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Sex Testing and Women’s Sports
Manage episode 430256321 series 2355366
Joel Anderson, Josh Levin, and the CBC’s Morgan Campbell check in on the WNBA at the halfway point of a historic season. They also talk about ESPN’s list of the 100 greatest pro athletes of the 2000s. Finally, they interview Rose Eveleth about their podcast Tested, on the history of sex testing in sports.
WNBA (4:19): What’s the story with the new TV deal? How did the WNBA All-Stars beat the Olympic team?
100 greatest athletes(18:45): What’s wrong with ESPN’s list? Are we falling into a trap by talking about it at all?
Tested (32:06): The century-long obsession over whether women athletes are really women.
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591 episodes
Manage episode 430256321 series 2355366
Joel Anderson, Josh Levin, and the CBC’s Morgan Campbell check in on the WNBA at the halfway point of a historic season. They also talk about ESPN’s list of the 100 greatest pro athletes of the 2000s. Finally, they interview Rose Eveleth about their podcast Tested, on the history of sex testing in sports.
WNBA (4:19): What’s the story with the new TV deal? How did the WNBA All-Stars beat the Olympic team?
100 greatest athletes(18:45): What’s wrong with ESPN’s list? Are we falling into a trap by talking about it at all?
Tested (32:06): The century-long obsession over whether women athletes are really women.
(Note: time codes are only accurate for Slate Plus members, who listen ad free.)
Want more Hang Up and Listen? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page, or visit slate.com/hangupplus to get access wherever you listen.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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