Plausibly Live with Dave Bowman | October 16, 2026

What do a high school cross-country protest, the search forNoah's Ark, and the Los Angeles Dodgers' playoff elimination have in common?They're all raising questions about fairness, tradition, and what we choose tobelieve.

On this episode of Plausibly Live, Dave Bowman beginsin Washington State, where female athletes from Camas and Battle Ground highschools walked off a cross-country course in protest over transgenderparticipation in girls' sports. With Initiative 638 on the November ballot,Dave examines the controversy surrounding biological sex, athletic competition,parental rights, and Superintendent Chris Reykdal's response. Is Washingtonfinally approaching a political reckoning over girls' athletics?

Then, with the weekly Torah portion turning to Noah, Daveconsiders renewed archaeological investigations near Mount Ararat. Researcherscontinue searching for physical evidence of Noah's Ark, but Jewish traditionoffers a different perspective. Drawing on the Torah, Talmud, Midrash,Josephus, and the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov, Dave explores what may havehappened to the Ark and why its spiritual meaning matters more than discoveringits remains.

Finally, the Milwaukee Brewers have eliminated the LosAngeles Dodgers, and much of baseball is celebrating. As a lifelong Dodgersfan, Dave isn't particularly happy about the loss, but he's even less impressedby claims that Milwaukee has somehow saved baseball. From the Yankees'free-spending dynasty to the economics of modern Major League Baseball, heargues that the sport's real problems remain unresolved, with a potential laborconfrontation on the horizon.

Politics, biblical history, Jewish philosophy, baseball, anda little sarcasm. It's another Friday on Plausibly Live.

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