Kara Swisher on the Rich Guys Trying to Live Forever

About this episode

Kara Swisher discusses the tech elite's attempts to defy aging and the implications of wealth inequality in access to longevity treatments.

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.   On her new CNN series Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever , 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.   Listen to our 2024 interview with Kara at the Tribeca Festival here .   Join us on June 10 for our 2026 Tribeca Festival live event with Peter Dinklage and Erica Schmidt. Get your tickets here .  Podcast production by Andrew Dunn Death, Sex & Money is now produced by Slate! To support us and our colleagues, please sign up for our membership program, Slate Plus ! Members get ad-free…

People in this episode

Guest: Kara Swisher

Topics covered

• longevity
• technology
• wealth inequality
• aging
• healthcare
• Silicon Valley

Keywords

• longevity trends
• Silicon Valley elite
• aging
• healthcare inequality
• Kara Swisher
• Steve Jobs
• Tribeca Festival

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Organizations: CNN, Slate

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