For the debut episode of Radio Times Rewind, we’re digging back into Marty Moss Coane’s 1991 interview with the basketball legend and 76ers champion.

Chamberlain had a book out at the time called “A View From Above,” and he joined Marty in studio for an hour of live conversation that ranged from his high school days in Overbrook, to his rivalry with Celtics great Bill Russell, to his view on how money has impacted sports, and, yes, his account of his many sexual adventures.

A game-show-style battle over all things Philly music, movies, history and culture – recorded at 118 North in Wayne, Pa.

Philosopher Stephen Cave says that we humans struggle with something he calls “The Mortality Paradox.” We know that death is inevitable, and yet we cannot conceive of not existing. Instead, we make up stories that help us live with this existential conundrum.

These narratives include the search for the Fountain of Youth, ideas about resurrection, rebirth, the immortality of the soul, and the value of what we leave behind—like children.

While our life spans have increased dramatically over the last century thanks to science and medicine, the longevity industry now promises to defy aging—and even death itself.

How would living to 150 and beyond change what it means to be alive? Does our mortality make life more precious and meaningful? Is aging an illness to be cured? How can we deal with our fear of death?

Our guest, Stephen Cave, is a professor at Cambridge University and director of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence. He’s the author of Immortality: The Quest to Live Forever and How It Drives Civilization, and co-author of Should You Choose to Live Forever?

Life expectancy is rising, with Americans living longer than ever before. But this “silver tsunami” necessitates a re-evaluation of aging stereotypes and society.

Marty Moss Coane digs through the vault to find an eclectic mix of some of her standout interviews with major cultural figures from more than 35 years on air hosting her signature show.

We’ll hear from people who have tried to make the low-tech lifestyle work. And, Kelsey McKinney on why we love juicy gossip about friends, family and even celebrities.

Should we try to make better babies? Plus, the Gen Z gender divide in the pews. While young Christian men are sticking with religion, young women are leaving the church.

Helen’s initial ‘Philly Shrug’ column garnered major attention – but she continued to show up for victims of gun violence. She’s leaving the Inquirer, but not journalism.

I’m old enough to remember what life was like before the establishment of the EPA in 1970 and the passage of The Clean Air and Clean Water Acts a few years later. Smog and toxic waste sites were a public health threat. Pollution from industrial emissions and vehicle exhaust was common. Rivers and lakes were filled with untreated waste causing some to catch fire.

While environmental hazards remain, policies and public awareness went a long way to fixing the problem. Now we face another crisis: floods, droughts and intense storms caused by climate change and climate change denial. Instead of reducing CO2 emissions, the Trump administration is in the process of dismantling environmental regulations, undermining renewable energy programs and investing in fossil fuels.

Climate scientist Kate Marvel is our guest on The Connection this week and says it’s only human to feel angry and afraid when faced with unchecked global warming. She says there are also reasons to feel hopeful about the future.

This hour, we envision new ways to fix public transit and explore solutions to revitalize a system that, year after year, seems to be under threat.