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Today on a special episode, Asif gets Ali’s thoughts on the AV club’s list of ‘The 40 greatest comedy albums of all time’. The guys start at the bottom and go all the way to the top and on the way discuss Lenny Bruce, Joan Rivers, Adam Sandler, Robert Klein, Dick Gregory, Monty Python, Steven Wright, Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams, George Carlin and Richard Pryor. They also discuss some albums on the list which they did not care for (Andrew Dice Clay, Sam Kinison, Denis Leary) and even a few they have never heard of (National Lampoon’s Lemmings). 

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The 40 best comedy albums of all time, ranked: https://www.avclub.com/40-best-comedy-albums-of-all-time-ranked-1850714129

Today, based on recent comments from Jerry Seinfeld, Asif asks Ali the much discussed question “is woke/PC culture ruining comedy” (1:11).  They discuss Seinfeld’s comments and Ali’s examples from his comedy as well as others. They also talk about Bill Burr’s recent comments on Bill Maher’s podcast about how cancel culture is “not a thing”. 
 
Then Ali asks Asif about anxiety (25:50). Asif starts off by describing the different types of anxiety as well as how to differentiate clinical anxiety from ‘normal worries’. Asif then goes into a deep dive on a specific type of anxiety – generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). He talks about the risk factors for this and presumed causes of GAD. Asif then goes over how common it is as well as the diagnosis. Finally Ali asks Asif about the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. 
 
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Show Notes:

Jerry Seinfeld on Making a Life in Comedy (and Also, Pop-Tarts): https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/jerry-seinfeld-on-making-a-life-in-comedy-and-also-pop-tarts?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20240503&utm_term=9438194&utm_campaign=code-switch&utm_id=36642801&orgid=305&utm_att1=nprnews and https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tnyradiohour/articles/jerry-seinfeld-on-making-a-life-in-comedy-and-also-pop-tarts?tab=transcript


Jerry Seinfeld and the fraught history of comedians and 'political correctness': https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2024/05/04/1249034786/jerry-seinfeld-comedy-politics


No one cares anymore about cancel culture, but it is a heckuva marketing tool for some comics: https://www.salon.com/2024/05/16/comedians-cancel-culture/


Bill Burr | Club Random with Bill Maher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1V2nsKUeX8

Principles of anxiety management for primary care physicians: https://canadianprimarycaretoday.com/article/view/1-2-mcintosh/pdf_en
Generalized Anxiety Disorder: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441870/

Today Ali and Asif discuss the recent hit Netflix special ‘The Roast of Tom Brady’ (2:31). Asif starts off by asking Ali if Tom Brady was a good candidate for a roast. They then chat about the hosting duties of Kevin Hart and some of the controversy related to one of the jokes from ‘Roastmaster General’ Jeff Ross.  The guys discuss the various roasters; they go over the athletes who spoke and how some of their jokes were good and how many fell flat.  They praise the many of the comedians involved, especially Nikki Glaser. They discuss her breakout performance and how some of her material was written by former DvsC guest Dan St. Germain. They go over the Kim Kardashian section and how the “boos” for her were edited out on subsequent airings. They also discuss the good and bad surprise guests from the roasts including Will Ferrell as Tom Burgundy and Ben Affleck and Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft. They then go over the future of roasts on Netflix
 
Tom Brady has been linked to Alex Guerrero who advocates an alkaline diet. In our second half we will discuss Guerrero, his health care business with Brady and whether there is any evidence behind his claims (31:54). Asif starts off by discussing Guererro’s background and then reviews the scientific evidence for the alkaline diet. They then go over how Guerrero was sanctioned twice by the  US Federal Trade Commission for making false claims. Ali then asks Asif about Brady and Guerreros’ health business TB12. 
 
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Show Notes:

What if Tom Brady played for the Expos?: New ad reimagines career of NFL icon: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/tom-brady-montreal-expos-ad-1.7057244


Tom Brady Roast Drew 13.8M Views on Netflix During Week of May 6: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10121059-tom-brady-roast-drew-138m-views-on-netflix-during-week-of-may-6?ref=upstract.com


Nikki Glaser Reveals How The Tom Brady Roast Has Already Changed Her Career: https://brobible.com/culture/article/nikki-glaser-tom-brady-roast-changed-career/


Nikki Glaser Would Be Disappointed in Herself Too, If She Weren’t So Damn Funny: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/nikki-glaser-would-be-disappointed-in-herself-too-if-she-werent-so-damn-funny


Tom Brady Roast Producer on Getting Bill Belichick, Kim Kardashian vs. Drunk Hecklers and ‘Unprecedented' Live Arena Setting: https://www.msn.com/en-ph/tv/news/tom-brady-roast-producer-on-getting-bill-belichick-kim-kardashian-vs-drunk-hecklers-and-unprecedented-live-arena-setting/ar-BB1m3ONz


Tom Brady’s Personal Guru Is a Glorified Snake-Oil Salesman: https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2015/10/09/tom-brady-alex-guerrero-neurosafe/


The 10-day health challenge: https://www.tonyrobbins.com/health-vitality/the-10-day-pure-energy-challenge/


The Alkaline Diet: An Evidence-Based Review: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/the-alkaline-diet-myth#osteoporosis


Debunking The Alkaline Diet: Why The Celebrity-Endorsed Plan Doesn’t Work: https://chatelaine.com/health/debunking-the-alkaline-diet/


The Fitness Secrets of Alex Guerrero, Tom Brady's Personal Trainer:


Tom Brady Is Drowning In His Own Pseudoscience: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/tom-brady-is-drowning-in-his-own-junk-science-advice/

Today, Asif and Ali discuss celebrity chef David Chang (1:23). They discuss his early life and the fact that he was a child prodigy golfer. They chat about his university life and his early jobs he had prior to beginning culinary studies. They talk about his restaurant succeed and his TV and podcasting ventures. The guys then discuss the closure of many of David Chang’s restaurants and the recent controversy regarding his ‘chili crunch’ condiment… and they also discuss the issue of cultural appropriation of food. 
 
Then they discuss body dysmorphic disorder (33:28). Asif describes what it is, how common it is and how it is often underdiagnosed. He discusses how it is treated and then the guys discuss a news story about how a Quebec man cut off two healthy fingers as part of a slightly different condition, body identity dysphoria. 

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Show Notes:

Don’t Tell David Chang He’s a Korean Chef: https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-276B-297


David Chang’s Latest Momofuku Closure Marks the End of an Era: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/david-chang-momofuku-ko-closing-explained


The Real End of David Chang’s Momofuku Ko Happened Years Ago: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/28/dining/momofuku-ko-closing.html


After community backlash, celeb chef David Chang will no longer enforce 'chili crunch' trademark: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/chili-crunch-momofuku-trademark-1.7171381


Portland Burrito Spot Shutters Amid Claims of Cultural Appropriation: https://pdx.eater.com/2017/5/22/15677760/portland-kooks-burrito-cultural-appropriation


Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Clinical Overview and Relationship to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: https://focus.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.focus.20210012


Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Reflections on the last 25 years: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1359104520984818


Understanding and treating body dysmorphic disorder: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6343413/


Quebec man has two healthy fingers amputated to relieve 'body integrity dysphoria': https://nationalpost.com/news/quebec-amputation-body-integrity-dysphoria


The Girl Who Wants to Get Rid of Her Left Leg—Body Identity Dysphoria: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10340271/

Today, Ali and Asif discuss the career of comedian Pete Davidson. After Asif does some bad stand up, they discuss the early life of Pete Davidson, including how his life changed when his father died in 9/11. They talk about how he found comedy and his struggles with drug use and borderline personality disorder. Ali then mentions how Pete got cast on Saturday Night Live, becoming one of the youngest cast members in the show’s history and his character ‘Chad”. They guys then discuss his post SNL career including “The King of Staten Island”. Ali then reviews all the numerous tabloid relationships of Davidson.  Asif then asks Ali about Pete Davidson’s comedy style in general and his recent Netflix Stand up special “Turbo Fonzerelli”. Asif then talks about some of the common complications including fistulae and bowel obstruction. 
 
Then, since Pete Davidson suffers from Crohn’s disease, in the second half of the episode, they discuss this disorder. Asif starts off by discussing the somewhat controversial origin of the name of the disease, what exactly it is and the main symptoms. He then talks about what we think causes it and how common it is. He then goes over how it is treated. 
 
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Show Notes:

Pete Davidson Nuzzles Up to the Prickly Joke: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/arts/television/pete-davidson-nuzzles-up-to-the-prickly-joke.html


Every Chad Ever: Part 1 - SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuzGs8SfXBo


Why Emmy Nominee Steve Buscemi Refuses to ‘Fix’ His Teeth: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/why-emmy-nominee-steve-buscemi-210783/

Chron Disease: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/172940-overview?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0MexBhD3ARIsAEI3WHK09-LW6otllGtFiiuwTaSKDP4DuuG9Qaxrt2xjhIapViOqCFmRkR4aAjzXEALw_wcB
https://crohnsandcolitis.ca/
https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org

Today, Ali and Asif discuss the career of actor Christina Applegate. They discuss her early life, child acting as well as being propelled to stardom in ‘Married with Children’. They then  discuss her subsequent career in both TV and movies. After a brief digression on Ali’s Canadian Screen Actors Nominations, they discuss Applegate’s role in Anchorman. After discussion some of her other projects they discuss her amazing performance in “Dead to Me’. Christina is both a breast cancer survivor and in 2021 announced that she was also diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). In the second half of the episode, Ali asks Asif about MS; Asif starts off by talking about what MS is and the presumed cause. In particular, he goes into detail regarding how geography and vitamin D levels influence your risk of getting MS. Asif talks about the common symptoms of an MS attack as well as how it is diagnosed. He then goes over the treatment and prognosis of the disease. 

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Show Notes:

40×40 Wake Up, Ron Burgundy! (2004): https://latereviewer.com/2023/02/03/40x40-wake-up-ron-burgundy-2004/


Christina Applegate Cancer-Free After Double Mastectomy: https://people.com/celebrity/christina-applegate-cancer-free-after-double-mastectomy/


Christina Applegate, Jamie Lynn Sigler open up about MS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sh7TAtnxKM


Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler are 'good anxious' about new podcast where they open up about MS: https://ew.com/christina-applegate-and-jamie-lynn-sigler-are-good-anxious-about-new-podcast-open-up-about-ms-8607336


Christina Applegate says she has 30 lesions on her brain amid MS battle: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/03/27/christina-applegate-lessons-brain-multiple-sclerosis/73117652007


Christina Applegate Pours One Out for ‘Dead to Me’: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/01/arts/television/christina-applegate-dead-to-me.html


MeSsy with Christina Applegate & Jamie-Lynn Sigler: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/messy-with-christina-applegate-jamie-lynn-sigler/id1734318382


Incidence and prevalence of MS in children: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000006395

Multiple Sclerosis: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1146199-overview?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwt-OwBhBnEiwAgwzrUlUCTBWiHIACJiuakOYErhZXSpfTOS-R1DSiANW6MfW1SBEnD2j3IRoCj9EQAvD_BwE