Joe Rogan Experience #1439 - Michael Osterholm

Michael Osterholm is an internationally recognized expert in infectious disease epidemiology. He is Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, a professor in the Technological Leadership Institute, College of Science and Engineering, and an adjunct professor in the Medical School, all at the University of Minnesota. Look for his book "Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Deadly Germs" for more info. https://amzn.to/2IAzeLe http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/

Joe RoganhostMichael Osterholmguest

Mar 10, 20201h 34mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: March 10, 2020
Duration: 1h 34m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Michael Osterholm is an internationally recognized expert in infectious disease epidemiology. He is Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, a professor in the Technological Leadership Institute, College of Science and Engineering, and an adjunct professor in the Medical School, all at the University of Minnesota. Look for his book "Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Deadly Germs" for more info. https://amzn.to/2IAzeLe http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Michael Osterholm, Joe Rogan Experience #1439 - Michael Osterholm explores medical detective explains COVID threat, preparedness failures, and future pandemics Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm joins Joe Rogan to explain why COVID-19 is a serious, long-term global threat rather than a brief disruption, outlining its high transmissibility, likely death toll, and months‑long societal impact. He contrasts it with flu, debunks myths (saunas, masks for the public, seasonal disappearance, bioweapon theories), and stresses that simply breathing shared air is the main transmission route. The conversation zooms out to systemic vulnerabilities: drug and PPE supply chains, lack of stockpiles, vaccine underinvestment, and how public health has been neglected compared with military defense. They also explore other infectious threats—chronic wasting disease, Lyme disease, Ebola, measles—and the critical role of vaccines and honest risk communication.

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