Century Lives podcast

Century Lives

It’s a well-known fact that women live longer than men. But less well known is the fact that women live a larger percentage of their lives in poor health than men do. In Century Lives: The 51%, we explore the failures that have contributed to women’s health disadvantage for centuries: shortcomings in healthcare, research, education, policy, and social norms alike. And we tell the stories of the visionary leaders, doctors, and innovators working to level the playing field today.

It’s a well-known fact that women live longer than men. But less well known is the fact that women live a larger percentage of their lives in poor health than men do. In Century Lives: The 51%, we explore the failures that have contributed to women’s health disadvantage for centuries: shortcomings in healthcare, research, education, policy, and social norms alike. And we tell the stories of the visionary leaders, doctors, and innovators working to level the playing field today.

 

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Billy Collins

Look around you: Our communities are filled with people in their 60s, 70s, 80s, even 90s, ... more

03 Dec 2025

37 MINS

37:22

03 Dec 2025


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Diana Nyad

Look around you: Our communities are filled with people in their 60s, 70s, 80s, even 90s, ... more

19 Nov 2025

34 MINS

34:54

19 Nov 2025


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Nina Totenberg

Look around you: Our communities are filled with people in their 60s, 70s, 80s, even 90s, ... more

17 Nov 2025

45 MINS

45:47

17 Nov 2025


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Jacynth Bassett

Look around you: Our communities are filled with people in their 60s, 70s, 80s, even 90s, ... more

22 Oct 2025

36 MINS

36:05

22 Oct 2025


#56

Rick Steves

Look around you: Our communities are filled with people in their 60s, 70s, 80s, even 90s, ... more

22 Oct 2025

28 MINS

28:27

22 Oct 2025


#55

Fran Drescher

Look around you: Our communities are filled with people in their 60s, 70s, 80s, even 90s, ... more

24 Sep 2025

29 MINS

29:31

24 Sep 2025


#54

We Want to Hear from You!

A future season of Century Lives will take a deep dive into the subject of housing. Our fo... more

11 Aug 2025

01 MINS

01:38

11 Aug 2025


#53

FemTech

Sometimes a single question can open up a whole new world. About ten years ago, a young do... more

02 Apr 2025

47 MINS

47:05

02 Apr 2025


#52

The Mobius Strip

Two of the biggest social factors that contribute to health problems are financial insecur... more

19 Mar 2025

43 MINS

43:39

19 Mar 2025


#51

When Life Gives You Lemons

What are autoimmune diseases, exactly? And how many people have them? Experts can’t quite ... more

05 Mar 2025

30 MINS

30:04

05 Mar 2025


#50

Your Heart Is on Barbra Streisand’s Mind

Everyone knows that heart disease is a men’s issue. But as it turns out, everyone is wrong... more

19 Feb 2025

32 MINS

32:57

19 Feb 2025


#49

Menopause - Suck it Up

There are very few givens when it comes to menopause - and mostly unanswered questions. Sh... more

05 Feb 2025

33 MINS

33:40

05 Feb 2025


#48

Overlooked and Underfunded

During its first hundred years, the National Institutes of Health, the world’s premiere me... more

22 Jan 2025

41 MINS

41:41

22 Jan 2025


#47

The Kids Give Me Life

The United States has been described as the “most age-segregated society that’s ever been.... more

09 Oct 2024

26 MINS

26:18

09 Oct 2024


#46

Anti-ageism

It may not come as a surprise, but fixating on someone’s age can affect how you think abou... more

02 Oct 2024

24 MINS

24:50

02 Oct 2024


#45

Die Making Love

It’s been said that you are what you eat, and Italians are aging like the fine wine that m... more

25 Sep 2024

25 MINS

25:41

25 Sep 2024


#44

Hurry, Hurry

The national motto in South Korea is “hurry, hurry,” and that’s what the country did as it... more

18 Sep 2024

23 MINS

23:33

18 Sep 2024


#43

Retirement as a Career

You can’t go anywhere in Japan without running into older workers. They might be driving y... more

11 Sep 2024

22 MINS

22:24

11 Sep 2024


#42

The Fountain of Youth

Americans are obsessed with youth. But instead of keeping us younger, that focus is provin... more

04 Sep 2024

21 MINS

21:11

04 Sep 2024


#41

The Generational Shift

Though attitudes about retirement are shifting rapidly, traditional notions of retirement ... more

21 Feb 2024

24 MINS

24:21

21 Feb 2024