# Episode 6: Anti-Dystopia

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Podcast: [Everyone Deserves Sunshine: Girls in the Crease - A Heated Rivalry Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/everyone-deserves-sunshine-girls-in-the-crease-a-heated-rivalry-podcast-7647678)
Published: 2026-02-15T23:11:23+00:00
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In this episode, we dive into anti-dystopia because the world feels heavy, and Heated Rivalry gave us something radically different: joy. We talk about escapism and why consuming something earnest and romantic can actually feel restorative instead of avoidant. We’re joined by Jenka Garfinkel, who wrote “Heated Rivalry is Anti-Dystopian Art,” and she helps us unpack how modern media conditions us to expect brutality and punishment - especially around sex and intimacy - and how Heated Rivalry subverts that template. We discuss why feeling hope might be the most radical thing of all.

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