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March 23, 2024

The One That Got Away

A monologue written and performed by Flloyd Kennedy. A woman seems to recognise someone while waiting in the supermarket checkout queue. When you know, you know.

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March 21, 2024

Talking, Walking, Sorting

The word is out, there are gods amongst us - on the bus even! And Helen manages to get Susie talking about what's going on with her and Charlie. - and to come to a decision! This week's episode is performed by: Roy Caruthers - as Kyrane and Mr Eric…

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March 14, 2024

We've Got Bagels!

Episode 5 and Helen finds dealing with Greek royalty to be a challenge. She seems to be able to manage her great age rather better than they do. Hashtag Not All Old People...fill in your own cliche. And Nana Madeleine is concerned about the welfare of Mina, the homeless lady.…

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March 7, 2024

Divine Dilemma and a Rooftop Parley

Picking up from where we left off at the end of Episode 3, Helen enjoys a catchup coffee with her neighbours Jennifer, Harry and Nana Madeleine, while Hera and the children try find the 'buzzard' that flew off. Zeus thinks he's so clever, but he's not the only one who…

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Feb. 29, 2024

Feathered Friends

Episode 3 finds Zeus and Hera visiting London for the first time (that we know of). Helen arrives home from her holiday and Suzie is up to something. This week's cast is: Wendy Lap - Hera, Moira McGinty, Child 2. Ira Seidenstein - Zeus Sarah Golding - Darlene the lady…

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Feb. 27, 2024

Christopher McDougall, actor and voice actor, on playing in "Am I Old Yet?"

Chris took time out to chat about how he became involved in the podcast, and some of the roles he plays, including René, Charlie, Hermes, Professor Calum Shrodinger... You can hear the latter in Season 9 Episode 2, live in your podcasting app right now. https://amIoldyet.com/100-percent-fool-proof-really/ Please support Chris and…

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Feb. 22, 2024

100 Percent Fool Proof! (Really?)

Helen takes the goddess Demeter to task for providing her with superpowers without any idea how to use them, and the goddess/nymph Cyllene seems to support her. Helen's on a mission to get it right next time. Please take a look at our crowdfunding campaign, to pay the actors (because…

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Feb. 15, 2024

Somewhere in London

Season 9 already! And Helen is getting back to 'normal' life, performing a poem live at a meeting of the Good and Deadly Poetry Society of South London. But those pesky Greek Gods can't leave her alone for long. The cast is: Henry - Tayo Aluko Raven - Frances Broudie…

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Feb. 3, 2024

Am I Old Yet? - meet the voice actors

Roy Carruthers is a professional actor from Liverpool, who appears in the soon to be launched Season 9, as Harry, Eric and Kyrane. Here he is, recording a scene between Harry and Nana Madeleine (played by Flloyd Kennedy). We are currently running a crowd-funding campaign, to raise funds to cover…

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Jan. 25, 2024

Old People Do Listen to Podcasts!

Well, Helen certainly does. Here she is, taking no prisoners when the dental receptionist seems to question her ability to keep up with modern technology. The podcast Helen is following "Somewhere On Earth Podcast" is an actual podcast (just like this one) only it focuses on developments in modern technology,…

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Dec. 19, 2023

Allana Noyes - a tribute

Bonus episode: Welcome to this personal tribute to my very dear friend Allana Noyes, who sadly passed away recently after a short illness. This is a compilation of the episodes in which Allana played Helen's Great Niece Georgie, and Georgie's mother Flora. For those of you who knew Allana, I…

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Dec. 11, 2023

Fairy Bessie at Fem de la Femme

Fairy Bessie (aka Flloyd Kennedy) erforming "What the F***!" and "When I Was a Little Girl" at #FemdelaFemme's Menopause Special, October 2023, in the #EverymanTheatre Bistro Downstairs in Liverpool. .

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Oct. 28, 2023

Menagerie a Trois - at The Arts Palace, Birkenhead. 14th October, 2023

An evening of original songs from Merseyside-based singer-songwriters Michael Rimmer, Flloyd Kennedy and Carl Southworth at The Arts Palace, Birkenhead. 14th October, 2023. Thanks to Unusual Art Sourcing company for hosting us.

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Oct. 12, 2023

A Gaelic Encounter

Bonus Ep: Helen gets a lesson in Scots Gaelic over a cup of tea and a piece of Ilse's wonderful chocolate at the Cheese Shop Cafe. This bonus episode features my sister-in-law, Mabel Macarthur as the Gaelic lady, and was recorded on her dining table on the Isle of Tiree,…

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Oct. 8, 2023

Are You Old Yet? Dancing into Elderhood with Linda Wilton

BONUS EPISODE: Linda Wilton, Argentine Tango specialist, has been dancing and teaching dance for most of her life. She trained in Argentine Tango with Juan Carlos Copez. Linda shares some of her story with Flloyd Kennedy, and also her thoughts about the process of ageing, and how she is adapting…

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Sept. 7, 2023

Epilogue - and now for something completely different

Episode 8 brings Season 8 to a conclusion with the Epilogue. Zeus reads the riot act to his disobedient children Artemis and Hermes, and his granddaughter Persephone. Helen gets good news on the political front from Serena (Jonas Scillily's secretary) and Rene's acting career is launched. Featuring Ira Seidenstein as…

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Aug. 31, 2023

Devil in the Detail

Ep 7 and Helen finds herself delivered to wherever it is that the Trickster Gods (Anansi, Loki and Hermes) have arranged to meet up with the Minister for Talking Garbage to 'do a deal'. Now the tricky business really kicks off. With Christopher McDougall as Hermes, Roy J Carruthers as…

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Aug. 24, 2023

Destiny Calls

Ep 6 finds René's acting career taking off, while Artemis and Persephone persuade Helen that her super hero journey is in need of a lift, and they are just the beings to give it to her. Christopher McDougall plays René, Matthew Field plays Tom Maximan. I do the others. SFX…

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Aug. 21, 2023

Lola the Magnficent

Delightful short film, created by students at QUT's film school. A little girl meets a strange old woman, who help her to find her own rather wonderful imagination.

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Aug. 17, 2023

Tricky Question...

Helen's granddaughter Susie is impatient for some action on cleaning up the planet, but Helen is still reluctant to use her 'super' powers. Meanwhile, the Trickster Gods of the world are holding a gathering, which could be a bit dodgy. With Roy Carruthers as Loki, Tayo Aluko as Anansi and…

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Aug. 10, 2023

Family Feud and a Friendly Catchup

There's trouble on Mt Olympus, when Zeus (Ira Seidenstein) arrives home to find out what his favourite child Hermes (Christopher McDonald) has been up to. Rene (also Christopher McDonald) gets the result from his audition for "Kidnapped", and Helen is called to a meeting in the park with Demeter and…

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Aug. 4, 2023

Comfort in Friendship

S8 Ep3 brings Helen some comfort from her friend Joey, but it comes with a challenge to up her game. Meantime the dastardly Minister for the Environment and Food Production (played by the wonderful Mr Matthew Field) is definitely up to something. His new secretary (the gorgeous Ms Frankii Phoenix)…

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July 28, 2023

Fairy Bessie improvises a scene from Am I Old Yet? the podcast

During my set at the Enchanted Fields Festival, Southport, on 15th July. Accompanied by bucketing rain, dining crowds and two small dancing children. Find the podcast at https://amIoldyet.com

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July 27, 2023

S8 E2 Friends in High Places

Helen's young friend Rene, played by Christopher McDougall, is lodging with her at the moment, and offers to treat her to lunch at her favourite Cheese Shop Cafe, where there's fresh wait staff (Lucy Wareing). Demeter and her daughter Persephone enjoy a nice flight and some privacy to discuss developments…

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