Kicking the Bucket

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Trailer: An Introduction from the Creator

2025-06-0601:34

Creator Andee Kinzy introduces Kicking the Bucket, a new fiction podcast about aging, caregiving, and end-of-life autonomy. With eight richly sound-designed episodes featuring a stellar cast aged 34 to a well-seasoned 92, this audio dramedy is a TV series for your ears. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. And you get to choose how the story ends. Because the end is just the beginning. NOTE: Kicking the Bucket is on the festival circuit — but you can still sneak a peek. Visit improvedarts.org/kickingthebucketpodcast to request an Early Access code and listen before the official debut. | Featuring the voices of: Mimi Strum, Richard Gartner, Kendra L. Franklin, Mical Trejo, Kelli Bland, Chiara McCarty, Ivy Le, Dana Wing Lau, Vivian Glazier, Cynthia Preston, and Shaun Conde. | Created by award-winning artists: Andee Kinzy, Dana Wing Lau, Marisa Ewing & Melissa Pons of Hemlock Creek Productions, Chiara McCarty, Chloé Carcamo, and Kevin Chin of Northshore Media Productions. | Themes include: Alzheimer’s, cancer, and death. | Learn more: improvedarts.org/kickingthebucketpodcast | This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department. ImprovEd Arts is a sponsored project of Austin Creative Alliance. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/kickingthebucket/donations

EP 1 - All the World's a Stage

2025-07-0219:04

Dolores and Howard set the stage for their last scene of all after another unsatisfying tour of a “nursing home” (or retirement community, depending on who you talk to) and a confirmation that Howard’s health is in its last act. Featuring the voices of: Mimi Strum, Richard Gartner, Kendra L. Franklin, Mical Trejo, Kelli Bland, Chiara McCarty, Ivy Le, Dana Wing Lau, Vivian Glazier, Cynthia Preston, and Shaun Conde. Created by award-winning artists: Andee Kinzy, Dana Wing Lau, Marisa Ewing & Melissa Pons of Hemlock Creek Productions, Chiara McCarty, Chloé Carcamo, and Kevin Chin of Northshore Media Productions. Themes include: Alzheimer’s, cancer, and death. Learn more: improvedarts.org/kickingthebucketpodcast Subscribe now because the end is just the beginning. | This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department. ImprovEd Arts is a sponsored project of Austin Creative Alliance. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/kickingthebucket/donations

EP 2 - Neither Rhyme Nor Reason

2025-07-0919:00

More talk of retirement communities and forced downsizing sets a strangely troublesome scene for Dolores and Howard. Can there be dignity in death? Tamika has a secret of her own. Featuring the voices of: Mimi Strum, Richard Gartner, Kendra L. Franklin, Mical Trejo, Kelli Bland, Chiara McCarty, Ivy Le, Dana Wing Lau, Vivian Glazier, Cynthia Preston, and Shaun Conde. Created by award-winning artists: Andee Kinzy, Dana Wing Lau, Marisa Ewing & Melissa Pons of Hemlock Creek Productions, Chiara McCarty, Chloé Carcamo, and Kevin Chin of Northshore Media Productions. Themes include: Alzheimer’s, cancer, and death. Learn more: improvedarts.org/kickingthebucketpodcast Subscribe now because the end is just the beginning. | This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department. ImprovEd Arts is a sponsored project of Austin Creative Alliance. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/kickingthebucket/donations

EP 3 - To Thine Own Self Be True

2025-07-1616:20

Another tour of a retirement home facility pushes Dolores to face the future. Howard hopes the stars will align, but after a terrifying memory lapse episode with Dolores, he admits the fault may lie closer to home. They may have also accidentally adopted a dog. Featuring the voices of: Mimi Strum, Richard Gartner, Kendra L. Franklin, Mical Trejo, Kelli Bland, Chiara McCarty, Ivy Le, Dana Wing Lau, Vivian Glazier, Cynthia Preston, and Shaun Conde. Created by award-winning artists: Andee Kinzy, Dana Wing Lau, Marisa Ewing & Melissa Pons of Hemlock Creek Productions, Chiara McCarty, Chloé Carcamo, and Kevin Chin of Northshore Media Productions. Themes include: Alzheimer’s, cancer, and death. Learn more: improvedarts.org/kickingthebucketpodcast Subscribe now because the end is just the beginning. | This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department. ImprovEd Arts is a sponsored project of Austin Creative Alliance. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/kickingthebucket/donations

EP 4 - Though This Be Madness

2025-07-2319:58

Dolores and Howard realize that brainstorming ways to go out on your own terms is hard work. It also requires some imagination…and perchance, a little luck from Mother Nature. An annual family trip to a water park proves to be chaotic and isolating. Featuring the voices of: Mimi Strum, Richard Gartner, Kendra L. Franklin, Mical Trejo, Kelli Bland, Chiara McCarty, Ivy Le, Dana Wing Lau, Vivian Glazier, Cynthia Preston, and Shaun Conde. Created by award-winning artists: Andee Kinzy, Dana Wing Lau, Marisa Ewing & Melissa Pons of Hemlock Creek Productions, Chiara McCarty, Chloé Carcamo, and Kevin Chin of Northshore Media Productions. Themes include: Alzheimer’s, cancer, and death. Learn more: improvedarts.org/kickingthebucketpodcast Subscribe now because the end is just the beginning. | This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department. ImprovEd Arts is a sponsored project of Austin Creative Alliance. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/kickingthebucket/donations

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