CTE and the Risks of High Contact Sports
30 Morbid Minutes20 Syys 2022

CTE and the Risks of High Contact Sports

The average lifespan of someone diagnosed with CTE is just 51 years. Promising athletic careers have been cut short, and lasting legacies have been marred by this debilitating neurodegenerative disease. We investigate the effects of CTE and repetitive head trauma, and how contact-heavy sports like football and wrestling are navigating the connection between the two. Go to http://hellofresh.com and use code 30MM65 for 65% off plus free shipping! Go to http://uncommongoods.com/30mm for 15% off your next gift. Follow us on Social: https://twitter.com/elysewillems https://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Magdalene Laundries & Asylums: Horrors of Ireland

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The Boston Molasses Flood

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Inventors Killed by their Own Inventions

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Necessity may be the mother of invention, but, on rare occasions, death is the result. Some of history’s brilliant minds and go-getters were tragically killed by their own creations, as recounted in t...

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A Casually Morbid Conversation with Elyse & Jessica

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Season 7 and Beyond: New Episodes Coming Soon!

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Celebrity Death Hoaxes

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From Paul McCartney to Avril Lavigne, celebrity death hoaxes spread like wildfire in the Internet Age. We examine some of the more ridiculous ones, and look back at death hoaxes of notable people thro...

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Sentinel Island

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The natives of Sentinel Island know nothing of the outside world, and remain primitive in their technology and way of life. Many have attempted to make contact, to varying consequences. Go to http://...

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