Stuff You Should Know

The Battle of the Sexes

February 26, 2026·49 min·5-min readconversationalculture
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Josh and Chuck of Stuff You Should Know recount Chuck’s inspiring visit to a Gen Z high school podcasting class before diving into the 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs — a media circus that became a cultural lightning rod for feminism, gen

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Billie Jean KingBobby RiggsMargaret CourtGladys HeldmanChuckJosh

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