{"id":410775,"date":"2026-01-13T20:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/410775\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T20:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:47:11","slug":"mums-fully-leaned-in-afls-first-queer-player-mitch-brown-on-heated-rivalry-why-were-obsessed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/410775\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Mum\u2019s Fully Leaned In\u201d AFL&#8217;s First Queer Player Mitch Brown On Heated Rivalry &#038; Why We&#8217;re Obsessed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">A horny hockey drama has become the internet\u2019s new obsession&#8230;but, why?<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">Together with the AFL&#8217;s first openly bi player Mitch Brown &amp; Sexologist Lisa Torney we investigate the impact Heated Rivalry has for real-life queer athletes and the straight women who are lusting after the fictional leads.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And in headlines today, Adelaide Festival has cancelled its Writers&#8217; Week event following a mass boycott from authors in response to Palestinian-Australian novelist Randa Abdel-Fattah being removed from the program; Australian novelist Craig Silvey has faced court after police caught him allegedly engaging with pedophiles online and sharing child abuse material; An Iranian official has indicated that the death toll from the latest protests in the country could be as high as 2000; The Duffer brothers have admitted that pressure from production and Netflix forced them to start shooting the Stranger Things finale without it even being fully written yet<\/p>\n<p>THE END BITS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thequicky\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mamamia.com.au\/subscribe\/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=quicky\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.mamamia.com.au\/subscribe\/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=quicky\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Support independent women&#8217;s media<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thequicky\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thequicky\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Check out The Quicky Instagram here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/are-ghost-stores-haunting-your-social-media-feed-how-to-spot-and-avoid-them-260583\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GET IN TOUCH<br \/>Share your story, feedback, or dilemma!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/help.mamamia.com.au\/en-US\/send-a-podcast-voice-note-467960\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/help.mamamia.com.au\/en-US\/send-a-podcast-voice-note-467960\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Send us a voice note <\/a>or email us at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mamamia.com.au\/podcasts\/the-quicky\/mailto:thequicky@mamamia.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">thequicky@mamamia.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CREDITS<\/p>\n<p>Hosts: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/taylahkatestrano\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylah Strano<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/clairemurphyyukich\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/clairemurphyyukich\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Claire Murphy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Guests:<\/p>\n<p>Mitch Brown, former AFL player\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Torney, Sexologist\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Audio Producer:\u00a0Lu Hill\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Group Executive Producer: Ilaria Brophy<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A horny hockey drama has become the internet\u2019s new obsession&#8230;but, why? 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