THE SHY LIFE PODCAST

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 15: A VERY SMELLIE V.I.P.

Here we are for episode FIFTEEN - and it's a very special one because we've got Toppie Smellie as a guest and without Toppie there would be no SHY YETI PODCAST! Toppie and Mr Yeti discuss all manner of podcasting business and also compare notes on their many various projects over the years. Toppie also gets to speak with another show regular! I am aiming to get episode 16 of the show ready before the end of August! Please email me at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments. The music is by Shy Yeti and Luca. Special effects by  Soundbible. This episode and all contents are Copyright Paul Chandler, 2016. Episode 15 was recorded on the 23rd July 2016, with links recorded on 15th August 2016.

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 14: FORGOTTEN TREASURES...

Here we are for episode FOURTEEN!! This time Mr Yeti delves into some forgotten treasures that he has been meaning to share with you for some time. We head off with him on a bus, hear about a number of lost poems and are presented with another of his Shy Yeti sketches... All that and much, much more! Thank you to Christina and Nicole from Greetings From Nowhere for allowing me to use a clips from episode 315 - The Great Sitcom Debate. Coming soon: Episode 15... The first of two episodes starring Toppie Smellie from The Smellcast! Should be up in the next week to ten days. Please email me at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments. The music is by Shy Yeti and Luca. Sound effects by Soundbible and Sabine Eismeyer. Episode 14 was recorded between the 17th July and the 10th August 2016. This episode and all contents are Copyright Paul Chandler, 2016.

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 13: OBSCURE CULT TV AND OTHER ODDITIES...

Here we are for episode THIRTEEN!! This time Mr Yeti is speaking to two different friends - Andrew "Trowby" Trowbridge and Lisa Parker - whom he first met back in the early 90s through their shared love of cult TV, namely Dr Who. Over the years Mr Yeti appeared in a lot of home-made movies with the pair - and they both became SUTTON PARK regulars. Listen carefully as they discuss these days in a pub in Winchester and also recommend to you a number of obscure TV shows from the 60s and 70s that they have recently enjoyed. I am aiming to get episode 14 of the show ready by mid-to-late August! Please email me at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments. The music is by Shy Yeti and Luca. This episode and all contents are Copyright Paul Chandler, 2016. Episode 13 was recorded on the 16th July 2016. This episode is available on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also on Soundcloud.

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 12: MY WIFE AND THE POET...

Here we are for episode TWELVE!! This time Mr Yeti is speaking to two different friends - the first he has known for many years and the second he only just met for the first time in person last month. Guest Number One is Mr Yeti's Pretend-Wife, Jo who he first met exactly twenty years ago to the month and Guest Number Two is Rich Harris - one of the poets from July's A YETI WAY OF THINKING Poetry Café Show. This episode also includes poems by both Paul and Rich that were recorded on that night, but which have not yet appeared on the podcast. My latest book is called A YETI WAY OF THINKING which can be bought from www.lulu.com... Rich Harris(@richie_rich77 on Twitter) has a book, DARK which can be purchased from Amazon.co.uk. I am aiming to get episode 13 of the show ready before mid-August! Please email me at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments. The music is by Shy Yeti and Luca. This episode and all contents are Copyright Paul Chandler, 2016. Episode 12 was recorded between the 8th and the 21st July 2016.

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 11: OH, JULIE...

Here we are for episode ELEVEN!! This time Mr Yeti is speaking to Julie Howell, who he has known for twenty years... Find out how they met and all about what happened when Julie was briefly Mr Yeti's manager... They also discuss politics, music and pets - and you'll hopefully find it quite an inspiring chat! This episode also features some further poems from Mr Yeti's Poetry Café show earlier in July 2016. Episode 12 should be ready within the first few days of August! Please email me at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments. The music is by Shy Yeti and Luca. This episode and all contents are Copyright Paul Chandler, 2016. Episode 11 was recorded between the 8th and the 12th July 2016. As of this episode I am proud to announce that we are now officially part of the Pride48 family of podcasts. This episode is also available on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also on Soundcloud at: https://soundcloud.com/shyyeti/the-shy-life-podcast-11-oh-julie

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 10: BACK IN YETI MANORS...

Here we are for episode TEN - and this really is our longest episode yet!! This time Mr Yeti is back down in Salisbury - visiting friends and family. We meet his old friend Nick Goodman, who has been on the show before (via the telephone!) and they discuss how they met, preserving their films from the 1990s and their latest writing project. You will also receive an audio tour of the village, Yeti Manors, where Shy grew up! All that and we also catch up with his mum who has a strange plant growing in her garden and also tells a story about how Shy was once a naughty yeti. All that and some left-over poems from Mr Yeti's recent London show and we catch up with Yeti Uncle John and Dameus Twinklehorn. There is also a little tune that long-time followers of Mr Yeti may recall! I am aiming to get episode 11 of the show ready before mid-August! Please email me at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments. The music is by Shy Yeti and Luca. This episode and all contents are Copyright Paul Chandler, 2016. Episode 10 was recorded between the 8th and the 10th July 2016.

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 9: A YETI WAY OF THINKING - THE SHOW!!!

Here we are for episode NINE - and it's our longest episode yet!! This time Mr Yeti is having one of his little poetry shows at The Poetry Café near Covent Garden in London. There are two other guest-poets joining us - John Smallshaw and Rich Harris and you may also recognise one or two familiar faces in the crowd. Mr Yeti would like to thank John and Rich for performing on the night and also would also like to offer very many thanks to those who came to support the show on the night. I will be away early in August, but hope to get another episode out before I leave - I will see what I can do!! Please email me at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments. The music was by Shy Yeti. This episode and all contents are Copyright Paul Chandler, 2016. Episode 9 was recorded between the 8th and the 10th July 2016. My latest book is called A YETI WAY OF THINKING which can be bought from www.lulu.com... Rich Harris(@richie_rich77 on Twitter) has a book, DARK which can be purchased from Amazon.co.uk. John Smallshaw @jsirony on Twitter) does not have a book - but he does have a blog: https://pantechniconpoet.wordpress.com/ or even http://linesofjohn.com/

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 8: LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD...

Here we are for episode EIGHT!! This time Mr Yeti catches up with a member of his family - tries to make peace with some grumpy house-mates, looks back at his "SUTTON PARK" days and shares another poem. Dameus Twinklehorn also reports in and we get another insight into Mr Yeti's vinyl collection. He also gets very excited about his recent appearance on THE SMELLCAST. The clips from SUTTON PARK were recorded back in the 1990s and I'd like to thank Andrew T and Harry F for allowing me to use these scenes. I would also like to thank Toppie Smellie for allowing me to use clips of our chat from THE SMELLCAST 414. Our next episode should be available within the next ten days... Please email me at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments. The music was by Shy Yeti. This episode and all contents are Copyright Paul Chandler, 2016. Episode 8 was recorded between the 24th June and the 10th July 2016.

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 7: I JUST CALLED - TO SAY... SHY YETI!!

Here we are for episode SEVEN!! This time Mr Yeti catches up with an old friend over the phone and shares a couple of dark stories from his blog. Yeti Uncle John finds himself lost and Dameus Twinklehorn has a challenging new role! Not only that but we're back in vinyl vault, hear what Mr Yeti carries around with him and also say a quick hello to an old guest-star! All that and we've a funky (and slightly awful) new tune to dance around the living room to! Thanks again to my special guests this episode - we'll be back again soon - hopefully in the next week to 10 days... Please email me at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments. The music was by Shy Yeti. This episode and all contents are Copyright Paul Chandler, 2016. Episode 7 was recorded between the 21st and the 23rd June 2016.

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 6: SHY YETI PROUDLY PRESENTS...

Here we are for episode SIX!! This time we see what happens when Shy Yeti is asked to write a musical, both Dameus and Yeti Uncle John return to update us on their goings on... This time Harry is back to complete our chat and we discuss night's out on the town and holidays we have shared all over the world. I also enthuse about an old movie that I just discovered and plunge back into the vinyl vault to see what is lurking down there! Thanks again to Harry for speaking with me - we'll be back again soon - hopefully in the next week to 10 days... Please email me at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments. The music was by Shy Yeti. This episode and all contents are Copyright Paul Chandler, 2016. Episode 6 was recorded between the 13th and the 19th June 2016.