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Kara Swisher on the Rich Guys Trying to Live Forever

Slate Magazine·6 months ago
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Episode Notes

Kara Swisher has built an impressive career reporting on–and forcefully critiquing–the world of tech, especially the ultra-wealthy power players increasingly calling the shots. Since Steve Job’s death in 2011, she’s noticed a sharp uptick amongst those Silicon Valley elite doing all sorts of “wacky shit” to try and defy aging, extend their lifespan, and possibly even stop death itself.

On her new CNN series Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever , Kara cracks jokes and tries out some of the buzziest longevity trends, but she takes very seriously the inequality of it all – how these unproven, but potentially ground-breaking treatments remain squarely out of reach for most of us, while proven medical care continues to get more expensive with worse outcomes.

Listen to our 2024 interview with Kara at the Tribeca Festival here .

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