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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 review the podcast. If your app doesn't allow for it, you can drop your review on the website www.amIoldyet.com/reviews. (https://amIoldyet.com/reviews)   Thank you so much for your support.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! (https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1708289) Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.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 p…

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 future with a sympathetic listener.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• T…

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 to rate and review the programme in your favourite podcasting app, or on the website AmIOldYet.com/reviews/new. (https://amioldyet.com/reviews/new)   This is the equivalent of audience applause for a live show, and I need it to cheer my spirits on the way to creating the next episode!I use Buzzsprout to host the podcast, which makes for a smooth process in bringing it from my home studio to your ears.  Use this link to find out more, if you are thinking of creating your own podcast.   https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1708289.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so that we can pay the performers and upgrade reco…

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 office. Helen's granddaughter Susie is behaving suspiciously when her old school friend Charlie does a disappearing act...And please rate and review the programme in your favourite podcasting app, or on the website AmIOldYet.com/reviews/new. (https://amioldyet.com/reviews/new)   This is the equivalent of audience applause for a live show, and I need it to cheer my spirits on the way to creating the next episode!I use Buzzsprout to host the podcast, which makes for a smooth and enjoyable process in bringing it from my home studio to your ears.  Use this link to find out more, if you are thinking of creating your own podcast.   https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1708289.Support the sh…

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.com/reviews/new)   This is the equivalent of audience applause for a live show, and I need it to cheer my spirits on the way to creating the next episode!I use Buzzsprout to host the podcast, which makes for a smooth and enjoyable process in bringing it from my home studio to your ears.  Use this link to find out more.   https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1708289.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/…

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 Buzzsprout to host the podcast, which makes for a smooth and enjoyable process in bringing it from my home studio to your ears.  Use this link to find out more.   https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1708289Support 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 featur…

In Episode 16, Helen shares her fears about spending too much time on Facebook with her old friend Joey Wilkinson.  Is this an unhealthy attachment to social media?  If so, what to do about it? Flloyd plays both Helen and Joey, and she is joined by Allana Noyes in a brief cameo as her niece Georgina (Georgie), who also works as a senior editor at Wilkinson Baliol Publishing.You can support this independent podcast production by donating the price of a cup of coffee at BuyMeaCoffee.com/amIoldyet (https://buymeacoffee.com/AmIOldYet) , or by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/amIoldyet (https://patreon.com/amIoldyet) , as well as by rating and reviewing at LovethePodcast.com/am-I-old-yet (https://lovethepodcast.com/am-I-old-yet) .  Thanks for listening. 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 …

Episode 15 finds Helen preparing a late luncheon of toasted cheese. Her granddaughter Susie has something on her mind, so she calls her Gran for a chat. What could possibly go wrong?This is an independent podcast, no adverts or sponsorships, so any support you can offer by way of a donation, or by rating and reviewing (https://lovethepodcast.com/dwHkyx) , would be greatly appreciated.https://buymeacoffee.com/amIoldyet (https://buymeacoffee.com/AmIOldYet) .  https://patreon..com/amIoldyet (https://patreon.com/amIoldyet) . 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,• @AmIOld…

Episode 14 of Season 2 finds Helen on a train, returning home after spending a few days in Hampshire with a friend.  An elegant elderly lady asks to sit with her, and doesn't seem to know where she is going. Helen is not one to jump to obvious conclusions though."Am I Old Yet?" is a series of scripted scenes, short episodes in the life of Helen Docherty, aged 77. Written, produced and performed by Flloyd Kennedy, with guest appearances from various artists, the podcast depends upon the donations from generous listeners.  Please share with your friends, and you are also invited to rate and review in your favourite app, or by leaving a comment on the website https://am-I-old-yet.com.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.amiold…

Episode 13  At the Cheese Shop Cafe for her much loved flat white,  Helen is introduced to Gary, an IT consultant from Perth, who is in town to visit his teenage nephew René (S1. 14, 15 and 22, and S2.6), and his sister Jean (S1.22). The conversation ranges from Helen's fitness regime to Gary's gift-giving strategies, while René indulges his taste for hot chocolate with marshmallows.Edinburgh-based actor Mark Kydd joins the TMT team to play Uncle Gary, while Perth-born, London-based Christopher McDougall returns to play René. You are invited to join the team as a patron via www.patreon.com/amIoldyet, (https://patreon.com/amIoldyet) or to help support the podcast and our guest artists by donating via www.buymeacoffee.com/amIoldyet. (https://buymeacoffee.com/AmIOldYet)   It is also a vital part of the whole process that you rate and review (https://lovethepodcast.com/dwHkyx) the podcast, and share it with your contacts!  Thanks for listening. Stay safe.Support the show (https://www…

In Episode 12, Helen's old friends from her college days have teamed up to check out retirement homes in Dorset. Rozzie, (who claims to be an ex-Secret Service agent) explains about the mysterious phone call from Russia (episode 7 "From Russia with ???") , and then Helen finds herself being challenged to consider her future.Frances Broudie Oldbridge returns to the role of Rozzie, having recently completed working on the forthcoming feature film "Morris Men" on location down south. You can help  to support our guest artists and the podcast itself by rating and reviewing (https://lovethepodcast.com/dwHkyx) it, or by donating the price of a cuppa (https://buymeacoffee.com/AmIOldYet) .  Thank you!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…

Episode 11 brings Helen back in conversation with one of her old college friends, Essie, who lives in Texas with her partner BethAnn and Honey the dog. Helen has not  been quite her usual cheerful self of late, and Essie has picked up on it. But Essie is the one who's really struggling.  Is there such a thing as 'post pandemic blues' that hits us, even though the pandemic isn't actually over yet?This week's guest artist is Joanna Cazden,  calling in on Zoom from her home in California to record the episode with Flloyd in Liverpool. Please help spread the word by rating and reviewing (https://lovethepodcast.com/dwHkyx) the podcast, or dropping a comment on the website, (https://am-I-old-yet.com) or following us on Twitter (@AmIOldYet2) (https://twitter.com/amIOldYet2) 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 …

Episode 10 of Season 2 sees Janey annoying Helen by fussing over her, as usual. Helen's elder sister Marian phones up from Rockhampton, in Central Queensland to ask a very special question. The memories this brings up are painful, but there are sweet ones too.Please take a moment to rate and review (https://lovethepodcast.com/am-I-old-yet) the podcast.  Like any performance, it takes the audience's reaction to complete the whole process. So you can round it off with your comments and suggestions, Thanks for listening. 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,• @AmIO…

Episode 9 introduces Jack's Uncle James, retired school teacher.  Helen phones Susie, who is visiting Jack in Liverpool, but as is her wont, Susie has gone out without her phone. The result is Helen and Uncle James getting to know each other, sharing thoughts about the educational system and the  impending demise of the English vocabulary. Is it possible this is just an 'old people' problem?James is played by Liverpool actor Chris Darwin. You can help to support all the freelance artists who contribute their time and talents to make this podcast by donating the price of a cup of coffee via BuyMeACoffee.com/amIoldyet (https://buymeacoffee.com/AmIOldYet) . Thanks for listening.  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.…

In Episode 8, Helen enjoys a catchup chat with her neighbour Jennifer. Jennifer's 102 year old grandmother, Nana Madeleine, suspects that Helen is feeling a bit down, so she invites herself in for a coffee and a natter.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.

Helen and Jennifer from across the corridor have a catchup, and Nana Madeleine invites herself in for a coffee and a 'serious' chat.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.

Episode 7 (Season 2) sees Helen and her granddaughter Susie about to take a trip to Lancashire to celebrate a birthday party.  Helen likes to hand over the receipt to the recipient when she buys a gift, and Susie is not too sure that this is acceptable behaviour.  Does this qualify as role reversal?  Then a phone call from a stranger brings new complications.This week's guest performer is Liverpool actor, Roy Carruthers, in the role of Dimitri. Please help support our guest artists by donating the price of a drink (https://buymeacoffee.com/AmIOldYet) , or by becoming a patron. (https://patreon.com/amIoldyet) And also, it's enormously helpful if you drop a comment on the websit (https://am-I-old-yet.com) e, letting us know what you think of the programme. 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 • Tr…

in Episode 6, Helen accompanies her daughter Janey to the Cheese Shop cafe to collect the illustrations for Janey’s children’s book.  René, the teenager who rescued Helen’s cheese in a previous episode, comes to the rescue again.Scots actor Christopher McDougall returns to the programme for another episode as cheeky young René. He also manages a wee cameo as a customer in the cafe. As you know, there's still not a lot of paid work happening for professional actors, so if you could donate a cuppa (https://buymeacoffee.com/AmIOldYet) . we'd all be most grateful. 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.amIoldye…

Helen sets off to a different park for her walk, and finds a 'big kid' swing. As she walks, she ponders the state of the world, human exceptionalism, how trees communicate with each other, and also surprises herself with a few random memories.Please take a moment to rate and review (https://lovethepodcast.com/am-I-old-yet) the podcast if you can, or leave a comment on the website at https://am-I-old-yet.com.  And if you are able to make a small donation, or join up as a patron,  we'd be most grateful.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…

Helen has trouble getting out of the house to go shopping, and Carol, the new salesperson at her local Cheese Shop,  doesn't know what Picos Blue is! (Episode 14 "Hey Old Lady!}. Walking home in the rain, Helen and Carol share some private thoughts.If you live in the Liverpool area, you can have your Picos Blue delivered to your door by the marvellous Liverpool Cheese Company. (https://liverpoolcheesecompany.com/?post_type=product&s=Picos+Blue)   This episode features guest performer Sarah Macdonald as Carol, the salesperson. All the performers, myself included, are freelance creatives who contribute our skills to make this entertainment . Obviously, we've had more time on our hands during the pandemic.  Any donations (https://buymeacoffee.com/amIoldyet) that you can make to help cover the costs involved in providing the podcast will be hugely appreciated.  Thank you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign, so …

Helen has been commissioned to write her memoir, and she is still not convinced that she has anything special to write about.  So her publisher and long time friend Joey has asked Sadie, another old friend from college to give her some encouragement.  Sadie and Helen were never close, but now find they have quite a lot in common.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• …

Susie has lunch with her grandmother Helen, then heads off to visit her parents.  Helen calls daughter Janey to let her know Susie is on her way, and Jonathan answers the phone.  Jonathan is also from Australia originally, so he and Helen have some cultural tropes in common, like the Walkley Award winning political cartoonist  First Dog on the Moon (https://firstdogonthemoon.com.au) . And Helen want to discuss  'women's business' with Janey.Australian actorJohn Warner Zooms in from Brisbane to join the Thunder's Mouth Theatre company ensemble to play Jonathan. You can treat him to a cup of coffee (http://buymeacoffee.com/AmIOldYet) , or support the podcast on a regular basis by becoming a Patreon (https://patreon.com/amIoldyet) !  Thank you so much.  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 …

Season 2 is on!  Helen (in London) and her old college friend Joey (in Sydney) are chatting on Zoom, when Joey gets an unexpected phone call from Sadie, another college friend, who lives  in New Hampshire, and connects her up with Helen.  The joys of modern technology! They muse on the way Shakespeare is the voice of the Zeitgeist, and what? Rozzie never died, said she?Introducing Judi Lehrhaupt as Sadie, and a new theme tune, arranged by Mark Bunyan.Please support this independent, unfunded, volunteer run production—if you'd like it to continue—by donating the price of a cuppa at Buy Me a Coffee, (https://buymeacoffee.com/AmIOldYet) or by becoming a regular patron on Patreon.com. (https://patreon.com/amIoldyet)   Thank you so very much!  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 • Transc…

Use Your Brain! A ditty by Flloyd (with 2 Ells) Kennedy on the mind/brain conundrum. More about Flloyd at https://flloydkennedy.com. Also, check out the podcast "Am I Old Yet?" at https://am-I-old-yet.com.Lyrics:Use your brain. Use your brainIt sits in your head and it waits in vain for you to use it. Don't abuse itIt's the only one you've gotAnd you need it, quite a lotIt's the only one you've gotAnd you need it— quite a lotUse your mind. Use your mindIt lives with your brain and if you don't findA way to use it, you're gonna lose it.Cos your mind is your brain if you only knew it.Stir it or flavour it, simmer it or stew it,It comes up with stuff—you might think it's fluffBut fluff can turn to silk if you work with it enough.And Silk is a thread like those thoughts in your headThat you weave into fantasies of horror and delight.Twist them or knot them, as long as you've got themThere's no need to be concerned if they'll turn out alright.They know what to do…