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'…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
Episode 9, and Helen has been invited to join her American friend Essie in Edinburgh for a couple of days. Janey's not too happy about it, but the two old pals are happy to catch up and natter about how times have changed, and what they can remember—or not... Support…
Episode 8 and Helen is having a bad day. Someone she doesn't recognise keeps ringing her up as she heads for the Royal Mail Delivery Office to collect the parcels they refuse to leave where she asks them to, she gets caught in the rain, and as for the bus...…
written and performed by Flloyd (with 2 Ells) Kennedy. Inspired by a poetry challenge set by the Dead Good Poets Society of Liverpool in January 2022 to write a limerick with the first line "In the year of 2022". By April 2022 I'd written 3 more verses and a chorus,…
Fairy Bessie's guest appearance for Filla Crack"s Pre-Easter Drag Cabaret, at the Everyman Theatre Bistro Bar. Language warning, she tells it like it is. Fairy Bessie has her own Youtube Channel, check it out and subscribe! More about Flloyd Kennedy at https://flloydkennedy.com
Episode 7 and Helen is trying to phone her elder sister Marian in Australia for a chat. Her daughter Janey drops by with the bagels, and the three women reminisce about growing up in Australia, and why some women don't relate to small children... If you enjoy this podcast, and…
Episode 6, Season 4 finds Helen on the phone with her old pal Joey, who is planning a trip to London with her husband Steve. They share some thoughts on the subject of retirement, and what is it that they have against the idea of long sea voyages surrounded by…
Episode 5 — Helen is astonished to discover that her granddaughter Susie considers her to be an IT expert. Fortunately, she knows enough to be helpful this time. But not before giving vent to her feelings about contemporary website design. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) • Please donate to our crowdfunding…
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…
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://www.patreon.com/amIoldyet) •…
A poem, written and performed by Flloyd Kennedy (@Flloydwith2Ells). From my forthcoming collection "It's Only a Matter of Time". www.flloydkennedy.com
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…
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…
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…
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 calls…
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…
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…
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…
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-words-2-1.docx As an unsigned freelance artist, your donations are most welcome.…
