a surprising history of women’s sports
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I’ve spent over ten years researching and working on this story. There was SO much we couldn’t include.
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EPISODE FOUR: RUNNING IN CIRCLES
In 2009, South African sprinter Caster Semenya won gold at the World Championships. But instead of a celebration, she endured endless speculation about her body, her biology, and her gender. And soon, sports…
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EPISODE THREE: CARD CARRYING FEMALES
We meet Kenyan sprinter Maximila Imali, who—like Christine—has been sidelined by DSD policies. She makes a different choice from Christine: to fight the regulations in court. And we learn about an earlier fight,…
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Shake That Barr Body
One of Murray Barr’s contemporaries composed music based on genetics. We had hoped to use it, but couldn’t. Here’s why.