Hey listeners, Tai here just wanted to pop in to tell you that we're working away on

a brand new season of Tai asks why.

But right now, we have a special bonus called unlocking the fountain.

It's a brand new CBC podcast series that I think you'll really like.

What if there was a pill that could add decades to your life?

Would you take it?

For centuries, humanity has imagined a magical fountain that could unlock eternal youth.

But are we anywhere near achieving that fantasy?

Unlocking the fountain with host and journalist Keith McArthur explores the mysteries of

aging, where you'll meet dreamers, skeptics, and cutting-edge scientists, including those

who believe that the first person who will live to 150 years old has already been born.

Have a listen.

In the year 2000, two scientists made what could be the largest bet in history.

The waiters began with a provocative statement from Zoologist Steve Ostad in Scientific American

magazine. Ostad studied animals in order to better understand the aging process.

And based on this research, he made a bold prediction about human longevity.

It was in response to a question by a journalist who said, this was at a small conference,

who asked people, well, when do you think we're going to have the first 150-year-old?

And everybody looked at each other and nobody said anything.

And finally, I just blurted out, I think that person's already alive.

It wasn't reasoned at least from my perspective.

But once I started thinking about it, that age made a lot of sense.

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