In this very belated episode, we are talking about jellyfish that can live forever (in theory), lobsters that can only survive until the crushing pressure of existence finally gets to them. We also discuss getting your favourite brogues resoled in the cobbler factory to stop your DNA breaking down and how 5000-year-old trees could potentially be considered youthful. The tangents in this episode may not go on forever but it probably will feel like it

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