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
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 our recent Vancouver concert run, starting with AC/DC: a killer set, real respect for what the band can still deliver, and one of the most chaotic pit crowds we’ve ever dealt with. It tu...
00:02:51 Health Update – The latest aches and pains, sleep apnea, yoga, fitness memberships, and more
00:20:04 FIFA World Cup 2026 – The matches and scene around host city Vancouver including fan zones, TSN broadcasts, and more
00:40:34 Rogers Sports & Media – Rogers cuts staff and shutters radio stations, and raises cost of the Sportsnet+ subscription… again! Plus online media purchases vs physical...
Episode 162? Yes, 162… Don’t ask!
00:04:30 Health Update – ER visits, lab work, and colonoscopies
00:20:11 Server Crash – Storage Pool alerts on the Synology NAS, leading to degradation and eventually server failure… Make sure you have backups of your important data!
00:41:58 Sports Update – The 2026 FIFA World Cup is coming soon. Vancouver is hosting matches and the city is going to be crazy! Plu...
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 Day
00:04:10 - New computer setup
00:20:26 - Super Bowl, Winter Olympics, and the FIFA World Cup
00:41:32 – Surveillance cameras and AI
00:57:22 - Adam is hunting for a winter jacket
01:02:12 - Tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, BC
01:07:55 - Recent and upcoming concerts, ...
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… Donald Trump, ICE, and the deaths of Rob & Michele Reiner
00:27:25 – Christmas break, terrible neighbours, and pot smokers
00:45:19 – Boxing Day sales, and technology upda...
New name and website; Housing and commuting; Your social media history; Our picks of the week; and more!
Recorded on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
Recorded on Sunday, November 16, 2025.
RIP Ozzy Osbourne, the Girlfriend, Tech updates, and our Picks of the Week.
Recorded on Monday, September 1, 2025.
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 at Telus!
00:40:02 - Getting older sucks! But massage therapy is awesome and helps!
00:44:21 - New LG G5 OLED TV! I’m never leaving the house again!
00:56:40 - Black Sabbath, and Ozzy Osbourne… Back to t...
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… Hellberta and other travel, plus the NHL Playoffs and broadcast rights here in Canada.
00:10:24 - Big news on Plex. Is it time to move to Jellyfin? We also discuss Navidrome, Immich and Tailsc...
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 Gretzky’s NHL goal scoring record. And more on hockey with the playoffs about 2 weeks away.
00:11:17 - Live music updates.
00:19:15 - The latest on Amerika and Trump’s tariffs, in...
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 Trump, tariffs, Wayne Gretzky, and our sovereignty.
00:31:36 - Sick? Stay home!!
00:40:48 - Multi-factor authentication… Passkeys, hardware security keys, one-time passcodes, and more.
00:47:04 - Gene...
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.
00:17:40 - Film & TV, including Super Bowl and the halftime show, and Hi-Res audio update.
00:25:41 - Trump… Tariffs, TikTok, Canada, National Anthems, 4 Nations Face-off, and more.
01:02:26 - Music...
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
- 1000mods – Cheat Death
- Causa Sui – From the Source
- Space Slug – Out of Water
- The Saints – (I’m) Stranded (2024 Remastered Box Set)
- The Sword – Live at Levitation
- Sólstafir – Hin Helga...
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.
"Undeveloped" is one of the Top 6 Crazy8s films for 2022. In this episode, we chat with Director & Writer Derek MacDonald, Writer & Producer Tyler Twiss, and Lead Actor Greg Rogers. What are t...
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 First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada. We encourage all Canadians to educate, understand and to create a path toward reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
In this episode, ...
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 new phones; Update on the Stanley Cup Playoffs; And finally some music talk, including concerts and new tunes.
Recorded on Sunday, May 30, 2021.
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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 hated NHL teams for 2021. Which teams would make your list? COVID-19 vaccine certificates, and how they might impact concerts & travel. And more music talk, including Chris Cornel...
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 Playoffs are underway. Plus, craft beer, COVID-19 vaccine update, the latest inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and a lot more in this episode.
Recorded on Sunday, May 16, 2021.
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 an older series starring Damian Lewis. Then, we bounce around to an update on Adam’s injury; Another gang-related shooting in Metro Vancouver; Tom Wilson, fighting in hockey, and the resulting debate...
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