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Tested
Who gets to compete? Since the beginning of women’s sports, there has been a struggle over who qualifies for the women’s category. Tested follows the unfolding story of elite female runners who have been told they can no longer race as women, because of their biology. As the Olympics approach, they face hard choices: take drugs to lower their natural testosterone levels, give up their sport entirely, or fight. To understand how we got here, Host Rose Eveleth (they/them) traces the surprising, 100-year history of sex testing.
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4.5 stars from 310 ratings
Find it difficult to trust the credibility of Rose Eveleth, when they come out with lines like “..Scientists .. are trying to figure out what biological advantage even means and how to study it...”. For someone supposedly interested in the ethics and human rights of it all, i would really love...Read full review »
KW090807060504 via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 11/15/24
Science and biology are real!
KEEP WOMEN’S SPORTS FEMALE Open your eyes!! Testing 🙄
bull&$it via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/22/24
Harrison Bergeron IRL
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魚766345 via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 10/19/24
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