Today, Ali and Asif discuss the life and career of the legendary comedian George Carlin and the recent HBO documentary on his life ‘American Dream’ (0:56). They discuss the importance of George Carlin, his background and his early influences. They also discuss how George Carlin re-invented himself several times in his career and his “7 words you can’t say on television” bit. They then give their thoughts on the documentary ‘American Dream’. Given Carlin’s history of marijuana use (and as a follow up to our conversation with Eman Husseini who touted the M and M look-alike edibles) Ali asks about how often kids inadvertently ingest cannabis and whether this has increased with legalization (28:32). Asif then discusses the common features of cannabis overdose in children. They then discuss the “look-alike” packaging of edibles as brand name candy and how ‘Big Candy’ is fighting back against this. Finally, Asif discusses what can be done to help prevent these overdoses.
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Show Notes:
Episode 101: ‘The Last of Us’ / Fungal Infections
Episode 100: Interview With Dr. Glaucomflecken and Lady Glaucomflecken
Episode 99: Chris Hemsworth / Alzheimer’s Disease
Episode 98: Interview with Julie Nolke
Episode 97: Mindy Kaling / Ozempic
Episode 96: Nepo Kids / Type 2 diabetes
Episode 95: Celine Dion / Stiff-Person Syndrome
Episode 94: Favourite Entertainment from 2022
Episode 93: Interview with Steve Way / Muscular Dystrophy
Episode 92: Favourite Albums of 1992 / Circumcision
Episode 91: Jay Leno
Episode 90: The Crisis in Nursing (with Amie Archibald Varley and Sara Fung of The Gritty Nurse Podcast)
Episode 89: Twitter and Comedy / Twitter and Medicine
Episode 88: Breast Cancer
Episode 87: Interview with Bif Naked
Episode 86: Robin Williams / Lewy Body Dementia
Episode 85: Improving the Health Care of Trans Persons (with Drs. Laura Stratton & Carys Massarella)
Episode 84: Interview with Bilal Baig (‘Sort Of’)
Episode 83: Best Movies of 1982 / Meat Allergy
Episode 82: Polio / Polio Quiz
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