Malcolm Gladwell: The Crisis in Girls’ Sports with Lauren Fleshman and Linda Flanagan

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Malcolm Gladwell: The Crisis in Girls’ Sports with Lauren Fleshman and Linda Flanagan
Youth sports are in crisis, and tearing down the young athletes they’re meant to build up.
In this live episode of his Revisionist History podcast, lifelong runner Malcolm Gladwell invites you to a discussion with two people who know how to make kids’ sports healthy again, especially for girls. Lauren Fleshman is one of the greatest distance runners in American history, and author of Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man’s World. Journalist and coach Linda Flanagan is author of Take Back the Game: How Money and Mania Are Ruining Kids’ Sports-and Why It Matters. Together, Malcolm and his guests will explore how to transform a system that leaves young athletes exhausted, stressed and sidelined into one that nurtures their talent and strengthens them for their lives ahead.
Recorded March 29, 2023 at 92nd Street Y, New York.
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[@jennihalterman5688]

Malcolm I'm sad to hear that the pressure got to you in high school. I hope this discussion inspires some changes that keeps running fun and in turn keeps kids running.

[@okay5045]

It is ridiculous for trans. Women to say that competing in women's sports is fair in any way shape or form. So just stop it.

[@jennihalterman5688]

My daughter at 17 got tired of racing track because she felt like it was all just a show for the parents and adults.

[@jennihalterman5688]

YES! The comraderie that forms on a cross country team is like none other. That's what we all love about it the most!

[@LawrenceMeisel]

This discussion makes me wonder if Missy Franklin's disappointing performance in her second Olympics might have been related to the normal process of female biology/puberty.

[@curiousabout1]

The volume on this is too low.

[@cl3410]

They do offer scholarships in everything like music, dance, art, gaming and bowling…etc…in addition to sports . So you want to eliminate a pathway for students to be able to afford a higher education?

[@jennihalterman5688]

Footlocker, state championships and other regional championships should only be for juniors and seniors. Too many freshman girls come along with their still tiny bodies and steal the show.

[@MarcusAurelius7777]

They should just make a separate division for trans people...

[@biggyg2]

The constant camera shaking. It’s unwatchable.