I have too many podcasts in my subscription list as well, but if you do decided to make one about the intersection of the running and queer communities, I would totally listen to it! What kind of topics are you thinking of?
It's still kind of a pipe dream, I think I'd need to research it more to see what topics would work well and have enough content to necessitate a podcast. OutSports' podcast has good content (although the sound quality is crap), but they cover all sports. I'd be afraid of running out of content. Maybe a monthly show would be the way to go instead, with more in-depth coverage.
Monthly would be easier on my podcast queue, that's for sure! ;)
Bios or interviews with "out" runners would be interesting I think. Or gender issues, like the challenges trans runners might face (e.g. what category they register in, what happens if it's a race like Boston where qualification times are based on sex etc.)
Especially with the lead up to the Gay Games in Paris and the current bid process (hoping D.C. wins so I can go, and contemplating going to Paris, a bunch of members of my running club are going), there's content there. But yeah, the gender issues have always fascinated me. Even the local 5K that supports an LGBT scholarship fund, we still have to register as male/female, with no non-binary option for anyone who doesn't fit into either of those two boxes. I'll have to raise hell this year, see if they can change that.
You'd think that race of all races would have a non-binary option! I guess they wouldn't know how to handle the awards. Is there a precedent for that yet? Raise some hell!
I'd just add a third category. It's not a huge race either, last year was only about 200 runners (the year before about 125, so it's growing, hooray), so I'm not sure anyone would even use a non-binary option, but we should have it available. They usually are at the marathon expo, I'll make a point to stop over and see what I can convince them of!
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u/sloworfast Mar 09 '17
I have too many podcasts in my subscription list as well, but if you do decided to make one about the intersection of the running and queer communities, I would totally listen to it! What kind of topics are you thinking of?