11 episodes
Chasing Immortality Travis McElroy, Tybee Diskin, Alice Flanders, Alexx Rouse
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Join us, intrepid listeners, as we journey through the compelling, odd, and sometimes horrific lengths people will go to in hopes of achieving eternal life. We’ll hear what--and who--the subjects of our stories were willing to sacrifice to possibly gain a few more years of youth and beauty and life. And we’ll all ask the question: how far would you take the hunt if you were chasing immortality?
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Henrietta Lacks: Immortality Exploited and Reborn
Henrietta Lacks wasn't looking for immortality. She was looking to be healed, and was exploited by her doctors. Today we share a story of lives saved and diseases cured and the fight for justice and recognition, and the immortal cells of Henrietta Lacks.
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Ray Kurzweil and the Singularity of Endless Optimism
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Sokushinbutsu: Self Mummification
Listeners, usually our episodes are about greedy individuals searching for immortality to satisfy their own need for glory. Rarely do we get to share a story of those who are seeking eternity in an attempt to benefit their own version of the greater good. Today might just be that tale.
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The Real Nicholas Flamel
We're back, intrepid listeners. This week, dive into the real Nicholas Flamel, from his bookbinding-youth, to studies of alchemy to his empty grave.
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Diane de Poitiers: Liquid Gold
This week's episode explores a woman whose self-preservation was much more pragmatic than it was optimistic: Diane de Poitiers, royal mistress to King Henry II of France (among many other things.)
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Rasputin: The Man Who Can't Be Killed
This week we catch up with Rasputin as he trips balls, executes a minor coup, gets slit from groin to gullet, and still manages to avoid death--for a little while, anyway.