#2534 - Annie Jacobsen
The Joe Rogan Experience

#2534 - Annie Jacobsen

B2Upper-intermediateJuly 31, 20262 hr 20 min
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Annie Jacobsen is a Pulitzer Prize finalist, investigative journalist, and bestselling author. Her latest book, "Biological War: A Scenario," is out now. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/783250/biological-war-by-annie-jacobsen/ www.anniejacobsen.com Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I'm coming in to scare Joe Rogan.

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Every time I talk to you, I'm fucking terrified.

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Joe Rogan podcast, check it out! The Joe Rogan Experience. Train by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night, all day! I'm coming in to scare Joe Rogan.

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Biological war, oh boy. Every time I talk to you, I'm fucking terrified. That is my part-time job, to actually scare Joe Rogan. If I can do that, wow.

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Yeah, every time I talk to you, I'm like, oh no. Last time it was nuclear war, oh no. Now it's biological war, oh no. Which is actually maybe even grimmer than nuclear,

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