‘Finding Renée Richards’ with Julie Kliegman

Author Julie Kliegman joins Sarah to talk about their new book “Finding Renée Richards: The Groundbreaking Story of Tennis’s Trans Pioneer.” They discuss how a fact-checking question changed a major part of the book, the one topic Julie wishes they had pushed Renée on for more answers, and how much author and subject differ in how they view trans identities. Plus, who wore Ellie best, don’t stop here, and friend trips and gay shit.

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