Tested Podcast
1) Episode 1: The Choice
Would you alter your body for the chance to compete for a gold medal? That’s the question facing a small group of elite athletes right now. Last year, track and field authorities announced new regulat...Show More
2) Bonus | Reconstructed: Building New Definitions of Masculinity from Embodied
Sex and relationships are intimate — and sometimes intimidating to talk about. Embodied is a weekly podcast from North Carolina Public Radio WUNC hosted by Anita Rao. The podcast guides us on an explo...Show More
Bonus | Reconstructed: Building New Definitions of Masculinity from Embodied
28:53 | Aug 21st, 2024
3) Episode 6: Lumpers and Splitters
Christine and Max are some of the most recent female athletes in this century-long history to face tests, stigma, and restrictions. But they are unlikely to be the last. In this episode, we find out w...Show More
4) Episode 5: Unfair Advantage?
A battle over science and ethics unfolds. World Athletics releases and then tweaks multiple policies impacting DSD athletes, while critics cry foul. In this episode, World Athletics doubles down on it...Show More
5) Episode 4: 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,...Show More
6) Episode 3: 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 ear...Show More
7) Episode 2: Questions of a Physical Nature
We go back to the beginnings of women’s inclusion in elite sports. It turns out that men had an odd variety of concerns about women athletes. Some doubted these athletes were even women at all. And th...Show More
8) Introducing: Tested
Since the very beginning of women’s sports, there has been a struggle to define who, exactly, gets to compete in the women’s category. A century later, this struggle is still very much alive. Host Ros...Show More