Howard Kakita explains how surviving the atomic bomb has impacted his perspective on aging. Then Max talks with Nikki Giovanni about why she thinks getting older is a good idea, how she decided to let the next generation of activists take the lead, and why her only goal at age 78 is to find someone to love.

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Learn more about Howard Kakita’s A-Bomb survival story and about his work with the American Society of Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-Bomb Survivors

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