In the second hour of The Tiffany Hobbs Show, Tiffany speaks with Dr. Swathi about the potential health risks of popular weight loss medications like GLP-1 and semaglutide compounds, discussing the trade-offs between shedding pounds and possible side effects. The conversation then explores a church in Switzerland that's using an AI Jesus hologram to take confessions, raising intriguing questions about technology's role in spirituality. The hour wraps up with cross talk featuring Michael Monks.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand k
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Six forty Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. Tiffany Hobbs
here with you from five to seven, and before we
talk to our next guest, I'm just gonna preface it
with a little anecdote. Most people I know, Most people
I know, and this might not apply to you, but
it does in fact apply to me, love to eat
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during this time of year.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
They look at this.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Time of year as an excuse to over indulge. You
have a table full of food, you enjoy multiple servings
of that food, and everyone kind of looks the other
way because tis the season, all right, Tis the season
for the food and the gathering, but also tis the
season for the over eating and then as a companion
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to that overeating. Again, I mentioned this earlier in the show.
Somewhere around January first, people make their New Year's resolutions,
and in those resolutions they vow to take those gained
pounds right back off. However, this year, and in the
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recent years, last few years, there's been an additive there's
been a supplement to what we would consider as normal
weight loss routine. You work out, you might take some
sort of supplement, whatever the case. But now there's been
this addition, and the addition comes in the form of
pharmaceutical great drugs, including we govy and ozimpic. Last year,
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Inside Edition the TV Show did a bit of an
expose and I want to play you a little clip
before we bring on our next guest.
Speaker 4 (01:53):
Both Chelsea Handler is dishing on ozempic, the diabetes medication
that's widely hailed as a lost drug.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
It's a miracle. It's too good to be true.
Speaker 5 (02:04):
You can just make people who've struggled with their weight,
their entire lives thin.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
It's a miracle.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
Handler says. Many of her well known Hollywood pals swear
by ozempic.
Speaker 6 (02:14):
I've injected about four of five of my friends with ozempek.
Speaker 3 (02:17):
Can you believe the amount of people in LA that
are using every on ozempic.
Speaker 5 (02:21):
Oh, my doctor, my anti aging doctor just hands it
out to anybody.
Speaker 4 (02:25):
Kim Kardashian and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards,
who both lost a lot of weight in just a
few months, have denied claims that they used ozempic. Other
women are taking to TikTok in droves touting their ozempic
weight loss stories. This lady says she lost twenty pounds
and look at this woman's remarkable transformation. But ozempic is
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not approved as a weight loss drug. It's prescribed for
diabetes patients to bring down their blood sugars, and there
are serious potential side effects, including nauseup, inflammation of the pancreas,
and kidney failure. Another reported side effect a phenomenon called
ozempic face real.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
All right, So in this expose inside edition a year
ago briefly told us a bit about the popularity of ozempic,
and wegovy how influencers like these reality show people are
using it for vanity purposes.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Because when you look at these people, many of which.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Are not technically overweight, you see a want to fit
into a certain type of gown or to be ready
for a certain type of event. And these figures, these influencers,
these celebrities and personalities are pushing these drugs as again
alternatives to let's say, more organic forms of weight loss.
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This is the miracle, they say, this is what helps them. Well,
we have an expert. She is an Into Rate of
health expert. Her name is doctor Swathy, Varanasi diaz and
she says that with an estimated one hundred million Americans
struggling with obesity and turning to experimental weight loss drugs
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like GLP one inhibitors, which include ozempic and wegov, could
these people be trading pounds for health problems. Doctor Swathy
is joining us now to break down the lesser known
dangers of these popular medications, and she'll tell us a
bit about how we can mitigate the risks. Thank you
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for joining us, doctor Swathy.
Speaker 6 (04:37):
Yes, well, thank you so much for having me And
to answer your question, you are right, like the these
medications have you know, roads to popularity in the past
few years. Of Zempic was FDA approved in twenty seventeen,
and as that clip mentioned, it is FDA approved for
type two diabetes and specifically for patients who are considered
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medically overweight or obese. And so you know, when it
comes to their use case, there are a lot of
misconceptions around how they can be used and there's not
a lot of discussion about some of the potential side
effects and long term issues with them.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
Awesome, So when you think about these drugs, doctor Swasey,
when we think of the risks of these GLP one inhibitors.
What should the average person be concerned with? Most people
are looking for access to these drugs for rapid weight loss.
Is it in fact rapid? Is it something that is
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more long term? What should people anticipate should they enter
into a weight loss program that includes these inhibitors?
Speaker 6 (05:53):
Right? So, the GLP one class of medications, if you
are planning on taking and if you're current current taking it,
there are four major red flags that I associate with
these medications. The first one is gastrointestinal issues. So this
has issues to do with the stomach. Oh no, the nausea, vomiting, constipation,
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issues with the stomach not emptying properly. So that's really
the first one.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
Got it? And I see that you said that we
have four.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Would you mind hanging on with us and we can
talk about the next three plus I have some more
questions about for you about what people again should be
concerned with us as far as the physical effects on
their body and their mental health. Okay, so i'll bring
you back after we have our headphones are straight. We're
all good, No more interruptions. You're doing great, and I
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thank you for being with us. Here on our show,
we have doctor Swathy with us. She is an integrative
health expert. Full name is doctor Swathy Varra Nasi Diaz,
and you can find her on YouTube. I looked you
up on YouTube and watched a few things of you.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
You are a star.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
You can definitely find doctor Swathy on social media and
she'll share those linkages for you when we come back,
and we'll get into some more questions about these GLP
one inhibitors, which include ozimpic, and we go v and
answer again the question could people who use them be
trading pounds for health problems?
Speaker 3 (07:21):
We'll be right back with doctor Swathy.
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Tiffany Hobbs here with you till seven.
Speaker 1 (07:29):
You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
KFI AM six forty live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app.
Tiffany Hobbs here with you till seven o'clock. We're with
doctor Swathy Varanasi Diaz, popularly known as doctor Swathy, and
she's an integrative health expert who pose the question could
users of g LP one inhibitors like ozimpic.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
You've heard of it like we go v you've heard
of it.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
Have users actually trading their pounds their lost weight for
health problems? She asked that question and doctor Swathi says, unfortunately, yes,
And she was just telling us about the four major
red flags associated with these drugs.
Speaker 3 (08:18):
So doctor swathie, I'll turn it back over to you.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
You were getting into that, you got into the very
first red flag and you were giving us a bit
of the information there. Can you share some more about
the concerns you have for users of these GOLP one inhibitors.
Speaker 6 (08:33):
Absolutely so, yes. As I briefly mentioned, so, the first
one is gastrointestinal issue. So this has to do with,
you know, any side effects concerning the stomach. So this
could be nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, or even potentially issues
with the stomach not emptying properly, and these could lead
to chronic digestive problems. That's the first one.
Speaker 3 (08:54):
Oh.
Speaker 6 (08:54):
The second one is accelerated muscle loss. And what people
are not talking about is that when people are losing weight,
it's actually the weight loss comes from a combination of
that and muscle loss. And then the other two are
the fact that you know a lot of people. As
you mentioned even from the intro that a lot of
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people that are on it, they are actually not supposed
to be prescribed to medication because it's not FDA proof
for those people or those patients, right. And then the
final one are the potential mental health side effects.
Speaker 3 (09:28):
Oh my goodness.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
So mentally and of course, people I think mostly focus
on the esthetic value or the esthetic ramifications. They don't
want that ozimpic face or they don't want I remember
seeing something online talking about ozimpic. But there are all
these catchphrases and catchy names. Right, People are very concerned
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about how they'll look. But when you talk about mental
health issues, what could be a consequence of the use
of these GOP and one inhibitors when it comes to
your mental health?
Speaker 6 (10:00):
Yes, so one part of it is the part of
our brain that helps us, you know, say that we're
full now. Our society center is actually very close to
our reward center in the brain and they are intrinsically linked.
And so you know, if we are dampening that satiety
center are feeling full quicker, that could also then downstream impact.
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You know, how we have enthusiasm or excitement for different
things in life. And so some people have reported that,
you know, when they're taking the medication, they actually feel
a lower mood, or they feel more anxious, or they
have mood swings.
Speaker 3 (10:39):
Oh wow, you people with you.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
I think the assumption is you lose weight, you gain happiness,
and you're saying not. In this case, it could very
well impact your your stability, your emotional regulation.
Speaker 6 (10:55):
And also it is a personalized thing, so you know,
for some people, yes this happened to them, they might
feel this way, but it might not be for everyone.
And so that's why it's so important that before you
go on one of these drugs that you discussed with
your healthcare provider and especially talk about what is your
past medical history, so that they and you can decide
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as a team is this the right drug for you
or not?
Speaker 2 (11:19):
Awesome, So I know that when anyone should take pharmaceutical,
it's best to consult your doctor. Don't want to get
into these kind of off brand or social media influenced
versions of these drugs. However, a lot of off brand
GOLP one inhibitors have been offered.
Speaker 3 (11:40):
I see them everywhere.
Speaker 2 (11:42):
I see them on social media constantly in my Facebook
and Instagram feed. Their ad after ad after ad for
something akin to ozimpic. Oh, take this, it's like we
go v but half the price or higher the dosage.
What would you say are the risk to taking these
forms of these drugs?
Speaker 6 (12:04):
Yes, so these are actually what are considered compounded versions.
So it is oftentimes the same active ingredient. So in
the case of ozempic and lagovii, the active ingredient is
semi glue tide. But the difference is that these are
not technically the branded versions. So these are created and
often personalized with the dose in a pharmacy. The thing
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that we don't know is, you know, where is it
being manufactured. Some of these companies can be doing in overseas.
Some companies can be using different types or formulations of
the active ingredient that are maybe not as readily available
for absorption in the body, so they might not work
as well. Also, you know, the compounded drug market is
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not as heavily scrutinized or regulated by the FDA, And
so if you are interested in the medication, I would
say you're best bet is going straight to the source
and getting the FDA approved branded product rather than compounded
got it.
Speaker 2 (13:08):
So if people should choose to follow up with you
to gain more information, to learn more about the other
areas of study, the other areas that you are an
expert in, your integrative health expert and your expertise does
transcend we go v and Ozenmbic. You talk about quite
a bit that I saw. Where can people? Where can
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our listeners continue to follow you? Where can they learn
more about what you do?
Speaker 7 (13:35):
Yeah?
Speaker 6 (13:36):
So I'm most active on LinkedIn, where I serve as
an advisor and medical advisor in particular for different brands
like Mayo's MD. Where on LinkedIn and in webinar format
and also on YouTube, I host a lot of educational
seminars or webinars for patients but also for healthcare providers
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on longevity and muscle health. So you can find me
on LinkedIn, find me on YouTube, and also more information
on MAYOSMD dot com. So that's m yos MD dot com.
Speaker 3 (14:08):
Got it?
Speaker 2 (14:08):
So again that's LinkedIn. That's doctor Swathy. Are you going
to buy your full names?
Speaker 6 (14:12):
Uh?
Speaker 3 (14:12):
Varnazi Diaz as well?
Speaker 7 (14:14):
On there?
Speaker 6 (14:14):
Are it?
Speaker 3 (14:15):
Just doctor Swathy?
Speaker 6 (14:17):
Oh? You can find things under both?
Speaker 3 (14:18):
Okay, awesome?
Speaker 2 (14:19):
So doctor Swathyvarnazi Diaz on LinkedIn, YouTube Mayos m d.
Doctor Swathy, you have been a wonderful guest. Thank you
so much for bearing with our technical difficulties. You are
extremely well versed on this topic and I appreciate you
sharing the information, especially at this time of year when
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people do overeat and then look for a resolution on
the back end.
Speaker 3 (14:45):
Thank you so much for being with us.
Speaker 6 (14:46):
Doctor Swathy, absolutely, thank you so much. And it has
to be you know, losing weight is a lifelong, you know, journey,
and as long as you know we can do it
in a way that's going to be sustainable, helpful for people,
then I'm all in favor.
Speaker 3 (15:02):
I agree.
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and she told us all about the concerns she has
with using WeGo v and ozimpic and things like that
for rapid weight loss. Make sure you check that out.
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At this point in humanity, AI is unavoidable. If you've
been online today or done anything digitally, you've likely used
some form of artificial intelligence. Whether it's spell check. Maybe
it was a digital assistant, say like Alexa or Siri,
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one of those. I don't want to say it out
loud because I don't want to activate all of your
digital assistance there.
Speaker 3 (16:22):
Perhaps it was Google Maps.
Speaker 2 (16:24):
You're trying to get somewhere, you wanted to figure out
how you use Google Maps plugged in some things. Maybe
it was a food ordering app I did that earlier.
Speaker 7 (16:34):
Today.
Speaker 2 (16:34):
Uber Eats uses artificial intelligence. Maybe you just used a
plain old search engine like Yahoo or Google for that matter,
all powered by a I. And let's not forget if
you did any online shopping today. And it's funny because
I watched this really interesting documentary on Netflix and the
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name escapes me. But it's about consumerism. It's brand new.
If you've done any online shopping today, watch that documentary
and also understand that you were using artificial intelligence.
Speaker 3 (17:10):
So it's no real surprise.
Speaker 2 (17:13):
It's not that avant garde to think that religion could
be the next foray into the use and integration of
artificial intelligence.
Speaker 3 (17:25):
What am I talking about?
Speaker 2 (17:27):
In Switzerland, there's a church that is now using an
AI powered Jesus hologram to take confession. It's one thing
to get there in front of a real life person
and confess your sins, but now you're being asked to
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do it in front of a hologram. Let me tell
you a little bit about it. Thanks to technological advances,
worshippers at a church in Switzerland can now speak directly
to Jesus, or at least an AI version of him.
It's part of an art project called Deuce in Makina
or God in a Machine, and it's from Saint Peter's
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Church in Lucerne. They've installed an AI powered Jesus hologram
to take confessions.
Speaker 3 (18:18):
Here's how it works. Worshippers simply voice.
Speaker 2 (18:22):
Their concerns and questions to get a response from the
digitally rendered face of Jesus Christ.
Speaker 3 (18:29):
I wonder what that face actually looks like, a digitally
rendered face.
Speaker 2 (18:34):
The possibilities are endless, right go down many different rabbit
holes that way. At least two thirds of the people
who spoke to Ai Jesus came out of the confessional
reporting having had a spiritual experience. They are ever changed
by this Jesus hologram. One impressed worshiper told the news
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outlet DW quote, I was surprised. It was so easy,
and though it's a machine, it gave me so much advice.
While the installation is only temporary, Thank God, thank real God,
not AI God. Saint Peter's Chapel says that similar chatbots
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could one day take on some of the responsibility responsibilities
of church pastors.
Speaker 3 (19:25):
And there you have it.
Speaker 2 (19:26):
Mark, I see you, I can feel you through the screen.
I can sense that you want to say something about
the fact that you want to worship in Ai Jesus.
Speaker 3 (19:36):
Is that true?
Speaker 7 (19:37):
What's it called again?
Speaker 3 (19:38):
Could you repeat the name please? Well, it is Deuce.
Speaker 2 (19:42):
I'm I'm I'm pronouncing it as the movie I guess
Deuce in Makina.
Speaker 7 (19:49):
I think you want Deus and Machina because if you're
dropping a deuce, that's something completely different. Yeah deis it means, yeah,
don't drop in religious deuces.
Speaker 3 (20:03):
Look, I didn't have the phonetic spelling here. Okay, ok
I got your bed. There we go there, God in
a machine? Are you worshiping God in a machine? Mark?
Speaker 7 (20:12):
Just my late cats, That's that's plenty for me. And
because we're like a half a step away from an
old Star Trek episode where Kirk reasons the machine into exploding.
Speaker 3 (20:22):
Right yeah, And this is it's a slippery slope.
Speaker 2 (20:25):
It really really is intoduced territory, right, very doucy territory
with this head. It's all automation, and it could very
well render person to person religious services as.
Speaker 3 (20:39):
Obsolete if this is successful.
Speaker 2 (20:41):
And this is kind of the springboard for such technology.
Who's to say it won't then spread westward and make
its way right here stateside and before we know it.
To keep costs down in this economy, we have an
AI chat bot powered priest or P.
Speaker 6 (21:01):
Yeah.
Speaker 7 (21:01):
I know people want to save on labor costs, and
that is the primary driver of all AI, because no
normal human being who doesn't have a payroll to meet
wants AI in their life.
Speaker 3 (21:12):
Yeah, but there's just there's.
Speaker 7 (21:15):
Something about the church going or religious experience that relies
on human connections. The AI doesn't seem to fit the
bill on this, does it.
Speaker 3 (21:24):
And here's the thing.
Speaker 2 (21:25):
This AI was built by computer scientists. They had some
theologians there to advise, but it was built by scientists
of the from the University of Lucerne in the Applied
Sciences and Arts department. It was trained on biblical material,
the New Testament and other information. And that information that
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it was trained on, it says here, was found online.
Speaker 3 (21:52):
So it's just it's very circular that way.
Speaker 7 (21:56):
Yeah, it is that all AI can do is steal
regards from pre existing sources and regurgitating. Yeah, that's why
you're not getting the wisdom of a human being here,
You're getting the processed writings of late humans. It's it's worthless.
Speaker 2 (22:12):
I'll leave you with this one visitor, because I asked
a few One visitor said quote, I asked about the
spiral of violence, how to break one? The answer through
prayer and not seeking retribution. Another said quote, he ai
Jesus was able to reaffirm me in my ways of
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going about things, and he Ai Jesus was able to
help me with questions I had, like, how can I
help other people to understand him, Ai Jesus and come
closer to him?
Speaker 3 (22:48):
Ai Jesus.
Speaker 7 (22:49):
Do you capitalize the age for him and Ai Jesus?
Speaker 3 (22:51):
It's a copy.
Speaker 7 (22:53):
Yeah, it's the etiquette on this I think is still
getting worked out, isn't it.
Speaker 2 (22:56):
It's a mess. And again it's slippery slope. It's automation,
and like you said, it could easily, it could easily
spiral into the removal of person to person religious services.
Speaker 3 (23:11):
Well, I could see.
Speaker 7 (23:13):
A valid use for AI would be to ask what
the Bible says about a thing, and it can look
something up faster than you. But to fabricate a response,
a phony response from Jesus based on the Bible. You
don't need a machine.
Speaker 3 (23:27):
For that, you don't. You don't.
Speaker 2 (23:29):
We have our own KFI show for that, which I love,
which I love.
Speaker 7 (23:35):
Uh.
Speaker 3 (23:36):
Look at the time, right, I've learned well from mister
mo Kelly.
Speaker 2 (23:39):
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duct Tate banana that just sold for six point two
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Sounds good, all right, So Michael Monks and everyone. We
have Raoul on the boards. We have Mark Ronner over
there in the news booth. There's a duck taped banana.
All right, this, I'm gonna start the story. There's a ducked,
ducked taped banana. Okay, picture this banana's on a wall.
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It's in Miami. The year is twenty nineteen. We're at
Art Basel, a big art exposition in Miami. World renowned
people gather, wonderful art, a lot of pretentiousness, and this
banana signifies or brings together both the pretentiousness of the
nature of the event and what the artist says was art.
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So twenty nineteen, there's this guy, an artist. His name
is Marizzio Katlan, and he tapes this banana to a wall.
He says it's a joke, but he titles it the Comedian.
It stays there for a while. Someone jokingly takes it down,
eats it. He puts it back up. It stays up.
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And the banana was just purchased by a man named
Justin's son, who was a founder of the cryptocurrency platform tron.
This duct taped banana sold for six point two million
dollars at an auction in New York. I ask everyone
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in the studio what the heck is wrong with humanity?
Speaker 5 (28:20):
I gotta say, I like bananas, but I won't even
buy the organic ones. You know, it's blood and way
too rich for my blood. So no, not art and
not for me. Oh my gosh, Mark way, now, what's
that for pound? That's six point two million for one
banana per pound? That's that's astronomical.
Speaker 6 (28:38):
End.
Speaker 7 (28:38):
If the art exhibit is called the Comedian, I guess
the joke is on the fool who bought it, Isn't
it perfect?
Speaker 4 (28:44):
Right?
Speaker 2 (28:45):
That's that We're gonna Michael Monks, what's on your big
show tonight?
Speaker 7 (28:48):
All right?
Speaker 5 (28:49):
As we know As we're driving around on this cold
Saturday November day here in La Fall, you're probably seeing
the gas prices and if you're wondering if it's gonna
get worse, the answer is of carent yes. So I'm
gonna talk to an economics professor from usc about why.
Speaker 6 (29:04):
And it's not only going to.
Speaker 5 (29:05):
Impact you at the pump, it will impact you elsewhere. Also,
the mayor of Santa Ana joins us because that city
is cracking down on their homeless camps. It looks like okay,
and they may be taking a different approach than other cities.
So what does that mean Our city is going to
be fighting with each other as homeless populations start to
shift around. But we're also gonna have some fun with
our good pal Nick Pagliochini, who is here see studio
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and not out doing the traffic today. He's on to
join us to talk about the Southern California holiday traditions
that you cannot miss. And it's really for my benefit,
very selfish, you know, for my second Christmas here in
a way, I want some deats.
Speaker 3 (29:39):
He's going to give them.
Speaker 2 (29:40):
One of the big holiday traditions in South in Southern California,
at this time of year is the USC UCLA football game,
which almost seven thirty tonight.
Speaker 3 (29:51):
I myself am a Trojan.
Speaker 2 (29:52):
I graduated in two thousand and five, forever ago.
Speaker 3 (29:57):
And I am undoubtedly going for USC. Who are you
going for? Michael Monks?
Speaker 5 (30:01):
I just am still I can't As a guy from
the upper South Midwest, I still can't wrap my head
around UCLA and USC being in the big dal.
Speaker 3 (30:08):
You have to pick one. I will, and you know
what this one.
Speaker 5 (30:11):
Let's be balanced Ucla on this end of the table,
only only re bear and balance.
Speaker 3 (30:15):
Right done, We're done, Raoul? Who are you going for?
All my doctors are from UCLA. So Ucla? What is Mark?
Speaker 7 (30:23):
I've used Trojans before.
Speaker 3 (30:24):
Does that count perfect? Oh my goodness, Mark's my guy.
You're my boy? Blue right over there. That's it. Stay
tuned for Michael Monks. He's on from seven to nine.
Speaker 2 (30:33):
It's been a blast to have a wonderful holiday, a
safe holiday. Do not overeat too much, take a walk afterwards.
If you do, enjoy your time with family.
Speaker 3 (30:43):
Take pictures.
Speaker 2 (30:45):
We often forget to do that and have a grandel time.
I look forward to speaking to you the next go round.
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Six forty Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. Tiffany Hobbs
here with you from five to seven, and before we
talk to our next guest, I'm just gonna preface it
with a little anecdote. Most people I know, Most people
I know, and this might not apply to you, but
it does in fact apply to me, love to eat
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during this time of year.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
They look at this.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Time of year as an excuse to over indulge. You
have a table full of food, you enjoy multiple servings
of that food, and everyone kind of looks the other
way because tis the season, all right, Tis the season
for the food and the gathering, but also tis the
season for the over eating and then as a companion
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to that overeating. Again, I mentioned this earlier in the show.
Somewhere around January first, people make their New Year's resolutions,
and in those resolutions they vow to take those gained
pounds right back off. However, this year, and in the
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recent years, last few years, there's been an additive there's
been a supplement to what we would consider as normal
weight loss routine. You work out, you might take some
sort of supplement, whatever the case. But now there's been
this addition, and the addition comes in the form of
pharmaceutical great drugs, including we govy and ozimpic. Last year,
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Inside Edition the TV Show did a bit of an
expose and I want to play you a little clip
before we bring on our next guest.
Speaker 4 (01:53):
Both Chelsea Handler is dishing on ozempic, the diabetes medication
that's widely hailed as a lost drug.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
It's a miracle. It's too good to be true.
Speaker 5 (02:04):
You can just make people who've struggled with their weight,
their entire lives thin.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
It's a miracle.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
Handler says. Many of her well known Hollywood pals swear
by ozempic.
Speaker 6 (02:14):
I've injected about four of five of my friends with ozempek.
Speaker 3 (02:17):
Can you believe the amount of people in LA that
are using every on ozempic.
Speaker 5 (02:21):
Oh, my doctor, my anti aging doctor just hands it
out to anybody.
Speaker 4 (02:25):
Kim Kardashian and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards,
who both lost a lot of weight in just a
few months, have denied claims that they used ozempic. Other
women are taking to TikTok in droves touting their ozempic
weight loss stories. This lady says she lost twenty pounds
and look at this woman's remarkable transformation. But ozempic is
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not approved as a weight loss drug. It's prescribed for
diabetes patients to bring down their blood sugars, and there
are serious potential side effects, including nauseup, inflammation of the pancreas,
and kidney failure. Another reported side effect a phenomenon called
ozempic face real.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
All right, So in this expose inside edition a year
ago briefly told us a bit about the popularity of ozempic,
and wegovy how influencers like these reality show people are
using it for vanity purposes.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Because when you look at these people, many of which.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Are not technically overweight, you see a want to fit
into a certain type of gown or to be ready
for a certain type of event. And these figures, these influencers,
these celebrities and personalities are pushing these drugs as again
alternatives to let's say, more organic forms of weight loss.
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This is the miracle, they say, this is what helps them. Well,
we have an expert. She is an Into Rate of
health expert. Her name is doctor Swathy, Varanasi diaz and
she says that with an estimated one hundred million Americans
struggling with obesity and turning to experimental weight loss drugs
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like GLP one inhibitors, which include ozempic and wegov, could
these people be trading pounds for health problems. Doctor Swathy
is joining us now to break down the lesser known
dangers of these popular medications, and she'll tell us a
bit about how we can mitigate the risks. Thank you
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for joining us, doctor Swathy.
Speaker 6 (04:37):
Yes, well, thank you so much for having me And
to answer your question, you are right, like the these
medications have you know, roads to popularity in the past
few years. Of Zempic was FDA approved in twenty seventeen,
and as that clip mentioned, it is FDA approved for
type two diabetes and specifically for patients who are considered
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medically overweight or obese. And so you know, when it
comes to their use case, there are a lot of
misconceptions around how they can be used and there's not
a lot of discussion about some of the potential side
effects and long term issues with them.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
Awesome, So when you think about these drugs, doctor Swasey,
when we think of the risks of these GLP one inhibitors.
What should the average person be concerned with? Most people
are looking for access to these drugs for rapid weight loss.
Is it in fact rapid? Is it something that is
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more long term? What should people anticipate should they enter
into a weight loss program that includes these inhibitors?
Speaker 6 (05:53):
Right? So, the GLP one class of medications, if you
are planning on taking and if you're current current taking it,
there are four major red flags that I associate with
these medications. The first one is gastrointestinal issues. So this
has issues to do with the stomach. Oh no, the nausea, vomiting, constipation,
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issues with the stomach not emptying properly. So that's really
the first one.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
Got it? And I see that you said that we
have four.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Would you mind hanging on with us and we can
talk about the next three plus I have some more
questions about for you about what people again should be
concerned with us as far as the physical effects on
their body and their mental health. Okay, so i'll bring
you back after we have our headphones are straight. We're
all good, No more interruptions. You're doing great, and I
(06:43):
thank you for being with us. Here on our show,
we have doctor Swathy with us. She is an integrative
health expert. Full name is doctor Swathy Varra Nasi Diaz,
and you can find her on YouTube. I looked you
up on YouTube and watched a few things of you.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
You are a star.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
You can definitely find doctor Swathy on social media and
she'll share those linkages for you when we come back,
and we'll get into some more questions about these GLP
one inhibitors, which include ozimpic, and we go v and
answer again the question could people who use them be
trading pounds for health problems?
Speaker 3 (07:21):
We'll be right back with doctor Swathy.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
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Tiffany Hobbs here with you till seven.
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You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
KFI AM six forty live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app.
Tiffany Hobbs here with you till seven o'clock. We're with
doctor Swathy Varanasi Diaz, popularly known as doctor Swathy, and
she's an integrative health expert who pose the question could
users of g LP one inhibitors like ozimpic.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
You've heard of it like we go v you've heard
of it.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
Have users actually trading their pounds their lost weight for
health problems? She asked that question and doctor Swathi says, unfortunately, yes,
And she was just telling us about the four major
red flags associated with these drugs.
Speaker 3 (08:18):
So doctor swathie, I'll turn it back over to you.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
You were getting into that, you got into the very
first red flag and you were giving us a bit
of the information there. Can you share some more about
the concerns you have for users of these GOLP one inhibitors.
Speaker 6 (08:33):
Absolutely so, yes. As I briefly mentioned, so, the first
one is gastrointestinal issue. So this has to do with,
you know, any side effects concerning the stomach. So this
could be nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, or even potentially issues
with the stomach not emptying properly, and these could lead
to chronic digestive problems. That's the first one.
Speaker 3 (08:54):
Oh.
Speaker 6 (08:54):
The second one is accelerated muscle loss. And what people
are not talking about is that when people are losing weight,
it's actually the weight loss comes from a combination of
that and muscle loss. And then the other two are
the fact that you know a lot of people. As
you mentioned even from the intro that a lot of
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people that are on it, they are actually not supposed
to be prescribed to medication because it's not FDA proof
for those people or those patients, right. And then the
final one are the potential mental health side effects.
Speaker 3 (09:28):
Oh my goodness.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
So mentally and of course, people I think mostly focus
on the esthetic value or the esthetic ramifications. They don't
want that ozimpic face or they don't want I remember
seeing something online talking about ozimpic. But there are all
these catchphrases and catchy names. Right, People are very concerned
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about how they'll look. But when you talk about mental
health issues, what could be a consequence of the use
of these GOP and one inhibitors when it comes to
your mental health?
Speaker 6 (10:00):
Yes, so one part of it is the part of
our brain that helps us, you know, say that we're
full now. Our society center is actually very close to
our reward center in the brain and they are intrinsically linked.
And so you know, if we are dampening that satiety
center are feeling full quicker, that could also then downstream impact.
(10:25):
You know, how we have enthusiasm or excitement for different
things in life. And so some people have reported that,
you know, when they're taking the medication, they actually feel
a lower mood, or they feel more anxious, or they
have mood swings.
Speaker 3 (10:39):
Oh wow, you people with you.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
I think the assumption is you lose weight, you gain happiness,
and you're saying not. In this case, it could very
well impact your your stability, your emotional regulation.
Speaker 6 (10:55):
And also it is a personalized thing, so you know,
for some people, yes this happened to them, they might
feel this way, but it might not be for everyone.
And so that's why it's so important that before you
go on one of these drugs that you discussed with
your healthcare provider and especially talk about what is your
past medical history, so that they and you can decide
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as a team is this the right drug for you
or not?
Speaker 2 (11:19):
Awesome, So I know that when anyone should take pharmaceutical,
it's best to consult your doctor. Don't want to get
into these kind of off brand or social media influenced
versions of these drugs. However, a lot of off brand
GOLP one inhibitors have been offered.
Speaker 3 (11:40):
I see them everywhere.
Speaker 2 (11:42):
I see them on social media constantly in my Facebook
and Instagram feed. Their ad after ad after ad for
something akin to ozimpic. Oh, take this, it's like we
go v but half the price or higher the dosage.
What would you say are the risk to taking these
forms of these drugs?
Speaker 6 (12:04):
Yes, so these are actually what are considered compounded versions.
So it is oftentimes the same active ingredient. So in
the case of ozempic and lagovii, the active ingredient is
semi glue tide. But the difference is that these are
not technically the branded versions. So these are created and
often personalized with the dose in a pharmacy. The thing
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that we don't know is, you know, where is it
being manufactured. Some of these companies can be doing in overseas.
Some companies can be using different types or formulations of
the active ingredient that are maybe not as readily available
for absorption in the body, so they might not work
as well. Also, you know, the compounded drug market is
(12:49):
not as heavily scrutinized or regulated by the FDA, And
so if you are interested in the medication, I would
say you're best bet is going straight to the source
and getting the FDA approved branded product rather than compounded
got it.
Speaker 2 (13:08):
So if people should choose to follow up with you
to gain more information, to learn more about the other
areas of study, the other areas that you are an
expert in, your integrative health expert and your expertise does
transcend we go v and Ozenmbic. You talk about quite
a bit that I saw. Where can people? Where can
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our listeners continue to follow you? Where can they learn
more about what you do?
Speaker 7 (13:35):
Yeah?
Speaker 6 (13:36):
So I'm most active on LinkedIn, where I serve as
an advisor and medical advisor in particular for different brands
like Mayo's MD. Where on LinkedIn and in webinar format
and also on YouTube, I host a lot of educational
seminars or webinars for patients but also for healthcare providers
(13:56):
on longevity and muscle health. So you can find me
on LinkedIn, find me on YouTube, and also more information
on MAYOSMD dot com. So that's m yos MD dot com.
Speaker 3 (14:08):
Got it?
Speaker 2 (14:08):
So again that's LinkedIn. That's doctor Swathy. Are you going
to buy your full names?
Speaker 6 (14:12):
Uh?
Speaker 3 (14:12):
Varnazi Diaz as well?
Speaker 7 (14:14):
On there?
Speaker 6 (14:14):
Are it?
Speaker 3 (14:15):
Just doctor Swathy?
Speaker 6 (14:17):
Oh? You can find things under both?
Speaker 3 (14:18):
Okay, awesome?
Speaker 2 (14:19):
So doctor Swathyvarnazi Diaz on LinkedIn, YouTube Mayos m d.
Doctor Swathy, you have been a wonderful guest. Thank you
so much for bearing with our technical difficulties. You are
extremely well versed on this topic and I appreciate you
sharing the information, especially at this time of year when
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people do overeat and then look for a resolution on
the back end.
Speaker 3 (14:45):
Thank you so much for being with us.
Speaker 6 (14:46):
Doctor Swathy, absolutely, thank you so much. And it has
to be you know, losing weight is a lifelong, you know, journey,
and as long as you know we can do it
in a way that's going to be sustainable, helpful for people,
then I'm all in favor.
Speaker 3 (15:02):
I agree.
Speaker 2 (15:03):
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I just love you, Raoul.
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Tiffany Hobbs here with You. Show is starting to wind down.
We just had a wonderful interview with doctor Swathy. You'll
be able to catch that on theiheartradio dot com app
or online right over there and featured segments. Yes, that
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is the name of the area. Click it search through
and you'll be able to find that. An hour two
a wonderful interview with doctor Swathy, an integrative health expert,
and she told us all about the concerns she has
with using WeGo v and ozimpic and things like that
for rapid weight loss. Make sure you check that out.
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At this point in humanity, AI is unavoidable. If you've
been online today or done anything digitally, you've likely used
some form of artificial intelligence. Whether it's spell check. Maybe
it was a digital assistant, say like Alexa or Siri,
(16:17):
one of those. I don't want to say it out
loud because I don't want to activate all of your
digital assistance there.
Speaker 3 (16:22):
Perhaps it was Google Maps.
Speaker 2 (16:24):
You're trying to get somewhere, you wanted to figure out
how you use Google Maps plugged in some things. Maybe
it was a food ordering app I did that earlier.
Speaker 7 (16:34):
Today.
Speaker 2 (16:34):
Uber Eats uses artificial intelligence. Maybe you just used a
plain old search engine like Yahoo or Google for that matter,
all powered by a I. And let's not forget if
you did any online shopping today. And it's funny because
I watched this really interesting documentary on Netflix and the
(16:56):
name escapes me. But it's about consumerism. It's brand new.
If you've done any online shopping today, watch that documentary
and also understand that you were using artificial intelligence.
Speaker 3 (17:10):
So it's no real surprise.
Speaker 2 (17:13):
It's not that avant garde to think that religion could
be the next foray into the use and integration of
artificial intelligence.
Speaker 3 (17:25):
What am I talking about?
Speaker 2 (17:27):
In Switzerland, there's a church that is now using an
AI powered Jesus hologram to take confession. It's one thing
to get there in front of a real life person
and confess your sins, but now you're being asked to
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do it in front of a hologram. Let me tell
you a little bit about it. Thanks to technological advances,
worshippers at a church in Switzerland can now speak directly
to Jesus, or at least an AI version of him.
It's part of an art project called Deuce in Makina
or God in a Machine, and it's from Saint Peter's
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Church in Lucerne. They've installed an AI powered Jesus hologram
to take confessions.
Speaker 3 (18:18):
Here's how it works. Worshippers simply voice.
Speaker 2 (18:22):
Their concerns and questions to get a response from the
digitally rendered face of Jesus Christ.
Speaker 3 (18:29):
I wonder what that face actually looks like, a digitally
rendered face.
Speaker 2 (18:34):
The possibilities are endless, right go down many different rabbit
holes that way. At least two thirds of the people
who spoke to Ai Jesus came out of the confessional
reporting having had a spiritual experience. They are ever changed
by this Jesus hologram. One impressed worshiper told the news
(18:57):
outlet DW quote, I was surprised. It was so easy,
and though it's a machine, it gave me so much advice.
While the installation is only temporary, Thank God, thank real God,
not AI God. Saint Peter's Chapel says that similar chatbots
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could one day take on some of the responsibility responsibilities
of church pastors.
Speaker 3 (19:25):
And there you have it.
Speaker 2 (19:26):
Mark, I see you, I can feel you through the screen.
I can sense that you want to say something about
the fact that you want to worship in Ai Jesus.
Speaker 3 (19:36):
Is that true?
Speaker 7 (19:37):
What's it called again?
Speaker 3 (19:38):
Could you repeat the name please? Well, it is Deuce.
Speaker 2 (19:42):
I'm I'm I'm pronouncing it as the movie I guess
Deuce in Makina.
Speaker 7 (19:49):
I think you want Deus and Machina because if you're
dropping a deuce, that's something completely different. Yeah deis it means, yeah,
don't drop in religious deuces.
Speaker 3 (20:03):
Look, I didn't have the phonetic spelling here. Okay, ok
I got your bed. There we go there, God in
a machine? Are you worshiping God in a machine? Mark?
Speaker 7 (20:12):
Just my late cats, That's that's plenty for me. And
because we're like a half a step away from an
old Star Trek episode where Kirk reasons the machine into exploding.
Speaker 3 (20:22):
Right yeah, And this is it's a slippery slope.
Speaker 2 (20:25):
It really really is intoduced territory, right, very doucy territory
with this head. It's all automation, and it could very
well render person to person religious services as.
Speaker 3 (20:39):
Obsolete if this is successful.
Speaker 2 (20:41):
And this is kind of the springboard for such technology.
Who's to say it won't then spread westward and make
its way right here stateside and before we know it.
To keep costs down in this economy, we have an
AI chat bot powered priest or P.
Speaker 6 (21:01):
Yeah.
Speaker 7 (21:01):
I know people want to save on labor costs, and
that is the primary driver of all AI, because no
normal human being who doesn't have a payroll to meet
wants AI in their life.
Speaker 3 (21:12):
Yeah, but there's just there's.
Speaker 7 (21:15):
Something about the church going or religious experience that relies
on human connections. The AI doesn't seem to fit the
bill on this, does it.
Speaker 3 (21:24):
And here's the thing.
Speaker 2 (21:25):
This AI was built by computer scientists. They had some
theologians there to advise, but it was built by scientists
of the from the University of Lucerne in the Applied
Sciences and Arts department. It was trained on biblical material,
the New Testament and other information. And that information that
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it was trained on, it says here, was found online.
Speaker 3 (21:52):
So it's just it's very circular that way.
Speaker 7 (21:56):
Yeah, it is that all AI can do is steal
regards from pre existing sources and regurgitating. Yeah, that's why
you're not getting the wisdom of a human being here,
You're getting the processed writings of late humans. It's it's worthless.
Speaker 2 (22:12):
I'll leave you with this one visitor, because I asked
a few One visitor said quote, I asked about the
spiral of violence, how to break one? The answer through
prayer and not seeking retribution. Another said quote, he ai
Jesus was able to reaffirm me in my ways of
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going about things, and he Ai Jesus was able to
help me with questions I had, like, how can I
help other people to understand him, Ai Jesus and come
closer to him?
Speaker 3 (22:48):
Ai Jesus.
Speaker 7 (22:49):
Do you capitalize the age for him and Ai Jesus?
Speaker 3 (22:51):
It's a copy.
Speaker 7 (22:53):
Yeah, it's the etiquette on this I think is still
getting worked out, isn't it.
Speaker 2 (22:56):
It's a mess. And again it's slippery slope. It's automation,
and like you said, it could easily, it could easily
spiral into the removal of person to person religious services.
Speaker 3 (23:11):
Well, I could see.
Speaker 7 (23:13):
A valid use for AI would be to ask what
the Bible says about a thing, and it can look
something up faster than you. But to fabricate a response,
a phony response from Jesus based on the Bible. You
don't need a machine.
Speaker 3 (23:27):
For that, you don't. You don't.
Speaker 2 (23:29):
We have our own KFI show for that, which I love,
which I love.
Speaker 7 (23:35):
Uh.
Speaker 3 (23:36):
Look at the time, right, I've learned well from mister
mo Kelly.
Speaker 2 (23:39):
When we come back, we're going to talk about the
duct Tate banana that just sold for six point two
million dollars. It's an art installation. It also signifies the
slippery slope into the obsoletion. Is that a word of
humanity and all things good for that matter. KFI AM
six forty Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app.
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Tiffany Hobbs Here.
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before we get into the last little bit of news
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that is how it started, right there with Chef Brunos
Serrato and Katerina's Club. Michael Monks, I'm gonna bring you
into this story, okay. Is that okay? And then you
can tell us all about what's on your big.
Speaker 5 (26:45):
Chew for sure. I'm here at your disposal.
Speaker 2 (26:48):
Sounds good, all right, So Michael Monks and everyone. We
have Raoul on the boards. We have Mark Ronner over
there in the news booth. There's a duck taped banana.
All right, this, I'm gonna start the story. There's a ducked,
ducked taped banana. Okay, picture this banana's on a wall.
(27:09):
It's in Miami. The year is twenty nineteen. We're at
Art Basel, a big art exposition in Miami. World renowned
people gather, wonderful art, a lot of pretentiousness, and this
banana signifies or brings together both the pretentiousness of the
nature of the event and what the artist says was art.
(27:32):
So twenty nineteen, there's this guy, an artist. His name
is Marizzio Katlan, and he tapes this banana to a wall.
He says it's a joke, but he titles it the Comedian.
It stays there for a while. Someone jokingly takes it down,
eats it. He puts it back up. It stays up.
(27:54):
And the banana was just purchased by a man named
Justin's son, who was a founder of the cryptocurrency platform tron.
This duct taped banana sold for six point two million
dollars at an auction in New York. I ask everyone
(28:17):
in the studio what the heck is wrong with humanity?
Speaker 5 (28:20):
I gotta say, I like bananas, but I won't even
buy the organic ones. You know, it's blood and way
too rich for my blood. So no, not art and
not for me. Oh my gosh, Mark way, now, what's
that for pound? That's six point two million for one
banana per pound? That's that's astronomical.
Speaker 6 (28:38):
End.
Speaker 7 (28:38):
If the art exhibit is called the Comedian, I guess
the joke is on the fool who bought it, Isn't
it perfect?
Speaker 4 (28:44):
Right?
Speaker 2 (28:45):
That's that We're gonna Michael Monks, what's on your big
show tonight?
Speaker 7 (28:48):
All right?
Speaker 5 (28:49):
As we know As we're driving around on this cold
Saturday November day here in La Fall, you're probably seeing
the gas prices and if you're wondering if it's gonna
get worse, the answer is of carent yes. So I'm
gonna talk to an economics professor from usc about why.
Speaker 6 (29:04):
And it's not only going to.
Speaker 5 (29:05):
Impact you at the pump, it will impact you elsewhere. Also,
the mayor of Santa Ana joins us because that city
is cracking down on their homeless camps. It looks like okay,
and they may be taking a different approach than other cities.
So what does that mean Our city is going to
be fighting with each other as homeless populations start to
shift around. But we're also gonna have some fun with
our good pal Nick Pagliochini, who is here see studio
(29:26):
and not out doing the traffic today. He's on to
join us to talk about the Southern California holiday traditions
that you cannot miss. And it's really for my benefit,
very selfish, you know, for my second Christmas here in
a way, I want some deats.
Speaker 3 (29:39):
He's going to give them.
Speaker 2 (29:40):
One of the big holiday traditions in South in Southern California,
at this time of year is the USC UCLA football game,
which almost seven thirty tonight.
Speaker 3 (29:51):
I myself am a Trojan.
Speaker 2 (29:52):
I graduated in two thousand and five, forever ago.
Speaker 3 (29:57):
And I am undoubtedly going for USC. Who are you
going for? Michael Monks?
Speaker 5 (30:01):
I just am still I can't As a guy from
the upper South Midwest, I still can't wrap my head
around UCLA and USC being in the big dal.
Speaker 3 (30:08):
You have to pick one. I will, and you know
what this one.
Speaker 5 (30:11):
Let's be balanced Ucla on this end of the table,
only only re bear and balance.
Speaker 3 (30:15):
Right done, We're done, Raoul? Who are you going for?
All my doctors are from UCLA. So Ucla? What is Mark?
Speaker 7 (30:23):
I've used Trojans before.
Speaker 3 (30:24):
Does that count perfect? Oh my goodness, Mark's my guy.
You're my boy? Blue right over there. That's it. Stay
tuned for Michael Monks. He's on from seven to nine.
Speaker 2 (30:33):
It's been a blast to have a wonderful holiday, a
safe holiday. Do not overeat too much, take a walk afterwards.
If you do, enjoy your time with family.
Speaker 3 (30:43):
Take pictures.
Speaker 2 (30:45):
We often forget to do that and have a grandel time.
I look forward to speaking to you the next go round.
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