Kicking the Bucket
Andee Kinzy
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About This Podcast
✨ Growing old together was the plan. Dying together? That part’s improvised.
KICKING THE BUCKET is an immersive fiction dramedy about love, aging, and winging it at the end of life.
Dolores and Howard have decided to die with dignity. But they’re not exactly sure how. This darkly funny multicast serial podcast explores elder care, autonomy, caregiving, and all the awkward, tender moments in between.
Created by award-winning artist Andee Kinzy, KTB turns taboo topics into conversation. Each 20-minute episode blends humor and heartbreak, building to a bold, choose-your-own-ending finale.
⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: Alzheimer’s, cancer, and end-of-life decision-making.
🌐 MORE INFO: https://improvedarts.org/kickingthebucketpodcast
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🎙️ CAST
Mimi Strum & Richard Gartner as Dolores & Howard
Also featuring: Kendra L. Franklin, Mical Trejo, Kelli Bland, Chiara McCarty, Ivy Le, Dana Wing Lau, Vivian Glazier, Cynthia Preston & Shaun Conde
🎬 CREDITS
Written/Produced/Directed: Andee Kinzy
Producer & Casting: Dana Wing Lau
Sound Design, Mixing, Mastering: Hemlock Creek Productions (Marisa Ewing & Melissa Pons)
Dialogue Editing: Hemlock Creek Productions
Marketing: Chiara McCarty
Podcast Club Producer: Chloé Carcamo
Studio Recording: Northshore Media Productions (Austin, TX) | Engineer: Kevin Chin
🔹 This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department. ImprovEd Arts is a sponsored project of Austin Creative Alliance.
#AudioDrama #FictionPodcast #Aging #Caregiving #Caregivers #EndOfLife #ElderCare
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S1E5 EP 5 - Exit, Pursued by a Bear
✨ This is it. The hour is nigh. Dolores and Howard make their move, but an unexpected visitor threatens to derail their carefully crafted goodbye. As Tamika reveals her secret, the question remains:…
S1E4 EP 4 - Though This Be Madness
✨ 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…
S1E3 EP 3 - To Thine Own Self Be True
✨ 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…
S1E2 EP 2 - Neither Rhyme Nor Reason
✨ 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.⚠️ CONTENT…
S1E1 EP 1 - All the World's a Stage
✨ Dolores and Howard set the stage for their last act after another unsatisfying tour of a “nursing home” (or retirement community, depending on who you ask) and a confirmation that Howard’s health…
S1 Trailer: An Introduction from the Creator
FOR YOUR EARS ONLY 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…
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Kicking the Bucket has published 6 episodes since June 2025, covering topics in Comedy Fiction, Drama.
Kicking the Bucket is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 18m.
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