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Alexis Ohanian on women's sport, Shadow banning, Malory Towers on stage, Margo from Race Across the World

Serena Williams' husband on his decision to invest in women's sports.

Best known as the co-founder of Reddit, Alexis Ohanian is now turning his focus to the future of women鈥檚 sport. Once overlooked and underfunded, it is now undergoing rapid change. Alexis is today announcing he's bringing his all-female track and field meet series, Athlos, to London. He tells Anita Rani why, and talks about being married to one of the most successful and well known sports stars of all time - Serena Williams.

Some social media posts relating to menstruation, menopause, fertility and sexual health are being incorrectly flagged as 'adult content', then removed or their visibility limited - a practice described as 'shadow banning'. Charities and health professionals have signed an open letter to Meta - who own Facebook and Instagram - asking for an explanation for what they call the 'hiding' of information about women's health. Anita speaks to the 91福利社's Shona McCallum, the CEO of gynaecological charity The Eve Appeal Athena Lamnisos, and Tania who has personally experienced the benefit of this sort of content.

The Emma Rice Company鈥檚 theatre show adaptation of Enid Blyton鈥檚 1940s boarding school books, Malory Towers, is touring the UK. It鈥檚 the brainchild of the company鈥檚 director, Emma Rice, formerly artistic director at Shakespeare鈥檚 Globe in London. And it comes in the same year that Blyton鈥檚 series celebrates its 80th anniversary. Emma joins Anita.

Margo Oakley tells Anita about her experience on the current series of the 91福利社 TV show Race Across The World, making it to the final, and the incredible feedback she's had from audiences on her combination of optimism and vulnerability. She talks about grieving the loss of her sister Julia and coming together with her brother-in-law for this mammoth challenge.

Presenter: Anita Rani
Producer: Sarah Crawley

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