The LIVING Room Podcast | Inside The WNDR Lab
What if longevity wasn’t owned by a single voice—but shaped by many?
Our host, Chris Wharton, brings together the world’s leading scientists, doctors, performers, and cultural icons—each offering a distinct perspective on the art of living better, longer.
From cutting-edge, data-backed research to lived experience, we explore the habits, mindsets, and breakthroughs that truly move the needle when it comes to elevating both the quality and length of your life.
Built on collective expertise, not individual opinion, The Living Room is where science, experience, and insight come together—bringing the most trusted thinking in longevity to your living room, whether that’s your couch or your commute…
This is not about shortcuts. It’s not about hype. It’s about understanding the full picture—
and giving you the clarity to act on it.
Because a long life, well lived, is never one-dimensional—and neither is the path to getting there.
Step into The LIVING Room, where the future of LIVING comes alive.
Episodes
14 episodes
Healthspan, Not Lifespan: Harvard Researchers on Why Staying Healthy Matters More Than Living Longer
What if the greatest opportunity to prevent cancer, Alzheimer's disease, frailty, and many of the chronic conditions that shorten our lives isn't treating them one by one, but addressing the biology of aging itself?Harvard rese...
A Harvard Psychiatrist & Zen Priest on Why Relationships Are More Powerful Than Any Longevity Hack
What if one of the strongest predictors of a longer, healthier life isn't hiding in your bloodwork, but in the quality of your relationships? After following 724 people for 87 years, the world's longest-running study of adult development unc...
Anti-Aging Brain Health Myths Most Believe: A Stanford Doctor Debunks Dementia, Brain Aging & More
Your brain starts changing earlier than most people realize. A Stanford neuroscientist explains how emerging technology could reshape the future of cognitive health.What if protecting your brain has less to do with chasing ...
Tiffany Haddish: The Mindset Shift That Took Her From Sleeping in Her Car to Thriving in Hollywood
Before she made the world laugh, Tiffany Haddish had to use humor just to survive.Growing up, Tiffany navigated homelessness and childhood trauma that would have broken most people. But it didn't <...
Sleep Scientist: "Sleep Isn't a Luxury — It's Your Strongest Longevity Lever" | Dr. Michael Grandner
“The sleep people are getting in the real world predicts how long they live better than almost anything else.” According to Dr. Michael Grandner, sleep isn't just rest. It's one of the strongest predictors of how long you'll live.Yet mo...
A Stanford Cancer Scientist on What Actually Prevents Cancer (And What Wellness Headlines Get Wrong)
In this episode of The LIVING Room Podcast, host Chris Wharton sits down with Dr. Paul Mischel for a fascinating exploration of what causes cancer, and the future of preventive medicine.A pioneer in precision oncology, Dr. Misc...
A Neuroscientist Breaks Down GLP–1s, Genetics & the Real Science of Fat Loss | Zachary A. Knight
Why is losing weight—and keeping it off—so difficult? A leading neuroscientist explains the biology of hunger, the rise of GLP-1 medications, and what science is revealing about the brain's role in body weight regulation.In thi...
Anti-Aging Myths Most Believe: Mayo Clinic MD on Retinol, SPF, Skinspan, Peptides & Red Light
Most anti-aging skincare is focused on the surface — but the real story of skin aging starts much deeper. Mayo Clinic dermatologist Dr. Saranya Wyles breaks down what’s actually happening beneath your skin, why up to 75% of skin aging may be...
Robert Downey Jr. On Living With Intention, Discipline & What Happiness Really Means
What does it really look like to evolve into the best version of yourself? Robert Downey Jr. sits down with Chris Wharton for an honest conversation about discipline, self-awareness, taking control of one’s health, and what happiness tru...
Harvard Intermittent Fasting Researcher Reveals the Clinical Truth Behind Fasting and Real Results
Dr. Courtney Peterson runs one of the world's largest labs studying intermittent fasting in humans at Harvard, and her research shows most people are fasting at the wrong time of day. Here's what the clinical data actually says.<...
Your Genes Load the Gun. Your Environment Pulls the Trigger. Here's What the Science Says
Can your environment cause more disease than your genes? Columbia University exposome researcher Gary Miller, PhD, has spent his career answering exactly that — and his findings will change how you live your daily life…As found...
Posture, Bone Density & Muscle: A Stanford Doctor Destroys Aging Myths Most People Believe
Most people focus on living longer. Stanford geriatrician Deborah Kado says that’s the wrong goal — the real goal is living well for longer by protecting strength, mobility, and independence, and the research helps explain why...
GLP-1, Seed Oils & Alcohol: Top Nutrition Professor Destroys Common Diet Myths — Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian
Everything you think you know about weight loss may be wrong — and one of the world’s leading Nutrition professors has the science to prove it.Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, PhD — Dean Emeritus at the Tufts University School of...
Can You Actually Reverse Aging? What the Science Really Says with Dr. William Mair
What if the way you live today is (scientifically) changing how fast you age? In this episode, Chris Wharton sits down with Dr. William Mair, PhD — Professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public...