Not Investment Advice

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


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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.


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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

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