THE SHY LIFE PODCAST

Here we are for episode 831! In which Cromitty receives bad news about Alonzo whilst Paul and Grizzly plan their big day. Will Scraffy be repaired in time? Can Cuthbert help? And what mysteries lie inside Hubert's wardrobe? For our extra material this time we have a chat with Toppie Smellie about the perils of podcasting and also a brief travelogue from Nick and Aly that they recorded on a trip they made to Scotland towards the end of last year! We also conclude with behind the scenes chatter with Toppie and Mateusz during recordings for old shows. Our next episode, #832 sees us catching up with Andy The Birthday Twin for more chat about vintage Australian TV... Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have comments - you can even send audio and I'll include it. The music is by Udio and Various Artists. Sound effects are by Shy Yeti and Pixabay. Logo by Shy Yeti. All content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2026. Episode 831 was recorded on the 18th January 2026, with Cuthbert's lines recorded on the 2nd August 2026. Toppie's appearance was recorded on the 20th September 2025, whilst Nick and Aly's holiday recordings were made between the 29th September and the 3rd October 2025.

Here we are for episode 830! In which Paul unearths a story that he wrote in January 1992 which involves a character that he had written about before... These adventures involving Nigel Wormsley have never been available before - but now Paul intends to read us a selection of these mini episodes; all about The Unruly Avenger... We also hear more from Alex, Paul's French Teacher and his connection with the infamous Controller, plus there are some musical out-takes from past Shy Yeti songs. Apologies if any of these have been used before! Ournext show, #831 sees us involved with more preparation for the Double Wedding and in extra material Nick and Aly head to Scotland! Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have comments - you can even send audio and I'll include it. The music is by Udio and Various Artists. Sound effects are by Shy Yeti and Pixabay. Logo by Shy Yeti. All content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2026. Please note; This edition of the show has been snoozing in the archives a while - but it has never been released in any form before now. Episode 830 was recorded between the 31st October and the 1st November 2021. The extra material was recorded on the 8th March 2026.

 

 

Here we are for episode 829! In which Oli Mouse joins us for a jolly afternoon answering some rather bizarre Agony Aunt letters! In our extra material we do a little cooking with an old friend and also hear more from French Teacher, Alex! Thank you to all our special guests this episode! Our next show, #830 sees us delve into the archives to find an edition of the show that has been waiting for many years to be released... Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have comments - you can even send audio and I'll include it. The music is by Udio and Various Artists. Sound effects are by Shy Yeti and Pixabay. Logo by Shy Yeti. All content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2026. Episode 829 was recorded on the 21st February 2026, with linking material recorded on the 19th July 2026. Our cooking extra material was recorded on the 15th November 2025 and our material with Alex recorded on the 8th March 2026.

 

Here we are for episode 828! In which Paul breaks the news to Toppie about the Podcast Double Wedding just as he and Grizzly are meant to be looking for suits for their big day! Hubert distracts them - offering them some of his vintage clothing... will they find anything that might be appropriate!? In extra material Gianluca answers some of our rather deep and meaningful random questions!! Paul also catches up with Martin Holmes to share good news and for him to answer some really rather daft questions of his own. Our next show, #829 sees Paul and Oli attempt to answer some more questions and a curious secret is revealed! Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have comments - you can even send audio and I'll include it. The music is by Udio and Various Artists. Sound effects are by Shy Yeti and Pixabay. Logo by Shy Yeti. All content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2026. Episode 828 was recorded on the 10th January 2026, with Gianluca's extra material recorded between the 17th and 18th January 2026 - Martin's recording was made on the 7th January 2026.

Here we are for episode 827! In which Paul From School helps Mister Yeti reply to more of our endless and slightly dated pleas for help from our listeners! Our letters this time relate are associated with fine dining and problematic holiday experiences! In our extra material we delve into an issue of Smash Hits to see what was going on in the charts during April 1981! Thanks to Paul for all his help this time! Our next show, #828 sees us getting caught up in more plans for the forthcoming Podcasting Double Wedding of the Year! What IS going on? Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have comments - you can even send audio and I'll include it. The music is by Udio and Various Artists. Sound effects are by Shy Yeti and Pixabay. Logo by Shy Yeti. All content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2026. Episode 827 was recorded on the 18th May 2026, with extra material recorded on the 4th July 2026.

Here we are for episode 826! In which Ikk, Cromitty and Toppie have sad news to break to Paul... but how will he take it? In our extra material we catch up with Wifey Jo and dip into two old issues of Look-In from 1971. In our next show, #827 we seek some advice from Paul From School, as recorded on our recent holiday! Do join us! Thank you to Toppie Smellie with his help with this edition; I hope we did Deelsy proud; thanks also to Jo and all guests who appear in the clips. Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have comments - you can even send audio and I'll include it. The music is by Udio and Various Artists. Sound effects are by Shy Yeti and Pixabay. Logo by Shy Yeti. All content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2026. Episode 826 was recorded on the 10th January 2026. Our catch-up with Jo was recorded on the 30th June 2026 and the Look-In chat on the 4th July 2026. There were also some special clips of Deeley from SLP's #394, 416, 477, 627, 711 and 795. Thank you also to Big Fatty for use of clips from episodes #4668 and #4669 of Big Fatty Online. This edition is dedicated to Deeley Cat (16 October 2004 - 29 December 2025) and also to Rose and Martha Cat who both passed away recently; having lived long and happy lives with Trowby and Lisa. They will all be much missed.

Here we are for episode 825! In which we follow Mister Yeti and Paul From School on a week's holiday down in Kent! Along the way we head to Folkestone, Canterbury, Margate, Broadstairs and, Ramsgate - not to mention visiting country pubs, farm store cafes and attractive gardens full of colourful blooms; not only that but we invent a new game - half snooker/half pool and visit the most haunted village in Britain! Our next show, #826 sees us bidding farewell to the bestest Deeley Cat ever! Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have comments - you can even send audio and I'll include it. The music is by Udio and Various Artists. Sound effects are by Shy Yeti and Pixabay. Logo by Shy Yeti. All content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2026. Episode 824 was recorded between the 15th and 22nd May 2026.

Here we are for episode 824! In a change to the scheduled episode we present a show that's been hiding away in the archives for several years... I guess it's finally time to see! In which Paul tries an old-fashioned night of gaming by trying to teach the gang how to play the card game, Exploding Kittens; but it's all a lot more complicated than he bargained for! We also have some chatter about a couple of books that Paul has been reading and a special guest cameo from friend of the show, "Mylo" - plus some card playing natter from Mama and Papa Yeti; many thanks to them all for their contributions this episode! Our next show, #827 sees us inviting Paul From School onto the show to help us out with some of the Agony Aunt letters that we have to answer! Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have comments - you can even send audio and I'll include it. The music is by Udio and Various Artists. Sound effects are by Shy Yeti and Pixabay. Logo by Shy Yeti. All content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2026. Episode 826 was recorded on the 2nd November 2021, with extra material recorded between 13th January and 19th February 2022. Cuthbert's message was recorded on the 27th June 2026.

Here we are for episode 823! In which Paul and Nick dive into more random chats! This time our randomness includes such words as MIRACLE, VOYAGE, REGARD, SISTER, GROAN, PLANET, PROBLEM, PRODUCTION and WEALTH. We also struggle through definitions for some really rather obscure words, asking some probing questions and also pick meals from a virtual school canteen! We also have extra material with Nick from a trip he made to Paris towards the end of last year! Thanks to Nick and Aly for their help with this edition and also to guest cameo star, Mama Yeti! In our next show, #824 sees us either having a quiet night in or heading off on holiday with an old friend; we're not quite sure, as yet!! Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have comments - you can even send audio and I'll include it. The music is by Udio and Various Artists. Sound effects are by Shy Yeti and Pixabay. Logo by Shy Yeti. All content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2026. Episode 823 was recorded on the 5th June 2025, with the Paris recording made between the 4th - 6th July 2025.

Here we are for episode 822! In a change to the scheduled episode, instead we join Paul and Ikk on another LIVE show up in space - we also have some extra material too because Ikk has got Paul helping out with some DIY on the ship! Our extras include a teaser chat between Paul and Toppie about a recent Norwegian cruise... but you'll be hearing the actual episodes that we recorded in the months to come! In the rest of the LIVE show we hear from Gianluca who is just back from Japan and there is also a slightly dubious internet quiz about ABBA along with some trivia about the band! Our next show, #823 sees us delve into our pile of episodes awaiting editing... but which one will it be next? Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have comments - you can even send audio and I'll include it. The music is by Udio and Various Artists. Sound effects are by Shy Yeti and Pixabay. Logo by Shy Yeti. All content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2026. Episode 822 was recorded during early April 2026, with extra material recorded by Gianluca on the 8th April 2026 and with Toppie on the 20th June 2026. Thank you, guys!!