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May 5, 2022

Collecting People in the Park

Episode 4, Season 4 finds Helen dozing on a park bench on a lovely warm day. A kindly stranger interrupts her, and the ensuing conversation takes some surprising twists and turns. So, what is the difference between a mathematician and a clown?  Listen in to find out! Ira Seidenstein joins the ense…

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April 28, 2022

Retired? Not Really

Episode 3 sees the return of English actress Jane Vicary in the role of Helen's friend Pattie, old college chum and one-time opera singer. Pattie has  retired to a large village in the heart of Hampshire, and finds herself increasingly involved in the local community..  Support the show (https://ww…

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April 28, 2022

""Responding to the BBC"

A poem, written and performed by Flloyd Kennedy (@Flloydwith2Ells). From my forthcoming collection "It's Only a Matter of Time". www.flloydkennedy.com

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April 21, 2022

Kids eh?

Episode 2  and Helen has received a lovely gift from her friend Sola. Sola's husband Deji answers the phone and a conversation  dealing with recalcitrant teenagers ensues.  Tayo Aluko reprises his role as Deji, who first appeared in Episode 2 of Season 3, "Pictures at an Exhibition". Read all about…

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April 14, 2022

Not Seeing Straight

Episode 1 of Season 4 kicks off with Helen calling up her daughter Janey for help.  This doesn't happen often, so it must be something very serious.  She is about to celebrate her 78th birthday, so it's possible she's also about to get the answer to the question, i.e. is she old yet? Mega shoutout…

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March 31, 2022

Bringing Up Gran

Episode 12, bring Season 3 to a close.  Susie has been delegated to try to find out why Helen, her grandmother, is so unhappy.  It's obvious Helen doesn't want her memoir to be published, but no one can understand why, and her family are very worried about her. It seems an over-anxious daughter is …

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March 24, 2022

It's About Helen...

Episode 11, Season 3.  Helen is in her late 70s, but no-one who knows her would say she's afraid of a challenge.  However...  Something is deeply troubling her about the possible publication of her memoir, and Joey—her oldest friend and also her publisher—is worried about her mental state.  She cal…

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March 23, 2022

And Today's Challenge Is...

Episode 10 of Season 3, of the podcast audio comedy/drama "Am I Old Yet?". Written and performed by Flloyd Kennedy. This is the episode in which Helen's 85 year old sister calls up from Australia, sounding much better than she has in over a year. Her dementia seems to have stopped progressing. H…

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March 17, 2022

And today's challenge is...

Episode 10. Helen's elder sister, Marian, has dementia, but she still manages to phone up from Rockhampton in Australia for a chat. Helen has a problem with the memoir she was commissioned to write, but which she really doesn't want to have published, although she can't explain why. And Harry next …

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March 10, 2022

What's the Rush?

Episode 9 finds Helen at the Cheese Shop Cafe, meeting up with daughter Janey and Andrea, the extremely glamorous publicist from New York, in town to promote Janey's new book. Or is she?  Charlie is back in his old job, but without the fake accent thank goodness. And Helen is not ready for the next…

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March 9, 2022

Flloyd (with 2 Ells) Kennedy Live Stream performance "The View from O…

Join freelance singer-songwriter and poet Flloyd (with 2 Ells) Kennedy for an hour of songs and poems. This is a work-in-progress event, preparing for my tour later this year. The poems and song lyrics are available to download here. https://flloydkennedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/View-full-wo…

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March 3, 2022

The Next Big Thing

Episode 8: Helen and Sadie are in their late 70s.  Is it too late for the next thing in their lives to be a Big Thing?  Sadie's memoir has been published, and Helen calls up to congratulate her. Sadie is making a big effort to return to life on the outside, 'post pandemic' (if there is such a thing…

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Feb. 24, 2022

On Such a Day

Episode 7, and Helen is having a hard time waking up. If only she could figure out what day it is.   But Janey isn't far away, although that leads to even more confusion.  This week, we welcome guest artist Lyndsay Sweeney from Houston TX in the role of Andrea (from New York). If you'd like to cre…

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Feb. 24, 2022

The View from Over the Hill

Join freelance singer-songwriter and poet Flloyd (with 2 Ells) Kennedy for an hour of songs and poems. This is a work-in-progress event, preparing for my tour later this year. The poems and song lyrics are available to download here. https://flloydkennedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/View-full-w…

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Feb. 17, 2022

Two Households, Alike in Dignity

Episode 6 of Season 3 takes a turn. There are no neighbourhood feuds here, just two small  households divided by a corridor coming together for a cuppa, enjoying the social act of community.. Helen's neighbour Jennifer brings Nana Madeleine over, while Janey has arrived with brownies.  And there is…

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Feb. 10, 2022

Good Morning, Mrs D!

Episode 5 and Helen answers the phone, not expecting it to be her young actor friend René (with emphasis on the final syllable). He's just turned 16, and has a lot going on in his life. Helen doesn't pull her punches with him, but then neither does he with her! Please spare a moment to rate and re…

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Feb. 3, 2022

Check Your Rear View Mirror

Episode 4 and Helen is back at the Cheese Shop Cafe for her regular Single Shot Flat White. When she backs into the same customer as last time, she tries to make amends by paying for his coffee.. Welsh actor Edward Donnelly brings the unfortunate Evan to life, as he shares his thoughts for the futu…

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Jan. 27, 2022

U-Turns for All

Episode 3 of Season 3 finds Helen enjoying her morning walk while chatting with her granddaughter Susie. She shares her response to the two new films Susie recommended, "Don't Look Up" and "Tick Tick Boom", and Susie reveals that she's at a kind of a crossroad in her life.  Please spare a moment t…

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Jan. 20, 2022

Pictures at an Exhibition

Episode 2 of Season 3 finds Helen attending the opening of a showing of her friend Jean's watercolours at a local art gallery. She enjoys an elbow  bump with Deji, her son-in-law's boss, played by Tayo Aluko). They share some thoughts on parenting teenagers while Deji looks for a painting for his o…

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Jan. 13, 2022

Secret Crone Business

Season 3 kicks off with Helen and her oldest friend Joey,  sharing their thoughts  on the phone about lost clichés, odd  earrings and stampeding generations.. And please rate and review the programme in your favourite podcasting app, or on the website AmIOldYet.com/reviews/new. (https://amIOldyet.…

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Dec. 16, 2021

Three Little Words

Season 2 is brought to a close with Episode 17.  Helen and her daughter Janey can rub each other up the wrong way, but they love each other, and hopefully can find a way to reconcile their differences.  If only Janey's daughter Susie doesn't put a spanner in the works—so to speak... We use Buzzspr…

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