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.
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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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