“Full Measure” host Sharyl Attkisson speaks with James Strole, the executive director of the Coalition for Radical Life Extension, about advances in aging research:

SHARYL ATTKISSON: In an era where advancements in biotechnology, AI, and regenerative medicine are blurring the lines between science fiction and reality, a growing number of people are turning to visionary leaders for guidance on how to live longer-perhaps even forever. These “gurus” of longevity, from biohackers to futurists, offer not just practical advice but a philosophical shift: rejecting the idea that aging and death are inevitable. Today we visit with James Strole, an anti-death activist whose lifelong passion has positioned him as a central figure in the radical life extension community. JAMES STROLE: Yes death sucks but beyond that is a world of vitality, strength, and abundance like we have never seen before. SHARYL ATTKISSON: Strole is Executive Director of the Coalition for Radical Life Extension-a nonprofit he co-founded in 2015. What does Radical Life Extension refer to? JAMES STROLE: Well, yes, that’s a good one. Radical Life Extension is, you know, we have certain biological wall you might say of being able to live a certain time, approximately 125 biologically. And that’s the extent that we know that human beings can live without innovations. Radical Life Extension is going beyond that, breaking that barrier. SHARYL ATTKISSON: This is coalition’s flagship event. RAADfest, which stands for Revolution Against Aging and Death Festival. RAAD-FEST VIDEO: You are invited to learn, connect, get empowered and celebrate with world renowned experts in biology, nutrition, artificial intelligence, sociology, gene therapy, and more. SHARYL ATTKISSON: It’s billed as world’s largest gathering of its kind, drawing thousands each year to discuss breakthroughs in gene therapy, stem cells, AI integration, and more. It’s galvanized a growing global community of scientists, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts. RAAD-FEST VIDEO: RAADfest is produced by the Coalition for Radical Life Extension, a non-profit organization who’s mission is to bring about worldwide change and how radical life extension is viewed and understood. SHARYL ATTKISSON: Is there a way to quantify how many people are keenly interested in this in terms of numbers when you’re talking about doctors and just ordinary people too? Strole: You know I’ve travelled all over the world, Sharyl speaking on this. And I think from my experience, ’cause of responses we’re getting, especially now, there’s millions. Millions that actually are opening up to this concept. SHARYL ATTKISSON: Some doctors are talking about immortality. The notion that maybe we never die. JAMES STROLE: Yes. SHARYL ATTKISSON: And I think there are different views of that. Some of it is maybe our consciousness continues to survive in a digital form. Some people are talking about, you know, just us continuing to find innovative ways that keep us from dying. What are your thoughts on the quest for immortality? JAMES STROLE: Well, I think it’s fantastic. I mean, why not? We need to shoot for the moon. SHARYL ATTKISSON: He aims others toward the moon as head of another group he co-founded, People Unlimited. PEOPLE UNLIMITED VIDEO: How long can you live? How well could you live? How much joy could you have? How much passion could you share? How ageless could you feel? SHARYL ATTKISSON: Monthly events at this Scottsdale, Arizona studio showcase cutting edge longevity science and modalities like blood oxygenation to cleanse pathogens and enhance health. You said you started speaking in 1972? JAMES STROLE: Yes. SHARYL ATTKISSON: You don’t mind me saying you don’t look that old? JAMES STROLE: No, I don’t. SHARYL ATTKISSON: How old are you? JAMES STROLE: I’m 76. SHARYL ATTKISSON: Are you, are you deploying methods already? JAMES STROLE: I am. I am. SHARYL ATTKISSON: His personal anti-death strategies include mental resilience, biohacking therapies like stem cells, exosomes, ozone-infused blood purification, and therapeutic plasma exchange. He incorporates daily breathing exercises, infrared saunas, and pickleball-a sport he notes boosts longevity by engaging underused muscles. As for true immortality? Long been dismissed as “quackery,” Strole says now, serious scientists are actually working on it. SHARYL ATTKISSON: What does immortality look like to you? If you could pick or choose a version of that for yourself, what would it be? JAMES STROLE: Well, ideally, I think, you know we’ve always had a kind of we thought of our bodies as something lesser all the time. Something like a vessel that, how I use a term, that houses the spirit and the spirit where your body dies, the spirit goes on. I’d like to think that our bodies are more than that. I would like, the version I would like of immortality is that we can continuously renew and regenerate our human bodies. Sometimes, it might mean that we have some innovation we have to have. My version of the excellence of immortality would be able to live in our bodies, continuously renewing ourselves, continuously regenerating, and getting better all the time. SHARYL ATTKISSON: Do you sense that that is something within your grasp in your lifetime? JAMES STROLE: I do. I do. Like I said earlier, there’s no guarantees, but that’s something I’m going for, because I think it’s the most, the highest level of human existence that we could have. And we as human beings need to change our paradigm. We’re constantly going around in circles with the sabotage of ourselves and one another in this world. And I think it will raise the value of human life, and I think it’s our true path to peace on this planet. SHARYL ATTKISSON: Strole warns against obsessing over longevity saying it should be a motivational pursuit not all-encompassing and stressful. Practical tips? He says start the day with gratitude, sunlight exposure, deep breathing, and hydration-while awaiting breakthroughs he predicts will come in the next couple of years.

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