Is It Possible to Hack Your Body for a Longer Life?
From On with Kara Swisher by Vox Media
May 23, 2026 · 1h 4m
About this episode
Kara Swisher explores the best advice for improving longevity and healthspan with her medical team and experts.
From GLP-1’s to peptides to hyperbaric chambers, we’re awash in medical information and wellness trends. But what do we really know about improving longevity and increasing your healthspan? This is the first episode of the Hacking Longevity series. Kara breaks down the best advice for actually living longer (spoiler alert: it’s boring, and you probably already know it), and hears from some members of her own medical team about how to make the best health decisions. First is Dr. David Agus, the founding CEO of the Ellison Medical Institute. Later on, she leads a roundtable discussion with Dr. Ezekiel “Zeke” Emanuel, an oncologist, public health expert and author of Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life. Plus two members of her own personal care team: Dr. David Daniels, a cardiologist at Sutter Health in San Francisco and the founder of Solo Pace. (He’s also the surgeon who repaired the heart defect that led to Kara’s 2011 stroke.) And Jason Braun, founder of the Tidal Elite Performance Center in Washington and Kara’s own personal trainer. Questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and Bluesky…
People in this episode
Host: Kara Swisher
Guests: Dr. David Agus, Dr. Ezekiel “Zeke” Emanuel, Dr. David Daniels, Jason Braun
Topics covered
- longevity
- healthspan
- wellness trends
- medical information
- health decisions
Keywords
- longevity
- healthspan
- wellness
- medical advice
- health decisions
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ellison Medical Institute, Sutter Health, Tidal Elite Performance Center
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