The Longevinauts
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4.1 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 9 June 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
When an astrologer tells Mangesh that he’ll (probably) die early, he takes it in stride. But his family and friends (not to mention all the Don’t Die longevity influencers on his FYP) feel differently… and besides, if science can keep his brain sharp and his tennis game strong for longer, why not take advantage? So he visits Dr. Nir Barzelai, the world’s leading aging researcher, and Dr. Ron Primas, an elite longevity doctor, to figure out what he should do. Plus: A chat with Ken Reid from TV Guidance Counselor about age in pop culture, from the Golden Girls to “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.”
Disclosure: The experts we spoke with want to be clear that although they have some minor quibbles with Bryan Johnson, they’re grateful for the fact that he’s started the conversation on longevity. Any insinuation that he’s got weird vibes is ours.
- Listen to Ken Reid’s podcast, TV Guidance Counselor
- Learn more about Nir Barzelai’s Longevity Genes Project and his book, Age Later
- Learn more about Ron Primas’s longevity and concierge medicine practice
- Read Cynthia Kenyon’s groundbreaking 1993 study of worm longevity
- Check out the Ray Kurzweil Library
Special thanks to Azadi Records and Bliss Samsa for their beautiful tracks, and Botany for the score.
Episode collage art by Vahini Shori.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:14.5 | Warning. |
| 0:15.8 | Despite Mangesh's grandmother's greatest wish, he is 100% not a doctor, and nothing in this episode should count |
| 0:23.3 | as medical advice. You will, however, hear about looks maxing, colonialism, and there will be references |
| 0:29.9 | to the Golden Girls and the Odyssey. There will also be disclosure of one or more annoying |
| 0:34.9 | astrological predictions, as well as adult language and mention of suicide. |
| 0:39.9 | So sensitive listeners, take care. |
| 0:45.2 | Yeah, I can never die like this. |
| 0:50.1 | Yeah, I can never die like this. |
| 0:54.8 | Oh, my God, Clipper. Yes, I'm live a die like this. Oh my God, Clifford. |
| 1:00.6 | Hi, I'm Mungish, and I am so happy you're here. |
| 1:05.8 | I've had a heck of a year, so let me catch you up real quick. |
| 1:09.9 | Uh, Anna, would you pull up the deck? |
| 1:12.9 | Silicon Valley loves a duck. |
| 1:20.8 | This is a show about longevity. |
| 1:23.6 | These are some things I heard over and over again. |
| 1:27.3 | We can still be doing a triathlon at 90 or 100. |
| 1:30.6 | The maximum lifespan just keeps increasing faster than you age. |
| 1:35.3 | And then somebody figures out how to stop us from dying permanently. |
| 1:40.2 | Longevity sort of feels like this rarefied, you know, tech pro-brain-child of the already wealthy, already healthy individuals that somewhat selfishly want to live an extra few decades. |
| 1:51.5 | I think death is a great evil, and I think it takes people away from us way too soon. |
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