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Podcast: Problematic Women
Episode: Men Dominating Women's Sports, Continued COVID Restrictions, Moving From NYC to Florida and More with Karol Markowicz
Description: Last week University of Pennsylvania swimmer “Lia” Thomas, formerly William Thomas, became the first transgender athlete to win the NCAA title in the women's 500-yard freestyle. During the award ceremony, Thomas towered over the biologically female runner-ups, including Virginia's Emma Weyant, a silver medallist at the Tokyo Olympics who finished 1.75 seconds behind Thomas. While the "Problematic Women" podcast has been talking about the controversy for months, many Americans just woke up to the reality that men are competing in—and now dominating women’s sports. We’ll discuss the fear athletes feel in pushing back, and whether Ame...