Unfair Play: Inside the Capitol Hill Sports Debate

This episode takes you inside a recent, highly contentious House Oversight subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill, which grappled with the heated debate surrounding the participation of transgender athletes in women's sports. The hearing titled "Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports" featured powerful testimony from individuals on opposing sides of this complex issue.

You'll hear directly from athletes who shared their personal experiences. One competitive fencer describes taking a knee and refusing to compete against a biological male in a women's event, leading to her facing penalties and feeling compelled to step away from the sport she loves. Another former high school athlete recounts suffering a traumatic brain injury after being struck by a volleyball spiked by a trans ...