What did Joe Rogan say about polio and DDT on the Jimmy Carr episode?

Joe Rogan argued that the American polio epidemic lined up with widespread DDT spraying, and that DDT poisoning produces the same symptoms as paralytic polio. He said farm animals showed the same symptoms at the time, and that the illness eased when the spraying stopped. A search during the show said about 70% of polio infections cause no symptoms and about 25% cause mild ones, although Rogan said he had read 95 to 99%. He recommended Dr. Suzanne Humphries' book Dissolving Illusions.

• Rogan cited Vioxx, an anti-inflammatory he said was linked to more than 50,000 deaths.
• Rogan blamed the Sackler family for the opioid crisis and praised Mariana van Zeller's report on Florida pill mills, called The OxyContin Express.

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“And DDT poisoning has the exact same symptoms of paralytic polio.” Joe Rogan · at 30:23 — open in the transcript →

Source: our own transcription of the episode. The full conversation is on The Joe Rogan Experience (2026-10-28). Read the whole episode summary →

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