<description>&lt;p&gt;Kings and emperors spent fortunes pursuing the secret of eternal youth - but now it's tech billionaires who want to live forever and are funding research into scientific (and not-so-scientific) ways to beat aging and death.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Kara Swisher (host of CNN's new series &lt;a href="https://edition.cnn.com/kara-swisher-wants-to-live-forever"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) joins Jacob and Robert to discuss the longevity business - from ancient China, via yoghurt enemas and blood swaps, to the latests developments in DNA editing. We also find out how Kara wants to die.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Write to us at &lt;a href="mailto:businesshistory@pushkin.fm"&gt;businesshistory@pushkin.fm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Business History

Pushkin Industries

The Business of Staying Young and Living Forever (with Kara Swisher)

APR 22, 202642 MIN
Business History

The Business of Staying Young and Living Forever (with Kara Swisher)

APR 22, 202642 MIN

Description

Kings and emperors spent fortunes pursuing the secret of eternal youth - but now it's tech billionaires who want to live forever and are funding research into scientific (and not-so-scientific) ways to beat aging and death.  Kara Swisher (host of CNN's new series Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever) joins Jacob and Robert to discuss the longevity business - from ancient China, via yoghurt enemas and blood swaps, to the latests developments in DNA editing. We also find out how Kara wants to die.    Write to us at [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.