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We're about girls and women's sports of all kinds, baseball, and breathtaking sunsets from the Charles River, my book "Locker Room Talk" (published in August 2024), along with dips into our climate crisis and our fragile democracy.

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About Melissa Ludtke

Veteran journalist, author of "Locker Room Talk: A Woman's Struggle to Get Inside," (Rutgers University Press, August 16, 2024). Mom, climate activist, and morning rower. My website: Melissaludtke.com

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