Episode 93: Interview with Steve Way / Muscular Dystrophy

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WARNING: Explicit Language in this episode

Today Asif and Ali are pleased to welcome comedian Steve Way, co-star of the hit Hulu show ‘Ramy’ (0:57). They talk about how Steve got into comedy, his influences, and some of the barriers he has faced being a comedian with a disability. Ali then asks Steve about his past employment as a substitute teacher and Steve talks about how much he enjoyed interacting with and teaching high school students. They then discuss how Steve got his role on ‘Ramy’ and Bella Hadid playing his fiance this season. Ali then asks Steve about his advocacy for patients with disabilities. They then talk to Steve about living with his rare form of muscular dystrophy, Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy, his interaction with health professionals and his diagnostic odyssey. Steve highlights how important it is for health professionals to discuss reproductive issues with patients who have disabilities.

Check out Steve’s 1 hour set at Caveat in NYC on Dec 29!

Then Ali and Asif do deep dive into muscular dystrophy (28:37), specifically the most common form, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Asif goes over the cause, symptoms, prognosis and treatment. Then Asif discusses the rare entity Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy. He then goes over some potential existing gene therapies for muscular dystrophy.

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Show Notes:

• Steve Way personal website https://www.thesteveway.com/
• 32ND ANNUAL STEVE WAY BIRTHDAY BASH: https://www.caveat.nyc/events/steve-way-12-29-2022
• ‘Ramy’ Actor Steve Way Wonders Why Americans Haven't ‘Rioted’ Over This One Issue: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ramy-steve-way-disability-health-care-2020_n_5d2e3533e4b0a873f6430f2a
• Muscular Dystrophy Canada: https://muscle.ca/
• Muscular Dystrophy Association: https://www.mda.org/
• Collagen VI-Related Dystrophies: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1503/
• Cure CMD: https://www.curecmd.org/