‘Norm:The Tale of Norm MacDonald’ & Chat GPT and seizures
Today, Ali and Asif discuss Judd Apatow’s new Netflix documentary ‘Norm:The Tale of Norm MacDonald’. They discuss Apatow’s connection to MacDonald as well as Apatow’s approach to constructing the documentary. They then discuss the documentary itself, including the issue of MacDonald being an unreliable narrator. They also discuss Norm’s love of literature, religion and of course, his roast of Bob Saget. They then give their final thoughts in the doc overall and how it gives us new insight into his final years.
Then the guys discuss the tragic case involving a woman with epilepsy whose reliance on ChatGPT for medical advice allegedly contributed to changes in her antiseizure medication resulting in before her death. Ali then asks Asif about Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP), one of the most devastating complications of epilepsy. Asif reviews the definition and epidemiology of SUDEP, its historical recognition, major risk factors, and the proposed mechanisms underlying these deaths. He then goes over the strong association between generalized tonic-clonic seizures and SUDEP, the importance of seizure control and medication adherence, and the potential role of epilepsy surgery, nighttime supervision and seizure-detection devices in reducing risk.
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Show Notes:
- Judd Apatow On Piecing Together ‘Norm: The Tale Of Norm Macdonald’ - https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottking/2026/10/15/judd-apatow-on-piecing-together-norm-the-tale-of-norm-macdonald/
- How Judd Apatow’s Insatiable Curiosity Led to Documentaries on Norm Macdonald and Maria Bamford - https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2026-10-19/judd-apatow-norm-macdonald-maria-bamford-documentary-netflix
- Richard Farnsworth's Dignity and Grace: https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/richard-farnsworth-s-dignity-and-grace-3238556.php
- ChatGPT, Medication and an Epilepsy-Related Death - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/well/ai-chatgpt-medication-epilepsy-death.html
- Parents of Woman Who Died of Seizure After ChatGPT Misguidance Sue OpenAI - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/01/chatgpt-woman-seizure-lawsuit-openai
- Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy: A Critical View of the Literature - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/epi4.12722
- Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy: Epidemiology, Mechanisms, and Prevention - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27571159/
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