{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EP: 231 - Kara Swisher Doesn't Want to Live Forever (She Wants to Live Well)","description":"What does it really take to live longer and better? And why isn't the answer a billionaire's biohacking routine? On this episode of This Is Getting Old: Moving Towards an Age-Friendly World, Dr. Melissa Batchelor and co-host Gail Kohn talk with journalist and podcaster Kara Swisher about her CNN docuseries, Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever. Kara talked with Nobel Prize-winning scientists, longevity researchers and ordinary people who are aging well, including Gail. Her biggest takeaway was that social connection matters more than anything else. We recorded this conversation as a complement to the 2026 Age-Friendly Ecosystem Summit, hosted by the Center for Aging, Health and Humanities at the George Washington University School of Nursing. The episode follows the summit's four themes:  Longevity readiness, and why living longer depends on systems and policy, not just personal habits The invisible caregiving workforce, including family caregivers, wages, adult day care and immigration Brain health, and why &quot;friction&quot; in real human relationships keeps our minds sharp in a way AI chatbots can't Housing and social connection, from aging-in-place home design to front-porch neighborhoods and new ways to make friends later in life  Kara also talks openly about caring for her 92-year-old mother. She explains why exercise works like a savings account you pay into for decades, and why having a &quot;world of the mind&quot; may be the key to aging well. Learn more about the Age-Friendly Ecosystem Summit: https:\/\/www.nursing.gwu.edu\/age-friendly-ecosystem-summit Subscribe for more conversations about aging, caregiving and creating a world that works for every age. #AgeFriendly #HealthyAging #Longevity #Caregiving #BrainHealth #KaraSwisher #ThisIsGettingOld #Ageism #SocialConnection #AgingInPlace &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"This Is Getting Old: Moving Towards an Age-Friendly World Podcast with Dr. MELISSA BATCHELOR","author_url":"http:\/\/melissabphd.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43250328\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/207386748"}