You’re Never Too Old to Play

More people are using fertility treatments to have kids later. But how much time can science really buy? Sanjay talks with reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Lucky Sekhon about what science can — and can’t — promise. Jennifer Lai and Leying Tang produced this episode. Video product ...  Show more

Antidepressants are some of the most prescribed drugs in the US, but they may not be getting proper scrutiny. Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to psychopharmacologist Dr. Joseph Goldberg about what to consider when stopping or starting one. Madeleine Thompson & Sofia Sanchez produced this ...  Show more

Dora reflects on how a silly childhood game reminded her that our playful spirit never fades. Aging doesn’t mean we lose our youth — it means we get better at enjoying it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

When Dora stumbles upon a glittery notebook and a childhood pen, it sparks something surprising: joy. In today’s episode, she reminds us that we’re never too old to love what we love. We explore how growing up doesn’t mean growing out of wonder, and how play can reconnect us to p ...  Show more

Playing comes so naturally to children. Give them a ball or some sort of game and they can be entertained for hours. They get lost in the moment and truly enjoy what they’re doing. But for some reason as we age it’s easy to lose this sense of play. Today Sam talks about the power ...  Show more

Joy doesn’t belong just to us. It ripples out. Dora shares a story about a wise teacher who surprised everyone with a goofy joke, reminding her that playfulness and wisdom can coexist. Today’s episode is about sympathetic joy and how our delight can become a legacy. When we let o ...  Show more