One constant human wish is for the longevity of the people we love.  Bill Kole explores the coming era of “super-aging,” where more and more of us will live more than a century, with dramatic consequences for retirement, finances, relationships, and even the politics of the next century.   

Kole, the author of “The Big 100: The New World of Super- Aging,” recently retired as New England editor for The Associated Press. He is an award-winning former foreign correspondent who’s reported from North America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. A 2022 fellow in aging journalism at Columbia University in New York and at the National Press Foundation in Washington, D.C., Kole has been writing about extreme aging since the 1990s. Among his many awards is one from the Society of American Business Editors & Writers for an investigation into the exploitation of illegal immigrants by the Walmart retail chain.  

One constant human wish is for the longevity of the people we love.  Bill Kole explores the coming era of “super-aging,” where more and more of us will live more than a century, with dramatic consequences for retirement, finances, relationships, and even the politics of the next century.   
Kole, the author of “The Big 100: The New World of Super- Aging,” recently retired as New England editor for The Associated Press. He is an award-winning former foreign correspondent who’s reported from North America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. A 2022 fellow in aging journalism at Columbia University in New York and at the National Press Foundation in Washington, D.C., Kole has been writing about extreme aging since the 1990s. Among his many awards is one from the Society of American Business Editors &amp; Writers for an investigation into the exploitation of illegal immigrants by the Walmart retail chain.

Story in the Public Square is a weekly, 30-minute series that brings audiences to the intersection of storytelling and public affairs. Hosted by Jim Ludes and G. Wayne Miller, Story in the Public Square offers a spirited but respectful dialogue. Often funny, always provocative, each episode of Story in the Public Square
moves beyond traditional public affairs programming to consider the impact of narrative and storytelling on public life today.

Story in the Public Square is a weekly, 30-minute series that brings audiences to the intersection of storytelling and public affairs. Hosted by Jim Ludes and G. Wayne Miller, Story in the Public Square offers a spirited but respectful dialogue. Often funny, always provocative, each episode of Story in the Public Square moves beyond traditional public affairs programming to consider the impact of narrative and storytelling on public life today.

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