OK, I’m back from vacation, leaping out of cold Lake Tahoe and into this particular hot water.

The women’s Olympic boxing controversy is an absolute mess from a media perspective. When Angela Carini of Italy quickly tapped out against Imane Khelif of Algeria, it kicked off a cultural firestorm. Initially, some of those outraged by what they witnessed in the match were operating off of incomplete information. But in the follow up, many conventional media outlets were misleading in their corrections.

Given all this confusion, I’ve enlisted evolutionary biologist Colin Wright to make sense of what’s likely happened, why it’s happened, and where the public conversation went wrong. We also discuss what determines “male” vs. “female,” and the impact of testosterone on the human body. Fascinating stuff, in my humble opinion.

Topics include but aren’t limited to…

* Imane Khelif as subject of controversy

* What is a DSD (Differences of Sexual Development) condition?

* Where the “right” went wrong in the immediate aftermath of this controversy

* Where the “left” is wrong in their correction of the right, especially in media

* What’s with the impulse to morally shame people who seek an ethical guideline here?

* How the IOC really dropped the ball

* Does XY = male?

* Does it matter at all that the International Boxing Association has Russian ties?

* Odd ways that testosterone impacts the human body, right down to the fingers

Nate Jones, current NBA agent and insole entrepreneur, has a lot of smart thoughts on our favorite topics. Today we discuss the big news in NBA media: Warner Bros (Turner Sports) is insisting it has the right to match a TV rights deal and the NBA says it doesn’t. Is this about to get ugly? Why must fans be deprived of Inside the NBA?

Topics include but aren’t limited to...

* The dispute between beloved fan favorite TNT and an NBA that wants to move beyond its old standby

* Are broadcasters overpaying for the NBA? Or is this the path to riches?

* David Stern is a McDonald's guy. Adam Silver is a Taco Bell guy

* Why Nate thinks the NBA needs stars playing more years of college ball

* Men’s college basketball is well known; Women’s college basketball is known well

* Why NCAA basketball doesn’t help the NBA like NCAA football helps the NFL

* Nate tells us whether he believes Jaylen Brown’s contention that he was left off Team USA due to Nike

* Nate and I discuss what is sure to be a highly contentious election discourse, anchored in the political gender gap

* Nate wishes the Democrats elected their candidate through a primary

* I can never predict which issues will matter to people

* Trump’s impact on the people around Nate and myself, in our Blue World lives

I saw NBA Youtube tycoon Jason Timpf out at Vegas Summer League and we got to talking about this exact topic: Do you need to truly love basketball to be a winner at its highest levels? That conversation led to this podcast, which includes Jason’s keen observations on Team USA. Enjoy..

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