Welcome to Learning How to Be Old. I don't know how to be old, but I'm learning! I’m your host, Rachel McAlpine, I’m 84 and I’m pausing the podcast after this. This episode closes Season 2, and Season 3 will start with a hiss and a roar in 2025.

Who is it for? For you, if you think you might be old one day. What’s in it for you? Three useful things: a companion, an antidote to ageism, and a source of optimism. What’s in it for me? 30 per cent public service, 70 percent fun. Why stop at the mysterious number 16? And shall I read you a poem, for once?

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