Olympic hurdles for women athletes; plus, big trucks and big questions

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🗓️ 26 July 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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This is the first year the Olympics have gender parity between men's and women's teams - but does it mean gender equity? ESPN writer Katie Barnes and Rose Eveleth, host of NPR's Tested, join Brittany to discuss the barriers that women athletes still face - from men-only categories to women-only sex testing.

And later - in recent years, you may have noticed some new behemoths prowling the streets of America: giant trucks. The sheer size of them has sparked policy debates – many are so big that it's not possible to see a child crossing directly in front of them, and there's been a spike in pedestrian deaths. Brittany is joined by Angie Schmitt, author of Right of Way, to chat about why these big trucks are so popular and what they say about our cultural anxieties.

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0:00.0	Christian Nationalists want to turn America into a theocracy, a government under biblical rule.
0:08.0	If they gain more power, it could mean fewer rights for you.
0:12.0	I'm Heath Drusen and on the new season of Extremely American,
0:16.0	I'll take you inside the movement.
0:18.0	Listen to Extremely American, from Boise State Public Radio,
0:22.0	part of the NPR Network.
0:25.0	Hello, hello. I'm Brittany Loose and you're listening to It's been a minute from
0:31.3	NPR. A show about what's going on in culture and why it doesn't happen
0:36.1	by accident. This week we're connecting the dots between nude parades, gold medals, and femininity cards.
0:50.0	I know, I know, how are all these things connected?
0:53.2	Well we're going to find out with E-SPN features writer Katie Barnes and Rose Evelith,
0:58.3	host of NPR's Tested, a show all about sex testing in women's sports.
1:03.5	Katie, Rose, welcome to it's been a minute.
1:06.1	Thank you.
1:06.8	Excited to be here.
1:08.6	It's so great to have you both here.
1:10.2	Okay, so now the Olympics are about to kick off.
1:13.6	What stories are you most excited to see play out this year?
1:18.4	Unrolls a scroll that's like a hundred feet long.
1:21.2	Yeah, right, I always unroll my scroll of names. I think at the top,
1:26.0	Gretchen Walsh, not only did she make the team, she broke the world record and the 100 fly at trials.
1:31.8	I'm a track guy so I am just super excited to see is Sydney
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