Trans Day Of Visibility was Monday, but that doesn't mean we stop seeing them the rest of the year. Join @endofsportpod.bsky.social hosts @annaposbergh.bsky.social and @derekcrim.bsky.social as they speak with Grace McKenzie regarding trans athletes and inclusion in sports. pca.st/rn1uk7jg

Had a cathartic lil chat with @jessicawluther.com and @reveleth.com for @burnitalldownpod.com about the IOC policy implementing sex testing for every single athlete in the women’s category 🫠

An absolute must-listen episode. A critical one-stop-shop on the IOC's abhorrent, new policy with super-informative guests @reveleth.com, Anna Baeth of @athleteally.bsky.social, @thechrismosier.bsky.social, Grace McKenzie of @sportrightsall.bsky.social, & scholar-Olympian Madeleine Pape

You can watch the second half of our reaction to the IOC sex testing news on YouTube here, featuring @thechrismosier.bsky.social, Grace McKenzie, Madeleine Pape, and @annaposbergh.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/live/17QtB-N...

You can watch the first half of our reaction to the IOC sex testing news on YouTube here, featuring @reveleth.com, Anna Baeth, @annaposbergh.bsky.social, and @nkalamb.bsky.social. youtu.be/tF-HtYzRy3g?...

A big(oted) policy required us to pull out the big dogs/names.

you’re telling me that sex/genetic testing is… ❌ not supported by science (see andrew sinclair) ❌ not ethically justified (see human rights orgs and nude parades) 💰 expensive (see chromosome test costs, etc) but they’re gonna do it anyway. if anything, this will discourage sports participation.

I just have to say… sociology is *not* a radical discipline. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

Great to see this live soon after the IOC announcement. It’s part of a longer history of scientific testing being inappropriately used to help justify ideologies about gender, bodies, and ability. I wrote a book >10 years ago about it, and the pattern continues and reflects contemporary politics.

Here’s a taste of why you need to hear from Madeleine Pape today of all days.

SECOND EMERGENCY LIVE RECORDING TODAY ON YOUTUBE Join us at 4:30pm ET Special guests include Madeleine Pape www.youtube.com/live/17QtB-N...

LIVE YouTube reaction recording at 1:15pm ET Special guests: @reveleth.com and Anna Baeth Link: www.youtube.com/live/fsCyxmh...

if you want to know the history of this kind of policy, I made a podcast two years ago that explained why these tests make no sense, how they were already used and eventually abandoned by the IOC in the 80's and 90's, and the devastating impacts they have on real athletes: www.tested-podcast.com

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This is transphobic, misogynistic, anti-feminist, discriminatory against women with DSD, and thoroughly bad science. A licence for abuse.

Assertions like “the most accurate and least intrusive way currently available to screen for biological sex is by screening for the SRY Gene” and that “based on IF experience, genetic screening for sex does not create significant problems in practice” are both categorical lies.

The IOC has just formally unleashed waves of additional harm in the name of sporting 'fairness.' Sport can never justify the dehumanization this ruling requires.

The (heinous) International Olympic Committee has just (fucking) formally banned trans participation in sport. stillmed.olympics.com/media/Docume...

The Dark Side of Sports Gambling The incredible @ahjohnson.bsky.social joins to explore the pervasive influence of sports gambling and prediction markets on media, politics, and our social fabric. It's the one you've been asking for and it will not disappoint. open.spotify.com/episode/12QA...

Scientific Integrity in Sex Testing Former Olympian and sociologist Madeleine Pape joins to discuss sex/gender regulation and intersex/trans inclusion in sport. open.spotify.com/episode/0sXD...

Such an insightful and timely episode in every way 🔥

Iran Pulls out of FIFA World Cup - Instant Reaction Valerio Moggia joins @nkalamb.bsky.social and @privaricate.bsky.social to provide a full explainer on what it means that Iran says it will PULL OUT of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States. open.spotify.com/episode/242n...

So Trump says he doesn't care if Iran participates in the World Cup and the head of the Iranian FA said, "After this attack, we cannot be expected to look forward to the World Cup with hope." Everything about this absolutely stinks. The *aggressor* should be banned, not the victim.

I have a case study today for my lecture on governance & the Olympics, where “Acirema” launched military strikes on/started a war with “Persiya,” six days after an Olympics ended. I’m asking students what sanctions the IOC should issue (on Acirema). This episode was key in developing this activity.

Per The Economist/YouGov, half of Americans support ABOLISHING ICE. Literally, "abolishing." yougov.com/en-us/articl...

Happy (almost) one-year anniversary of the FSU school shooting, and yet lawmakers and politicians seem to have conveniently forgotten (or still don’t care???) about actually making schools safer. www.tallahassee.com/story/news/s...

The Athleticide continues

The number is now 40. Imagine the response to a mass shooting that killed 40 kids at school. But this is an act of self-defence.

Solidarity with Dr. Anna Posbergh! Florida State University, where she works, is cracking down on her for having the temerity to research & talk about transgender athletes & global sports policy, which is one of her academic specialties.

On “academic freedom” in the fascist state of Florida.

The problem, Anna explains, is that the presentation had the word "trans" in its title

Solidarity with Dr. Posbergh here. I admire her moral clarity & her stance, which is not always easy for faculty. Being an academic is precarious, but we all need to follow her lead and stand up for what’s right

Nathan's no-look shot

This is disgusting. Academics in Florida are being compelled to censor their work on political grounds if they want to receive basic professional development funding.

Today I had a meeting about funding I received for a November 2025 (!) presentation. Part of the agreement requires me to present the talk at a university-wide event in March 2026. I was told today I could either censor/change my talk’s title and receive the funding, or withdraw. I withdrew.

maximumfun.org/episodes/jud... My other favorite podcast already tackled this hard hitting question! @endofsportpod.bsky.social @nkalamb.bsky.social @derekcrim.bsky.social @annaposbergh.bsky.social @johannamellis.bsky.social @privaricate.bsky.social

Me learning that tacos are sandwiches after all

Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.

The opening ceremony for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics kicks off momentarily. Hope you'll take a sec to read this critical overview @edgeofsports.bsky.social & I wrote @thenation.com. You likely won't see anything we wrote on the screens of NBC, CBC etc! www.thenation.com/article/soci...

& here's a Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics preview I did w/ the good people @endofsportpod.bsky.social. We covered a lot of ground quickly! Hosts of the show: @annaposbergh.bsky.social @privaricate.bsky.social @derekcrim.bsky.social + @nkalamb.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2vhK...

Was fantastic to chat with Anna, Jo, and Kristi on the end of sport podcast - as a massive fan of the podcast AND heated rivalry - this was awesome. Would be useful for any sport sociology classes discussing sexuality + sport too 🙌

Check out @julesboykoff.bsky.social and @edgeofsports.bsky.social in @thenation.com on the Milano-Cortina Games. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

One of the first episodes I ever listened to on @endofsportpod.bsky.social (episode 4!) featured @julesboykoff.bsky.social, and it forever changed how I viewed the Olympics. ~6 years later: an incredible full circle moment to co-host this episode 🥹 A MUST listen before tomorrow’s opening ceremony!

Heated Rivalry: Hockey Culture, Nationalism, and Queer Representation @drryanstorr.bsky.social and @kristiallain.bsky.social join @johannamellis.bsky.social and @annaposbergh.bsky.social to discuss the cultural significance of the show *Heated Rivalry.* open.spotify.com/episode/3Hd4...

Professional athletes are being advised not to leave the hotel or go anywhere without their passports while visiting Minnesota. This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup. Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.

This is the most important piece you’ll read today, if not this week/month.

Out of Left Field: Episode 2 We begin with a second (and final) podcast-altering announcement and then plunge into a fiery discussion about the sporting world's response to the Minneapolis ICE murders, cricket madness, and more chicanery at the IOC. open.spotify.com/episode/4hdM...

Trump’s authoritarianism is becoming less subtle — and more vicious, writes @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social.

“ [Students] will be getting a sociology text, a sociology course without a soul. It's been scraped out. It is a sanitized version of the course.” www.wlrn.org/government-p...

A Florida Department of Education committee ‘created’ a ‘textbook’—by deleting passages from an open source textbook—that it is requiring Florida university educators to use in sociology classes.