Am I Old Yet? — Comedy audio drama

Helen is alone again, as the dog Hermes has gone off to Australia to visit her granddaughter Susie, and to enlist the stray dogs there to join in the litter cleaning campaign. She's enjoying a quiet early morning moment on her favourite park bench when she is joined by a handsome stranger. Cast: Christopher McDougall - Hermes Flloyd Kennedy - Helen, Janet ⁠Support the Show.⁠ You could leave a one-...

Helen's new friends, a couple of Ancient Greek Gods, are at least attempting to be helpful. Hermes in the form of a dog is staying with Helen in her London flat. Helen's neighbour Jennifer offers help out, and Susie, Helen's granddaughter calls up from Sydney with some exciting news and gets a dose of Gran-advice in return. Cast: Christopher McDougall - Hermes the dog Flloyd Kennedy - Helen, Susie...

Helen's mathematician friend Misha has a plan to tidy up the sky littering problem started by Helen and the stray dogs, and Helen has been befriended by a couple of Greek Gods. As you do. Janey agrees to take her home at last, and the BBC World Service has some surprising updates on the side effects of the new strain of poppy seeds that Helen brought into being.  Cast: Ira Seidenstein - Misha Chri...

Helen's friendly walking companion is not a stray dog after all. And she has a name. And those pesky Greek women just cannot leave her alone. But there does seem to be some clarity emerging at last. Cast: Flloyd Kennedy - Helen, Artemis Christopher McDougall - the dog, Hermes. Support the Show. AIR New Voices Amplify Spotify Playlist featuring a ‘Best of’ collection from the 16 podcast fellows, of...

Send us a Text Message. Before you dive into Season 7 - or if you are new to the podcast, you might like to check out just how our heroine Helen, aged 78, discovered that she is, in fact, a Super heroine. Support the Show. AIR New Voices Amplify Spotify Playlist featuring a ‘Best of’ collection from the 16 podcast fellows, of whom I am one! Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast websit...

And we're back! Season 7 finds Helen still in her 'safe house' in a parallel universe, trying to come to terms with her new founds 'super power' for blowing stuff into the air. She has been befriended by a local dog, and a walk through the woods leads to a surprising encounter. Meantime, the dog's owner is unhappy about something... With Frances Brodie Oldridge as Marta and Christopher McDougall a...

Send us a Text Message. And we're off! almost... A few extracts from Episode 1, of Season 7 to whet your appetite. Helen is still in the parallel universe where strange Greek sounding people are involved in her new found power to use her breath to move things (and people?). I look forward to hearing what you think, over at amIoldyet.com/reviews. Enjoy!  Thanks for listening. Stay safe Support the...

Here it is, Season 6. All 8 episodes in one file for your binging pleasure. Shortly before Helen's 80th birthday, she suddenly develops a mysterious superpower that could save the planet. What will her family say? Can nice old ladies do such things? Isn't it usually teenagers who are The Chosen One? Helen is in for a whole new adventure. Enjoy—at your own pace!  Cast: Christopher McDougall - René,...

Send us a Text Message. Final episode for Season 6, and some of Helen's wishes come home to roost. As she suspected, there are always unintended consequences. Cast: Christopher McDougall - Charlie, Detective Zee Ted Grey - Dr Edelstein Patricia Grey - Nurse Frances Broudie Oldridge - Dr Marta Polensky Mike Rimmer - Lord Peter Cage Flloyd Kennedy - Kirsteen Walkman, Susie, Police Chief Dilko Find o...

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. Charlie has some encouraging words to say. Cast: Christopher McDougall - Charlie Susie, Helen - Flloyd Kennedy Support the Show. AIR New Voices Amplify Spotify Playlist featuring a ‘Best of’ collection from the 16 podcast fellows, of which thi...

Helen's son-in-law Jonathon 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? Cast: Jonathon - John Warner Demeter, Persephone (Seffi) - Flloyd Kennedy Support the Show. AIR New Voices Amplify Spoti...

Susie's university professor is behaving suspiciously, Helen enjoys a chat with her neighbour Jennifer, and the international scientific community doesn't seem to be helping much. Helen and the dogs carry on cleaning up the streets, but - look out! Cast: Edward Donnelly - Dr Les Penser, Martin the Newsreader Ira Seidenstein - Professor Larry Steinbeck Helen, Susie, Ilse - Flloyd Kennedy Learn more...

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. Cast: Martin the Newsreader - Edward Donnelly Josie Harkins the reporter - Frances Broudie Oldridge René - Christopher McDougall Dr Misha Nichol...

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.  Cast: Frances Broudie Oldridge - Josie Harkins Christopher McDougall - the kid Ira Seidenstein - Freddie the stray dog Flloyd Kennedy - Helen, Janey, Susie Support the Show. AIR New Voices Amplify Spotify Playlist featuring a ‘Best of’ col...

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... Cast: Edward Donnelly - Dr Les Penser, News Announcer Christopher McDougall - Charlie, Prof Shrodinger Ira Seidenstein - Dr Mischa Zachariev Frances Broudie Oldridge - Josie Harkins John Warner - Jonath...

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 Flloyd Kennedy...

Send us a Text Message. 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. AIR New Voices Amplify Spotify Playlist featuring a ‘Best of’ collection from the 16 podcast fellows, of whom I am one! Transcripts are available at the...

Send us a Text Message. 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. AIR New Voices Amplif...

Send us a Text Message. 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. AIR New Voices Amplify Spotify Playlist featuring a ‘Best of’ collection from the 16 podcast fel...

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... Flloyd plays both Helen and Susie. Support the Show. AIR New Voices Amplify Spotify Playlist featuring a ‘Best of’ collection from the 16 podcast fellows, of which this is one! Please leave a comment or review...

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. Flloyd voices Helen and Jennifer. Thanks for listening, and supporting the programme. Please Rate and Review in your podcasting app, or on the website www.amIoldyet.com/reviews Support the Show. AIR New Voices Amplify S...

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. Flloyd plays Helen and Ilse. 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 do...

Episode 4 of Season 5. Helen's oldest friend, Joey, 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! Helen and Joey are voiced by Flloyd Kennedy. Support the Show. AIR New Voices Amplify Spotify Playlist featuring a ‘Best of’ collection from the 16 podcast fellows, of whi...

Send us a Text Message. 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. AIR New Voices Amplify Spotify Playlist featuring a ‘Best...

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. Flloyd plays Helen and Susie. 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 y...