The Science and Ethics of Longer Lives, Tackling Your Home Repair Questions

The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 9, 2016

Eve Herold investigates how new medical technology could extend our lifespan by decades, and even centuries. From black market morgues, to $30,000 consultants, Elizabeth Greenwood takes a deep dive into the death fraud industry. Rae Meadows' latest novel, I Will Send Rain, is set in rural Oklahoma during the dust storms of the 1930s. Busted air conditioners, ramshackle roofs... Al and Larry Ubell are here to help!

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