At the beginning of today’s episode the guys talk about their Oscar picks from last month and what they got right and wrong. They also talk about the claims of plagiarism regarding the screenplay for “The Holdovers”. Then, Asif asks Ali about the Just for Laughs festival (4:40). Ali starts off by talking about the history of the festival and his personal relation to it from growing up in Montreal. He talks about its significance to comedians in general and his career in particular. He then talks about the recent financial troubles of Just for Laughs, including the fact that this year’s festival has been canceled. Then Ali asks Asif about the phenomenon of medical tourism (25:24). Asif talks about what it is, how often people go abroad for medical treatment as well as the reasons why medical tourism has been increasing of late. He then goes over some of the risks of medical tourism including a recent report of patients who developed a fatal fungal infection after traveling to Mexico for cosmetic surgery.
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Show Notes:
Episode 158: Christina Applegate / Multiple Sclerosis
Episode 157: George St. Pierre / Ulcerative Colitis
Episode 155: Dan St. Germain on Comedy, Wrestling and Addiction
Episode 154: 3 Body Problem / Fatty Liver
Episode 153: Endometriosis (with Dr. Sony Singh)
Episode 152: Separating the Art from the Artist / Vitiligo
Episode 151: Dave Chapelle / Medical Complications of Cannabis
Episode 150: 96th Oscars Preview
Best of DvsC: ‘Singles’ Soundtrack / Borderline Personality Disorder
Best of DvsC: Interview with Bif Naked
Best of DvC: ‘Is There Bacon in Heaven’ / Pulmonary Fibrosis
Best of DvsC - Interview with Dr. Glaucomflecken
Best of DvsC: Accents & Apu /Medical ‘Miracles’ & Doctor Distrust
Episode 144: Ricky Gervais / Depression
Episode 143: 2023 Recap / 2024 Preview
Episode 142: Remembering Normal Lear / Death by “Natural Causes”
Episode 141: Remembering Andre Braugher / Lung Cancer
Episode 140: ‘Beckham’ / PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)
Episode 139: Top Albums of 1993 / Gum Disease
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