(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:
Episode 20: ‘Never Have I Ever’/ Conversion Disorder
Episode 19: Non-traditional comedy specials / ADHD in adults
Episode 18: HBO's 'Hacks' / ADHD in Kids
Episode 17: Interview with Dr. Jen Gunter
Episode 16: Can Comedy Affect Change? / Doctor Stereotypes
Episode 15: Another Round / ‘Is It Wine O’Clock?’
Emergency podcast: London, Ontario Tragedy
Episode 13: The Tragically Hip / Goop
Episode 12: 'Sound of Metal" / Cochlear Implants
Episode 11: Saturday Night Live Top 5’s / Intermittent Fasting
Bonus: As if the director wouldn’t let you pronounce “Asif” properly
Episode 10: Code Switching / Video Games
Episode 9: Accents & Apu / ’Medical ‘Miracles’ & Doctor Distrust
Episode 8: Chadwick Boseman / Colon Cancer
Episode 7: Special Episode - Oscars Preview
Episode 6:The United States of Al/Dr. Oz
Episode 5: Origin Story
Episode 4: Rebirth of Roast Comedy / Masks & Covid-19
Episode 3: Auditioning / The Ketogenic Diet
Episode 2: Joke Theft / Did they get it right?
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