Not Investment Advice

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

Mar 8, 2023

57:14

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Chris Rock

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Losing Body Fat and Maintaining Muscle Mass

02:21

Is Gastric Empty the Best Procedure to Deal With Obesity?

03:36

The Side Effects of a Weight Loss Drug

01:37

Introduction

2min

Chris Rock Special - What Do You Think?

2min

Jack Chappelle - The Last Stand-Up Comedian of All Time

2min

Netflix Needs to Win, Right?

2min

The Second Season of White Lotus

2min

Live Comedy

3min

The Almanac of Navalle, Ravakan by Troy Eric

3min

I Got the Zero. You're Switching Up, Boys.

2min

The Health Space Is Consuming Tech, Right? I'm a Doctor's Brother.

2min

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Viagra Cialis

2min

11.

Viagra

2min

12.

The Obesity Drug Market Is Double the Size of Viagra by Design

3min

13.

The Obesity Problem, Right?

2min

14.

Losing Body Fat and Maintaining Muscle Mass

2min

15.

The Moral Component of Exercise

6min

16.

I'm a Single Body Fat Percent Jack?

3min

17.

I'm Going for It!

3min

18.

Is There a Scale That Is Not the Totality of the Result?

5min

19.

The Side Effects of a Weight Loss Drug

2min

20.

Is Gastric Empty the Best Procedure to Deal With Obesity?

4min

21.

4min

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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