor of Heated Rivalry - Jenny Mac. We had a fantastic time chatting about continuity and the challenges that come from filming scenes out of order.

Today on Loon Lovers Live we get to chat with Bianca Nugara who plays Maria on Heated Rivalry. Bianca is an absolute delight to speak to and she even asked us our own rapid fire questions! We talk about allyship, the incredible cast and crew, the infamous smoothie consistency questions, and how it feels to be a literal amazing meme. Join us!

In today's episode we were fortunate to chat with Francis Dominic. He has truly carried the banner for Heated Rivalry and we are so glad to talk with him!

We are still glowing from our chat with Ashley Iris Gill! We learned so much about the amazing things camera operators are responsible for and we are so thankful we got to chat. This episode originally aired February 16, 2026.

What a fun chat with Stephanie! We have learned so much about props and continue to learn thanks to her tutelage. This episode originally aired February 3, 2026

What a treat to speak to THE Sasha on Heated Rivalry! Kaden has such wonderful insight into the characters of the books. This episode originally aired on YouTube on January 22, 2026.

We were so delighted to speak with both Rachel and Matt Reid! We chat the books, the show, and so much more! This episode originally aired on YouTube on January 17, 2026.

In this episode we join Louisa, a Canada native, as we dive into the Game Changers books and what they mean to her. This episode originally aired on YouTube on January 17, 2026.

We spoke with Heather, Rachel's friend and one of the first people to read Heated Rivalry years ago. We explored how to be brave and celebrate love. This episode originally aired on YouTube on January 15, 2026.

Bri joins us from Colombia, South America to discuss her favorite parts of the Game Changers books. This episode originally aired on YouTube on January 15, 2026.

We filmed this while at the Joie de livres After Party for the world premiere of Heated Rivalry. This episode originally aired on YouTube on December 17, 2025.

Kristin joined us from Joie de livres in Montréal for a chat right after we saw the world premiere of Episode One - Rookies. We had an amazing time chatting! This episode originally aired on YouTube on December 16, 2025.

The animated reel seen round the world. Thank you Aly for joining us! This episode originally aired on YouTube on December 9, 2025.

We are so excited to speak with Matthew Hubbard. He is the author of The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge , The Rebel's Guide to Pride , and the forthcoming Drop Dead Handsome from Delacorte Press / Penguin Random House. This episode originally aired on YouTube on December 8, 2025.

Today's episode is with Zoe, an incredible artist in the Pacific Northwest and illustrator of an incredible scene from The Long Game. This episode originally aired on YouTube on December 5, 2025.

Today we speak with MP who is very special to us. MP taught Anne her favorite French curse words This episode originally aired on YouTube on December 4, 2025.

Today's interview is with Lacey, the amazing owner of Double Hockey Stix. Lacey has done amazing things for the community and hockey at large. We are so excited to speak with Lacey today! This episode originally aired on YouTube on December 2, 2025.

Today we speak with Jacob Elijah, a sensitivity reader who was featured on Crave's TikTok with his analysis of the Shane and Ilya castings. This episode originally aired on YouTube on November 30, 2025.