{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Yah Lah But","title":"#276 - Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas sparks fierce debate & Russia replaces McDonald’s","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3469,"description":"Lia Thomas, a transgender collegiate athlete from the US, sparked fierce debates this past week when she competed in and won several women’s events at a NCAA swimming competition. Many called this a moment of change for the sport, while others were appealing for the NCAA to disallow transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports entirely. How can one talk about this dicey issue without getting cancelled? Also, in response to McDonald’s pulling out of Russia in protest of their invasion of Ukraine, the restaurant chain Uncle Vanya has filed a patent for a fast food chain logo that is eerily similar to McDonald’s own logo. What is going on in Russia?\nFind us here!\nOur YLB Subreddit for detailed show notes and mindblowing discussions\nYLB's TikTok featuring us dancing uwu\nOur YLB YouTube channel to watch videos of all our guest interviews\nOur YLB IG account where we post exclusive BTS of the podcast\nWatch our new sci-fi comedy MARS POIYI SERNTHUTTOM here!\nSupport our Folklory journey towards 100 customers in 100 days! We'll help you turn your favourite memories into personal podcasts! Our newsletter The Folklore Issue #2\nTransgender swimmer Lia Thomas sparks fierce debate\nLia Thomas NCAA Swimming Championship Controversy Continues | National Review\nNCAA swimmer calls for rule change after losing to Lia Thomas\nLia Thomas interview: The story of the Penn swimmer at the heart of the transgender athlete debate - Sports Illustrated\nLia Thomas becomes 1st transgender woman to win NCAA championship\nThe 'Golden' Ratio: The One Number That Describes How Men's World Records Compare With Women's - The Atlantic\n\nRussia replaces McDonald’s\n\nRussian fast food chain to take over McDonald's, logo looks like McDonald's logo but sideways\nLong queues for McDonald’s in Russia before it closes, look like 1990 when first store opened\nOne Shiok Comment\nOur IG post asking for guest ideas\nComment by staleroti\nOne Shiok Thing\nTinariwen on Colbert Report (Haresh managed to find a clip...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/P-FL68bNyrAJP_EUfxDZLWp-CdkgeA4hsvYhFh8IVPw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNGVh/NjE1ZTIzODk2ODEx/ZmIwNDkwZWU1NDEy/ZGE4OS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}