Living to 100 and Beyond with Norman Lear

Chasing Life

CNN

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.5 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2022

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

What’s the secret to a long, happy life? TV legend Norman Lear may have the answers. It’s hard to believe but the man responsible for shows like “All in the Family,” “Good Times,” “Maude” and “The Jeffersons,” turns 100 in late July. In honor of this special milestone birthday, Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Marc Hodosh invited Lear to speak on stage at the LIFE ITSELF summit. Hodosh talked to Lear about his long career, how laughter leads to longevity and why he sent an original copy of the Declaration of Independence on a tour of cities around the country. Plus, Lear gets roasted by two friends -- the spoken word poets Sekou Andrews and Steve Connell. This conversation was originally recorded on June 2, 2022. To hear more amazing conversations like this one, go to CNN.COM/LIFEITSELF To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	That's welcome to the stage, Norman Lear.
0:03.0	Oh, I do like it, never play.
0:06.0	Songs like many times I hate how right.
0:10.0	Guys, like us, we had it all day.
0:13.0	When I was growing up in the 70s and 80s,
0:15.0	there was no bigger person in television than Norman Lear.
0:19.0	He created, produced, and wrote,
0:21.0	shows like, all the family, good times, mod,
0:25.0	the Jefferson's, and one day at a time.
0:28.0	They were funny, and they often pushed the envelope on social issues.
0:32.0	Issues we are still wrestling with today almost 50 years later,
0:36.0	like racism, women's rights, and abortion.
0:40.0	Lear tried to challenge societal assumptions by using humor and laughter.
0:45.0	It's hard to believe, but Norman turns 100 years old at the end of July.
0:51.0	We were honored to have him as a special guest recently at Life itself,
0:55.0	a gathering of innovative thinkers at the intersection of health and technology.
1:00.0	I co-hosted the event with my friend Mark Hodosh,
1:03.0	and today I want to share Mark's special conversation with Norman Lear.
1:08.0	You're going to get to hear pearls of wisdom from one of the all-time greats,
1:12.0	along with his secrets to living longer.
1:15.0	I'm Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
1:17.0	CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent,
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