<p>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.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>On her new CNN series <a href="https://www.cnn.com/kara-swisher-wants-to-live-forever" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever</em></a><em>, </em>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.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Listen to our 2024 interview with Kara at the Tribeca Festival<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/death-sex-money/2024/06/ara-swisher-and-orna-guralnik-on-interviewing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Join us on June 10 for our 2026 Tribeca Festival live event with Peter Dinklage and Erica Schmidt. <a href="https://tribecafilm.com/films/death-sex-money-live-with-guests-peter-dinklage-erica-schmidt-2026" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get your tickets here</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Podcast production by Andrew Dunn</p><p>Death, Sex &amp; Money is now produced by Slate! To support us and our colleagues, please sign up for our membership program, <a href="http://slate.com/dsmplus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Slate Plus</a>! Members get ad-free podcasts, bonus content on lots of Slate shows, and full access to all the articles on Slate.com. Sign up today at <a href="http://slate.com/dsmplus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">slate.com/dsmplus</a>.</p><p>And if you’re new to the show, welcome. We’re so glad you’re here. Find us and follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deathsexmoney/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and you can find Anna’s newsletter at annasale.substack.com. Our new email address, where you can reach us with voice memos, pep talks, questions, critiques, is [email protected]. </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>