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Ken Stern is the Founder of the Longevity Project, which fosters public conversation on the impact on longer lives on civil society, and engages a global audience through events, research and newsletters. Stern is the host of the award-winning podcast Century Lives, from the Stanford Center on Longevity. Stern is the author of the forthcoming book Healthy to 100: How Strong Social Ties Lead To Long Lives (PublicAffairs 2025). He is also the national best-selling author of Republican Like Me (HarperCollins 2017) and With Charity for All (Doubleday 2013). He has also been a regular contributor to a diverse group of publications such as Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, and Slate. He is also the CEO of Palisades Media Ventures, a Washington D.C. thought leadership company. Stern was previously the CEO of National Public Radio. Prior to joining NPR, Stern was a senior executive in American International Broadcasting, beginning his media career with Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty in Munich. Stern, a lawyer by training, holds degrees from Haverford College and Yale Law School. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife Beth and their son Nate.
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    • Healthy to 100

    • How Strong Social Ties Lead to Long Lives
    • Written by: Ken Stern
    • Narrated by: Ken Stern
    • Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 2025-10-07
    • Language: English
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    • Republican Like Me

    • How I Left the Liberal Bubble and Learned to Love the Right
    • Written by: Ken Stern
    • Narrated by: Ken Stern
    • Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 2017-10-24
    • Language: English
    • 4 ratings

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