Myth Education
6/23/202657 min
According to “mortality curmudgeon” Dr. Stephen Cave, humans have been inventing stories about immortality since the beginning of time. On a quest to unravel some of these myths, Mangesh finds himself wrestling with a literal fountain of youth in Chicago, playing left-handed tennis with an ambidexterity expert in San Diego, and discovering the Greek way of life with an old friend from last season. Plus: Meet Mr. Wonderful.
- Watch Stephen Cave’s TED Talk and get his book, Immortality: The Quest to Live Forever and How It Drives Civilization
- Check out Jim Houlistan’s website, AmbiLife, and learn more about Ambidex Fitness
- Check out George Aivaliotis’s comedy on Instagram
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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First 90 secondsStephen Cave· Guest0:00
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Speaker 30:35
[Instrumental music] Kaleidoscope.
Caitlin Thompson0:42
Hey, it's Caitlin from Racket Mag here with a warning. Despite Mangesh's grandmother's greatest wish, he is 100% not a doctor, and nothing in this episode should count as medical advice. Also, uh, Mangesh, why are we playing tennis right now in a blue zone? Anyway, enjoy.
Sharnee Parker· Guest1:01
[Instrumental music] This woman in my church, she lived to be 104. And it's weird about her because she was not active at all. The only thing active