Is Laughter the best medicine? We attempt to answer this and other pressing questions in Doctor Vs Comedian. Dr Asif Doja is a pediatric neurologist and Ali Hassan is a stand up comedian and actor (CBC‘s Laugh Out Loud, Designated Survivor, Goon) who are each fascinated by what the other one does. In each episode, Asif picks a topic for Ali from comedy and entertainment and questions Ali about it. Then Ali picks a topic from medicine and health and grills Asif on that subject. We talk about serious subjects in an unserious way. If you want to hear about comedy, entertainment, health and wellness and don‘t want to have to choose between being entertaining AND informed, then this show is for you.
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Friday Sep 27, 2024
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Today, after a brief quiz, Asif and Ali discuss the career of the late James Earl Jones. Ali goes over Jones’ accolades and the fact that he is one of the few people who have one an EGOT(Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony). They discuss his early life and how some major life events may have contributed to him developing a stutter. They discuss his early Broadway and theater career and then his movie career, particularly as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in the Lion King. They then discuss his legacy and how his voice might live on even after his death.
Then Ali asks Asif about stuttering. Asif goes over the different types, how common it is, as well as the presumed causes, including whether it is linked to anxiety or not. He then talks about how it is diagnosed and how it is differentiated from normal developmental dysfluency. He then talks about how it is treated.
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Show Notes:
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James Earl Jones, Distinguished Actor and Voice of Darth Vader, Dies at 93: https://variety.com/2024/film/news/james-earl-jones-dead-darth-vader-lion-king-1236138656/
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James Earl Jones’ Death Spurs Questions About His ‘Star Wars’ Future: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/james-earl-jones-death-voice-1236000596/
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Stuttering (Stammering): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK603738/
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Stuttering: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4907555/
- Jose Piranian: https://www.jozepiranian.com/
- How a big league star changed my son's life: https://www.mlb.com/news/george-springer-helped-writer-son-with-stutter
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