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Dirty Secrets: the Quest for Immortality

Dirty Secrets: the Quest for Immortality

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Today we’re diving into maybe humanity’s oldest obsession: living forever. Spoiler alert — we’ve been spectacularly bad at it. From swallowing mercury to bathing in blood, people have tried some truly bizarre (and downright disgusting) ways to cheat death. In this episode, we dig into the sticky, smelly, and often gross side of the quest for immortality.

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