Joe Rogan Experience #1718 - Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Gupta’s shift from anti- to pro-medical cannabis came from discovering the research agenda was biased toward finding harm; Rogan praises him for revising his position instead of doubling down, framing it as a model for scientific thinking.

Both agree older and high‑risk people clearly benefit from vaccination, but they wrestle over whether that same logic justifies vaccinating healthy children and young men—especially with data suggesting higher myocarditis risk in some subgroups.

They cite studies (e.g., from Israel and Kentucky) showing robust protection after infection, yet note U.S. mandates and hospital policies often ignore prior infection, even for frontline workers, which Gupta calls surprising and problematic.

Rogan challenges Gupta over CNN calling his prescription ivermectin “horse dewormer”; Gupta concedes it was wrong, and they use it to highlight how snark, agenda, and ratings pressure can undermine confidence in more serious reporting.

They argue that rapid antigen and antibody testing should be ubiquitous and that treatments like monoclonal antibodies and potential oral antivirals can dramatically reduce severe disease, while acknowledging the evidence for ivermectin remains mixed.