Join us, intrepid listeners, as we journey through the compelling, odd, and sometimes horrific lengths people will go to in hopes of achieving eternal life. We’ll hear what--and who--the subjects of our stories were willing to sacrifice to possibly gain a few more years of youth and beauty and life. And we’ll all ask the question: how far would you take the hunt if you were chasing immortality?
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Travis McElroy, Tybee Diskin, Alice Flanders, Alexx Rouse
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Starting this Friday, join us as we begin our quest for life everlasting, with Chasing Immortality.
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