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ID: 703456

Title: Big 100

Author: William J. Kole

Narrator: Patrick Lawlor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:16:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-03-23

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Genres: Politics, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family, Public Policy

Summary:

By 2050, the worlds centenarian populationthose aged 100 or morewill increase eightfold. Half of todays 5-year-olds can expect to reach the same heights. Its going to upend everything we thought we knew about health care, personal finance, retirement, politics, and more. Whether were 18 or 81, this tectonic demographic shift will affect us all. The Big 100 confronts listeners with both the brightness and potential bleakness of a fate few of us thought possible. Journalist William Kole guides us on this journey into our future, an optimistic but sometimes fraught exploration of super-aging as the grandson of a centenarian. Along the way, there are expert sources, like Dr. Jane Goodall, longevity expert Dr. Thomas Perls, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and even 101-year-old influencer and fashionista Iris Apfel, along with surprises. And theres the troubling truth that those reaching extreme longevity tend to be overwhelmingly white, a product of what experts deem the weathering theory: the idea that the health of African Americans begins to deteriorate in early adulthood as a physical consequence of socio-economic disadvantages. How long can we live? How long should we live? And what happens when 65 is merely a life half-lived? The Big 100 explores the most pressing questions of our super-aging future and offers a glimpse of a reality that awaits us, our children, and our grandchildren.

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