At 37 years old, actor Jason Mewes, best known as the talkative half of the drug-dealing duo Jay and Silent Bob (“Clerks,” “Chasing Amy”), admits he no longer has the stamina to rollerblade long distances or the metabolism to scarf down pizza without remorse like he could in his 20s. Getting older, however, has afforded him some pearls of wisdom. In and out of drug rehab since the ’90s, Mewes is now six years sober and has found his footing once again in the entertainment industry. This includes co-hosting a highly rated podcast on smodcast.com with longtime friend and filmmaker Kevin Smith called “Jay and Silent Bob Get Old.”

During an interview with EXTRA, Mewes talked about kicking his addiction and how podcasting has changed his life.

EXTRA: Do you really think you’re getting old?

Jason Mewes: Not really. Well, not until things like 10-year-reunions come around. That’s when you realize it’s kind of crazy. I feel like I’m old when I see someone I’ve known since they were in diapers with a house and two kids and a dog.

Does podcasting come natural to you now that you’ve been doing it for a while?

Yeah, definitely. I used to jot down a lot more notes before. We would never plan anything, but I liked to jot down a few topics. Now, it flows better. There have been times when Kevin and I don’t even talk before the show. He’ll show up and we have to jump on stage a minute later. It’s gotten a lot easier.

Have there been times when you ended a podcast and thought, “Why did I say that?”

There’s probably been like two or three times, but not anything where I’ve thought, “Oh, man, let’s turn back time!” But ...