Longevity Interview Library

Every long-form conversation I have had with the scientists, doctors and founders working on longer, healthier lives. Pick a topic, or jump straight to the part you care about.

Aubrey de Grey interview

Aubrey de Grey · 38 min

“Longevity Is Just a Side Effect of Health”

Longevity researcher, LEV Foundation

Why aging is damage the body can repair, like maintaining a car, and why he thinks we have a 50% chance of reaching longevity escape velocity in the next 12 to 15 years.

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Elizabeth Parrish interview

Elizabeth Parrish · 35 min

She Says Gene Therapy Made Her 20 Years Younger

Founder and CEO, BioViva

The first person to take a gene therapy aimed at aging explains what it did to her telomeres, what the treatments cost now, and why she wants to bring the price down to about $20,000.

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Dr. Michael Roizen interview

Dr. Michael Roizen · 42 min

Dr. Roizen Is 80 With the Body of a 55-Year-Old

Creator of RealAge, Cleveland Clinic

The doctor behind RealAge explains how your daily choices add or take away years, the six habits that matter most, and the exercise, supplements and drugs he uses at 80.

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Richard Rossi interview

Richard Rossi · 53 min

He Started a 50-Person Longevity Group Because Nobody Else Did

Founder, DaVinci 50

The founder of the DaVinci 50 longevity mastermind on why people say they don’t want to live longer, his three buckets for staying healthy, and the newer drugs and stem cells he uses.

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Stu Lackey interview

Stu Lackey · 38 min

Bitcoin HSA: The Health Account Nobody Over 65 Understands

Co-founder, Sound HSA

How to pay for a longer life: direct primary care, why a couple at 65 needs about $350,000 for health costs, and how a health savings account holding bitcoin works.

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