We're not getting any younger... yet.

We're not getting any younger... yet.

The Buck Institute

Episodes 34
Avg. Duration 31m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (52)
Since Oct 2022
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

Why do some of us age gracefully and others don’t? How do our bodies and minds experience aging at the cellular and molecular level? Why do we even age to begin with? And maybe most importantly, can we do anything about it? Join hosts Eric Verdin, CEO of the Buck Institute in California, and Brianna Stubbs, Director of Translational Science at the Buck, as they speak with some of the brightest scientific stars on the planet to search for – and actually find answers to – these questions and many more.

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S3E7 Brad Younggren: Filtering Out Aging

Jun 10, 2026 42m Transcript

What if removing and replacing part of your blood could turn back some of the measurable signs of aging? Brianna Stubbs talks with Dr. Brad Younggren — emergency physician, former Army doctor, and…

S3E6 Hanadie Yousef: Cracking the Secretome Code

Apr 01, 2026 35m Transcript

In this episode, Buck scientist Brianna Stubbs joins Hanadie Yousef, Co-Founder of Juvena Therapeutics, to discuss the cutting-edge of longevity science. Dr. Yousef shares how Juvena is leveraging AI…

S3E5 Cynthia Kenyon: Switching on Resilience

Mar 18, 2026 37m Transcript

Eric Verdin sits down with Dr. Cynthia Kenyon, a true pioneer in the field of geroscience and the Vice President of Aging Research at Calico. Dr. Kenyon recounts the revolutionary discovery that…

S3E4 Ana Maria Cuervo: Cellular Recycling

Mar 04, 2026 46m Transcript

What if the secret to a longer, healthier life isn’t found in a new supplement or a complex medical procedure, but in your cells' own innate ability to "take out the trash"? In this episode, host…

S3E3 Jamie Justice: The New Metrics of Functional Aging

Feb 18, 2026 35m Transcript

XPRIZE Healthspan Executive Director Jamie Justice joins Brianna Stubbs to discuss the $101 million race to restore 10 years of muscle, cognitive, and immune function within a single year. Moving…

S3E2 Tony Wyss-Coray: Rejuvenating the Brain

Feb 04, 2026 45m Transcript

In this episode, Eric Verdin, CEO of the Buck Institute, and Stanford University’s Dr. Tony Wyss-Coray discuss the groundbreaking science of brain rejuvenation through heterochronic parabiosis, a…

S3E1 George Church: Rewriting The Rules of Aging

Jan 21, 2026 39m Transcript

What if aging is less a fate and more an engineering challenge? We sit down with George Church to unpack a future where gene therapy, cellular reprogramming, and AI-driven delivery systems converge…

S3 Season 3 Trailer

Jan 14, 2026 0m Trailer

We're back! Meet our new hosts Eric Verdin, CEO of the Buck Institute, and Brianna Stubbs, Director of Translational Science at the Buck. We're excited to bring you new insights into the fast-moving…

S2E8 Nathan Price: Scientific Wellness and AI at the Forefront

Jul 24, 2024 32m

What do we really want from our healthcare system, and how can AI help us get it sooner? In our final episode of season two, Gordon talks with visionary systems biology expert Nathan Price about the…

S2E7 Luigi Ferrucci: Resilience as Medicine

Jul 10, 2024 46m

Few people have as much experience with patient care and long-term research as the celebrated geriatrician and epidemiologist Luigi Ferrucci. Listen in as he speaks with Gordon about his journey from…

S2E6 Andrea Maier: From Potential to Practice

Jun 12, 2024 36m

The movement to integrate longevity treatments into clinical care is making strides. How can we ensure they are evidence-based, accessible, and personalized? World-renowned geroscientist Andrea Maier…

S2E5 Daniel Belsky: Measuring the Pace of Aging

May 29, 2024 38m

Our chronological age doesn’t tell us much about how well our bodies are aging, but scientists have developed many ways to measure changes at the cellular and molecular levels, including the rate of…

S2E4 Kristen Fortney: Finding Targets for Aging Interventions

May 15, 2024 26m

Of all the biochemical changes that occur with aging, what really matters? How can we use the incredible amount of health data available today to discover the best targets for interventions? In this…

S2E3 Valter Longo: Fasting for Health and Longevity

May 01, 2024 29m

What is the relationship between diet, chronic disease, and aging? Can we delay or reverse the effects of aging at the cellular level by following a fasting-mimicking diet? Listen in as Gordon speaks…

S2E2 Satchin Panda: The Age of Circadian Disruption

Apr 17, 2024 31m

Our modern world is full of potential disruptions to sleep. But as we learn more about circadian rhythm, we find that it influences everything from metabolism to mental health in different ways as we…

S2E1 Laura Carstensen: The Purpose and Promise of Longer Lives

Apr 03, 2024 37m

What is the goal of living longer? It’s not simply to celebrate a number, but to do something meaningful with that time. Renowned Stanford psychologist Laura Carstensen speaks with Gordon about the…

S2 Season Two Coming Soon!

Mar 20, 2024 1m Trailer

We're back! In season one, we investigated the biology of aging in many different organisms to learn why and how we age. This season we'll take a close look at potential interventions that modify…

S1 Between the lines: Mobilizing the immune system

Mar 01, 2023 12m Bonus

Gordon and Stella revisit key concepts from the conversation with Arne Akbar, such as using sestrins to modulate T-cells and telomeres. Looking back over the course of season one, Stella and Gordon…

S1E8 Arne Akbar: Immunity and Beyond

Feb 15, 2023 33m

What role does the immune system play in aging? How do senescent cells evade it and promote inflammation? And what does it reveal about developing effective interventions? Immunologist Arne Akbar…

S1 Between the lines: The many fates of cells

Feb 08, 2023 10m Bonus

After the conversation with Monica Driscoll, Gordon and show editor Stella connect to discuss the link between cell death and aging, what we can learn from sending worms to space, and the need for…

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