(Our apologies about the quality of the sound on Asif’s track). Today, Ai and Asif discuss the history of comic book superhero Batman (0:55). They reminisce about the Batman TV show from the 1960’s and then speak about Tim Burton’s reimagining of the character in 1989 and the influence of Frank Miller’s ‘The Dark Knight Returns”. They discuss the casting of Michael Keaton and the follow up movie ‘Batman Returns’. They then discuss the diminishing returns of the Schumacher movies (although they did like Val Kilmer). They then discuss the Christopher Nolan movies and the pinnacle of Batman movies ‘The Dark Knight’, featuring the award winning performance by Heath Ledger. Then then discuss Ben Affleck and his portrayal of the character and Asif talks about the ‘Arkham’ video games series. The guys then give their thoughts on the new movie ‘The Batman’ (spoilers after 29:30). Then Ali asks Asif about the mysterious new disease anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis (38:20). Asif talks about the cause, the symptoms, how it often affects young women, and how it can be mistaken for psychiatric disease. Asif then discusses how he diagnosed the first Canadian patient with the disease almost 15 years with the help of Dr. Josep Dalmau. He then discusses the very unusual tumors (ovarian teratomas) that can be associated with the disorder. They then discuss the case of Susannah Calahan whose experience with the disease is documented in the book and movie Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness.
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Show Notes:
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
Episode 138: Matt Rife / Gynecomastia
Episode 137: 1993 Movie Debate / Loss of Smell (Anosmia)
Episode 136: U2 in Las Vegas / Injuries in Youth Athletes
Episode 135: Matthew Perry / Addiction
Episode 134: Special Q and A episode
Episode 133: Martin Short /Colonoscopies
Episode 132: Netflix’s ‘Wrestlers’ / Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Episode 131: Top TV comedies of the 2000’s / Brain Worms
Episode 130: Hasan Minhaj’s ‘True Lies’ / Narcissistic Personality disorder
Episode 129: Bruce Springsteen / Peptic Ulcer Disease
Selena Gomez /Lupus
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