Tested: Card-Carrying Females

By Rose Eveleth

Published July 22, 2024 at 9:33 AM EDT

Episode 3: We meet Kenyan sprinter Maximila Imali, who—like Christine Mboma—has been sidelined by DSD policies. She makes a different choice from Christine: to fight the regulations in court. And we learn about a previous fight, when scientists, athletes, and journalists spent thirty years trying to end an earlier version of sex testing.

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Rose Eveleth

Rose Eveleth is an award winning reporter and writer who explores how humans tangle with science and technology. They’re the creator of hit independent podcast Flash Forward and have covered everything from fake tumbleweed farms to million dollar baccarat heists. You can find their stories in The Atlantic, CBS, VOX, Scientific American, Eater, The New York Times, 99 Percent Invisible, ESPN’s 30 for 30 podcast, and more. Their work has been nominated for an Emmy, a Third Coast, and an Eisner Award, and has appeared in the Best American Science and Nature Writing. [Copyright 2024 NPR]