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The Boxer's Heart: How I Fell in Love with the Ring
(Kate Sekules)

Rollergirl: Totally True Tales from the Track
(Melissa Joulwan)

Chess Bitch: Women in the Ultimate Intellectual Sport
(Jennifer Shahade)

Incidental Music:

Wonder Woman
The String Quartet Tribute to PJ Harvey
(String Quartet Tribute to PJ Harvey, Tribute to PJ Harvey)
"Rid of Me" by PJ Harvey
(Rid of Me, PJ Harvey)
"Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen
"One" by Metallica
(...And Justice For All, Metallica)
"Hunting Bears" by Radiohead
(Amnesiac (Original Double Vinyl Edition), Radiohead)
"We Will Rock You" by Linda Ronstadt
(Dedicated to the One I Love, Linda Ronstadt)
Sportwomen
Sportwomen
Interviewer(s): 
Anne Strainchamps
Guest(s): 
Aimee Mullins
Erika Monroe-Kane
Kate Sekules
Melissa Joulwan
Tina Bertoni
Kim Hiss
Jennifer Shahade
Producer(s): 
Charles Monroe-Kane
07.29.2012

Every four years something amazing happens. We get the chance to watch women in sports. Sure there’s the WBA but the biathlon? Or javelin? Or even fencing?  Are you as excited about the Olympics as we are? We put together our favorite interviews with women athletes for you.

  1. Aimee Mullins on Superpowers

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    Aimee Mullins is an athlete, fashion model and activist who uses whichever of her 12 pair of prosthetic legs is appropriate for the task at hand. To see a gallery of Aimee Mullin's prosthetic legs please click HERE (http://www.aimeemullins.com/gallery/index.php)

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  2. Erika Monroe-Kane on Fast

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    Commentator Erika Monroe-Kane reflects on the appeal of driving fast.

    Really fast.

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  3. Kate Sekules on "The Boxer's Heart"

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    Kate Sekules tells Anne Strainchamps how she got into boxing, why she enjoyed getting really strong, and how she coped with her anger during bouts.

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  4. Melissa Joulwan on Roller Derby

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    Melissa Joulwan plays for a roller derby team under the name "Melicious."

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  5. Tina Bertoni on Hunting Bear

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    Tina Bertoni provides a commentary on what it was like to hunt a bear.

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  6. Kim Hiss on Women & Hunting

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    Kim Hiss tells Anne Strainchamps about her first hunt. Kim Hiss is an Associate Editor for Field and Stream Magazine and blogs as Huntress.

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  7. Jennifer Shahade on Women and Chess

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    Jennifer Shahade is the author of “Chess Bitch: Women in the Ultimate Intellectual Sport.” She tells Anne Strainchamps where the title of her book came from.

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