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Honestly with Bari Weiss

Bigger, Stronger, Faster: The Truth About Testosterone

Honestly with Bari Weiss

The Free Press

Society & Culture, News

4.67.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2021

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Why are men the way they are? Are they naturally more aggressive? And is it fair for transwomen to compete in sports separated by sex? Is it possible to overcome our animal instincts? And why has it gotten so hard to ask these questions out loud? To admit that there are any differences between men and women? On today’s episode, a deep dive into these subjects and more with Carole Hooven, the author of “‘T: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us." The book was named one of the WSJ’s ten best. Carole is an evolutionary biologist and lecturer at Harvard, where she focuses on behavioral endocrinology and sex differences. Here, she explains the science of T, the misinformation about sex, and the importance of telling the truth, even if it makes you unpopular. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I'm Berry Weiss and this is honestly.

0:34.0

When I think about how controversial the subjects of gender and sex have become,

0:42.0

how risky it's become to talk about either

0:44.8

of those things in public.

0:46.8

I weirdly always think back to this old This American Life episode from 2002.

0:51.8

At some point I'm putting together this week's radio show, Alex, suggested that it might be a

0:55.8

fun thing to do.

0:56.8

I might illustrate some interesting principles about testosterone.

1:00.2

If everybody on the radio staff would get their testosterone level checked.

1:04.3

In the episode, which I really don't think could even be brought up at a pitch meeting in public radio

1:09.1

nowadays, everyone who works on the show gets tested to see who has the highest testosterone levels.

1:15.0

And now for the results I am opening the envelope.

1:17.0

Wow, that's just incredible.

1:24.0

Okay, among the men, Rachoff is number one and has like twice the amount of testosterone

1:30.4

of anybody in the group.

1:32.0

Whoa! Wow. of anybody in the group. Looking back with our 2021 goggles on,

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