{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6629115d6b51e80012e3a9ed/6784ff863f68018e6ae81bdd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#15 Fifty years of fighting death  | James Strole","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6629115d6b51e80012e3a9ed/1736883857839-4ec4e5a3-a160-4c83-96fb-0af89b05007a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>🚀 Special offer for our LEVITY audience: Join Vitalism today and receive a 30% discount on your membership using the code LEVITY at checkout. https://www.vitalism.io/membership</p><p><br></p><p>🚀 Show notes for this episode will be available soon after this airs. Sign up for the LEVITY newsletter to get them straight to your inbox: https://peterottsjo.beehiiv.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Meet one of the true legends of the longevity space, James Strole, the visionary founder of RAADfest who embodies relentless optimism and dedication to advancing the frontiers of longevity and human potential. His passion for creating a world where individuals can live longer, healthier lives shines through in every aspect of RAADfest, inspiring countless people to embrace the possibilities of radical life extension.</p><p><br></p><p>We will learn about RAADfest and the history of the longevity movement. We will also explore Strole's philosophy of immortality.</p><p><br></p><p>- CHAPTERS --</p><p>00:00 introduction to James Strole</p><p>04:20 RAADfest is the largest longevity event in the world</p><p>11:50  personal awakening and the early days of the longevity movement</p><p>22:00 longevity as a counter-culture</p><p>23:00 death-program vs superlongevity</p><p>26:30 1960s spreading the word and rebirthing</p><p>31.00 people unlimited and science of superlongevity</p><p>33:00 a holistic approach science of mind-set</p><p>34:00 alternative medicine not always taken seriously</p><p>37:40 the immortality mindset</p><p>38:50 aged by culture</p><p>44:20 optimism vs pessimism</p><p>46:10 optimism about longevity science?</p><p>58:50 death-program runs deep</p><p>01:03:30 Ray Kurzweil's optimistic prognosis</p><p>01:11:00 social consequences of longevity</p><p>01:12:30 cryonics is an ambulance to the future</p><p>01:15:05 imaginary mortality</p><p>01:18:18 immortality via children</p><p>01:19:19 is superlongevity egoistic?</p><p>01:23:10 handle the loss of near and dear as an immortalist</p><p>01:37:50 advice on health and where to be in contact with People Unlimited and James Strole</p>","author_name":"Peter Ottsjö"}