{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Long Game: a Heated Rivalry Podcast","title":"Heated Rivalry Book Review: Part 10 - Eight Burgers, One Loon & One Huge Revelation (Chapter 24)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1dd6a626\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3573,"description":"Declan and Silvan are at The Cottage in Part 10 of our Heated Rivalry book review.\nWe unpack one of the funniest chapters in the novel, from eight burgers and \"stupid Canadian wolfbird\" to the effortless comedy Rachel Reid gives Ilya throughout these scenes. Beneath the laughter lies one of the book's most important emotional turning points.\nWe explore Shane's hesitation about coming out, what it means for Ilya to feel like a secret and how Rachel Reid captures the complicated balance between love, fear and vulnerability. We also compare these moments with Jacob Tierney's television adaptation, discussing why certain scenes feel even more powerful on screen and how subtle changes in body language transform the emotional impact.\nThe conversation also dives into Ilya's lifelong role as a caretaker, the heartbreaking story of his mother, and why we found ourselves wanting even more of his perspective during these pivotal moments. Along the way, we debate whether Heated Rivalry is ultimately Shane's story or whether Ilya deserves more narrative space.\nPlus, we share our thoughts after our first Belfast listener meetup and thank everyone who came along to make it such a memorable day.\nThe next episode of the Long Game podcast will be released on Sunday 2nd August 2026.\nJoin our Long Game Podcast Book Club on Fable to read along with us each week.: https://fable.co/club/long-game-pod-book-club-with-long-game-pod-349252537194?invite=fc285de0-86ea-45c4-ab3f-8dcc82b8cad8&referralID=4tVUzsxlCC\nFind us on instagram: longgame.heatedrivalry.podWrite to us: longgamepod2481@gmail.com\nFind Declan: Instagram: declan712Tiktok: declanmccallion1\nFind Silvan:Instagram: SilvatesTiktok: silvates1\nListen to the Podcast on:Apple podcast: \nSpotify podcast: \nAmazon podcast: \nWatch it on youtube: \nListen to Silvan’s ‘Silvates’ podcast here:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/silvates/id1531620495Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xMX59teVzpf6M86Cv7WG9?si=016f5477aed14697\n...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/DN_mX9ZAD_eslaN34U95xiE9Y3jVNruZvQrbm9QRIUo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNzBj/MDc5MDA4MWVmMGFi/NGM0NzA2NTk5MzEz/ODVjYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}