Biden declares 2024 bid. Is the US a gerontocracy?

Apr. 25, 2023

If Biden is reelected, he will be 86 years old at the end of his second term. How much does brain health matter? A geriatric psychiatrist weighs in.

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Credits

Guests:

Tyler Pager - White House reporter for the Washington Post
Dr. Steve Heuge - geriatric psychiatrist at UCSD School of Medicine

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Marcelle Hutchins, Robin Estrin

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