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. we'd all be most grateful. 

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.

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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. 

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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.

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. 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, or support the podcast on a regular basis by becoming a Patreon!  Thank you so much.  Stay safe.

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.

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Before launching Season 2 next week, here's a recap of all the characters, the who, what, where and why from Season 1.

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Here's a short bonus episode to keep you going while you wait for Season 2.  Two Nanas, Helen and Nanny Louise, get together on the phone to chat about their grandchildren (Susie and Jack, who are dating) and something about the rules of grammar. They manage to surprise each other—as old people often do!  Written and performed by Flloyd Kennedy.

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Final episode of Season 1 for the audio comedy podcast "Am I Old Yet?". The ageing Helen believes she has discovered her daughter Janey's secret, but needs to be tactful. Janey has finally accepted that her mother is not middle aged any more. And an unexpected visitor opens up a whole new can or worms...  Introducing Frances Broudie Oldbridge as the visitor.

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Helen makes a new friend who bumps into her (literally) at the Cheese Shop Cafe. Turns out they have a mutual acquaintance in Rene, the young Scot who rescued Helen's cheese in a previous episode (#14). Meanwhile Charlie, Susie's friend from uni, has retired his Polish alter ego Piotr. About time too!

Scots actress Morag Stark joins the TMT ensemble to play the role of Auntie Jean. Christopher McDougall reprises his double act of Rene and Charlie. You can support our team by donating the price of a cup of coffee at buymeacoffee.com/AmIOldYet, or by becoming a Patron at Patreon.com.

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