Am I Old Yet? — Comedy audio drama

• Introducing: Alpha8

  This week, while I wrap up the final episodes of "Baked Off!", I'm excited to share another delicious audio drama from the award winning writer, Stephanie Elie. Alpha8 is a sci-fi adventure fiction that imagines what might happen when a desperate alien swaps places with a regular working mother and has to deal with three stroppy teenagers, while dad is kept incommunicado at his terribly important job. The production of "Alpha 8" is a meticulously crafted audio experience that blends rich storytelling with sophisticated sound design to transport listeners into its vivid sci-fi universe. The series is produced using high-quality audio equipment to capture the nuanced performances of a diverse and talented cast, ensuring every emotional beat and suspenseful moment is conveyed with clarity and impact. Awards and nominations 2024 Awards Hollywood Series Awards - Best Sci-fi Podcast Signal Award Gold - Best Fiction Podcast T.O. WebFest - Best Writing in a Podcast Zepston Int’l Film & Music Festival - Best Fiction Podcast Urban Mediamakers Film Festival - Best Podcast Ecovision Festival - Best Fiction Podcasy LA WebFest Winner 2024 - Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Podcast Miami WebFest Winner 2024 - Best Sound Mix 2024 Nominations New Jersey Web Festival - Best Sci-Fi & Best Supporting Actor New Zealand Web Fest - Best Cast & Best Sound Design Sydney Web Fest - Best Sound Design & Best Sci-Fi Podcast Baltimore Next Media Web Fest - Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy HollyShorts Film Festival - Best Podcast Essence Film Festival - Best Podcast 2024 Selections Official Selection - Melbourne WebFest For more information, visit https://alpha8audio.com Please Support Am I Old Yet. You can either leave a one off tip of $1 or £1 (or more) or take out a monthly subscription. Please leave a comment or review at https://amIoldyet.com/reviews The theme music is from "In The Labyrinth" composed and performed by John T LaBarbera, available on Spotify Find and support our sponsors at: fableandfolly.com/partners • • Thanks for listening. Stay safe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Bonus 01 Baked Off

  This week, as a bonus, we introduce you to a brand new podcast. I’ve been working on it for around 18 months now, it’s an 8 episode limited series, fully scripted and fully cast audio fiction called “Baked Off! Live, laugh, loaves”. Written and produced by me, with a cast of 10 fabulous voice actors, and new music by John T La Barbera. It has its own feed, and its own website, and it is totally independently available in your podcasting apps. From next week, you’ll need to seek it out either at bakedoffpodcast.com, or in your podcasting app. And normal “Am I Old Yet?” service will resume here next week!  In the meantime, here is Episode 1 “Loaves Actually”.In which we meet Duncan, a young IT consultant in Edinburgh, Scotland, Julianna, an ex-dancer,  wife and mother in Liverpool, England, and Margot, retired Michelin starred chef in Brisbane, Australia. The cast is: Christopher McDougal, Wendy Lap, Tayo Aluko, Erika Sanderson, Frankii Phoenix, Andrea Richardson, Roy R Carruthers and Flloyd Kennedy. Music composed and arranged by John T La Barbera. Sound design and editing by Flloyd Kennedy. Please Support the Show. You can either leave a one off tip of $1 or £1 (or more) or take out a monthly subscription. Transcript is available on the episode website https://amIoldyet.com/introducing_baked_off Please leave a comment or review at https://amIoldyet.com/reviews The theme music is from "In The Labyrinth" composed and performed by John T LaBarbera, available on Spotify Find and support our sponsors at: fableandfolly.com/partners • • Thanks for listening. Stay safe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Nana Goes Gently Into That Good Night

  Helen finds herself on the receiving end of some rather disturbing news, and some sad, but not unexpected news. This episodes includes discussions of missing persons, and grief.  And now for a quote from the makers of my favourite sci fi podcast, Midnight Burger - "it’s free to listen to a podcast, but it’s not free to make", so if you’d care to make a donation towards our production expenses, head over to buymeacoffee.com/amIoldyet, where you can donate anything from a pound or a dollar up. Or you can subscribe on a regular basis, and receive my infrequent newsletters and also join up with other AIOY listeners over on Discord. Please leave a comment or review at https://amIoldyet.com/reviews The theme music is from "In The Labyrinth" composed and performed by John T La Barbera, available on Spotify Find and support our sponsors at: fableandfolly.com/partners Thanks for listening. Stay safe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Too Hot to Handle

  Episode 6 finds Helen at her favourite cafe, chatting with Ilse about playing card games on her iPad. But before we go there, I thought you might like to know why we call ourselves Thunder’s Mouth Theatre. Back in the day, I played Queen Eleanor in a production of Shakespeare’s play “The Life and Death of King John”. It was produced by John Warner’s production company in Brisbane, and performed at the then abandoned Boggo Road Jail. Our lovely mate Allana Noyes played Constance, Eleanor’s daughter-in-law, and Constance has the most wonderful line that Shakespeare ever wrote: “Oh, that my tongue were in the Thunder’s mouth / then with a passion would I shake the world!” That is how I feel about live theatre, so that is what I named my own company. And now, I use it to do a teeny tiny bit of shaking of the world, in my own small way, with the help of some very good mates. In this episode, John Warner introduces the character of William Askew, OAM. Please Support the Show. You can either leave a one off tip of $1 or £1 (or more) or take out a monthly subscription. Transcript is available shortly after release on the episode website https://amIoldyet.com/s11e6 Please leave a comment or review at https://amIoldyet.com/reviews The theme music is from "In The Labyrinth" composed and performed by John T LaBarbera, available on Spotify Find and support our sponsors at: fableandfolly.com/partners • • Thanks for listening. Stay safe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Who's the Radical Here?

  Helen attended the 'gathering' Susie invited her to, where she met up with the mother of Kiara, the charismatic climate change evangelist. They've taken Susie off to the nearest cafe to enjoy something to drink and a heart to heart. With special guest voice actor Lushika Preetrajh as Preshanni and Mrs Patel. Now, you may have noticed that these episodes are arriving at roughly fortnightly intervals these days. That’s because I’m also busy editing the new podcast, Baked Off! Which is a much bigger production than Am I Old Yet? I’ve been trying to raise some funds to pay for a dialogue editor to help me with it, but we still have some way to go. If you’d like to help out, there are a range of perks to be enjoyed, from early access to the episodes to mugs, stickers and aprons, and even a brand new cookbook. The website is crowdfundr.com/bakedoffthepodcast. I’m halfway through editing Episode 4, with only another 4 to go. And it will happen a whole lot faster if I don’t have to do it all myself! Thanks to those of you who have joined the Patreon community. The latest newsletter is on its way to you already. Also thanks to Fable and Folly and the F&F community, who are so lovely and supportive, as well as being just the best audio fiction producers out there. Thanks for listening. Stay safe.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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