Today, Ali and Asif discuss the career of mixed-martial artist Georges St. Pierre. They discuss his early life in Saint-Isidore Quebec and how he was a victim of bullying as a child which later led him to martial arts. They then go over some trivia about Georges St. Pierre, including his wrestling training, his love of Jean Claude Van Damme and his role as a villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They also talk about his history with OCD, anxiety and depression. They discuss GSP’s MMA career and the “greasing controversy” in his match with B.J. Penn. They then discuss his overall legacy in MMA as well as his charity, the GSP Foundation.

Georges St. Pierre retired due to ulcerative colitis (UC) and in the second half of the episode, the guys discuss this disorder. Asif explains how it is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and how it differs from Chron’s disease. He talks about the causes, how common it is, as well as the common symptoms. Asif then explains how it is diagnosed and how it is treated. Specifically he discusses the role of probiotics and intermittent fasting (which Georges St. Pierre uses).

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Show Notes:

• The Mind of GSP: https://tv.apple.com/ca/movie/the-mind-of-gsp/umc.cmc.q7ffputlhw5uqu7t9pehh6ec
• Hunter Collins: Van Damme: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-e&q=hunter+collins+van+damme#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:9af849a6,vid:yfctQ0IXiys,st:0
• Georges St-Pierre opens up on health condition that led to retirement: 'I thought maybe I had cancer': https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/03/george-st-pierre-heath-condition-led-to-retirement-cancer-ulcerative-colitis
• Ulcerative Colitis: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/183084-overview#a4
• Can Intermittent Fasting Help with Inflammatory Bowel Disease? https://www.ibdcentrebc.ca/2021/07/intermittent-fasting-on-ibd/
• A review of the role of intermittent fasting in the management of inflammatory bowel disease: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10240551/

At the beginning of today’s episode the guys talk about their Oscar picks from last month and what they got right and wrong. They also talk about the claims of plagiarism regarding the screenplay for “The Holdovers”. Then, Asif asks Ali about the Just for Laughs festival (4:40). Ali starts off by talking about the history of the festival and his personal relation to it from growing up in Montreal. He talks about its significance to comedians in general and his career in particular. He then talks about the recent financial troubles of Just for Laughs, including the fact that this year’s festival has been canceled. Then Ali asks Asif about the phenomenon of medical tourism (25:24). Asif talks about what it is, how often people go abroad for medical treatment as well as the reasons why medical tourism has been increasing of late. He then goes over some of the risks of medical tourism including a recent report of patients who developed a fatal fungal infection after traveling to Mexico for cosmetic surgery.

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Show Notes:

• Alexander Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’ Accused of Plagiarism by ‘Luca’ Writer (EXCLUSIVE): https://variety.com/2024/film/news/the-holdovers-accused-plagiarism-luca-writer-1235935605/
• Just for Laughs: A timeline: https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/just-for-laughs-a-timeline
• 2024 Just for Laughs comedy festival cancelled, company seeks creditor protection: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/juste-pour-rire-2024-festival-1.7134047
• Just for Laughs Gags: https://www.hahaha.com/en/videos-categories/gags
• Gilbert Rozon faces new allegations of sexual assault: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/gilbert-rozon-faces-new-allegations-of-sexual-assault-1.6109707
• Despite the pandemic and inflation, the medical tourism industry is booming. Here's why: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/07/03/despite-the-pandemic-and-inflation-medical-tourism-is-booming.html
• Leaving Canada for Medical Care, 2017: https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/leaving-canada-for-medical-care-2017.pdf
• What Do We Know About Medical Tourism? A Review of the Literature With Discussion of Its Implications for the UK National Health Service as an Example of a Public Health Care System: https://academic.oup.com/jtm/article/21/6/410/1843042
• Neurovascular Complications of Iatrogenic Fusarium solani Meningitis: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2308192
• They came to clinics in Mexico for cosmetic surgery and got a deadly fungal meningitis: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/02/22/1232959262/medical-tourism-cosmetic-surgery-fungal-meningitis-clinics-mexico

WARNING: Explicit Language in this episode

Today, Ali and Asif interview comedian and writer Dan St. Germain, coinciding with the release of his new YouTube special “Dance Fatty Dance”. Dan talks about starting off in stand up and using social media in comedy as well as his hatred of Zoom comedy. Ali asks Dan about the Just of Laughs festival and its recent financial issues. Dan then talks about the development of his comedic cartoon with Dan Soder and ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin. Asif and Dan then engage in some wrestling talk and discuss the recent resurgence in pro wrestling, the return of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Wrestlemania and the similarities between wrestling and comedy. Al and Asif then transition to talking to Dan about some medical issues that he brings up in his special. Ali starts off by asking Dan about his history with alcohol and how the comedy lifestyle may perpetuate addiction issues. The talk about Dan doing the roast of Ric Flair, the reception to his jokes, and how Dan relapsed that night. Dan mentions in his stand up that Dan’s dad had encephalitis, so Asif goes into a bit of detail about this disease. They wrap up by discussing cerebral palsy which relates to one of his jokes from his special.

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Show Notes:

• Dan St. Germain: Dance Fatty Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWafzY7HERs&t=3s