An episode in which we attempt to not miss public interest in the Olympics and dramatically fail, Serena uses her physics degree to use a calculator, and Sophia attempts to pronounce a lot of names. Also, at the end there, we get mad and sad about racism, and excited for the Paralympics, which were now like a month ago. Great job all around.

Articles we (may have) read before this episode:

There are a lot of them, everyone talks about the Olympics. We’ve starred a few of our faves. Also, read everything Rebecca Shaw writes, because she’s hilarious and amazing.

• Five reasons the women playing AFL deserve a decent deal - Prue Gilbert (9/9/2016), Sydney Morning Herald
• A brief history of the Paralympic Games: from post-WWII rehabilitation to mega sport event - Simon Darcy and David Legg (7/9/2016), The Conversation
• Colin Kaepernick’s True Sin - Adam Serwer (30/8/2016), The Atlantic
• Is Australia’s disastrous Olympic campaign really $340 million well spent? - Emma Reynolds (22/8/2016), News.com.au
• ‘Normal’ in our society means male – women are written out of the story - Lauren Bates (17/8/2016), The Guardian
• The subtle sexism behind this headline from Rio - Rebecca Shaw (16/8/2016), SBS Comedy**
• The Most Egregious Sexist Fails at the 2016 Olympics - Patricia Garcia (16/8/2016), Vogue
• Stop it with the “Bikini vs. Burka” headlines. Let’s focus on women’s athleticism. - Shireen Ahmed (16/8/2016), Vox
• ‘It’s because I had my period’: swimmer Fu Yuanhui praised for breaking taboo - Tom Phillips (16/8/2016), The Guardian
• The 2016 Rio Olympics Have Been a Powerful Tribute to #BlackExcellence - Zak Cheney Rice (15/8/2016) mic.com
• Katie Ledecky is crushing records, so why are we still worried about Caster Semenya? - Kate Fagan (13/8/2016), ESPN **
• Why everyone is so mad about this sh*tty ‘Grindr at the Olympics’ article - Rebecca Shaw (12/8/2016), SBS Comedy
• It’s 2016! How not to report a woman has won an Olympic medal - Rebecca Shaw (8/8/2016), SBS Comedy**
• Chris Mosier on Making History as First Trans Member of Team USA - Lauren Steele (2/8/2016), Rolling Stone
• Out Lesbian/Bisexual Olympic Athletes to Root for in Rio - Trish Bendix (2/8/2016), After Ellen**
• You’re Not Smart Or Interesting For Shitting All Over Popular Culture - Patrick Lenton (30/6/2016), Junkee.com** mentioned this in the actual episode!
• Prize money row: how do major sports compare between men and women? - Guardian Sport (21/3/2016)**
• After the furore, meet the real Adam Goodes - Nikki Barrowclough (23/1/2016), Sydney Morning Herald
• IOC rules transgender athletes can take part in Olympics without surgery - AP (25/1/2016), The Guardian

This super cool scientific article:

Healy, M. L., Gibney, J., Pentecost, C., Wheeler, M. J. and Sonksen, P. H. (2014), Endocrine profiles in 693 elite athletes in the postcompetition setting. Clin Endocrinol, 81: 294–305. doi:10.1111/cen.12445

Sick Things to Check Out:

• “Why Is Simone Biles the World’s Best Gymnast? - Rio Olympics: The Fine Line - The New York Times”
• “Who is Your Olympic Body Match?” - BBC