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 ThoughtsWhat 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/fYcLWO26fdsListen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcastLinks Mentioned:Trung’s Tweet Thread about Ozempic: https://twitter.com/TrungTPhan/status/1631786977321418753The Booming Market for Backdoor Ozempic by Olivia Reingold: https://www.thefp.com/p/the-booming-market-for-backdoor-ozempicNew 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-epidemicSam Parr’s Tweet about Ozempic: https://twitter.com/thesamparr/status/1610642156942671872 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.