Real Accounts (feat. Jesse Singal)

Real Accounts (feat. Jesse Singal)

From Central Air by Josh Barro, Megan McArdle & Ben Dreyfuss

March 4, 2026 · 1h 11m

About this episode

Jesse Singal joins the hosts to discuss the evolving perspectives on youth gender medicine and the media's role in shaping the conversation.

On this week's show: Jesse Singal, co-host of the Blocked and Reported podcast , joins us to discuss the shift toward more cautious thinking among (some of) the U.S. medical societies about youth gender medicine. ( Jesse wrote on this for The New York Times last week .) We talk about how “The Science” got so far ahead of the science on this topic, and the forces that made a change in thinking faster to come to Europe than the U.S. We also talk about the bizarre, totalitarian media environment that has surrounded these issues, and about why the side question of sports has often gotten more media attention than the issue of medical treatment. Plus: Ben, Megan and I discuss Ben’s surprising optimism about the situation in Iran, which I do not share. Sign up for updates from Central Air at www.centralairpodcast.com . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.centralairpodcast.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben Dreyfuss, Megan McArdle, Josh Barro

Guest: Jesse Singal

Topics covered

  • youth gender medicine
  • medical societies
  • media environment
  • sports
  • Iran

Keywords

  • youth gender medicine
  • medical societies
  • media environment
  • sports
  • Iran

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New York Times

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