The theme song for Hearsay from the Sidelines Season 1 is “Splendor Dysphoria” by SuperKnova. I want to express my gratitude to the artist for permission to use the song. You can hear more from SuperKnova on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you stream your music.
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Season 1 Prologue
This brief prologue explains a bit about who I am as host and creator of Season 1 of Hearsay from the Sidelines. You can learn more about me as a professional via my Seton Hall Law faculty profile. My interest in creating a podcast focused on the issue of transgender ... Read More -
Season 1 Teaser
Listen to our new show: “Hearsay From the Sidelines.” Season 1 will explore the debate on trans inclusion in youth sports and consider how exclusion causes, not just individual harm, but broader harms to the goals of equity in education and a more inclusive society. ... Read More -
Episode 1: More Than a Game
In Episode 1, I start to introduce you to some of the legal scholars and advocates I interviewed in my research. Their remarks all come from recorded interviews that are available in full via provided links. I excerpted these specific portions to frame my approach to discussing the significance of ... Read More -
Episode 2: State of the Union
Episode 2 looks at the recent legislative push to ban transgender kids from scholastic sports across the country in the context of the anti-trans bathroom bans that preceded it. I also dive into the Soule v. Connecticut case that is so frequently referenced as an example of trans athlete exceptionalism ... Read More -
Episode 3: Tarnished Gold
To better understand how and why sports are a part of education, this episode goes back to where they started. Although the culture of youth sports has certainly evolved, the purpose of interscholastic athletics really has not. Today, just like 100 years ago, educators value the role of sport in ... Read More -
Episode 4: Title IX
This episode picks up where the last left off – about 50 years ago – when Title IX's enactment changed education and athletics for women and girls in some big ways. But this 50 year old statute and implementing regulations were not created with trans and non-binary students in mind. ... Read More -
Episode 5: Fair's Fair
One of the most commonly expressed objections to the inclusion of trans athletes is that it is fundamentally unfair, particularly to cis women and girls, to compete against trans women and girls. While this cultural belief may be ubiquitous, the science behind it is far from black and white. Without ... Read More -
Episode 6: For the Kids
When I started thinking about how to address the issue of trans exclusion from youth sports, I knew I needed to include the culture/industry of youth sports as part of the discussion. The pressure to compete and perform at a high level in athletics is reaching kids earlier than ever ... Read More -
Episode 7: Strange Bedfellows
In this episode I explore the various factions who, despite their different general ideologies, have united in advocating for the exclusion of trans kids from sports. My guests and I discuss why this presents such a challenge when working to educate and advocate around this issue. I also provide some ... Read More -
Episode 8: The End of the Beginning
This final episode closes with some final thoughts from most of my guests about where this issue currently stands, where it could be headed, and what we should be doing with our concerns in the meantime. Look for more episodes of Hearsay from the Sidelines coming later in 2024! Dara ... Read More -
Episode 9: Update From the Sidelines
This episode provides an update on developments related to the inclusion of trans athletes in interscholastic sports, including the Second Circuit’s en banc decision in the Soule v. Connecticut case, the general Title IX Final Rule litigation, transvestigation during the Summer Olympics, and a recent Senate hearing on an entirely ... Read More
