The game’s afoot! Many powerful people—from world leaders to Silicon Valley billionaires—have been whispering about the possibility of living forever via organ replacement. But is their dream a reality, or is it still in the realm of sci-fi? Mangesh learns about Vladimir Putin’s longevity obsession from an exiled Russian journalist, spends an illuminating afternoon with a white-hat hacker, and meets a scientist who’s rebuilding brains, one cell at a time. Finally, he tracks down the co-founder of a mysterious start-up that’s rumored to be doing things no one ever thought possible… until now.

• Read Proekt’s coverage of Putin’s health, and Foreign Policy on death rates for Russian soldiers 
• Read Nakoa Po’s Sundial Therapeutics Substack
• Support your local library
• Visit R3 Bio’s website, and read coverage in Wired and MIT Technology Review

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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Guest Host Ryan Wrecker takes open line calls from listeners.  Topics include shadow people and a discussion on what the definition of evil is.

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Guest host Connie Willis and inventor Jerry Avalos discuss participating in secret military projects designed to thwart extraterrestrial threats.

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Guest host Connie Willis and author Jim Edward Lucier discuss his experiences channeling aliens that may have travelled to Earth, his theories on how aliens may manipulate energy and time to travel great distances in space, and whether they are changing things on Earth to benefit mankind or themselves.

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Captain Ron isout participating in sky watches for show research but please enjoy this best of show!

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Join Sandra and White Eagle Spirit Talker, Shawn Leonard, to bridge the gap between eternity and your daily earthly journey.

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The Wizard Of Weird is on assignment but please enjoy this best of show as he fills you in on one of his many investigations.

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The Wizard Of Weird is on assignment but please enjoy this best of show as he fills you in on one of his many investigations.

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Join Sandra and White Eagle Spirit Talker, Shawn Leonard, to bridge the gap between eternity and your daily earthly journey.

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