Today, Ali and Asif discuss the career of the great Kal Penn (1:46). They discuss his early career all the way up to the release of his memoir, ‘You Can’t Be Serious”. They discuss his famous roles in ‘American Desi’, ‘Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle’, ‘Van Wilder’, ‘The Namesake’, ‘House’ and ‘Designated Survivor’. They discuss Kal coming out as gay as well as his recent engagement. Then Ali asks Asif about Physician Burnout (33:01). Asif starts out by defining physician burnout and discusses the increase in physician burnout over time, which has been worsened with the Covid-19 pandemic. Asif then discusses how electronic medical records contribute to physician burnout. He then talks about the effects burnout has on health care delivery, patients and the physician workforce.
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Show Notes:
Episode 41: What does it mean to be funny? / What does it mean to be healthy?
Episode 40: Larry David, ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and Cringe Comedy / Andropause
Episode 39: ‘Badmotorfinger’ vs ‘Achtung Baby’ / OCD
Episode 38: Kumail Nanjiani gets ripped / HGH and steroid use in Hollywood
Episode 37: TikTok and Tourette
Episode 36: Coming up with material / Laughter & Medicine
Episode 35: ‘Use Your Illusion’ vs ‘The Black Album’ / Vitamins
Episode 34: Squid Game / Is it Ok for Doctors to Cry?
Episode 33: Are the Origins of Stand up Racist? / The ‘Hidden Curriculum’ in Medicine
Episode 32: ‘Seinfeld’ Top 5’s / Body Odour
Episode 31: Life on Set / Unconscious Bias in Healthcare
Episode 30: ‘Nevermind’ vs ‘Ten’ / Cognitive Bias and Vaccine Hesitancy
Episode 29: Emmy Awards Preview / Academic Publishing
Episode 28: Life on the Road / Pharma influence on Doctors
Episode 27: Increase in Eating Disorders During Covid-19 (with Dr. Megan Harrison)
Episode 26: 40th Anniversary of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’/ Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Episode 25: Can you teach ‘funny’? /ALS
Episode 24: Interview with Dr. Glaucomflecken
Episode 23: Hecklers / 'Difficult' Patient-Doctor Relationships
Episode 22: Send in the Clowns
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