About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of football on players' health and the responsibilities of fans.

Football season is back, bringing millions of Americans together around one of the country’s most beloved sports. But new research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, raises an uncomfortable question: What price are players paying for our entertainment? Host Megan McArdle explores the physical and cognitive toll of football and what responsibility fans have when they turn on a game. Subscribe to The Washington Post here .

People in this episode

Host: Megan McArdle

Topics covered

• football
• CTE
• sports responsibility
• physical toll
• cognitive toll
• entertainment

Keywords

• football
• CTE
• chronic traumatic encephalopathy
• sports
• health
• entertainment
• responsibility

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Organizations: The Washington Post

Products: chronic traumatic encephalopathy

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