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5 min read🎙️ The Voices & The Context
- The Format: This episode blends irreverent host banter on New Year's resolutions with a deeply probing interview on brain trauma in sports, tying casual comedy to the sobering realities of CTE in a true-crime podcast style. Technical and heartfelt, shifting from absurd humor to urgent advocacy.
- The Format: A host-led casual chat transitioning into a focused guest interview.
- The Key Players:
- Hosts - Henry Zebrowski & Marcus Parks: Zany chemistry fueled by self-deprecating riffs on resolutions like better texting friends and "breast implants for divorced women," creating a chaotic, brotherly dynamic before pivoting to the interview.
- Guest - Dr. Chris Nowinski: Former Harvard football player, WWE wrestler turned neuroscientist; founder of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, brain collector for CTE research, author of Head Games, and key figure in exposing sports-related brain damage.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **🎙️ Introduction: Dr. Chris Nowinski**
- 2 (01:45) **New Year's Banter and Resolutions**
- 3 (03:42) **Henry's Cause: Concussion Legacy Foundation**
- 4 (04:49) **Welcome to Side Stories**
- 5 (07:11) **Interview Begins: Guest Background and Personal Injuries**
- 6 (09:22) **Post-Concussion Syndrome Explained**
- 7 (12:32) **Industry Backlash and "Heel" Mentality**
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Show Notes
Henry & Eddie bring you a very special episode of Side Stories as Eddie sits down with neuroscientist and co-founder of The Concussion & CTE Foundation - Chris Nowinski joins the show to discuss recent advancements in CTE Research, brain injuries in Wrestling & Football, Aaron Hernandez, Chris Benoit, and MORE!
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Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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