The Old Men
The Old Men—formerly the Old Men Who Yell at Clouds—is a podcast where we ramble, debate, and occasionally make sense of music, health, technology, and whatever is happening in local or global news.
Episodes
24 episodes
Episode 164: Podcast Changes, BC Place Concerts, AI, and Boycott USA!
The best part of live music is the moment a legendary riff hits and the whole room snaps into the same heartbeat. The worst part is realizing the people beside you might be the reason you never want to do a stadium show again. We talk through o...
Episode 163: Health, World Cup, and Rogers Media
00:02:51 Health Update – The latest aches and pains, sleep apnea, yoga, fitness memberships, and more00:20:04 FIFA World Cup 2026 – The matches and scene around host city Vancouver including fan zones, TSN broadcasts, and m...
Episode 162: Health & Sports Updates, and Tunes
Episode 162? Yes, 162… Don’t ask!00:04:30 Health Update – ER visits, lab work, and colonoscopies00:20:11 Server Crash – Storage Pool alerts on the Synology NAS, leading to degradation and eventually server failure… M...
Episode 160: Linux, Surveillance and AI, and Concerts
Finally ditched Windows for Linux; FIFA World Cup in Vancouver; Surveillance and artificial intelligence; Concerts; and our Picks of the Week!00:02:25 - Valentine’s Day00:04:10 - New computer setup00:20:26<...
Episode 159: Top Albums of 2025, Holiday Break, and Amerika
New year but same bullshit from Amerika; Holiday Break: Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s; Top albums of 2025; Plus tunes, movies, and TV. 00:01:22 – Happy New Year!00:04:34 – New year but same bullshit from Amerika...
Episode 158: New Website, Housing, and Social Media
New name and website; Housing and commuting; Your social media history; Our picks of the week; and more!Recorded on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
Episode 157: World Series, Rush, and Google
Recorded on Sunday, November 16, 2025.
Episode 156: Ozzy Osbourne, Technology, and more!
RIP Ozzy Osbourne, the Girlfriend, Tech updates, and our Picks of the Week.Recorded on Monday, September 1, 2025.
Episode 155: New York City, and Back to the Beginning
Adam vs New York City; LG G5 OLED television; Highlights from Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, and Back to the Beginning; and our Picks of the Week!00:02:13 - New York City! And Toronto.00:28:46 - Hellberta, and incompetence a...
Episode 154: Plex, Politics, plus Hi-Res Audio Update
NHL Playoffs; Is Plex on the way out; Immich and Tailscale; We dabble in politics. Music news; And our Picks of the Week!00:02:27 - It’s been awhile – again! So we kickoff this episode with some coffee shop talk to catch up… Hellb...
Episode 153: Ovechkin, America, and Dating
Alex Ovechkin is the all-time goals leader in the NHL; The latest on the United States and Trump’s tariffs; Adam’s dating horror stories; Val Kilmer’s best movies; And our Picks of the Week!00:00:50 - Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gr...
Episode 152: Wayne Gretzky, MFA, and Concert Attendance
Donald Trump and Wayne Gretzky; Stay home if you are sick; Multi-factor authentication; More music; And our Picks of the Week!00:01:12 - Coffee shop talk… Concert updates, Seattle, and crossing the border.00:09:09 - More on...
Episode 151: Tariffs, Cardiac Ablation, and more!
Donald Trump, tariffs, and the USA; Cardiac ablation; Black Sabbath; and our Picks of the Week!00:03:10 - Health updates… New bed for your back, COVID-19, Cardiac ablation for SVT (supraventricular tachycardia), and more.00...
Episode 150: Best Albums of 2024, Signal, and Phone Plans
Our Top 10 Albums of 2024; San Francisco; More reasons to use Signal; Mobile phone plans; And our Picks of the Week!Happy New Year!Stephen’s Best Albums of 2024:Judas Priest – Invincible Shield
Episode 101: Crazy8s Winner ‘Undeveloped’
What would you do if your long buried secrets showed up in the mail? This is the question Paul, an elderly veteran, faces when his quiet, predictable life is threatened by the reemergence of his hidden past from 50 years prior."Undevelo...
Episode 069: Athletes and #69, TELUS Experience, and Music!
Athletes to wear the number '69'; Purchasing a new phone has become a very unpleasant experience; And some new music.June is National Indigenous History Month and we would like to recognize the history, heritage and diversity of F...
Episode 068: Job Training, SVT Drug Study, and Friends Reunion
Adam gives us an update on his intense job training; Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) nasal spray drug study; Government of British Columbia’s Health Gateway and COVID-19 vaccines; the Friends Reunion – Did you watch it? Telus and purchasing ...
Episode 067: NHL Playoffs, Vaccine Certificates, and Concerts
It’s the Victoria Day long weekend! Adam’s job training continues. The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is in full swing. We discuss the John Tavares injury and the Boston Bruins vs Washington Capitals series. Plus, I reveal my most hate...
Episode 066: Stanley Cup Playoffs, Vacuums, and Rock Hall
The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway; shopping for vacuums; the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; and more.Shopping for vacuums and other household appliances & electronics, and how to save some cash; The NHL Stanley Cup Play...
Episode 065: Damian Lewis, Tom Wilson, and Google
Damian Lewis and Life. The latest incident involving Tom Wilson, plus more on hockey. Google privacy and security. And some music.Happy Mother’s Day!We kick off this coffee-shop talk with some film and television, including...
Episode 049: Trump, NHL, and Signal
So long Trump. Game On! Signal App… And more.Donald Trump’s final days in office (Fuck Off!); Adam provides an update on his new workstation; The NHL season kicks off with 116 consecutive days of hockey; The latest on film & T...
Episode 044: Neil Morrison
We are joined by legendary radio broadcaster, Neil Morrison.We sit down and catch up with Neil Morrison, legendary radio broadcaster in Vancouver and Toronto for over 25 years. We yak about working in radio and the challenges broa...
Episode 043: COVID-19 Vaccine, Fleets, and Music Bits
Black Friday. More encouraging news about the COVID-19 vaccine trials. Will you get vaccinated when it is released? Time for Adam to dump Gmail. And you should too! Twitter rolls out ‘Fleets’. The first metal music video to hit one billion play...