At the end of his longevity journey, Mangesh struggles to make sense of the growing belief that death can—or should—be optional. He spends time with death doula Alua Arthur, who explains how accepting mortality allows people to live with purpose, and meets a longevity researcher whose tidy economic models are complicated by a tragic loss in her own life. Then, as he weighs the optimism of young longevinauts with the fear of losing what makes us human, he confronts the question he’s really been asking all along.

 
Watch Alua Arthur’s TED Talk and learn more about Going with Grace
Check the Aevitas House events calendar
Read Chloe Mango’s newsletter, Chloe’s Lab Notes
Learn more about Starsuit, Owen Zoyt’s next-gen spacesuit
Check out Bishoy Tadros’s books, podcast, and coaching
Visit the Why Philanthropy Matters website and read Rhodri Davies’ essay on longevity
Explore Raiany Romanni-Klein’s work on longevity, ethics, and economics

Special thanks to Azadi Records and Bliss Samsa for their beautiful tracks, and Botany for the score. 

Episode collage art by Vahini Shori.

At the end of his longevity journey, Mangesh struggles to make sense of the growing belief that death can&mdash;or should&mdash;be optional. He spends time with death doula Alua Arthur, who explains how accepting mortality allows people to live with purpose, and meets a longevity researcher whose tidy economic models are complicated by a tragic loss in her own life. Then, as he weighs the optimism of young longevinauts with the fear of losing what makes us human, he confronts the question he&rsquo;s really been asking all along.
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<li aria-level="1">Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkeuKPZxEhM">Alua Arthur&rsquo;s TED Talk</a> and learn more about <a href="https://goingwithgrace.com/">Going with Grace</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Check the <a href="https://luma.com/calendar/cal-eQ8PRfmCf0LMnSr?period=past">Aevitas House events calendar</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Read Chloe Mango&rsquo;s newsletter, <a href="https://chloemango.substack.com/">Chloe&rsquo;s Lab Notes</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Learn more about <a href="https://starsuit.co/">Starsuit</a>, Owen Zoyt&rsquo;s next-gen spacesuit</li>
<li aria-level="1">Check out Bishoy Tadros&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.bishoytadros.com/">books, podcast, and coaching</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Visit the <a href="https://whyphilanthropymatters.com/">Why Philanthropy Matters website</a> and read Rhodri Davies&rsquo; <a href="https://whyphilanthropymatters.com/article/philanthropy-and-the-quest-for-eternal-life/">essay on longevity</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Explore Raiany Romanni-Klein&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.raianyromanni.com/">work</a> on longevity, ethics, and economics</li>
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Special thanks to <a href="https://azadirecords.com/">Azadi Records</a> and <a href="https://linktr.ee/blisssamsa">Bliss Samsa</a> for their beautiful tracks, and <a href="https://botany.bandcamp.com/music">Botany</a> for the score.&nbsp;
Episode collage art by <a href="https://www.vahinishori.com/">Vahini Shori</a>.

Mangesh Hattikudur (Part-Time Genius, Mental_Floss) dives into the booming business of living forever—meeting the scientists, biopunks, and entrepreneurs trying to turn immortality into reality, and framing death as a choice. But the more he learns about an immortal future, the more he finds himself drawn to the people he loves…and wondering if an endless life can be a meaningful one.

Skyline Drive: How to Live Forever is the follow up to the beloved Skyline Drive (season 1), named a “Series Essential” — an Apple Podcasts honor for top-tier narrative podcasts — and highlighted on several Best of Year lists including NYMag, Guardian, and others. 

Mangesh Hattikudur (Part-Time Genius, Mental_Floss) dives into the booming business of living forever&mdash;meeting the scientists, biopunks, and entrepreneurs trying to turn immortality into reality, and framing death as a choice. But the more he learns about an immortal future, the more he finds himself drawn to the people he loves&hellip;and wondering if an endless life can be a meaningful one.
Skyline Drive: How to Live Forever is the follow up to the beloved Skyline Drive (season 1), named a &ldquo;Series Essential&rdquo; &mdash; an Apple Podcasts honor for top-tier narrative podcasts &mdash; and highlighted on several Best of Year lists including NYMag, Guardian, and others.&nbsp;

Skyline Drive: How to Live Forever

Skyline Drive has been selected as an Apple Podcasts Series Essential! Listen ad-free for a limited time.

When Mangesh Hattikudur (Part-Time Genius, Humans Growing Stuff) set out to do a big, sweeping show on astrology, he didn’t realize the first interview would change the course of his life. But as he tries to put his world back together, he realizes the incredible ways astrology presents itself in modern society: from NASA employees who keep their belief in astrology in the closet, to world leaders who’ve used astrologers to guide foreign policy, to moneyball statisticians who use astrology more than statistics to build baseball teams, to a little shop in India where your fortune was written for you centuries ago, and is waiting for you to come claim it. Over the course of 8 episodes, Mangesh tries to decipher why we keep looking to the stars for answers, and what happens when you don’t believe in astrology, but astrology keeps happening to you.

Skyline Drive has been selected as an Apple Podcasts Series Essential! Listen ad-free for a limited time.
When Mangesh Hattikudur (Part-Time Genius, Humans Growing Stuff) set out to do a big, sweeping show on astrology, he didn&rsquo;t realize the first interview would change the course of his life. But as he tries to put his world back together, he realizes the incredible ways astrology presents itself in modern society: from NASA employees who keep their belief in astrology in the closet, to world leaders who&rsquo;ve used astrologers to guide foreign policy, to moneyball statisticians who use astrology more than statistics to build baseball teams, to a little shop in India where your fortune was written for you centuries ago, and is waiting for you to come claim it. Over the course of 8 episodes, Mangesh tries to decipher why we keep looking to the stars for answers, and what happens when you don&rsquo;t believe in astrology, but astrology keeps happening to you.

Skyline Drive

A Life Supreme

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