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 Oct 11, 2024
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Today the guys discuss the career of actor Kevin Bacon (2:41). They discuss when they were first exposed to him and his early career. Then then discuss his breakout role in ‘Footloose’ and how afterwards he pivoted to become more of a character actor. After discussing his hit movies, then they chat about the party game ‘6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon’. They discuss the origin of the game, what a “Bacon Number” is and eventually determine how many degrees away Ali is from Kevin bacon!
Then they discuss Raynaud’s phenomenon (22:26), which Bacon’s daughter, Sosie, is reported to have. Asif talks about what it is and why it is called a “phenomenon”, how common it is and the main symptoms you can get. Aid then goes over the causes of Raynaud’s. Ali then asks Asif about how it is diagnosed and treated.
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Show Notes:
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A Second Wind Is Blowing For Kevin Bacon: https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/25/movies/a-second-wind-is-blowing-for-kevin-bacon.html
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60 Facts About Kevin Bacon For Kevin Bacon's 60th Birthday: https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/kevin-bacon-trivia-things-you-didnt-know
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The exact history of 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon': https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/the-exact-history-of-six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/NCVVAU73UZ4TNCZAK726ENOBBQ/
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Who is Kevin Bacon’s daughter with Kyra Sedgwick, Sosie Bacon? https://www.msn.com/en-xl/lifestyle/other/who-is-kevin-bacon-s-daughter-with-kyra-sedgwick-sosie-bacon-the-nepo-baby-is-dating-fellow-actor-scoot-mcnairy-and-is-set-to-star-alongside-liam-neeson-and-joe-keery-in-cold-storage/ar-AA1rBugE?ocid=BingNewsSerp
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Raynaud’s phenomenon and related vasospastic disorders: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1358863X20983455
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A Review of Raynaud’s Disease: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6139949/
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Raynaud’s Phenomenon: Reviewing the Pathophysiology and Management Strategies: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8884459/
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Raynaud Disease: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499833/
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