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Chasing Immortality

by Travis McElroy, Tybee Diskin, Alice Flanders, Alexx Rouse

Join us, intrepid listeners, as we journey through the compelling, odd, and sometimes horrific lengths people will go to in hopes of achieving eternal life. We’ll hear what--and who--the subjects of our stories were willing to sacrifice to possibly gain a few more years of youth and beauty and life. And we’ll all ask the question: how far would you take the hunt if you were chasing immortality? If you enjoy Chasing Immortality and would like to see more episodes, please consider joining our Patreon at patreon.com/chasingimmortality

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Episodes

  1. Henrietta Lacks: Immortality Exploited and Reborn

    Henrietta Lacks wasn't looking for immortality. She was looking to be healed, and was exploited by her doctors. Today we share a story of lives saved and diseases cured and the fight for justice and recognition, and the immortal cells of Henrietta Lacks.

  2. Ray Kurzweil and the Singularity of Endless Optimism

  3. Sokushinbutsu: Self Mummification

    Listeners, usually our episodes are about greedy individuals searching for immortality to satisfy their own need for glory. Rarely do we get to share a story of those who are seeking eternity in an attempt to benefit their own version of the greater good. Today might just be that tale.

  4. The Real Nicholas Flamel

    We're back, intrepid listeners. This week, dive into the real Nicholas Flamel, from his bookbinding-youth, to studies of alchemy to his empty grave.

  5. Diane de Poitiers: Liquid Gold

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  6. Rasputin: The Man Who Can't Be Killed

    Works Cited Azar, Helen. “TIME TRAVEL WITH ROMANOV FAMILY: CHILDREN’S ISLAND.” Theromanovfamily.Com, 18 June 2015, www.theromanovfamily.com/the-alexander-palace-and-park. Ball, Jacqueline. “Should Dogs Be Prescribed for Chronic Pain? | Physician’s Weekly.” Www.Physiciansweekly.Com, Physician's...

  7. Elizabeth Bathory, aka It Gets Way, Way Worse

    Theunissen, Steve, and Jack Cole. Performance by Simon Whistler, Elizabeth Bathory – The ‘Blood Countess,’ Biographics, 1 Nov. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N3TSPZoY1o&lc=UgxS9zTiN2xi2FfEzel4AaABAg. Bon, Scott A. “The Unique Motives of Female Serial Killers.” Psychology Today , 24 June 2019,...

  8. The Terracotta Legacy of the Dragon Emperor

    All That's Interesting. “Meet The Most Well-Preserved Mummy In Human History.” All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 28 Feb. 2020, allthatsinteresting.com/xin-zhui-lady-dai. China Travel Blog, director. Virtual Tour to Terracotta Warriors Museum-兵马俑-HD | China Travel Vlog. China Travel...

  9. FM-2030

    2030, FM -. Are You a Transhuman?: Monitoring and Stimulating Your Personal Rate of Growth in a Rapidly Changing World. Warner Books, 1989. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Thanatology. www.britannica.com/science/thanatology. “FM-2030.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Feb. 2021,...

  10. James Bernard Schafer

    Works Cited Admin, M. “When 'Master Metaphysicians' Tried To Raise An Immortal Baby.” Knowledge Nuts, 5 Jan. 2015, knowledgenuts.com/2015/01/05/when-master-metaphysicians-tried-to-raise-an-immortal-baby/. Boese, Alex. “Jean Gauntt, the Immortal Baby.” Museum of Hoaxes, 2015,...

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    Starting this Friday, join us as we begin our quest for life everlasting, with Chasing Immortality.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Join us, intrepid listeners, as we journey through the compelling, odd, and sometimes horrific lengths people will go to in hopes of achieving eternal life. We’ll hear what--and who--the subjects of our stories were willing to sacrifice to possibly gain a few more years of youth and beauty and life. And we’ll all ask the question: how far would you take the hunt if you were chasing immortality? If you enjoy Chasing Immortality and would like to see more episodes, please consider joining our Patreon at patreon.com/chasingimmortality

HOSTED BY

Travis McElroy, Tybee Diskin, Alice Flanders, Alexx Rouse

Produced by Travis McElroy

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Join us, intrepid listeners, as we journey through the compelling, odd, and sometimes horrific lengths people will go to in hopes of achieving eternal life. We’ll hear what--and who--the subjects of our stories were willing to sacrifice to possibly gain a few more years of youth and beauty and...

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