First hour: Concussion protocol
Second hour: Author Richard Price
In our first hour, we'll focus on the latest concussion protocol in pro sports, and whether teams are setting the right example for youth sports. Case in point: last week the Golden State Warriors saw both of their top players crash to the court after blows to the head. In both cases, the players were brought back out to play a short time later, in the same game. In the second case, Klay Thompson was unable to drive himself home from the game, and vomited multiple times. He was diagnosed with a concussion the next day. The team has defended its decision to bring their players right back out, saying that they passed the initial concussion tests. But what are those tests? Can we trust them?
In studio: Dr. Jeff Bazarian, an emergency physician with a strong research background in traumatic brain injury
On the phone: Dr. Mario Elia, Professor of Family Medicine at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada
In our second hour: Acclaimed novelist and screenwriter Richard Price joins us. He'll be in Rochester next week for workshops with Writers & Books and an event at the MAG. First, we talk about his process, and his white-hot new novel The Whites.
On the phone: Author Richard Price
In studio: Joe Flaherty, executive director of Writers & Books
Jonathan Binstock, director of the Memorial Art Gallery