NFL & Concussions: Are we cheering for brain injuries?

Did the NFL cover up what they knew? Is football causing early dementia? Mark Fainaru-Wada is an award-winning investigative reporter & journalist with ESPN. He’s also the co- author of League of Denial, the book co-written with his brother, that inspired the Frontline documentary by the same name. In this episode, you’ll hear how the discovery of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy – CTE – sparked investigations & research & denial. Mark unpacks our culture comfort with violence, the danger of blaming everything on CTE & what it took get the NFL to address concussion injury concerns. Request to join my private Facebook group to give your opinion & participate in giveaways   / mfrcuriousinsiders   This is episode 334 of my podcast, Meredith for Real: the curious introvert. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts. S U B S C R I B E T O M Y C H A N N E L: http://alturl.com/pe9c7 G E T E M A I L S W I T H N E W E P I S O D E S S N E A K P E E K S & C L I F F N O T E S: https://www.meredithforreal.com/ G U E S T: https://a.co/d/0iybv8zh    • League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Cri...   I N S T A G R A M:   / meredithforreal   F A C E B O O K:   / meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert   W E B S I T E: https://www.meredithforreal.com/ S P E C I A L T H A N K S: Location: https://uwf.edu/university-advancemen... Video Assistant: Micah Minnocci Set Consulting: Travis Patterson W R I T E M E: 6901A N 9th Ave # 195 Pensacola, FL 32504