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Jamie Metzl is an author specializing in topics of genetic engineering, biotechnology, and geopolitics. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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  OUTLINE:
  Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
  (00:00) - Introduction
  (07:44) - Lab leak
  (1:06:18) - Gain-of-function research
  (1:15:49) - Anthony Fauci
  (1:25:31) - Francis Collins
  (1:30:13) - Joe Rogan, Brett Weinstein, and Sam Harris
  (2:00:10) - Xi Jinping
  (2:14:41) - Patient Zero
  (2:27:55) - WHO
  (2:51:45) - Government transparency
  (3:13:45) - Likelihood of a cover-up
  (3:15:34) - Future of reproduction
  (3:51:12) - Jon Stewart
  (3:56:31) - Joe Rogan and Sanjay Gupta
  (4:21:36) - Ultramarathons
  (4:31:38) - Chocolate
  (4:39:51) - One Shared World
  (4:54:54) - Hope for the future

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