After a brief digression about popcorn throwing at ‘The Minecraft Movie’ and Ali’s connection to producer Evan Goldberg, Ali and Asif discuss the Apple TV hit series ‘The Studio’ (10:49). The guys start off by discussing the creation of the show by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and how it was influenced by ‘The Larry Sanders Show’. They discuss the phenomenal cast and guest stars. Asif then gets Ali’s thoughts on the numerous “one take” shots, as well as the very small writers room. They then give their overall thoughts on the show.

One episode of ‘The Studio' has Seth Rogen’s character feud with a group of pediatric oncologists at a charity event. This leads Ali and Asif to discuss the perception of doctors by the general public (32:52). After discussing their personal opinions. Asif goes into the studies regarding how patients view doctors, doctor ratings on the internet, and what patients desire in an “ideal” doctor. He then discusses how patients can sometimes perceive burnout in their doctors.

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Show Notes:

• Seth Rogen Lands The 'Tragic' Job Of Studio Head: https://www.npr.org/2025/03/18/1239156802/fresh-air-draft-03-18-2025
• Racing Golf Carts and Talking Hollywood With Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/seth-rogen-evan-goldberg-the-studio-sausage-party-strikes-interview-1235077161/
• ‘The Studio’ Bosses Evan Goldberg And Seth Rogen Talk Hollywood, Inspiration & Killing Martin Scorsese’s Fake Movie: https://deadline.com/2025/03/the-studio-evan-goldberg-seth-rogen-interview-1236350819/
• Seth Rogen on His New Series, “The Studio” & Writing From Life: https://sharpmagazine.com/2025/04/07/seth-rogen-the-studio-interview-2025/
• Inside ‘The Studio’ - The Showrunners Peter Huyck and Frida Perez On Making "A Sexy Version Of ‘The Office’" [Interview]: https://www.nexuspointnews.com/post/inside-the-studio-the-showrunners-peter-huyck-and-frida-perez-interview
• Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Break Down the Best Celebrity Cameos in ‘The Studio’: ‘Who Would You Bend Over Backwards to Work with?’ https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/the-studio-seth-rogen-evan-goldberg-celebrity-cameos-1235114472/
• Hilarity for Charity: https://wearehfc.org/
• Findings at a glance: Medical doctors: https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2019/08/02/findings-at-a-glance-medical-doctors/
• Physician Gender and Patient Perceptions of Interpersonal and Technical Skills in Online Reviews: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2830232
• How do patients' perceptions and doctors' images impact patient decisions? Deconstructing online physician selection using multimodal data: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024045948
• Patients' Perspectives on Ideal Physician Behaviors: https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(11)61463-8/fulltext
• Understanding how patients perceive physician wellness and its links to patient care: A qualitative study: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0196888

This week, Asif is in France on his sabbatical. To commemorate this, the guys give each other a quiz on France. Ali starts off by quizzing Asif about French culture and cuisine (4:55). They discuss croissants, Bouillabaisse, Versailles, and French greetings. Then Asif quizzes Ali about medicine in France (22:57) including the advent of teaching in hospitals, pasteurization, the guillotine (!), as well as a lightning round.

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Show Notes:

• Revolutionary hospital medicine: https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/revolutionary-hospital-medicine
• 10 Most Influential French Doctors Throughout History: https://medium.com/heritage-digest/10-most-influential-french-doctors-throughout-history-523cc4d99b15

If you are in crisis or concerned about someone text 9-8-8 in the USA or Canada or visit suicide prevention.ca

This week is children’s mental health week, and so today Asif and Ali welcome physician and researcher Dr. Daphne Korczak to discuss the important topic of suicide in children and youth. They discuss the changing language around suicide, how common it is and the complex risk factors for it. They guys also ask Dr. Korczak about how the Covid-19 pandemic impacted suicide rates, as well as the differences between males and females . Dr. Korczak then gives practical tips for parents about how to address thoughts of self harm in their children. They then discuss ongoing efforts regarding suicide prevention. They also discuss the link between cardiovascular health and depression

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Show Notes:

• Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention: https://suicideprevention.ca/