A Lame Duck or a Rubber Chicken 🦆
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💸 Find out what kind of games NBA champion Caron Butler plays with his kids 🤕 Get to the bottom of why everyone is worried about your head when you play sports and what exactly is a concussion (with correspondent Kenny Curtis) 🦆 Why are we hearing the term a "lame duck" president? 🙌🏽 Learn today’s Fun Fact about where The Florida Marlins came in at no. 1! 🌲 Guess the answer to the Trivia Question of the Day: what caused the extinction of the Graves Beach Plum Tree?
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💸 Check out the board game Caron Butler plays with this family to learn financial literacy and more: In Home Banking Board Game
🤕 Read more facts about Sports and Concussions
🦆 Explore Where Did the Term Lame Duck Originate?
📡 Check out correspondent Kenny Curtis' amazing (and sometimes wacky) show on SiriusXM: Kids Place Live
💌 We love email! Send us your stories, your trivia, your tired, your poor, your huddled masses: hello@thetennews.com
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Bethany Van Delft: [00:00:00] How does former NBA all-star Caron Butler play Monopoly? Why is everyone so concerned about your noggin during sports? And what exactly is a lame duck? I'm Bethany Van Delft, and we'll get to all this and more on today's The Ten News. The show where in the time it takes to pass, go and collect $200 we find out what's up in the world.
[00:00:26] Okay, let's get into The Ten News.
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[00:00:35] I bet you've heard the expression lame duck used recently. It may sound strange, but our correspondent, Pamela Kirkland can explain.
Pamela Kirkland: [00:00:46] President Trump still hasn't conceded the election to president-elect Joe Biden, which if you listen to last week's episode, you know, means he hasn't said he knows that he lost the presidential election [00:01:00] and the transition to a new president has started.
[00:01:03] But whether he can concedes or not, what happens next is the president enters a period where he's referred to as a "lame duck." It's a weird thing to call someone. I know. So what is a lame duck president?
Owen: [00:01:19] I think it's a duck that somehow got into the government, that's really lame.
Sasha: [00:01:24] Maybe when something's like not true.
Zach: [00:01:28] Hmm, duck presents.
Pamela Kirkland: [00:01:30] Sadly, it has nothing to do with those cute quacky little birds, and actually any politician can be called a lame duck, not just the president.
[00:01:41] It means that either that person's time in office is coming to an end or they lost an election. Calling them a lame duck just means they don't have the authority that they did before, because their term is coming to an end and more attention is put on the person getting ready to [00:02:00] assume power. But where did the term lame duck even come from? The Denver Post traced it back to England in the 1700s to describe a person who owed a lot of money.
[00:02:12] Waddling out of the alley, like a lame duck. In politics abraham Lincoln may have been the first politician to use the term, but whether it's a lame duck, a sitting duck or a rubber chicken, politics has a language. All its own.
Bethany Van Delft: [00:02:31] Thanks Pamela and shout out our friends, Sasha, Owen, and Zach for helping us out
[00:02:45] For professional athletes, hardworking leans of fame and fortune, but being mindful with money makes sense, no matter who you are, see what I did there? Our correspondent Ryan Nerz spoke with special guest, Caron Butler about investing in the future.
Ryan Nerz: [00:03:00] Have you ever imagined what it's like to be a pro athlete?
[00:03:06] The roar of the crowd, the adoring fans, the superhuman physical feats. Well, this guy knows all that.
Caron Butler: [00:03:15] It's an amazing feeling because it's a, it's a dream come true. You know, you work your entire, pretty much life to obtain and, you know, to try to pursue a dream.
Ryan Nerz: [00:03:26] That's Caron Butler, a two time NBA all-star who retired two years ago, after 14 years in the league, which means he has another thing pro athletes get a lot of, money. But it doesn't always last. Statistics say 60% of NBA players go broke after five years of leaving the league. Which is why Butler knew he had to think ahead.
Caron Butler: [00:03:51] It was important for me to start building on, you know, my second act while I was in the height of my first one.
Ryan Nerz: [00:03:58] And by second act, [00:04:00] he means retirement. As Butler started thinking about life beyond basketball, he knew he didn't want to return to the poverty of his youth growing up in Racine, Wisconsin.
Caron Butler: [00:04:11] I was broke, broke as the young folks would say. And, you know, uh, when you talk about lack of resources, we, uh, add that times 10.
Ryan Nerz: [00:04:20] So unlike some of his fellow ballers, Butler started saving while playing. By the time he left the league, he owned multiple businesses. Now with a podcast and a YouTube channel, he's become a vocal advocate for financial literacy, which is a fancy way of saying, being smart about your money
Caron Butler: [00:04:39] The big thing is about investing in preserving and finding a way to get, you know, uh, more cashflow going down the line and it's for the foreseeable future.
Ryan Nerz: [00:04:50] Butler has also been passing on this financial knowledge to his five kids. As a family, they play a monopoly like game called in-home banking.
Caron Butler: [00:05:01] My family and my kids are able to understand that, you know, the importance of saving and of taxes you can't buy everything. They learn how to manage.
Ryan Nerz: [00:05:12] Well, it's encouraging to know that even the kids have a former pro basketball player are learning about savings, but do they get an allowance?
Caron Butler: [00:05:20] Sometimes when they work. They have chores. They have, uh, demands that's placed on them in his house. You know, they have to, you know, stay committed to academics.
Ryan Nerz: [00:05:31] In the end what's most important to Butler is that his children use their financial literacy to end up with more opportunities than he had as a kid.
[00:05:40] So according to Caron Butler, it doesn't matter whether you have a future career as a pro athlete. Your financial career should start now.
Caron Butler: [00:05:49] Start making, moving the needle on making that necessary change, uh, in your, in your generation or in your family or your household and your life.
Bethany Van Delft: [00:06:01] Great advice and congratulations to Caron Butler for recently being named Assistant Coach of his former team, defending Eastern conference champions, the Miami Heat. Way to go Caron!
[00:06:18] Speaking of success stories, Kim Ng made history on November 13th when she became the first female general manager of a major league baseball team, the Florida Marlins.
[00:06:33] She comes to the job with more than 30 years of experience and was previously the highest ranking, Asian American female executive in baseball. We wish her the best of luck and in ,her trailblazing role.
[00:06:51] You know, it's important to wear a helmet when you ride your bike, scooter, or skateboard. Right. I know you know that, but why are [00:07:00] grownups so concerned about your head when you play soccer, lacrosse or volleyball? Let's check in with friend of The Ten, Kenny Curtis, to find out.
Kenny Curtis: [00:07:07] If you play sports, you've probably heard adults talking about concussions.
[00:07:15] So many people, parents, coaches, professional athletes are discussing the risks of contact sports and the likelihood of brain injuries. So you might be wondering, why is everybody so worried about my head and what exactly is a concussion anyway? Well, according to the CDC, a concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury caused by a bump, a blow, or a jolt to the head that makes the brain move rapidly back and forth. inside of your skull. Concussion symptoms differ from person to person. Some people experience confusion, headaches, and blurry vision. But some don't. Some people might be perfectly fine at first and not have any symptoms for hours or even [00:08:00] days after the collision. Many people think that brain injuries are only a problem in football, but they actually occur in all contact sports. Lacrosse, soccer, basketball, and ice hockey feature, high rates of concussions, especially among youth and student athletes.
[00:08:18] Concussions are an issue for both male and female student athletes. In fact, girls actually have a higher rate of concussions in youth soccer, basketball and cheerleading. Recent studies show that 10% of all contact sport athletes experience at least one concussion per year. So that means if you have 10 players on your soccer team, statistically speaking, one of them is going to get a concussion this year, at least.
[00:08:45] As a result, more and more people are working hard to create guidelines that help keep players safe. You've probably heard a lot of talk about concussions and football. The NFL has made several rule changes to try to reduce brain injuries. They've made hits [00:09:00] to the head illegal, research, different helmet designs and safety features and educated players and coaches on concussion protocol.
[00:09:07] But with concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Commonly known as CTE continuing to rise. It remains a big problem in the NFL. And football isn't the only sport committed to reducing head injuries. In 2015, the US Soccer Federation made heading the ball illegal for kids 10 and under. And although this changes the feel of the game, it is helping protect younger players from dangerous head injuries.
[00:09:35] So yeah, this concussion thing is kind of a big deal. The brain is the most complex organ in the human body. And there's still a lot we don't know about it. You might hear your parents, coaches and even professional athletes and commentators talk about brain injuries. So follow their advice and make sure to be safe when playing sports.
[00:09:57] How else can you help? Be aware of the signs of [00:10:00] a concussion. If you feel disoriented after any type of collision tell a coach or adult don't continue playing. If you're feeling funny above all else, keep having fun. Sports are a great way to make friends, work hard, and stay healthy. You want to protect yourself, but don't be so afraid of getting hurt that you miss out on all the great things that sports can bring to your life.
[00:10:24] Just do your part to keep your head as safe as possible.
Bethany Van Delft: [00:10:34] It's time for your trivia question of the day.
[00:10:40] What caused the extinction of one particular type of North American Plumtree? Was it A) too many people used the tree as a bathroom? B) the trees were used to make toilet paper during the coronavirus shortage or C) genetically modified mosquitoes ate [00:11:00] all of the trees. Did you guess it? The answer? A) the last known cluster of the graves' beach plum tree grew on a beach in Connecticut that must've been lagging, a public restroom.
[00:11:17] So many beach goers use the shady grove of trees to relieve themselves that the excess nitrogen caused the trees to go extinct. Guys, come on. Ugh, what a way to go. And time is up. That's the end of The Ten for today, but you can catch new episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Ten News is a co-production of Small, But Mighty Media in collaboration with Next Chapter Podcasts and distributed by iHeartRadio.
[00:11:50] The Ten News writing team is led by Editorial Director, Tracy Crooks, the contributions from Stephen Tompkins, Pamela Kirkland, Ryan Nerz and Kenny Curtis. [00:12:00] The creative producer is Jenner Pascua. Marketing is led by Jacob Bronstein with social media and web support by Stephen Tompkins and Adam Pharr.
[00:12:09] Editing and sound designed by Pete Musto under the production direction of Jeremiah Tittle, Executive Producer, Donald Albright and show creator Tracy Leeds Kaplan round out the team. If you have questions about the show, a story idea, or just a fun fact, you want to share email us at hello@thetennews.com.
[00:12:29] And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review The Ten News on Apple podcasts, iHeartRadio Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. , Bethany Van Delft and thanks for listening to The Ten News. Now go hug a tree, that no one relieved themselves on. I mean come on. Blech.
