10 Best Sports Romance Podcasts

1. Since Rookie Season Podcast

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Welcome to Since Rookie Season, a Heated Rivalry fan companion podcast, where your hosts, Amanda, Lau, and Lauren break down the episodes from the Crave Canada television series, the Game Changers novels, and various media surrounding this fan phenomenon.Amanda (they/them) is Since Rookie Season's gen-z representative, mediator, and editor. They have two B.S., one of which in Sociology, and have a strong interest in feminist theory and intersectionality. They grew up playing roller hockey but have no other awareness in hockey other than what Lauren says...MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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2. Between the Folds: Literature is Lube

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Between the Folds is the unapologetically smutty romance podcast where dirty little strumpets Elisa (Minister of Moisture), Jess (Janitor of Joyful Offices), and Lindsay (Lusty Lieutenant) dive into spicy, unhinged romance novels. Expect laugh-out-loud banter, rants, juicy book recaps, and the smuttiest scenes rated on our moisture meter. From monster romance to hockey hunks, we celebrate the chaos, the kink, and the comedy of spicy reads...MORE Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Book Club After Dark

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Join CJ and Holly, two best friends who share a love of reading as they discuss books they've loved, books they want to read, the best and the worst of tropes, and a lot of sports romance and fantasy books. Please note this is Book Club After Dark because we especially love to read and discuss dark romanceMORE Producer/Network Book club after dark
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Heated Rivalry

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Heated Rivalry: After the Buzzer is a three-part podcast series examining what happens when a breakout queer sports romance collides with industry realities, fan power, and narrative limits. Through renewal debates, storytelling challenges, and cultural impact, the series explores why Heated Rivalry resonated so deeply—and what its future represents for queer representation in sports media...MORE Email ****@mac.com
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Apple Rating 2/5 Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. Heated Rivalry

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Heated Rivalry examines Rachel Reid's beloved hockey romance novel and its screen adaptation, revealing how rivalry functions as addictive narrative architecture. VV Steele dissects how the book uses repetition, restraint, and sustained opposition to forge intimacy between NHL rivals Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov—enemies on ice, secret lovers off it...MORE Email ****@mac.com
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Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

6. Rivalry Reread: A Heated Rivalry Fan Podcast

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The ultimate fan podcast for Rachel Reid's Heated Rivalry! Join AI host Riley as we explore fan fiction, analyze Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander's relationship, and dive deep into the hockey romance that started it all. Currently covering: 'The Other Side of the Ice: Ilya's Story' - a fan fiction retelling Heated Rivalry from Ilya's POV, starting with Regina 2008. Perfect for fans of: Heated Rivalry, Rachel Reid books, hockey romance, MM romance, sports romance, LGBTQ romance, fan fiction podcasts, book podcasts, romance podcasts. New episodes weekly! Subscribe now...MORE Estimated listeners
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7. The Smut Peddlers

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Welcome to the Smut Peddlers Podcast, a show for people who love books especially when there's smut. If you enjoy contemporary romance, fantasy romance, sports romance, or anything in between you'll enjoy your time here!MORE Hosts Kat, Rachel
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 141 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

8. From the Box Podcast (private feed for fromtheboxpodcast@gmail.com)

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While the pros do their thing, we yap about it from the box.Join Bailey and Key in the press / penalty / dice / 'box' box as they chat about all things NHL, AHL, PWHL, and F1, with a dash of nerdiness. (For the whimsy.)As experts in Fun, not Facts, they won't deliver hard-hitting recaps of stats and analytics, bur rather: hot takes, sports romance, and burning questions like, 'What even IS goalie interference?' From the Box is all about making sports accessible, easy to follow, and silly goofy; so whether you're a rookie or a veteran, you're sure to have a good time. fromtheboxpodcast...MORE Email ****@substack.com
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Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact