EPISODE · Apr 5, 2020 · 5 MIN
Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs by Michael T. Osterholm, Mark Olshaker
from Audiobook Reviews in Five Minutes · host Janna Stam
This book was praised as “a wake-up call’ when it was published in 2017, yet cuts to pandemic preparedness budgets nevertheless continued, as is painfully clear today. The authors pose a hypothetical pandemic crisis description that is scarily prescient of our own situation. A compelling listen / read on understanding the impact and implications of infectious disease on a global scale. Osterholm was recently interviewed on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast (March 10 episode).Goodreads details: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30842808-deadliest-enemyEpisode music: Caprese by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).
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This book was praised as “a wake-up call’ when it was published in 2017, yet cuts to pandemic preparedness budgets nevertheless continued, as is painfully clear today. The authors pose a hypothetical pandemic crisis description that is scarily prescient of our own situation. A compelling listen / read on understanding the impact and implications of infectious disease on a global scale. Osterholm was recently interviewed on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast (March 10 episode). Goodreads details: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30842808-deadliest-enemy Episode music: Caprese by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).
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