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Dec. 1, 2022

S6 E7 Wishful Thinking

Helen needs to control her thoughts, not easy after a lifetime of advocating free thinking. But there must be some way to make use of this newfound ability... Thank you for listening and for supporting the podcast via https://amIoldyet.com/donate Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website (https://www.amioldyet.com/episodes/) if your podcast app doesn't provide them. • You can leave a comment or review at www.amIoldyet.com/reviews, • @AmIOldYet2 • The music featured in Seasons 6, 7, 8 and 9 is from "In The Labyrinth" by John T LaBarbera, available on Bandcamp. • https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1708289 • Thanks for listening. Stay safe.
Nov. 24, 2022

S6 E6 Safe as Houses

Helen's son-in-law is whisking her away to a safe house in the country. The Greek woman who introduced Helen to her role as the Chosen One  is on a bus in Liverpool, talking to her daughter who seems to be connected to the French professor. So who is pulling the strings? Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website (https://www.amioldyet.com/episodes/) if your podcast app doesn't provide them. • You can leave a comment or review at www.amIoldyet.com/reviews, • @AmIOldYet2 • The music featured in Seasons 6, 7, 8 and 9 is from "In The Labyrinth" by John T LaBarbera, available on Bandcamp. • https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1708289 • Thanks for listening. Stay safe.
Nov. 17, 2022

S6 E5 Tricky Times

Susie's old professor is behaving suspiciously, Helen enjoys a chat with her neighbour Jennifer, and the international scientific community doesn't seem to be helping. Helen and the dogs carry on cleaning up the streets, but - look out! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website (https://www.amioldyet.com/episodes/) if your podcast app doesn't provide them. • You can leave a comment or review at www.amIoldyet.com/reviews, • @AmIOldYet2 • The music featured in Seasons 6, 7, 8 and 9 is from "In The Labyrinth" by John T LaBarbera, available on Bandcamp. • https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1708289 • Thanks for listening. Stay safe.
Nov. 10, 2022

S6 E4 News Spreads

S6E4 It seems that Helen's interest in the natural world is having strange effects, and Misha thinks there may be more than meets the eye.  Meantime, even in Scotland, where young Rene is back in school, news of the dogs' activities has not gone unnoticed. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website (https://www.amioldyet.com/episodes/) if your podcast app doesn't provide them. • You can leave a comment or review at www.amIoldyet.com/reviews, • @AmIOldYet2 • The music featured in Seasons 6, 7, 8 and 9 is from "In The Labyrinth" by John T LaBarbera, available on Bandcamp. • https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1708289 • Thanks for listening. Stay safe.
Nov. 3, 2022

S6 E3 Hotting Up

S6E3 Team Helen have come up with a plan to shield Helen's identity, while she discovers a fresh way to spread her powers. But the press are hard on her heels.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website (https://www.amioldyet.com/episodes/) if your podcast app doesn't provide them. • You can leave a comment or review at www.amIoldyet.com/reviews, • @AmIOldYet2 • The music featured in Seasons 6, 7, 8 and 9 is from "In The Labyrinth" by John T LaBarbera, available on Bandcamp. • https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1708289 • Thanks for listening. Stay safe.
Oct. 27, 2022

S6E2 Team Helen

S6E2 Helen's granddaughter Susie and Charlie the boyfriend try to enlist some expert help to promote Helen's newfound superpower. Jonathan, Helen's son-in-law doesn't think it's such a good idea... I do hope you will take a moment to rate, review, or comment on Social Media about this new serialised adventure, to help to spread the word and grow the audience.   Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website (https://www.amioldyet.com/episodes/) if your podcast app doesn't provide them. • You can leave a comment or review at www.amIoldyet.com/reviews, • @AmIOldYet2 • The music featured in Seasons 6, 7, 8 and 9 is from "In The Labyrinth" by John T LaBarbera, available on Bandcamp. • https://www.buzzsprout.com/…
Oct. 24, 2022

Am I Old Yet? Season 6 Episode 2 Soundbite

Did you catch Episode 1, "The Chosen One", in which Helen's discovers she has a superpower? Here's a wee taste of Episode 2 "Team Helen", due to land in your podcast feed at midnight Thursday/Friday (BST). www.amIoldyet.com
Oct. 21, 2022

S6E1 The Chosen One

Season 6 kicks off with a brand new look, new musical theme, and an amazing adventure for Helen and the crew. This is a screwball comedy serial, in which there are super powers and superior beings handing them out, possibly for the good of the planet. It all remains to be seen.  Rene is played by Christopher McDougall, while Helen, Demeter, Persephone, Janey and Susan are playing by me, Flloyd Kennedy The episode theme music is "In the Labyrinth", and the music introducing the two Greek people is "`Song of the Goddess Diana", both written and performed by John T LaBarbera, from his album "In the Labyrinth". Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website (https://www.amioldyet.com/episodes/) if your podcast app doesn't provide them. • Yo…
Oct. 20, 2022

Season 6 Trailer

Season 6 takes a turn to the fantastical, in which Helen is granted super powers to enable her to save the planet. She has no idea what they are, and another thing—isn't The Chosen One usually a teenager? Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website (https://www.amioldyet.com/episodes/) if your podcast app doesn't provide them. • You can leave a comment or review at www.amIoldyet.com/reviews, • @AmIOldYet2 • The music featured in Seasons 6, 7, 8 and 9 is from "In The Labyrinth" by John T LaBarbera, available on Bandcamp. • https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1708289 • Thanks for listening. Stay safe.
Oct. 13, 2022

Some Thoughts

Another Bonus episode, this time me with a shocking cold, and a song I recorded a couple a years ago at Crosstown Studios, Liverpool with the help of the fabulous Jon Lawton.  Still hard at work on the new screwball serial spinoff, hopefully start releasing episodes early November. Thanks for listening, and for your support!  Stay safe. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website (https://www.amioldyet.com/episodes/) if your podcast app doesn't provide them. • You can leave a comment or review at www.amIoldyet.com/reviews, • @AmIOldYet2 • The music featured in Seasons 6, 7, 8 and 9 is from "In The Labyrinth" by John T LaBarbera, available on Bandcamp. • https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1708289 …
Oct. 6, 2022

National Poetry Day

Here are a couple of poems about writing poetry, to celebrate National Poetry Day.  Meantime, I'll get on with the new project, writing, recording and editing episodes for the promised spinoff serialised screwball adventure that Helen finds herself mixed up in.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website (https://www.amioldyet.com/episodes/) if your podcast app doesn't provide them. • You can leave a comment or review at www.amIoldyet.com/reviews, • @AmIOldYet2 • The music featured in Seasons 6, 7, 8 and 9 is from "In The Labyrinth" by John T LaBarbera, available on Bandcamp. • https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1708289 • Thanks for listening. Stay safe.
Sept. 23, 2022

S5E7 Incorrigibly Old

Helen enjoys a walk in the park with her granddaughter Susie, who is soon heading off to Australia for a 'gap year'.  I think we can agree, they are both going to miss each other terribly... Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website (https://www.amioldyet.com/episodes/) if your podcast app doesn't provide them. • You can leave a comment or review at www.amIoldyet.com/reviews, • @AmIOldYet2 • The music featured in Seasons 6, 7, 8 and 9 is from "In The Labyrinth" by John T LaBarbera, available on Bandcamp. • https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1708289 • Thanks for listening. Stay safe.
Sept. 15, 2022

Keep Calm, Carry On

Episode 6, and there is a lot of sadness around, which is not necessarily the same as depression.  Helen and her neighbour Jennifer share some thoughts on the subject over a coffee. Thanks for listening, and supporting the programme.  Please Rate and Review in your podcasting app, or on the website www.amIoldyet.com/reviews (https://amIoldyet.com/reviews) Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website (https://www.amioldyet.com/episodes/) if your podcast app doesn't provide them. • You can leave a comment or review at www.amIoldyet.com/reviews, • @AmIOldYet2 • The music featured in Seasons 6, 7, 8 and 9 is from "In The Labyrinth" by John T LaBarbera, available on Bandcamp. • https://www.buzzsprout.com/?refe…
Sept. 8, 2022

The Welsh One

Ep 5, and Helen is beginning to find fonts getting paler and smaller, and background noise getting louder. Her cafe friend, Evan from Wales (played by Edward Donnelly) comes to the rescue. Getting uniform sound quality is always a challenge without a professional studio to work in, but I'm doing the best I can!  The more you lovely listeners can help out with a small donation, the more I'll be able to upgrade all our equipment to bring you a more comfortable listening experience.  Thank you so much for chipping in! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website (https://www.amioldyet.com/episodes/) if your podcast app doesn't provide them. • You can leave a comment or review at www.amIoldyet.com/reviews, • @AmIOldYet2 …
Sept. 1, 2022

Not An Expert

Episode 4 of Season 5. Helen's oldest friend, from her college days in New York, calls up for a chat from Sydney, Australia. They talk a lot of nonsense about Quantum Science, and the nature of time. Well, somebody has to! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website (https://www.amioldyet.com/episodes/) if your podcast app doesn't provide them. • You can leave a comment or review at www.amIoldyet.com/reviews, • @AmIOldYet2 • The music featured in Seasons 6, 7, 8 and 9 is from "In The Labyrinth" by John T LaBarbera, available on Bandcamp. • https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1708289 • Thanks for listening. Stay safe.
Aug. 25, 2022

When We Were Young

Ep 3, and Helen enjoys a coffee in the garden with her neighbour Jennifer, and Jennifer's 103 year old grandmother, Nana Madeleine.  The teenagers over the fence cause a ruckus, which leads to recollections of the 3 generations' own teenage misdemeanours.  But first, a chat with Janey on the phone... Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website (https://www.amioldyet.com/episodes/) if your podcast app doesn't provide them. • You can leave a comment or review at www.amIoldyet.com/reviews, • @AmIOldYet2 • The music featured in Seasons 6, 7, 8 and 9 is from "In The Labyrinth" by John T LaBarbera, available on Bandcamp. • https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1708289 • Thanks for listening. Stay …
Aug. 18, 2022

And There Is No Going Back!

Episode 2, and Helen's granddaughter Susie is feeling very unsettled, and not at all sure why. She's sure her super confident gran won't know the feeling, but perhaps a chat might help. It would be wonderful if you would rate and review the podcast. Here is a site that provides links to most podcast apps that accept reviews. https://lovethepodcast.com/AmIOldYet.  Or you can leave your comments at the website, https://amIoldyet.com/reviews Thanks for listening! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website (https://www.amioldyet.com/episodes/) if your podcast app doesn't provide them. • You can leave a comment or review at www.amIoldyet.com/reviews, • @AmIOldYet2 • The music featured in Seasons 6, 7, 8 and 9 is from …
Aug. 11, 2022

Not All Old Women...

Ep 1 of Season 5 kicks off with Helen receiving a phone call at 11.30 pm from her friend   Louise who is in a care home near Lancaster . And she is reminded that not all old women are the same. There are certainly many ways that the word 'old' could be defined, and Helen and Louise would be two of them. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website (https://www.amioldyet.com/episodes/) if your podcast app doesn't provide them. • You can leave a comment or review at www.amIoldyet.com/reviews, • @AmIOldYet2 • The music featured in Seasons 6, 7, 8 and 9 is from "In The Labyrinth" by John T LaBarbera, available on Bandcamp. • https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1708289 • Thanks for listening. Stay …
Aug. 8, 2022

Trailer - Season 5

Here is a recap, and a peek into what's in store for Season 5. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website (https://www.amioldyet.com/episodes/) if your podcast app doesn't provide them. • You can leave a comment or review at www.amIoldyet.com/reviews, • @AmIOldYet2 • The music featured in Seasons 6, 7, 8 and 9 is from "In The Labyrinth" by John T LaBarbera, available on Bandcamp. • https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1708289 • Thanks for listening. Stay safe.
June 30, 2022

Lost & Found

Well, here it is. Episode 12, the final one for Season 4.  It's a bit longer than usual, but if you don't need the introduction, start at around 1 min 16 seconds. It concerns Helen's 103 year old neighbour, Nana Madeleine, and something that was lost many, many years ago.  I'm now taking a break for a few weeks to write up Season 5, help out with my new grandson, and take a holiday with the American branch of my family. In Europe. Hopefully.  See you on the other side.  Meantime, I still need your support if this is to go on for much longer. Reviews and comments are most welcome, via your podcast app, or on the website https://amIoldyet.com/reviews.  As are any donations you are able to contribute towards the running costs of the podcast. Why not jump right in and become a regular subscriber at www.Patreon.com/amIoldyet (https://Patreon.com/amIoldyet) ?  There will be bonus episodes for Patrons, a whole new series in which Helen finds herself in a sci-fi fantasy superhero story. W…
June 23, 2022

Car Talk

Episode 11 and Helen is invited to join her daughter Janey, Aussie son-in-law Jonathon and granddaughter Susie for a car trip to a country house near London. The chat veers from the correct medical term for elderly sniffles to possibly premature preparations for turning 60. This week's episode features Australian actor John Warner as Jonathon, with car sound effects provided by Tokyoshowdown and Nachtmahr RV via Freesound.org under Creative Commons licence. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website (https://www.amioldyet.com/episodes/) if your podcast app doesn't provide them. • You can leave a comment or review at www.amIoldyet.com/reviews, • @AmIOldYet2 • The music featured in Seasons 6, 7, 8 and 9 is from "In …
June 16, 2022

New Beginnings

Episode 10 and Helen is meeting up with her old college friend, Rozzie, who is not keen to move into a retirement village on her own,   Then there is René, the student actor from Scotland now working part time at the Cheese Shop Cafe, about to move back to a new school in Scotland. Meantime, Helen has some irritating emails to deal with. You will find lots of information about this week's guest actors, Frances Broudie and Christopher McDougall, on the website www.amIoldyet.com/guests (https://amIoldyet.com/guests) .   Please support our work with a donation at BuyMeaCoffee.com (https://buymeacoffee.com/amIoldyet) /amIoldyet, or by becoming a regular subscriber at Patreon.com (https://patreon.com/amIoldyet) /amIoldyet.  Thank you so much!. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade recording equiment. https://fnd.us/AmIOldYet?ref=sh_1DCqMf • Transcripts are ava…
June 10, 2022

"In the Year of 2022"

Fairy Bessie (aka @Flloydwith2Ells Kennedy) performing at the recent Festival of the Third Summer, Liverpool, organised by #UnusualArtSourcingCompany at St James's Mt & Garden. A satirical song. Why not sing it yourself? Spread the word! www.flloydkennedy.com. Flloyd is also the creator of the podcast "Am I Old Yet?" which you can access on all podcasting apps, or at www.amIoldyet.com.