Football is woven into American culture—from Friday night lights and college rivalries to the NFL’s biggest stage. But behind the excitement, tradition, and billion-dollar industry is a difficult question: What price are players paying for the game we love?

In this Special Edition of George on the Go, George examines the continuing concerns surrounding concussions, repetitive head impacts, and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in college and professional football.

We look at what researchers have learned about brain trauma, how football organizations have responded, and the difficult balance between preserving the sport and protecting the people who play it.

This isn’t an argument against football. It’s a conversation about responsibility, informed choice, player safety, leadership, and what the future of the game should look like.

When did experience become a disadvantage?

In Episode 8 of George on the Go, George takes on ageism—the assumptions, stereotypes, and barriers people can face simply because of their age.

From the workplace and hiring process to entertainment, media, education, and everyday life, we examine how age can influence the way people are viewed and the opportunities they're given.

But this episode is also about something bigger: reinvention.

Is there really an age when you're supposed to stop pursuing a new career, earning another degree, starting a business, stepping in front of a microphone, or chasing a dream you've carried for years?

George explores the legal and public-policy questions surrounding age discrimination while challenging the idea that opportunity belongs primarily to the young.

Your age tells people how long you've lived. It doesn't tell them what you're still capable of becoming.

A major development in the Daniel Flores/LAPD secret-recording case: the 16 felony eavesdropping charges have been reduced to misdemeanors, and Flores has entered a one-year judicial diversion program.

In this George on the Go update, I break down what changed, what prosecutors and the defense are still arguing, and why the case remains important for whistleblower protections, privacy law, prosecutorial discretion, leadership, and public policy.