Riley Gaines sits down with Paula Scanlan for a wide-ranging conversation on women’s sports, public trust, celebrity culture, and motherhood. They begin with the WNBA’s ongoing discussion over transgender athlete eligibility and what it means for women’s leagues, young female athletes, and the future of competitive sports.Then Riley and Paula revisit their experiences as college athletes during COVID, including mask rules, public health messaging, and the growing debate over accountability for Dr. Anthony Fauci. The conversation also turns to Hollywood’s renewed obsession with extreme thinness, GLP-1 and Ozempic culture, and the effect celebrity body standards can have on young women.Finally, they discuss AOC freezing her eggs, Karoline Leavitt stepping back after welcoming a baby, and what these public choices reveal about career, family, and modern womanhood.New episodes of The Riley Gaines Show every Tuesday and Friday at 10 a.m. Eastern.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices