Kicking the Bucket
by Andee Kinzy
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 series explores elder care, autonomy, caregiving, and the awkward, tender moments in between. | Created by award-winning artist Andee Kinzy, Kicking the Bucket blends humor and heartbreak, building to a choose-your-own-ending finale. | Content warning: Alzheimer’s, cancer, and end-of-life decision-making. | More + full credits at 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.
Episodes
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EP 8B - Brave New World
NOTE: **Both endings begin the same and diverge about halfway through.** And now, dear listener, we come to a crossroads. For our final episode, we invite you to choose your own ending. If you are rooting for Dolores and Howard to go out on their terms - needing no permission, making no apologies…
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EP 8A - Rounded with a Sleep
NOTE: **Both endings begin the same and diverge about halfway through.** And now, dear listener, we come to a crossroads. For our final episode, we invite you to choose your own ending. If you are rooting for Dolores and Howard to go out on their terms - needing no permission, making no apologies…
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EP 7 - What’s Done is Done
✨ Finally. It’s time. And not a minute too late. Or maybe it is? Will Dolores and Howard be foiled again? Still, the kids need an answer about a nursing home, so our persistent protagonists make a break for it. In a minivan. ⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: Alzheimer’s, cancer, and end-of-life…
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EP 6 - In Such a Pickle
✨ Dolores and Howard put their next plan into motion. But first, they need to get organized. Clear out the clutter and get the dog into a good, loving home. A feat that seems easy enough… ⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: Alzheimer’s, cancer, and end-of-life decision-making. 🌐 MORE INFO:...
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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: will anyone hear Dolores and Howard before the curtain falls? ⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: Alzheimer’s,...
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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 to a water park proves to be chaotic and isolating. ⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: Alzheimer’s, cancer, and...
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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 lie closer to home. They may have also accidentally adopted a dog. ⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: Alzheimer’s,...
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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 WARNING: Alzheimer’s, cancer, and end-of-life decision-making. 🌐 MORE INFO:...
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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 is nearing its final curtain. ⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: Alzheimer’s, cancer, and end-of-life...
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Trailer: An Introduction from the Creator
✨ Creator Andee Kinzy introduces KICKING THE BUCKET, a new fiction podcast about aging, caregiving, and end-of-life autonomy. With 8 richly sound-designed episodes and a stellar cast aged 34 to 92, this audio dramedy is a TV series for your ears. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. And you get to choose…
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About this show
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 series explores elder care, autonomy, caregiving, and the awkward, tender moments in between. | Created by award-winning artist Andee Kinzy, Kicking the Bucket blends humor and heartbreak, building to a choose-your-own-ending finale. | Content warning: Alzheimer’s, cancer, and end-of-life decision-making. | More + full credits at 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.
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Andee Kinzy