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In our second episode of the series, ‘So You Want to Live Forever?’, join Ben Thomas, a seasoned medical doctor, and Charlie Styles, a vicar, as they investigate humanity’s quest for immortality. Both have been confronted by death and grief in their professional work, yet have noticed a curious, unwavering desire for humanity to leave a legacy and be remembered… What is this desire and where does it come from?

In the next episode of the series, ‘So You Want to Live Forever?’, join Ben Thomas and Sara Stevenson as they explore a view called ‘optimistic nihilism,’ which argues that, although an afterlife does not exist, our mortality could liberate us to find meaning in other ways. Together, they consider whether reconciling the universe’s lack of meaning with a personal search for significance presents a challenge.

Join medical doctor and Christian, Ben, as he explores humanity’s obsession with longevity. Where better to discuss this than at the gym! In conversation with Oxford DPhil student and fitness enthusiast, Alanzo Paul, they discuss gym culture, self-worth and the pursuit of eternal youth, asking why it is people will go to greater and greater extremes to live longer.