The Joy Of Age

On this episode, Patrick talks to publicist Ali Arif about his solo theatre show he’s still performing at the age of 70. KEY TAKEAWAYS Archy is a cockroach, the reincarnation of a bad poet. His friend, Mehitabel is a down at heel alley cat who claims to be the reincarnation of Cleopatra. Their conversations are very funny, Mehitabel gets into all sorts of scrapes and Archy has a jaundiced view of...

On this episode, Patrick is joined once more by Harold Lewey to talk about how everything is interconnected & how some humans can often close themselves off from the web of life while others seem to be able to connect to everything. KEY TAKEAWAYS One of the greatest blessings I ever received is that I see beauty everywhere, I literally identify that everything no matter how beautiful, harmonic, or...

On this episode, Patrick is joined once more by Harold Lewey to talk about abundance & what it means for them. KEY TAKEAWAYS For most people abundance means plentifulness, the cornucopia of life, the richness of fruit pouring out of a conch shell in great quantity. My personal take is that all things I need, want & are meant for me will find me & I will find them. That is the philosophy of abundan...

On this episode, Patrick is joined once more by Harold Lewy to talk about energy, with a particular focus on health & wellbeing as well as the commodification of energy. KEY TAKEAWAYS I’ve heard so many people talk unqualified drivel about ‘energy’, but they’ve not done a smidgen of work to actually know what energy is & they hide in there because it sounds good. But, to me, it doesn’t sound good....

On this episode, Patrick is joined by Harold to talk about change as we get older and why we fear change. KEY TAKEAWAYS We fear change because it’s meeting the unknown. Knowing where I am spatially and time-wise gives me a sense of security because I have a basic definition within which to define myself. Self-definition is what – at least the majority of human beings agree – will distinguish us fr...

In this episode, Patrick is joined once more by his friend Francis Viner to talk about friendship, especially the importance of friendship in one’s life as one gets older, and the need to have friends who have been on the journey with us.   KEY TAKEAWAYS One of my oldest friends is also one of my best, and the ‘best’ is down to the fact that we’ve seen so many changes in each others’ lives and hav...

On this episode, Patrick is joined by his friend, colleague and artistic collaborator Ben Keaton to talk about his career as well as the addiction of performing and how the skills you learn as a performer can be used from anywhere from business to being a tour guide. KEY TAKEAWAYS Performance is an addictive drug, like heroin you’ve got to be careful of it, it gets in there and the rest of life pa...

In this episode, Patrick is joined by his friend and actress Frances Viner who exemplifies what this podcast is about, which is living life to the max, living all in, giving everything you’ve got, giving no quarter, continuing to explore and being open and completely creative.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Life is about invention. You can concur with social inventions and try and invent within them or try to pu...

In this episode, Patrick talks about legacy, something he has been thinking about a lot recently. He asks what is important for you to leave behind, if anything? Also, when does one start to think about legacy? Normally this is when starting a family, but not everyone leaves behind a biological family, so how important is it for you to leave your mark?   KEY TAKEAWAYS One of the reasons I think pe...

In this episode, Patrick talks about his favourite philosophy on life: Ikigai. This is a Japanese word and it translates to ‘to live with reason’. This ties directly into the message of this podcast which is what gives us joy in life? What is Joy? How and where do we find it?   KEY TAKEAWAYS Last year, during the pandemic and the first lockdown, not being able to perform in the theatre meant I had...

In this opening episode, Patrick introduces himself and the idea for his podcast, The Joy of Age. In it he hopes to inspire an older generation (50+) to explore the challenges and opportunities of ageing well with the mantra ‘’It’s never too late to follow your dreams”, through all topics relating to living the very best life you want at any age.   KEY TAKEAWAYS What’s so fun about age and getting...

In this episode, Patrick is joined by JJ Waller to talk about the way the education system has changed over the years and how it, and their social surroundings shaped them.   KEY TAKEAWAYS One of the things that society needs is theatre in education, drama, improvisation, and acting out of scenarios. It’s a key to understanding empathy and relationships, your sexuality, your place in society, the...