How to Age Up
Health, Fitness & Longevity
About
The science around aging is expanding but are our cultural narratives keeping up?
Episodes
- How to Age Up on a Warming Planet
This episode discusses how to approach aging amidst climate change uncertainty, featuring environmental studies professor Sarah Ray. Hosts Yasmin Tayag and Natalie Brennan explore generational anxieties and methods for cultivating hope.
- How to Define Old Age
Dr. Kiran Rabheru, a professor of psychiatry, challenged the World Health Organization's proposal to designate
- How to Age Up Together
Society is aging, with more old than young people in the next decade. Eunice Nichols discusses how structural policies led to age segregation and how intergenerational partnerships can build stronger connections for the future.
- How to Fuel Up
Nutrition scientist Kera Nyemb-Diop shares insights on long-term nutrition practices and adapting eating habits to life changes. Hosts Yasmin Tayag and Natalie Brennan reflect on their own dietary habits and which practices to maintain ove…
- How to Wish You Were 66 Instead of 35
Dr. Karen Adams offers a positive view on aging, highlighting benefits such as new beginnings and menopausal zest. The director of the Stanford Program in Menopause & Healthy Aging shares insights on what women can anticipate as they get o…
- How to Defy Death
Timothy Caulfield examines the current trends in biohacking and longevity, exploring the blurring lines between wellness culture and individual responsibility in the pursuit of a longer life. He provides guidance on navigating health infor…
- Introducing: How to Age Up
This episode of 'How to Age Up' examines the gap between scientific and cultural views on aging. Hosts Yasmin Tayag and Natalie Brennan discuss the cultural gamification of aging, the desire to defy it, and how to embrace mortality, encour…
- Best of “How To”: Make Small Talk
This episode from How to Age Up features host Julie Beck in conversation with hairstylists about overcoming the challenges of starting conversations and building relationships. It is part of a best-of series focused on slowing down and fin…
- Best of “How To”: Identify What You Enjoy
This episode from the podcast "How to Age Up" features host Arthur Brooks and psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb discussing the importance of identifying what brings you joy as a first step to cultivating a happier life. It is part of a "best-o…
- Best of “How To”: Waste Time
This episode from the 'How to Age Up' podcast, titled 'Best of “How To”: Waste Time,' features co-hosts Ian Bogost and Becca Rashid in conversation with Oliver Burkeman. They discuss themes of slowing down, making space, and finding meanin…
- Best of “How To”: The Infrastructure of Community
This episode from How To explores the infrastructure of community, discussing how physical structures and cultural habits can foster better connections. Host Julie Beck is joined by Eric Klinenberg and Kellie Carter Jackson.
- Best of “How To”: Rest
This episode from How to Age Up features host Ian Bogost discussing rest with author Alex Soojung-Kim Pang. They examine how different perspectives on rest can impact its benefits.
- Best of “How To”: Spend Time on What You Value
This episode from How To features Ashley Whillans and Arthur Brooks discussing how to better manage your time and find meaning in life. It's part of a best-of series focusing on slowing down and making space.
- How to Know What's Real: How to Know What’s Really Propaganda
Megan talks with Peter Pomerantsev, an expert on information manipulation and author of 'This Is Not Propaganda,' about the role of propaganda in America and how to recognize it. The discussion is featured on The Atlantic's 'How to Age Up'…
- How to Know What's Real: How to be Immortal Online
This episode discusses how evolving digital spaces, AI, and creator culture relate to historical concepts of endings and transformations, featuring insights from reformed theology professor Hanna Reichel.
- How to Know What's Real: How to Win at Real Life
This episode discusses how games can be both an escape from and a tool for understanding reality. Philosophy professor C. Thi Nguyen joins Megan Garber to explore how games help us safely examine and shape our understanding of real-life po…
- How to Know What's Real: How to Keep Watch
This episode discusses the evolving role of video as proof in the age of smartphones and surveillance, considering issues like deepfakes and algorithmic bias. Megan Garber interviews Mozilla fellow Deborah Raji about her work on auditing A…
- How to Know What's Real: How to Trust Your Brain Online
This episode of How to Age Up features Lisa Fazio discussing the internet's impact on our brains, making it harder to distinguish truth from fiction. It covers why conspiracy theories gain traction and offers strategies for identifying and…
- How to Know What's Real: How to Live in a Digital City
This episode explores how the dynamics of digital life mirror the social challenges of historical urbanization in the US. Expert Danah Boyd explains how studying past urban experiences offers insights into human behavior and societal needs…
- How to Know What's Real: How to Know Who’s Real
This episode discusses how social media fosters parasocial relationships with celebrities and influencers, examining their effects on real-life relationships, intimacy, and trust. Arienne Ferchaud, an assistant professor at Florida State U…
- Introducing: How to Know What's Real
The new season of The Atlantic's How To series, 'How to Know What's Real,' hosted by Megan Garber and Andrea Valdez, delves into the impact of the internet and AI on our perception of reality. The episodes examine deepfakes, misinformation…
- How to Keep Time: Can We Keep Time?
This episode features diarist Sarah Manguso discussing how documenting life affects our perception of mortality and memory. Professor Charan Ranganath shares research on how memories function and how we can better manage our sense of time.
- How to Keep Time: Time Tips From the Universe
Theoretical physicist Janna Levin explores the science of time, explaining how its measurable aspects and subjective experience can offer new perspectives on life. The episode delves into how the universe's vastness relates to our understa…
- How to Keep Time: How to Rest
This episode explores how busyness affects sleep and the challenges of resting in a culture that equates rest with laziness. Author Alex Soojung-Kim Pang shares insights on understanding and improving rest practices.
- How to Keep Time: How to Leave Work Time at Work
This episode of How to Age Up, co-hosted by Becca Rashid and Ian Bogost, explores the challenges of separating work time from personal time in the modern era. Professor Ignacio Sánchez Prado shares reflections on American culture and advic…
- How to Keep Time: How to Look Busy
This episode of How to Age Up, co-hosted by Becca Rashid and Ian Bogost, examines busyness as a potential status symbol and an excuse for lack of focus, drawing on research by Neeru Paharia and insights from Melissa Mazmanian.
- How to Keep Time: How to Waste Time
In this episode of How to Age Up, co-hosts Becca Rashid and Ian Bogost discuss our relationship with time and the pressure for constant productivity. They explore why we feel like there's never enough time and are often conditioned to beli…
- Introducing: How to Keep Time
"How to Keep Time" explores why we feel there's never enough time and the societal belief that productivity equals worth. Co-hosts Becca Rashid and Ian Bogost speak with various experts to delve into the nature of time and how to regain co…
- How to Talk to People: ‘Everyone Used to be Nicer,’ And Other Persistent Myths
This episode of 'How to Age Up' discusses the common feeling that society used to be better and strangers were nicer. Host Hanna Rosin explains that a new study reveals this sense of decline is a psychological illusion.
- How to Talk to People: How to Not Go It Alone
This episode of How to Age Up features writer Mia Birdsong discussing the conflict between individualism and the human need for community. Birdsong explores the cultural reasons behind Americans' difficulty in forming communities and promo…
- How to Talk to People: How to Know Your Neighbors
This episode of How to Talk to People features author Pete Davis discussing how commitment issues might affect our ability to connect with neighbors. Davis advocates for building community relationships and provides actionable steps to ini…
- How to Talk to People: What Makes a House a Home
Deborah Tepley and Luke Jackson share their experience of purchasing a home together with friends, focusing on how they adapted to shared living and established new family expectations.
- How to Talk to People: What do we owe our friends?
This episode of How to Age Up discusses the voluntary and vague terms of friendship, exploring how to navigate unmet expectations through difficult conversations and clear expectation setting.
- How to Talk to People: The Infrastructure of Community
This episode of How to Talk to People examines how American efficiency culture impacts our ability to connect in shared public spaces like coffee shops and libraries. It discusses whether these venues foster interaction and what is needed…
- How to Talk to People: How to Make Small Talk
This episode of How to Talk to People explores the psychological barriers to making small talk and the discomfort of talking to strangers. Social scientist Ty Tashiro and hairstylists Erin Derosa and Mimi Craft discuss navigating these cha…
- Trailer: How to Talk to People
This trailer for 'How to Talk to People' introduces the podcast's exploration of relationship-building barriers and the prevalence of loneliness. Hosts Julie Beck and Rebecca Rashid will delve into prioritizing non-romantic relationships a…
- Introducing Holy Week
The podcast 'Holy Week' examines the week after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968, detailing the activism, societal impact, and its connection to contemporary issues like voting rights and critical race theory.
- How To Build a Happy Life: A New Formula for Happiness
This episode features psychiatrist Robert Waldinger discussing a new formula for happiness, emphasizing universal principles over material success and providing scientific insights for a happy life at any age.
- How To Build a Happy Life: The Right Choices in Parenting
This episode features economist Emily Oster discussing the complexities of modern parenting and the need to focus on imparting decision-making skills to children. Hosted by Arthur Brooks, the conversation delves into the nuances of parenta…
- How To Build a Happy Life: Subtraction as a Solution
This episode explores how subtraction, rather than addition, can be a solution for building a happy life. Professor Leidy Klotz explains the advantages of removing elements to create space for true desires.
- How To Build a Happy Life: Spend Time on What You Value
This episode of How to Age Up features Harvard Business School professor Ashley Whillans discussing our relationship with time. The conversation explores why people often struggle to spend their free time on valued activities and how to be…
- How To Build a Happy Life: The Complexities of Human Love
This episode of How to Age Up explores the complexities of human love and relationships in the digital age, featuring insights from social psychologist Omri Gillath. It examines how dating apps and technology shape our expectations versus…
- How To Build a Happy Life: When Virtues Become Vices
This episode explores how behaviors intended for happiness can backfire due to addiction's neurochemical effects. Psychiatrist Anna Lembke explains the disconnect between our desires and the happiness we seek.
- How To Build a Happy Life: When Expectations Don’t Meet Reality
This episode of How To Age Up discusses building a happy life, particularly when plans and expectations clash with reality. Arthur Brooks and Rebecca Rashid navigate the path to personal happiness using data and introspection.
- How to Start Over: Forgive Ourselves for What We Can’t Change
This episode of How to Age Up, titled "How to Start Over: Forgive Ourselves for What We Can’t Change," discusses how past mistakes can fuel personal evolution. It features insights from Shai Davidai and Everett Worthington on overcoming re…
- How to Start Over: The Misgivings of Friend-Making
This episode of How to Age Up discusses the challenges of making friends in adulthood, addressing barriers to friendship formation, conflict resolution, and the importance of self-reflection for becoming a better friend.
- How to Start Over: When Can a Marriage Be Saved?
This episode of How to Age Up discusses the challenges in romantic relationships, focusing on why some marriages withstand conflict while others struggle. It offers insights into validating partners' needs and making decisions about breaku…
- How to Start Over: When Partnership Is Not the Destination
This episode of How to Start Over examines the challenges faced by individuals who are single by choice, discussing societal misconceptions, the couple-centric nature of social structures, and advocating for a change in the stigma surround…
- How to Start Over: 'Parents Are Not All Good and All Bad'
This episode of How to Start Over discusses managing tensions in family relationships, particularly adult parent-child dynamics. It covers evaluating relationship dynamics, managing emotional responses, and understanding the evolution of t…
- How to Start Over: When You Think It's Too Late
This episode of How to Age Up discusses midlife career changes, focusing on aligning work with passion and understanding decision-making factors. It features novelist Angie Kim and professor Hannes Schwandt discussing the possibility of pu…