Across the globe, more and more people are living longer lives and that’s redefining what it means to be over 65, and what the future might mean for retirement.

In partnership with Quartz

Future of Aging

Producer: María Villaseñor
Director: Erik German
Editors: Jeff Bernier and Flora Guillon
Associate Producer: Charu Raman
In the newest installation in our What Happens Next series, we traveled to North Dakota and Arizona following nomadic seniors who are upending the notion of a traditional American retirement at a time when life spans are increasing and the world’s population of people over 65 continues to grow.
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