Episode 285 – Heated Rivalry
The Worst Bestsellers
Worst Bestsellers
4.5 • 609 Ratings
🗓️ 23 March 2026
⏱️ 120 minutes
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Summary
We conclude our arbitrary celebration of Canada Month with a playoff episode that went into overtime. Yes: we read Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid. We needed two guests to handle a title of this magnitude, so we were joined by fangirl in STEM Sarah and authentic Canadian/Canadien Kathleen Gros, author and artist of several books including Anne: An Adaptation of Anne of Green Gables (Sort Of). Listen to this episode while driving to the cottage!
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: Canadian Heritage Minutes
“Heated Rivalry Is Chess” by Rebecca Alter
“Weapons’ Hot Dog Scene Is Actually a Heartfelt Tribute to Zach Cregger’s Late Friend” by Tai Gooden
“Those Tuna Melts in Heated Rivalry are So Gay” by John Birdsall
Important Heated Rivalry Fan Art
Coming up next: Remain by Nicholas Sparks with M. Night Shyamalan.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to worst bestsellers where we read about hockey so you don't have to. |
| 0:17.7 | I'm Renata. |
| 0:18.8 | And I'm Kate. |
| 0:19.9 | And for this episode, we read Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reed. |
| 0:25.0 | Joining us to discuss this new Canadian classic are fan girl in STEM, Sarah. Hi, Sarah. Hello, |
| 0:31.7 | hello. And CanCon Quotameter, Kathleen. Hello, happy to be of service. |
| 0:39.8 | Welcome back. |
| 0:43.4 | Both of you are returning guests, friends of the pod. |
| 0:44.8 | We're so happy to have you here. |
| 0:46.9 | Always happy to be here. |
| 0:50.0 | I love to be normal where other people can see me. |
| 0:50.6 | Absolutely. |
| 0:52.8 | Technically, no one can see you. |
| 0:55.5 | And I love to be the token Canadian. |
| 1:13.0 | Yes. We do need that. As stated, you are helping us meet our Canadian content quota, which this is part two. We've arbitrarily designated March as Canada Month here on Worst Boss Sellers, which we started the month with a true Canadian classic bear. And then now this is our new modern Canadian classic heated |
| 1:19.6 | rivalry. And like we said earlier this month, this is just us as the United States of Americans doing our small part to bridge the divide between us and our neighbors to the north. |
| 1:34.7 | Our dumb presence trying to divide us, but we have so much in common. |
| 1:39.8 | It's so true. |
| 1:41.0 | Like we've all enjoyed heated rivalry. |
| 1:44.0 | Exactly. The best commonality all enjoyed heated rivalry. Exactly. |
| 1:45.0 | The best commonality to have. |
| 1:47.3 | Yes. |
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