Today, the guys discuss entertainment they consumed in the summer of 2024 (2:31). Asif goes first by discussing his disappointment with season 3 of ‘The Bear’, and similarities to ‘House of the Dragon’, ‘The Boys’ and ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 3. He then discusses ‘Time Bandits’, ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ and ‘Love Lies Bleeding’. Asif concludes by discussing a news article about a recent apology from MMA star Ronda Roussey. Ali talks about what he watched when recovering from hernia surgery including ‘Chef’, ‘Hacks’ and the somewhat controversial 1994 movie ‘Leon The Professional’. He then talks about his hate for the series ‘Love’, Sebastian Maniscalco’s ‘Bookie’ and re-watching stand up specials. 

 

Then Ali asks Asif about ‘The Yips’ aka task specific dystonia (32:59). Asif talks about the history of the disease in golf as well as other sports and music. He discusses how common it is and the theory of why it develops in certain people. Asif describes how some affected people can overcome the dystonia using sensory tricks (“geste antagoniste”). He then talks about the treatment and how botulinum toxin is often used. 

 

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Show Notes:

• The Bear season three review – unbelievably frustrating: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/jun/27/the-bear-season-three-review-unbelievably-frustrating

• ‘It feels torturous’: how much longer can House of the Dragon fail to give viewers what they want? https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/aug/06/house-of-the-dragon-game-of-thrones-prequel

• ‘Ted Lasso’ Heads Toward Season 4 Greenlight With Options Pickup For 3 Core Cast Members: https://deadline.com/2024/08/ted-lasso-season-4-deal-near-brett-goldstein-hannah-waddingham-1236049653/

• Time Bandits Offers a Fun Summer Diversion: https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/time-bandits-apple-tv-review-2024

• Watch Rose Glass Explain How ‘Showgirls,’ ‘Crash,’ and ‘Saturday Night Fever’ Informed ‘Love Lies Bleeding’: https://www.indiewire.com/video/love-lies-bleeding-director-rose-glass-sundance-interview-1234947040/

• 'Regretted it every day of my life': Former MMA fighter Ronda Rousey apologizes for sharing Sandy Hook conspiracy theory years ago: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/regretted-every-day-life-former-mma-fighter-ronda-rousey-apologizes-sh-rcna167913

• Natalie Portman Reflects on ‘Leon, the Professional’: It Has ‘Some Cringey, to Say the Least, Aspects to It’: https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/natalie-portman-leon-the-professional-cringey-1234861987/

• Netflix’s Love makes a strong case against creating TV with binge-watching in mind: https://www.vox.com/2016/2/21/11075740/netflix-love-review-judd-apatow

• "He's got the yips" - Blue Jays fans distraught as All-Star Alek Manoah struggles in Spring Training debut: https://www.sportskeeda.com/baseball/news-he-s-got-yips-blue-jays-fans-distraught-all-star-alek-manoah-struggles-spring-training-debut

• The Yips: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/05/26/the-yips

• Focal task specific dystonia: a review and update: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5502053/

• The Yips: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yips

Today on the second of a two-part episode, the guys continue their discussion of Steve Martin (1:43). They start off the episode by going through Steve Martin’s filmography, including the Jerk, All of Me, Three Amigos, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Father of the Bride, Roxanne, L.A. Story, Bowfinger, The Pink Panther, amongst others. They then discuss Martin’s other works including his dramatic and musical plays. They also discuss his banjo playing and his musical albums. Finally, they discuss his recent hit show, ‘Only Murders in the Building’. 

 

Then, since Martin suffers from Tinnitus, in the second half, the guys discuss this disorder (26:58). Asif talks about what it is, how common it is and how there are actually two types of tinnitus – objective tinnitus which others can hear and subjective tinnitus which only you can hear. They then discuss the presumed causes of tinnitus. Asif goes over how it is diagnosed and finally how it can be difficult to treat. 

 

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Show Notes:

• Steve Martin Goes To ‘Pieces’ In Morgan Neville’s Emmy-Contending Doc About Comedy Great: https://deadline.com/2024/06/steve-martin-a-documentary-in-two-pieces-director-morgan-neville-interview-1235981240/amp/

• Morgan Neville on Steve Martin and the Glut of Celebrity Documentaries: ‘We Are Emerging From What Was Peak Production of All Things’ : https://variety.com/2024/film/features/morgan-neville-steve-martin-celebrity-documentaries-1235951659/amp/

• STEVE! (martin) – a documentary in 2 pieces: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/steve-martin-a-documentary-in-2-pieces/umc.cmc.7kkgskd7j0lomjoqdo97l80ql
• Steve Martin – Born Standing Up: https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Born-Standing-Up/Steve-Martin/9781416553656

• Steve Martin: The Television Stuff: https://www.avclub.com/steve-martin-the-television-stuff-1798174880

• Number One is Walking: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250815293/numberoneiswalking
• Joe List:  https://www.comedianjoelist.com/

• Tinnitus: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/856916-overview#a2

• An association between marijuana use and tinnitus: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7278074/

• Relationships between tinnitus and the prevalence of anxiety and depression: https://read.qxmd.com/read/27301552/relationships-between-tinnitus-and-the-prevalence-of-anxiety-and-depression?redirected=slug

• ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Tinnitus: 2023 Update: https://read.qxmd.com/read/38040471/acr-appropriateness-criteria-tinnitus-2023-update?redirected=slug

Today on a two-part episode, the guys discuss the career of legendary comedian Steve Martin. The guys start off the episode by discussing the recent documentary Steve! By Morgan Neville, which was actually released on Apple TV + as two different documentaries (Ali also gives a quick personal anecdote about Morgan Neville). At 7:50 Ali talks about Steve Martin’s accolades and then the guys discuss Steve Martin’s early interest in magic. They speak about Martin’s comedy process and how he uses logic and philosophy in his comedy act. They talk about opening for other acts and how Martin eventually decided to only be a headliner and how his gray hair helped his act. They take about his rapid ascent in the mid-late 70’s, how he was selling out arenas and stadiums and how he quit stand up at the peak, when he was the most successful stand up comic in the world. 

 

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• Steve Martin Goes To ‘Pieces’ In Morgan Neville’s Emmy-Contending Doc About Comedy Great: https://deadline.com/2024/06/steve-martin-a-documentary-in-two-pieces-director-morgan-neville-interview-1235981240/amp/

• Morgan Neville on Steve Martin and the Glut of Celebrity Documentaries: ‘We Are Emerging From What Was Peak Production of All Things’ : https://variety.com/2024/film/features/morgan-neville-steve-martin-celebrity-documentaries-1235951659/amp/

• STEVE! (martin) – a documentary in 2 pieces: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/steve-martin-a-documentary-in-2-pieces/umc.cmc.7kkgskd7j0lomjoqdo97l80ql
• Steve Martin – Born Standing Up: https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Born-Standing-Up/Steve-Martin/9781416553656

• Steve Martin: The Television Stuff: https://www.avclub.com/steve-martin-the-television-stuff-1798174880

Today on a special episode, Ali discusses his recent hernia surgery (5:06). He talks about how our hernia episode from last year prompted him to go for this procedure as well as what tests were done beforehand. He then talks about his consultation with the surgeon and his decision whether or not to do laparoscopic surgery. Asif asks Ali about what prep Ali needed to do for the surgery as well as what the day of the surgery was like. Ali then provides an update on how he is doing in the recovery phase. Then the guys go back and listen to our discussion of hernias from an episode from last year (34:55). 

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• Abdominal Hernias: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/189563-overview

• Inguinal Hernia: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513332/

• Inguinal Hernias: Diagnosis and Management: https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2020/1015/p487.html

Today Ali and Asif (who is battling a cold) discuss the career of the late Bob Newhart (1:47). They discuss his early life and how he got started in comedy. They then discuss his phenomenal success with his debut album “The Button Down Mind of Bob Newhart”. They discuss his comedy style and why it has been so hard for others to duplicate it. They also go over a bit of trivia, namely how Bob Newhart at the first pay-per-view television special. They then go over his class television shows ‘ The Bob Newhart Show’ and ‘Newhart’, including the latter’s classic final episode. 

 

Newhart died on July 18 2024, following a series of short illnesses; but during the time he was on ‘Newhart’, in 1985, he was taken to the ER due to secondary polycythemia. In the second half of the episode (28:29), Asif talks to Ali about the 3 different kinds of polycythemia. Asif describes how spurious polycythemia is actually due to volume contraction and how secondary polycythemia (which Newhart had) can be due to a variety of causes, including obstructive sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and heavy tobacco smoking. He then talks about polycythemia vera, which is actually a type of blood cancer. He then goes over the presenting symptoms, investigations and treatment for polycythemia. 

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• Bob Newhart, Beloved Comedian, Actor and Newhart Star, Dies at 94: https://people.com/bob-newhart-dead-comedian-actor-was-94-7502376

• Polycythemia: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK526081/

• Secondary Polycythemia: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/205039-treatment

• Polycythemia Vera: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/hp/cancer/if-hp-cancer-guide-lyhe009-pv.pdf

• Polycythemia Vera: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/205114-overview

A  few episodes ago, we discussed the AV club’s top 40 albums of all time. Today Ali gives us a list of his favorite comedy specials that did NOT make the list (1:12). Ali discusses the following albums (not in order):

 

John Mulaney - BABY J (2023)

Norm MacDonald – NOTHING SPECIAL (2022)

Patrice O’Neal - ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM (2011)  

Chris Rock – BRING THE PAIN (1996)

Gary Gulman - NO CAN DEFEND (2012) / BORN ON THIRD BASE (2023)

Eddie Izzard - DRESS TO KILL (1999)

Bill Burr - I'M SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY (2014)

Mike Birbiglia - MY GIRLFRIEND’S BOYFRIEND (2013)

Ali Wong - BABY COBRA (2016)

Taylor Tomlinson – QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS (2020)

 

Then based on a listener suggestion and some recent news articles, the guys discuss whether it is possible to measure brain waves (25:18) (spoiler: it is and Asif does this every day at work). Asif talks about the history of recording brain waves aka electroencephalography or EEG. He goes into how it works, what the test consists of and what it is used for. The guys then loop back to the question from listener James about Apple’s patent for an Airpod that can measure brain waves. Ali then asks Asif about the drawbacks and dangers of EEG. Asif discusses some of the more dubious uses of EEG including qEEG and neurofeedback. He then goes over some news articles, including India convicting a woman using a brain wave test (the  Brain Electrical Oscillations Signature test) and the questionable use of brain wave guided therapy on First Nations youth in Canada. 

 

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• AirPods That Can Read Your Brainwaves: https://medium.com/@rushenwick/airpods-that-can-read-your-brainwaves-root-hack-87e4481c4ef7

• Apple Invents a next-generation AirPods Sensor System that could measure Biosignals and Electrical Activity of a user's Brain: https://www.patentlyapple.com/2023/07/apple-invents-a-next-generation-airpods-sensor-system-that-could-measure-biosignals-and-electrical-activity-of-a-users-brain.html

• Apple Reportedly Filed A Patent For Its AirPods To Feature Electrodes That Detect Brain Electrical Activity: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/apple-reportedly-filed-patent-airpods-221907828.html

• How Useful Is a Quantitative Electroencephalogram (qEEG)?: https://quackwatch.org/related/Tests/qeeg/

• Is neurofeedback effective for treating ADHD? https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/315261

• Neurofeedback for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Meta-Analysis of Clinical and Neuropsychological Outcomes From Randomized Controlled Trials: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27238063/

• Can Monitoring Brain Waves Boost Mental Health? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/12/well/mind/neurofeedback-therapy-mental-health.html

• Neurofeedback, sham neurofeedback, and cognitive-behavioural group therapy in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a triple-blind, randomised, controlled trial: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2215036617302912

• The psychology of neurofeedback: Clinical intervention even if applied placebo: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2017-43854-005

• Inside the brain school: https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/brain-school-study-indigenous-biocybernaut-james-hardt

• India's use of brain scans in courts dismays critics: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/world/asia/15iht-15brainscan.16148673.html

Today, Ali and Asif review the new documentary about Louis CK, ‘Sorry / Not Sorry’ (1:53). They start off by discussing Louis CK’s background, his blockbuster success as a stand up comedian and how he changed the financial model of stand up comedy specials. Then then discuss his sexual impropriety as outlined in the New York Times as well as in the documentary. The guys go over what they perceive as his lack of an apology as well as how CK was definitely not “canceled”. 

 

Louis CK does suffer from male pattern baldness (androgenic alopecia), so in the second half of the episode, the guys discuss hair transplants (28:36) (N.B. Louis CK has never stated that he has had a hair transplant). Asif starts off by discussing how common baldness is and what causes it in most men. He then goes over other treatments for baldness like ‘Rogaine’ and ‘Propecia’. He then goes over what hair transplants entail, the procedure, the costs, and the outcomes. 

 

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Show Notes: 

 

• Louis C.K. Is Accused by 5 Women of Sexual Misconduct: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/arts/television/louis-ck-sexual-misconduct.html

• The sexual harassment allegations against Louis C.K., explained: https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/11/9/16629400/louis-ck-allegations-masturbation

• Hey, Comedy: Don’t Let Them Back In: https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/the-industry/sexual-misconduct-in-comedy

• Opinion: This film is chilling reminder of how ‘not sorry’ Louis C.K. is: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/12/opinions/sorry-not-sorry-louis-ck-misconduct-women-comedy-stewart/index.html

• Female Comics Sound Off on Kevin Hart, Louis C.K. and Comedy in the Age of Trump: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/female-comics-kevin-hart-louis-ck-comedy-age-trump-1201578/

• Comedian Louis C.K. Talks Hair Loss in Online Chat: https://www.hairlossspecialists.com/articles/louis-ck-balding-talk/130/

• Hair Transplantation: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/839753-overview

• What Is the Norwood Scale? https://www.healthline.com/health/norwood-scale#stages

• Hair Transplants: What to Expect: https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/hair-loss/hair-transplants

Today, the guys discuss and review Eddie Murphy’s new Netflix movie  ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ (1:42). They start off by discussing Murphy’s early career, including his stand up, his breakthrough on ‘Saturday Night Live’, and his early movies ‘48 hours’ and ‘Trading Places’. They then discuss the blockbuster success of ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ and its soundtrack. They chat about the development of the first Beverly Hills Cop and how other actors such as Sylvester Stallone were considered for the role of Axel Foley. They then go over the other Beverly Hills Cop movies as well as a brief aside on Eddie Murphy movies that were “misses” . Ali and Asif then give their thoughts on the new movie. 

 

Then, since Eddie Murphy got a meniscal tear when turning in bed, in the second half, Ali asks Asif about meniscus tears (33:25). Asif goes over the anatomy of the knee and how the menisci act as “shock absorbers” in the knee. He then goes over how common meniscal tears are and what the main symptoms of a tear would be. Ali then asks Asif about how these tears are diagnosed and their treatment. 

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• The Heat Is On, Again: The Oral History of Axel Foley: https://www.theringer.com/movies/2024/7/3/24191212/beverly-hills-cop-4-axel-f-netflix-eddie-murphy

• Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home: Eddie Murphy replaced by Catharine Hicks, writer says: https://ew.com/article/2016/11/27/star-trek-4-voyage-home-eddie-murphy-lost-role

• All the Ways ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ Pays Homage to the 1984 Original :https://variety.com/2024/artisans/news/beverly-hills-cop-axel-f-similarities-callbacks-1984-original-film-1236056470

• ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ Director Drew on Franchise Iconography — and ‘80s Action Filmmaking — for His Next-Generation Sequel: ‘We Wrecked a Million Cars’ : https://variety.com/2024/film/features/beverly-hills-cop-4-director-mark-molloy-wrecked-cars-1236059629/

•   Eddie Murphy Blew His Meniscus While Sleeping: htthps://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/eddie-murphy-blew-his-meniscus-while-sleeping/ar-BB1p1U6q
• Meniscal tears among the most common of knee injuries: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/01/31/meniscal-tears-among-the-most-common-of-knee-injuries-4/
• Meniscus Tears: https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases--conditions/meniscus-tears/

• Knee Meniscal Tears: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK431067/

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses sexual abuse.

 

Today, the guys discuss the new Netflix documentary “Tell them you love me” (3:25) (Spoilers abound). They discuss the case of Anna Stubblefield, a tenured professor of ethics at Rutgers University, who initially started off aiding a young black man with cerebral palsy, Derrick Johnson, with facilitated communication but was eventually charged with sexually abusing Derrick. The guys start off by discussing Derrick’s early life and then Asif takes a medical aside and discusses cerebral palsy (6:37). Asif goes over what it is, how common it is and how it does not imply anything about cognitive capabilities. He goes over the causes, the different types as well as clues that might suggest an alternate diagnosis.

 

The guys then go back to the case of Anna Stubblefield (16:15) and discuss how Anna believed that facilitated communication ‘unlocked’ Derrick’s intelligence and how she felt he could consent to a romantic and sexual relationship. Ali then asks Asif about the scientific evidence behind facilitated communication and how it is considered by many organizations to be a pseudoscience (30:39). The guys then discuss the potential harms of facilitated communication, before wrapping up the complicated and disturbing case (36:49). 

 

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Show Notes: 

• Tell Them You Love Me Doc Tells the Complicated True Story of Anna Stubblefield: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/tell-them-you-love-me-release-date-news

• The Bizarre True Story Behind Netflix’s ‘Tell Them You Love Me’—Where Is Anna Stubblefield Now? https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2024/06/19/the-bizarre-true-story-behind-netflixs-tell-them-you-love-me--where-is-anna-stubblefield-now/

• The Strange Case of Anna Stubblefield: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/25/magazine/the-strange-case-of-anna-stubblefield.html

• The Strange Case of Anna Stubblefield, Revisited: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/05/magazine/the-strange-case-of-anna-stubblefield-revisited.html

• Cerebral Palsy: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538147/
• https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/pseudoscience/who-doing-pointing-when-communication-facilitated

• A history of facilitated communication: Science, pseudoscience, and antiscience science working group on facilitated communication: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1996-12698-001

• Facilitated Communication—what harm it can do: Confessions of a former facilitator: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17489539.2012.674680?journalCode=tebc20

• Systematic review of facilitated communication 2014–2018 finds no new evidence that messages delivered using facilitated communication are authored by the person with disability: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2396941518821570

• Facilitated Communication: https://www.asha.org/policy/ps2018-00352/

• Facilitated Communication: https://asatonline.org/for-parents/learn-more-about-specific-treatments/facilitated-communication/

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses sexual abuse.

 

Michael Jackson died 15 years ago, on June 25, 2009, so today the guys discuss his life and his controversies (2:56). They talk about Jackson’s early life, the success of the Jackson 5 and the abuse he  allegedly suffered at the hands of his father, Joe Jackson. They then discuss the success of his early solo records and the blockbuster success of ‘Thriller’. They also discuss his philanthropy and how that complicates people’s feelings for the singer. They then discuss the allegations of abuse against Michael Jackson and the 2019 documentary ‘Leaving Neverland’.  The guys then try to reconcile how despite the allegations, Michael Jackson songs are still played to this day. 

 

Since Jackson died of a propofol overdose, in the second half, the guys discuss this drug (24:11). Ali and Asif start off by going through the timeline of Jackson’s death and discussing the other drugs that were in his system. They discuss how Jackson’s personal doctor, Conrad Murray, administered benzodiazepines and propofol to Jackson. Asif discusses what propofol is, what it is commonly used for and the potential adverse effects. He then goes into detail about how propofol needs to be closely monitored when it is administered. 

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Show Notes: 

• Inside the Jackson machine: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/jacksons-legacy-jackson-5

• 'We Are the World' at 30: 12 tales you might not know: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/01/27/we-are-the-world-30th-anniversary/22395455/

• Michael Jackson: A Quarter-Century Of Sexual Abuse Allegations: https://www.npr.org/2019/03/05/699995484/michael-jackson-a-quarter-century-of-sexual-abuse-allegations

• Leaving Neverland: https://www.hbo.com/leaving-neverland

• Michael Jackson named top-earning dead celebrity for 5th time:https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/forbes-dead-celeb-earnings-2017-1.4378882

• Steven Tyler Confessed to ‘Crimes of Passion’ With a 16-Year-Old in His Own Memoir: https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7v54d/steven-tyler-child-sexual-assault-lawsuit-memoir

• TIMELINE: Michael Jackson's Final Days

• https://abcnews.go.com/2020/MichaelJackson/michael-jackson-final-days-timeline-year-death-king/story?id=10974394
• Propofol: https://www.drugs.com/monograph/propofol.html
• Propofol: https://www.drugs.com/monograph/propofol.htmlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430884/

• Concerns mount over misuse of anaesthetic propofol among US health professionals: https://www.bmj.com/content/339/bmj.b3673

• Lasker Foundation 2018: https://laskerfoundation.org/announcing-the-2018-lasker-award-winners/
• Propofol and Green Urine: https://ekja.org/journal/view.php?doi=10.4097/kjae.2013.65.2.177

• Propofol-Induced Priapism, a Case Confirmed with Rechallenge: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1345/aph.1G555

• Michael Jackson’s doctor was much admired but financially strapped: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-feb-08-la-me-conrad-murray8-2010feb08-story.html

• Probe Into Matthew Perry’s Acquisition of Ketamine That Led to His Death Has Multiple Suspects: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/matthew-perry-death-investigation-multiple-suspects-1235933163/