Not Investment Advice - 46: Ukraine-Russia, Sanctions, Crypto/Bitcoin Effect, Big Tech Response, Information Battle

Mar 8, 2023

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

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 What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on Youtube: https://youtu.be/fYcLWO26fds Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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