Episode 189: ‘Saturday Night’/ Fluoride

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Today, Ali and Asif continue their discussion about the 50th season of Saturday Night Live by discussing the recent movie “Saturday Night” (3:21). They discuss the fast paced format of the movie, which takes place in real time in the 90 minutes before the SNL premiere on Oct 11, 1975. They also chat about the spectacular cast and what is and what is not true in the movie. They guys then watch and give their opinions on the actual first episode of SNL.

Then, because Robert F Kennedy Jr. has been in the news as of late, they discuss his (and others) concerns about fluoride in drinking water (18:33). Asif starts off discussing what fluoride is, how it fights cavities and the history of why it was introduced to drinking water. Ali then asks about the adverse effects of high fluoride and Asif discusses the dental and skeletal issues. He then goes over the arguments against fluoridation. Finally he discusses a recent report about low IQ being associated with high fluoride levels and why this is likely NOT a cause for worry for the majority of people.

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Show Notes:

• RFK Jr admits dumping bear carcass in New York's Central Park: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2j3353vvdvo
• RFK Jr. admits to dumping a dead bear in Central Park, solving a decade-old mystery: https://www.npr.org/2024/08/05/nx-s1-5063939/rfk-jr-central-park-bear-bicycle
• Original SNL Cast and Lorne Michaels on Tom Snyder 1975: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xQP_Kdt2gE
• 'SNL' fact check: How much of 'Saturday Night' film is real?: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/10/11/fact-check-saturday-night-snl/75459263007/
• Director Jason Reitman Talks ‘Saturday Night,’ Ensemble Casts, & SNL: https://sharpmagazine.com/2024/10/17/jason-reitman-saturday-night-movie-interview/
• How Jason Reitman Brought ‘Saturday Night’ to Life: ‘It’s the Fastest I’ve Ever Made a Movie’: https://www.thewrap.com/jason-reitman-saturday-night-interview/
• Every SNL Sketch From The First Episode Ranked: https://screenrant.com/snl-episode-1-sketches-ranked/
• Was 'The Tonight Show' Host Johnny Carson Openly Hostile Over 'SNL'?: https://screenrant.com/saturday-night-live-johnny-carson-lorne-michaels-true-story/
• What to know about fluoride in water amid RFK Jr.'s bid to remove it: https://www.axios.com/2024/11/18/fluoride-water-rfk-jr-what-to-know
• Fluoride and IQ: https://www.npr.org/2024/08/23/nx-s1-5086886/fluoride-and-iq
• Fluoride in Drinking Water and Skeletal Fluorosis: a Review of the Global Impact: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40572-020-00270-9
• NTP Monograph on the State of the Science Concerning Fluoride Exposure and Neurodevelopment and Cognition: A Systematic Review: https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/publications/monographs/mgraph08
• The continuing crippling challenge of skeletal fluorosis – Case series and review of literature: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214624522000089
• Dr. Ryan Marino on Twitter: https://x.com/RyanMarino/status/1854953935645425914