The Next (And Final) Pandemic? with Annie Jacobsen

Hasan sits down again with writer, Annie Jacobsen, to talk about her new book BIOLOGICAL WAR: A SCENARIO, why we're doing gain of function research, and to double check that the plague is bad...right? Let's cut through the noise together. Go to groundnews.com/hasan to subscribe and get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage Plan, which breaks down to just $5/month with my discount. Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan Minhaj Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth Venkataramanujam Executive Producer/Director: Tyler Babin Executive Producer/Showrunner: Scott Vrooman Producer: Kayla Feng Producer/ Copywriter: Annie Fick Cinematographer: Austin Morales Editor: Hobson Feltus and Zae Jordan Assistant Editor: Zae Jordan Talent Coordinators: Tanya Somanader and Kori Schulman Segment producer: Andrew Durso Segment producer: Ishmael Daro Executive Assistant: Samuel Piland 0:00 There are worse viruses than COVID…? 13:00 Re-introducing Annie Jacobsen 14:58 Ad 15:55 Nuclear war vs. biological war 17:51 Biological warfare vs. chemical warfare 19:34 Incidental destruction 20:58 What are BSL labs? 22:22 What is a pathogen? 23:21 Why are these labs in huge cities? 25:22 Alternative narrative thought 27:23 Would a lab leak of Ebola, Smallpox, or the Plague end the world? 31:21 Fomite transmission 32:42 Ads 34:58 Chimera weapons 37:54 How complicated is it to create a genetically modified pathogen today? 40:49 The United States has a bioweapon program, right? 42:01 What is gain of function research? 44:41 Pneumonic plague 46:57 Euphoria 50:20 What is the strategic national stockpile of antibiotics? 54:56 Volunteer bureaucracy 57:29 The bar of disorder 1:01:02 The Devolution Plan 1:03:46 COVID’s effect 1:05:15 What can we plebs do? 1:07:05 HMDK Presents Apocalypse ASMR with Annie Jacobsen YOU CAN WATCH ON CNN.COM/WATCH OR THE CNN APP. New to HMDK? 👉🏾 Watch past episodes    • Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know   👉🏾 Follow HMDK on Instagram   / hmdk   👉🏾 Follow Hasan on Instagram   / hasanminhaj   👉🏾 Follow Hasan on TikTok -   / hasanminhaj   👉🏾 Listen to the podcast https://lemonada.lnk.to/HasanMinhajDo... And if you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. ———————— THE SHOW: Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know is a long-form interview podcast hosted by two-time Peabody Award-winning comedian Hasan Minhaj. The show features in-depth conversations with politicians, public figures, financial experts, scientists, intellectuals, authors and celebrities. Rather than sticking to standard talking points, Minhaj aims to ask deeper, more probing questions that reveal personal perspectives and challenge conventional narratives. The tone is direct and curious, and focused on uncovering what guests really think beyond rehearsed answers. KEYWORDS: Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know, Hasan Minhaj, Hasan Minhaj podcast, politics, political, political interviews, science interviews, financial interviews, politics interview, history interviews, culture interviews, interviews, political comedy, comedy, political, news, podcast, comedy podcast, politics podcast, Patriot Act, Patriot Act Netflix, issues, current affairs podcast, current events podcast, current events, talk show, trending political news, funny, satire, political satire, celebrity interviews, political videos, Democratic Party, Republican Party, us politics, American politics, long form interview, long form political, history interview, science interview