Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast 154. What Is a Woman? (Olympics Edition)
Nancy and Sarah tackle the week’s most controversial Olympics bout, when Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defeated Italian boxer Angela Carini in a 46-second fight. JK Rowling howled! JK Rowling-haters roared back at her! Has anyone ever cared this much about women’s boxing?
This actually isn’t a story about trans women in sports — though it kicked up plenty of opinions about that subject — but a more nuanced discussion of how genetic abnormalities should play out in athletics. Our roving conversation covers:
* DSD cases (Differences in sexual development)
* Why is boxing called “the sweet science”?
* The spectacle of women being hit —> kind of uncomfortable
* Title IX was never intended to expand women’s sports, but it did anyway
* What kind of sports do girls want to play?
* The golden age of female trick riders
* Stella Walsh, early intersex Olympic champion
* How much do men hate seeing women cry?
* The old Italian woman who yells Sarah to sleep each night
* But wait: What is a man?
… and much more!
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