THE SHY LIFE PODCAST

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 691: SHY YETI AND THE GREAT IKK RESCUE ATTEMPT!

Here we are for episode 691! In which Paul locates Ikk and drags Toppie off to the Alternate Dimension as part of a bargaining chip to get Ikk back... but can the Alternate Dimension Paul and Toppie be trusted!? To keep us going during our journey to another time and place we also have a number of chats with previous guests of the show - Levi, Paul From School and Martin Holmes, recorded earlier in the year; there are also 4 poems: BEARS AREN'T MEANT TO BE BALLERINAS, THE BLACK-EYED GROWL, A FLEA TEA PARTY and WHY DON'T DRAGONS CLEAN THEIR TEETH - all from the SHY YETI GOES WILD compilation from 2012! Thank you to all my guests this edition and also once again to the many guests who have joined me this year! Our next episode, #692 sees us looking back at the SLP episodes released over the first 6 months of 2023. Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Harry F, Muffleyontour and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. All other episode content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2023. The main recording session for episode 691 was made on the 10th June 2023, with Cuthbert's links recorded between the 23rd and 27th December 2023. Our additional recordings were made as follows: Levi's chats recorded between the 26th September and the 6th of December 2023, Paul from School's recordings made between the 27th September and the 7th December 2023 and last but not least, Martin Holme's recordings made on the 14th November 2023.

 

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 690: GIANLUCA’S VERY-MANY EXCITING CHRISTMAS GIFTS!

Here we are for episode 690! A little Christmas extra before our big season finale... In which Gianluca sends the team Christmas presents... but shockingly they go missing! Also could Douglas be about to get a big Christmas surprise!? We also hear from a number of special guests this episodes and along with some season grumbling with Martin Holmes from Vision On Sound we also have two new musical compositions by Muffleyontour - one is entitled BLINK (at around the 21 minute mark) and the other is called BURBLE (at around the 1 hr 02 minute mark)! Our next show, #691 sees our season finale episode of 2023, not including our two end of year review editions... and this time we're heading to another dimension to finally attempt to rescue our poor alien friend, Ikk! Please email us  at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Harry F and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. All other content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2023. Episode 690 was recorded between the 16th November and the 20th December 2023, with the Martin grumbling recorded on the 14th November 2023. 

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 689: REGINALD PIPES’ SCARY SCHOOL REUNION...

Here we are for episode 689! In which Paul and Paul From School go for a belated birthday dinner at one of their favourite restaurants in London, whilst Reginald begrudgingly attends an old school reunion where many secrets are about to be revealed! This edition also features a new tune by Muffleyontour called TWINKLE2. Thanks to our special guests this time, Paul From School and DarthGrizzly who features in a cameo role!! Our next episode, #690 sees us receiving some gifts from a friend of the show - plus we even get to catch up with our ghostly friends Douglas and Boo, with a surprise twist in the tale! Please join us if you can! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Harry F, Muffleyontour and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2023. Episode 689 was recorded between the 5th and the 30th of November 2023... 

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 688: SHY YETI RETURNS TO VEGAS! (HE SHOULD BE SO LUCKY - LUCKY, LUCKY, LUCKY!)

Here we are for episode 688! In which Shy Yeti goes to Vegas to see Kylie live... kinda. He should be so lucky! Toppie Smellie joins Paul and the gang and even has a story of his own to relate about finally meeting Ozzy beak-to-beak in quite bizarre circumstances. We also have extra material as Mateusz attempts to play Fortnite with Yeti Uncle John and Bettina! Thank you to our special guests this time - Jay The Hauntcub, Adam From Foul Monkeys, DarthGrizzly (Mateusz) and of course, Toppie Smellie! Our next episode, #689 sees the two Paul's heading for a special dinner, whilst Reginald has his school reunion to contend with! Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Luca, Harry F, Muffleyontour and www.fesliyanstudios.com. This edition also features a new tune by Muffley called REST which can be heard around the hour mark. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2023. Episode 688 was recorded between the 29th October and 1st December 2023, with an extra recording made on the 23rd September not originally intended for this show. The Fortnite games with Mateusz were recorded on the 17th November 2023.

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 687: NOT AS SHY AS I WAS! (10TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!)

Here we are for episode 687! In which Paul celebrates 10 years of his poetry and prose collection - NOT AS SHY AS I WAS! Our next episode, #688 sees Paul and some of the gang heading to Vegas for a Kylie concert... although it's not QUITE as one might have expected! Not that a certain person even seems to notice because he's so excited! Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Harry F, Muffleyontour and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2023. This episode was recorded between the 21st March and the 23rd April 2023.

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 686: A BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF YETI UNCLE JOHN!

Here we are for episode 686! In which we meet Maggie The Magpie and see a little more of Yeti Uncle John's life through the eyes of his precious birds! We also find out a little more about our friend, Gianluca from Italy! Our next episode, #687 finds us celebrating the 10th anniversary of Paul's poetry collection, NOT AS SHY AS I WAS! Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Harry F, Muffleyontour www.fesliyanstudios.com and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2023. Episode 686 was recorded between the 3rd and 17th October 2023, with Gianluca's interview recorded between the 10th and 12th November 2023.

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 685: WHEN TOPPIE SMELLIE (KINDA) MET OZZY!

Here we are for episode 685! In which we go back a week or so to before Paul's birthday when Toppie was meant to meet Ozzy for the first time... only things didn't go so smoothly! We also find a slightly random way to celebrate 60 years of Doctor Who! Thanks to Toppie Smellie and Nick Goodman for being our guests on this edition. Our next show, #686 shares with us a little more of Yeti Uncle John's life through the eyes of his precious magpies! We also find out a little more about our friend, Gianluca! Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Harry F, Muffleyontour and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2023. The main scenes for episode 685 were recorded on the 30th September 2023 with the additional Doctor Who chat recorded on the 11th November 2023 and some brief retakes recorded on the 23rd November 2023. 

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 684: SHY YETI’S FURRY-FANTASTIC 50TH BIRTHDAY FANDANGO!

Here we are for episode 684! In which Paul shares a diary from behind the scenes of his 50th birthday and the days that follow; their is a gathering of old friends, birthday cakes and a trip to a music gig! We also have a new Muffleyontour composition IKK2, which appears around the 11 minute mark. Thank you to all my special guests this time! Our next episode, #685 sees us hopping back a few days to just before Paul's birthday as preparations being made for those celebrations, but also for Toppie Smellie to finally get to meet up with his new favourite podcaster, Ozzy The Talking Duck... Will it all go as planned!? Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Harry F, Muffleyontour and Luca, plus special guests SB and TF. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. All other episode content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2023. The main diary elements of episode 684 was recorded between the 9th and the 18th November, with additional material recorded between the 30th September and the 19th November 2023. Thank you to Big Fatty for the use of a clip from Big Fatty Online (#4113) posted on 10th November 2023.

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 683: SHY YETI AND THE FIERY PHOENIX FESTIVAL!

Here we are for episode 683! In which Tallulah is excited to announce her collaboration with Albert The Dragon at The Phoenix Festival on Bonfire night... but something isn't right! But who is behind all the trouble and can Paul's new friend, Mateusz, be of any assistance in solving the mystery?? We also have extra material as we catch up once again with Paul's new friend Levi to discuss some of his favourite films. This episode includes two new compositions by Muffleyontour... THE LETTER (at around the 32 minute mark) and K3 (at around the 1 hr, 10 minutes stage). Our next show, #684 sees Mr Yeti recording a diary during his 50th birthday week! Please email us  at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Harry F and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. All other content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2023. Episode 683 was recorded on the 1st October 2023, with a few retakes recorded on the 7th November 2023. Mateusz's two diary messages were recorded on the 2nd November 2023. Levi's chat was recorded on the 25th of September 2023. Please note: The magical forces of the Phoenix Festival slightly distorted the recording in number of places this episode but Mateusz worked a counter-spell which has meant that they are barely noticeable! Thanks Mateusz / Darth Grizzly! Whilst we're here I'd also like to wish Grizzly a very happy birthday as he turns 30! Happy birthday, yeti-bun! :)

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 682: A CENTURY WORTH OF WISDOM WITH THE BIRTHDAY TWINS!

Here we are for episode 682! In which Paul and Andy provide some advice by tapping into their century worth of wisdom on the dawn of their 50th birthdays! They reflect over some of their personal highlights from their first five decades and then decide on a few luxuries should they ever both be jettisoned into space together! Our next episode, #683 sees the Phoenix Festival taking place down at Albert's Phoenix Sanctuary... but there is trouble in store! Please join us if you can! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Harry F, Muffleyontour and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2023. Episode 682 was recorded on the 8th of October 2023.