Chris Nowinski is a former football player at Harvard University and professional wrestler with WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment. After enduring a career-ending head injury, Chris has dedicated his professional life to serving patients and families affected by brain trauma, particularly Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that develops after repeated head injuries. Jay and Chris discuss the state of head injuries in American athletics, the difference between advocating for head safety at youth and professional levels, Chris’ newest research, and much more. Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (00:50) changes in the culture around concussions in the past two decades (02:39) padded helmet technology (03:55) concussion reporting in the NFL (10:35) Chris’ career path and concussion history (14:52) connecting with activists who haven’t themselves suffered a traumatic brain injury (17:42) SHAAKE - a new sign to identify concussions (20:53) Unions can help players advocate for safety policies (23:10) final thoughts and goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/…
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Sunshine & Stories from the Colorado State Library
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Sunshine & Stories is a Colorado State Library podcast dedicated to all things summer in public libraries. During our 2024-25 season, keep an eye out for new episodes twice a month from August to May. We'll explore topics like performers, incentives, outreach, volunteers, capturing impact, and many more ideas related to designing a summer public library program for your whole community (adults included!). Featuring interviews with other Colorado State Library staff and ideas from Colorado li ...
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Ep. 113 Summer is for Everyone
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Ep. 112 Summer Fun for Tweens & Teens
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Ep. 111 Don't Get Burned By Summer
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Ep. 110 Summer is for Adults Too
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Ep. 109 Artful Play for Itty Bitties & Kids
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Ep. 108 Performers, Experts, & Marketing, Oh My!
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Ep. 107 The Nuts & Bolts of CSLP and CSL Summer Resources
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Ep. 106 Hispanohablante Communities & Your Library
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Ep. 105 To Prize or Not to Prize
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Ep. 104 Perfect Summer Partners
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Ep. 103 The Art of Capturing Impact
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Ep. 102 The Why of Summer
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Ep. 101 Creative Takes on Coloring Our World
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