The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway Why the Rich Want to Live Forever — with Kara Swisher
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Apr 16, 2026 
Kara Swisher, veteran tech journalist and CNN series creator, digs into the longevity gold rush. She explores why billionaires are fixated on biohacking, peptides, and beating death. The conversation also touches on Brian Johnson, the gap between legit science and wellness hype, why money may be the biggest life extender, and which everyday habits deserve more attention.
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The Best Longevity Hack Is Not Being Poor
- Kara Swisher says the strongest longevity intervention is not wealth's fancy treatments but simply avoiding poverty.
- Housing stress, pollution, bad food, weak healthcare access, and multiple jobs shorten lives long before biohacking even enters the picture.
Kara Swisher's Practical Longevity Changes
- Eat more fiber and protein, stop eating late, run with intervals, and prioritize strength training over extreme optimization.
- Kara Swisher says avocados and lentils helped her raise fiber, while VO2 max testing pushed her back into running 12 miles a week.
Three Policy Changes That Would Extend More Lives
- Expand universal healthcare, raise wages, and fund mRNA, GLP-1s, and gene editing instead of tolerating a processed-food system.
- Kara Swisher argues basic security gives people real health choices, while breakthrough treatments remain inaccessible without public investment.