Sunday Pick: The Past and Future of Gender in Sport | Good Sport
TED Talks Daily9 Mar 2025

Sunday Pick: The Past and Future of Gender in Sport | Good Sport

We often take gender for granted as a “natural” division in sports and life. But did you know the first decisions to divide sports into “male” and “female” categories were in many ways the result of women beating men in mixed gender competitions? In this episode, Jody chats with Veronica Ivy, a trans world cycling champion, about the pitfalls of dividing sports by gender. Then he hears from Laura Pappano, a journalist and researcher about the fascinating (and modern) history of gender segregation in sports. Finally, Jody returns to his Ultimate Frisbee roots as he and Raha Mozaffari, a two-time National Champion in the Mixed Division, talk about what we could learn from sports if we stopped using gender as the primary way to categorize athletes -- and explored all the other ways we could create games that are safe, fair, and competitive.


Transcripts for Good Sport are available at go.ted.com/GStranscripts

Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episoder(2615)

Sunday Pick: After the Glory Fades | Good Sport

Sunday Pick: After the Glory Fades | Good Sport

Competitive sports give athletes structure, community and purpose. And an outlet for their passion. So what happens when, because of injury or age, they can’t play anymore? Does the competitive drive ...

17 Aug 202537min

Why venting doesn’t help you deal with anger | Jennifer Parlamis

Why venting doesn’t help you deal with anger | Jennifer Parlamis

Does venting actually help you cool off, or does it just add fuel to the fire? Social psychologist Jennifer Parlamis busts common myths about anger, showing how curiosity — not catharsis — can keep yo...

16 Aug 202516min

Why your zip code shouldn’t determine your lifespan | Dion Dawson

Why your zip code shouldn’t determine your lifespan | Dion Dawson

What if ending food insecurity meant ditching charity models that haven’t been updated since the 1960s? Dion Dawson, TED Fellow and founder of Dion’s Chicago Dream, shares how he turned a spontaneous ...

15 Aug 202527min

A practical guide to taking control of your life | Cate Hall

A practical guide to taking control of your life | Cate Hall

The real lever of a meaningful life isn’t intelligence or hustle — it’s personal agency, says Cate Hall, former Supreme Court attorney and once the world’s top-ranked female poker player. Sharing her ...

14 Aug 202510min

A multigenerational musical journey | Yijia Tu

A multigenerational musical journey | Yijia Tu

In an enchanting talk and performance, singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Yijia Tu traces a path from the world’s biggest stages to a family lullaby passed down through the generations, show...

13 Aug 202511min

A corporate job isn’t the only path to success. Here’s where to look next | Anuj Tanna

A corporate job isn’t the only path to success. Here’s where to look next | Anuj Tanna

Are you unemployed, or just an entrepreneur who doesn’t know it yet? Drawing on a decade of experience building a social platform that connects self-employed pioneers in the informal economy, social e...

12 Aug 202513min

How common knowledge shapes the world | Steven Pinker

How common knowledge shapes the world | Steven Pinker

Common knowledge is the secret engine of social life, letting us coordinate everything from meet-ups to markets to international diplomacy. In this fascinating talk, experimental cognitive scientist S...

11 Aug 202515min

Sunday Pick: Protecting your time with Linda Babcock | WorkLife with Adam Grant

Sunday Pick: Protecting your time with Linda Babcock | WorkLife with Adam Grant

In this season of WorkLife, we’re pairing each of our regular episodes with a companion interview to do a deeper dive into the topic. This is the deeper dive for our episode on how to say no. Linda Ba...

10 Aug 202536min

Populært innen Samfunn

rss-spartsklubben
giver-og-gjengen-vg
aftenpodden
alt-fortalt
aftenpodden-usa
konspirasjonspodden
rss-nesten-hele-uka-med-lepperod
popradet
rss-henlagt-andy-larsgaard
grenselos
wolfgang-wee-uncut
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
fladseth
synnve-og-vanessa
frokostshowet-pa-p5
min-barneoppdragelse
rss-dette-ma-aldri-skje-igjen
relasjonspodden-med-dora-thorhallsdottir-kjersti-idem
rss-dannet-uten-piano
den-politiske-situasjonen