How To Be Old
Hosted by Rachel McAlpine · Rachel McAlpine
5.0from 13 ratings
- 71
- Episodes
- 57
- Transcribed
- 13
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About How To Be Old
I'm Rachel McAlpine, born in 1940. If you ever become old, you will still be you. But nearly everything else will change and that's pretty interesting.
- Publisher
- Rachel McAlpine
- Category
- health & fitness · society & culture
- Language
- unknown
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 29 Dec 2020
- Latest episode
- 2 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
57 of 71 episodes have a transcript.
2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
61. Why love and music are better in old age — Coral Trimmer in her 90s
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
60. Walking with old bodies, Parkinson’s, and Jennifer Andrewes
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
59. Managing friendships in old age—wise advice from Pinky Agnew (Encore)
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61. Why love and music are better in old age — Coral Trimmer in her 90s
Published 2 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yes. I think I worried if I didn't. But I think now, as an older person, in my 90s and even my 80s, when I was playing, I was playing just for the sheer love and joy of the music and hoping that gets out to the audience. And not the ego, look at me, aren't I clever? Look at me, aren't I beautiful? […]
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- Coral Trimmer
- Jennifer Andrewes
- Pinky Agnew
- Oliver Couchman
- Di Jordan
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 1 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 12 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 6 / 100
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- Quality
- 1
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 27
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