"Ageing Alla Milanese" | Certain Futures Episode 2

About this episode

Daniel Stern explores the themes of working, ageing, and dying in Milan through conversations with researchers and locals.

Rain Clouds and Silver Linings. Certain Futures host Daniel Stern walks through Milan, recording both hope and apprehension in the streets. His conversations with university researchers reveal forecasts and forewarnings that mirror the mood outside the ivory tower. Certain Futures: What happens when a European demographic research project asks a Berlin podcaster from the United States to explore their findings? In this episode Dan's journey into demography takes him to Milan, where he explores working, ageing, and dying with experts at Bocconi University, as well as a few Milanese out enjoying the evening. These anecdotes and expert insights reveal a few paths to building supportive networks and resilient, hopeful futures. This limited-series podcast is produced by Radio Spaetkauf in collaboration with the FutuRes Project . The FutuRes Project brings demographers and economists together with policymakers to advance what we know and how we plan for Europe's ageing society. You can find all the FutuRes research and other resources for understanding ageing and resilience in Europe on their website: https://futu-res.eu/ or also follow FutuRes on Linkedin . Thank you again to the…

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Stern

Guest: Bocconi University Researchers

Topics covered

• ageing
• demography
• Milan
• society
• resilience

Keywords

• hope
• apprehension
• supportive networks
• future planning

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ageing Alla Milanese, Certain Futures

Places: Milan, Berlin, the United States, Europe

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