About Us
Paul Menzel
Jim Conlan
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Welcome to New Tricks for Old Dogs.
The Old Dogs bid farewell to six years of podcasting.
After six wonderful years of bringing hope and purpose to the opportunities of aging, The Old Dogs have decided to bring the podcast to a close.
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To all our loyal listeners, we hope you enjoyed us. We hope you were inspired to try something new. We hope you weren't put off your feed. To our amazing guests, thank you for sharing your fascinating lives. And to all Old Dogs everywhere, keep howling at the moon!
New Tricks for Old Dogs will still be available on most directories and this website. Below is a link to our current episode and a link to our YouTube channel.
The Podcast for Bodacious Boomers
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Paul Menzel
Paul has always known that he was destined for a life of comedy. And people have been laughing at him ever since. For eight years after graduating from college in 1968, he directed and performed in Dudley Riggs’ Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis. During that time, the group was featured weekly in satirical pieces for “All Things Considered” on the National Public Radio Network.
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In 1977, Paul moved to Houston to open a comedy club. One room featured improvisational comedy revues and a separate room featured young comedians. Over the next 12 years, the Comedy Workshop provided a home for untried actors, writers and comedians....and a lot of bad behavior.
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Jim Conlan
Jim Conlan (“James” to his close friends) is a multitalented guy with multi-multi talents (he says). Known as a child for his extremely loud voice, he was often thrust on-stage to make announcements at class assemblies. From this, he developed a powerful yen to be entertaining. In fact, thanks to quick action by his teachers, Jim entertained the principal on many occasions..
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Between then and now Jim has howled at many moons. He has a degree in painting. He was in the Peace Corps. And for years you could hear Jim's jazz trio around town until even the small audience for jazz dried up. Jim refuses to speculate on the likelihood that his playing in part contributed to the situation.