The Matt Townsend Show

Concussions, Movies Teach Manhood, Human Trafficking


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Cliff Robbins: Concussions and Sports (22:04)
Dr. Cliff Robbins from the Sports Legacy Institute, an organization working to advance the study, treatment and prevention of the effects of brain trauma in athletes and other at-risk groups. Cliff serves as the Educational and Research Program Manager. What are the risks of kids playing sports and how could that affect the rest of their lives.
How the Movies Teach Manhood (57:53)
Colin Stokes is a father, a former performer, a non-profit marketer, designer and arts consumer. The director of communications for the non-profit Citizen Schools. He is also a TED speaker. Did you ever notice that a lot of movies have essentially similar storylines? There is a "bad guy" statistically more often a male protagonist has to fight his way through obstacles and confront the bad guy, and then he is rewarded, typically with a girl? What lessons are movies teaching our boys about manhood?
The Story of a Human Trafficking Victim (1:43:22)
Laurin Crosson was a human trafficking victim who was trafficked for over twenty years in the United States. She recently escaped that life and founded Rockstarr Ministries, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping serving human trafficking victims. Today she shares her story and what she is doing to help.
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