Since the dawn of recorded history, humans have been obsessed with one question: how do we live forever? From alchemists chasing the elusive elixir of life to eccentric rulers trying bizarre experiments to extend their years, history is full of people who took “forever young” a little too literally.

Comedians Robert Bacon and Mike Kauffman explore the weird, wild, and often deadly attempts to cheat death. Some tried magic, others science, and a few just made a lot of questionable life choices, but all reveal the same universal truth: humans have always been terrified of dying. It’s part philosophy, part absurd comedy, and all Mistakes Were Made.

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