I couldn't listen to the show here at work, but the summary seemed to indicate that we don't crave new experiences so much as we age. I'm not sure if I'd characterize that new experiences as "adventure," or "thrill-seeking," but here goes:
I've never been a thrill-seeker (as in sky-diving, bungee-jumping, etc.) so I can't say I'm less adventurous in that area.
As for music, I still seek out new music...in fact, new art of any kind still interests me. I don't go out as much as I used to due to work, so I "consume" new experiences differently -- I tend to study about things. Yes, that is a mediated experience but it is still exposure to new things and ideas. Whenever possible, I bring them into my home. Different arena, but still new.
I travel as much as possible, and have been to more new states in the last five years than in the previous 40. I also enjoy exploring my new city (moved to L.A. in 2001).
I have a wider variety of friends and acquaintances, so I get to experience more world-views than ever before. I think I've gotten much more open-minded as I've aged, so that has left me more receptive in general. I've jettisoned a truckload of old beliefs and I feel wonderfully unfettered.
I've already got piercings and tattoos, and am interested in more -- but not to the point of doing anything about it yet. I do think it's funny that these things matter! Why not haircuts and colors...other forms of fashion experimentation? I'm doing the fashion make-over of self thing these days.
Food? Well, that's difficult due to my major personal taboo: I hate seafood. Still, at least once a year I try out a seafood dish, to see if my tastes have changed. In fact, once a year I like to try my hand at a new skill, too: dressage, violin, kayaking, French -- these are some things I've tried in the past few. This year it will be fencing. I don't much care if I become proficient at these things...the fun for me is in the trying.
Anyway...I suspect that the LoT denizens will not support this gentleman's thesis.
