It's the cure-all wonder, a sure-fire panacea for all your ills, "and it's only a dollar, step right up, it's only a dollar, step right up..." Turmeric - or, as Joe Queenan would have it - snake oil. Sure, he's given it a try - but judging from this it's done nothing but make him gnarly.

Who should you turn to in times of peril? Your elders, right? Joe begs to differ.

Fifteen years of pain, in the shape of one man's drinking water contract that was only ever meant to help keep the American economy from tanking. Joe Queenan at his exasperated best.

Getting on in life most likely means becoming more familiar than you might like with your local medical professionals. Joe's a three-time loser when it comes to minor surgical operations, an epidemiological outlier who wants to know how many other people can claim the Triple Crown of failed procedures. Anyone heading for root canal surgery might want to skip this one.

Joe Queenan welcomes you to his new podcast musing on all things to do with ageing and figuring out how to step off the stage of his career gracefully.