Welcome to Reheating Rivalry - the very unofficial Heated Rivalry rewatch podcast!

Each week, for the next six weeks, we'll be recapping every episode of Heated Rivalry season 1.

Today, we're recapping episode 1 - "Rookies", with Karla K - listen to The Unpopular Opinion wherever you get podcasts!

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Fionnuala is joined by writer Carl Kinsella to discuss Michael Flatley's magnum opus Blackbird.

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Elaine and Kelly, hosts of For Tech's Sake, join me to discuss Google Glass, Google's discontinued smart glasses that promised the world, but ultimately failed to deliver.

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Fionnuala is joined by Cian Sullivan and Louise Bruton to unpack the year in music for 2025.

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Fionnuala is joined by artist and musician Melina Malone to discuss Majestic Casual, the music discovery platform.

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Comedian and host of Venting, Julie Jay joins Fionnuala to discuss the seminal television show My So-Called Life.

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Zeda The Architect joins Fionnuala to discuss the current state of body diversity in the fashion industry.

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Fionnuala and Alex rewatch The O.C. season 1, episodes 6-8.

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Journalist and author of the upcoming book LIKE, FOLLOW, SUBSCRIBE: Influencer Kids & The Cost of a Childhood Online to discuss the initial rise of family vlogging and the criticism that surrounds it.

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Fionnuala and Cian debrief from Zara Larsson's Midnight Sun tour, plus reactions to the 2026 Grammys nominations and new music from Katy Perry, Hilary Duff and Florence & The Machine.

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