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/…
Super Sick Investigations is a show created by Geneva DeCobert and Lucas McEachern, who decided it would be fun to make an audio play comedy series with all original music from the ground up - only collaborating with truly respected and admired friends. It turned out to be super fun. In this program, two idiots repeatedly find themselves in fantastical situations; encountering conspiracies, cryptids, and the abyssal deep of the internet.
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Written by Lucas McEachern, Geneva DeCobert, Vlom, and Beaux Berto Cover Art by MOM$ Cast: Geneva DeCobert -self Lucas McEachern - self Cody Martin - Christmas Goblin Beaux Berto - Brinstle Ryan Katsu Rivera - Hologram of Osama bin Laden Pat Dixon - Santa Claus Engineering & Foley by Geneva DeCobert Audio Consulting and more Foley by F. James Price…
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Halloween skits written and recorded for Scumtapes' annual Halloween compilation for 2023 titled "Close Encounters of the Hurt Kind." Hear the whole album at https://scumtapes.bandcamp.com/album/the-many-faces-of-filth-iv-close-encounters-of-the-hurt-kind-scumtapes-halloween-compilation-2023 Cover art by MOM$ Written and recorded by Geneva DeCobert…
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Everything's normal. Written by Lucas McEachern and Geneva DeCobert Cover Art by MOM$ Cast: Geneva DeCobert -self, Kid Lucas McEachern - self Ryan Katsu Rivera - Robert, Davey Cody Martin - Government Man, Lowell Man Adam Bridwell - Jofae Mackenzie Becket - Tired Mom Andrew Tagiafierro - Soldier/Overcom Audio Consulting by F. James Price Engineerin…
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Something maddening and horrifying is happening in Massachusetts. Written by Lucas McEachern, Geneva DeCobert, and Drue Langlois Cover Art by MOM$ Cast: Geneva DeCobert - self, cultist Lucas McEachern - self, cultist GeeMack - Mailman, cultist Drue Langlois - Beam Man, Brian Walsh Mike Osso - Joseph "Joey" Romano, cultist Cody Martin - Lowell man, …
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Lucas gets all worked up. Written by Lucas McEachern and Geneva DeCobert, with Andrew Tagiafierro Cover Art by MOM$ Cast: Lucas McEachern - self, Alien Town Crier, Alien 2 Geneva DeCobert - self, Bicycle Kid Cody Martin - Alien 1 Frank Cusumano - Bully 1 Jeff Bogard - Bully 2 GeeMack - self Mike Osso - The President Andrew Tagliafierro - Helicopter…
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The investigators go online. Written by Lucas McEachern and Geneva DeCobert, with Andrew Tagliafierro Cover Art by MOM$ Cast: Lucas McEachern - self Geneva DeCobert - self, BWT Girl, Twitter Gal Frank Cusumano - The Internet Cody Martin - Gamerman Lynsey Moon - BWT Girl Massi G - BWT Girl Christiana Efthymiou - Gamer Boy Sam Beatty - Twitter Artist…
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Our friends experiment with shortcuts. Written by Lucas McEachern and Geneva DeCobert, with Dan Amerena Cover Art by MOM$ Cast: Lucas McEachern - self and Yelling Woman Geneva DeCobert - self GeeMack - Slubthertonafar Andrew Tagliafierro - Struggling Man Cody Martin - self Mike Osso - Pushy Guy Audio Consulting by F. James Price Engineering & Foley…
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The pair makes a new friend. Episode 2: Jofae the Nephilim Written by Lucas McEachern and Geneva DeCobert, with Adam Bridwell Cover Art by MOM$ Cast: Lucas McEachern - self Geneva DeCobert - self Adam Bridwell - Jofae Mike Osso - SSP Andrew Tagliafierro - SSP Audio Consulting by F. James Price Foley by Geneva DeCobert With help from: Mike Osso Cody…
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Our heroes get their first case. Written by Lucas McEachern and Geneva DeCobert Cover Art by MOM$ Cast: Lucas McEachern - self Geneva DeCobert - self and Woman in Park Cave Moth - Jerry the Butcher F. James Price - Guy in Park Cody Martin - Fun Guy and Government Man GeeMack - Denise and Senator Bones Adam Bridwell - Tour Guide Andrew Tagliafierro …
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