The GSA Scientist-Citizen Podcast, a series on the GSA on Aging Podcast channel, interviews exemplars of “scientist-citizens”: people committed to proactive public engagement that improves understanding of science and policies that support all of us as we age. They are critical to a society where science is valued, facts matter, and democracy thrives. Hosted by Gerontological Society of America CEO James Appleby, we highlight the many paths to becoming a scientist-citizen.