102: Chris Rock Special, Balaji’s Book & The Miracle Obesity Drug

The NIA boys discuss the “miracle” obesity drug, Chris Rock’s new Netflix Special, Balaji's book, living a healthy lifestyle, and much more.

Timestamps:

• (00:00:00) Intro
• (00:01:13) Meme of the Week
• (00:03:12) Chris Rock’s new Netflix Special
• (00:06:22) Debating Netflix's Binge Drop Model
• (00:08:45) Jack’s White Lotus Review
• (00:10:39) The best way to consume stand up comedy
• (00:12:59) The Anthology of Balaji | Exclusive Sneak Peek
• (00:18:13) Breakdown of Ozempic, The Obesity Drug
• (00:19:43) How drugs find new use cases
• (00:22:54) Debate over Ozempic being used as a Lifestyle Drug
• (00:24:08) The Economics of Obesity Drugs
• (00:25:59) How effective are drugs like Ozempic?
• (00:27:18) Illustrating the Complexity of the Obesity Epidemic
• (00:33:13) Healthy Eating
• (00:36:46) Jacked Jack
• (00:37:47) Quality of US Food vs European Food
• (00:39:19) Portion Sizing is Frustrating
• (00:42:26) Holistic Approach to a Healthy Lifestyle
• (00:44:44) The Economic Inequality of Eating Healthy
• (00:46:40) The Benefits of Being Young
• (00:48:08) Wrapping up the Obesity Drug Discussion
• (00:51:43) Defining “Healthy” is Relative
• (00:53:34) Final Thoughts

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Links Mentioned:

• Trung’s Tweet Thread about Ozempic: https://twitter.com/TrungTPhan/status/1631786977321418753
• The Booming Market for Backdoor Ozempic by Olivia Reingold: https://www.thefp.com/p/the-booming-market-for-backdoor-ozempic
• New drugs could spell an end to the world’s obesity epidemic by The Economist https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/03/02/new-drugs-could-spell-an-end-to-the-worlds-obesity-epidemic
• Sam Parr’s Tweet about Ozempic: https://twitter.com/thesamparr/status/1610642156942671872

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