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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Today's podcast was so much fun to do! I had Seattle musician Emily McVicker in the studio to talk about her music career and to help her promote her first show in Rhode Island.Be sure to listen through the end of the podcast to hear her perform her song "You Never Know" live for the podcast!www.emilymcvicker.comhttps://www.facebook.com/events/2022…
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TODAY ON THE PODCAST: I sit down with Chris and Sarah from RAH! and we talk about their history in music, how the band was formed, and what they do to stay creative when not performing in the band.http://www.rah.rocks/https://www.facebook.com/musicofrahDi Rhody Mixtape Podcast
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ON TODAY"S PODCAST: I sat down with Bianca Sperduti (Bianca Sings) and we talk about her start in music, her love to help people with her gift, and how she seemed to always be in the right place at the right time!Check out:http://biancasings.com/http://www.tsetseinitiative.org/Di Rhody Mixtape Podcast
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Unsure of what exactly to expect in the recording process? Here are the 5 stages of the recording studio!Read about it more here:http://rhodymixtapepod.com/2018/01/22/studio-blog-pt-2-the-process-of-recording/This episode was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Auburn Recording Studios:www.auburnrecordingstudios.com…
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Looking for ways to better prepare for your upcoming studio session? I give a few tricks and tips to help your studio experience go better! You can check out the blog it's based on here:http://rhodymixtapepod.com/2018/01/08/getting-ready-for-the-studio/This episode was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Auburn Recording Studios:www.auburnrecordingstu…
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Wondering how to make your EPK stand out over all the rest? Wondering what an EPK actually is? Check out this mini podcast where I talk all about ways to make your Electronic Press Kit better!Learn more about the EPK by reading the blog at:http://rhodymixtapepod.com/2017/10/10/5-tips-to-designing-a-solid-epk/Check out Auburn Recording Studios:www.a…
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