The Mess Podcast
The Mess Podcast
Stuart Albright
This is a podcast about the messes we make and the messes we endure as our parents get older. It is a story about illness and loss, but it is also a story about joy.
Episode 9: Brothers
A conversation between brothers and best friends: Stu and Rob.
Jun 3, 2022
42 min
Episode 8: Passing
The final moments of a mother’s life.
Jun 3, 2022
14 min
Episode 7: Home
Nancy is too sick to live on her own anymore, so she moves in with her oldest son. How much longer does she have to live?
Jun 3, 2022
13 min
Episode 6: Mountains
As Nancy finally leaves the hospital after 34 days, her sons take her to a place that she never thought she would see again. Plus: the daily grind of caring for a dying parent, in vivid detail.
Jun 3, 2022
11 min
Episode 5: Manic
Two birthdays and a trip to the hospital. What happens when a parent has a manic break for the first time in 70 years?
Jun 3, 2022
14 min
Episode 4: Nine Months
After a brief window of peace, COVID hits. Nancy’s assisted living facility goes on lockdown.
Jun 3, 2022
12 min
Episode 3: Week
The death of one parent leads to a frantic week for two sons as they try to figure out what to do with their sick mom.
Jun 3, 2022
11 min
Episode 2: Passing
When both parents are too sick to take care of themselves and money is tight, what does a family do next? Then, disaster strikes.
Jun 3, 2022
16 min
Episode 1: Sick
We begin with a profile of two parents, Nancy (a storytelling master) and Alan (a cancer survivor since the age of 15.)
Jun 3, 2022
20 min