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Consumption of violence, sanctioned violence within the gridiron. I am worried the biggest growing sport in the country is soccer, what all the kids are playing today, not football. Make the distinction that steve made between sub concuss of hits and accumulation of neurological harm is clearly higher in football. If you just look at diagnosed concussions the rate is about the same in football and soccer. But that is why soccer with helmets, you get your head hit more than you would guess. I should add that people often ask me, what if your son wanted to play football . Response would be, if h...

Words, with guest host, author nomi prins. This week this American Life contributor jake halpern and his latest book, bad paper. It tells the story of a former Bank Executive and a former bank robber going into business together to collect unpaid bank debts by often questionable means. The program is about an hour. Host hi and welcome. Im nomi prins here today with jake halpern, the author of the fascinating and horrifying new book, bad paper chasing debt from wall street to the underworld. Jake, welcome. Guest thanks for having me. Host thank you. This book is incredible, and so is your story...

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Folks had a terminal illness especially on the west coast in the early days of hivaids. The hivaids patients would suddenly shift to having the older signature. Then she did the study during september 11. When the world became uncertain and fragile and you are not sure about what was happening everyone moved to a signature of, you no what i would rather be with family, people are found, people off of make sure i am making a difference for them. As time goes on when we are really unaware of our mortality which we are most of our lives then we focus on having achieving where we become aware of t...

They realize, and they have no idea exactly where their debt has been. In this particular story in my book, i talked to these consumers, and they dont their debt, theres two women whose stories i follow, and they pay someone that calls them that has all the information that would give me or you confidence; Social Security number, address, you open the account, okay, well pay this. Or the Credit Report like youre saying. They start making calls, who did i pay . Well, they paid the guy that stole this debt. And what happens, and this goes back to my book, as the banker that bought this debt for ...