Episodes

  • THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 843: POEMS TO MAKE BEARS GROWL (20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL)

    THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 843: POEMS TO MAKE BEARS GROWL (20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL)
    Oct 31 2026
    Here we are for episode 843! In which Paul celebrates the 20th anniversary of his book of verse, Poems To Make Bears Growl! He talks us through the writing process and reads a large number of his favourite pieces from the collection. We even hear from guest star, Charlie Grrr! Our next show, #844 sees us finally heading off on the BIG PODCAST HONEYMOON! 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 843 was recorded between the 9th February and the 13th March 2026.
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    1 hr and 50 mins
  • THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 842: A 5TH PLATE FULL OF YETI SPAGHETTI!

    THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 842: A 5TH PLATE FULL OF YETI SPAGHETTI!
    Oct 17 2026
    Here we are for episode 842! In which Cromitty and Yeti Uncle John take over again for their 5th serving of Yeti Spaghetti - Shy Yeti and Bettina Du Pres are back to assist too! Amongst all the anecdotes Cromitty tells tales of accidental imprisonment in jelly and Yeti Uncle John is looking for a magical ostrich beak... Meanwhile, Shy Yeti tells tales of touring his poetry shows and Bettina nearly marries a Merman! Our next show, #843 will either be a poetry bonanza or we'll finally be heading off on our Honeymoon cruise - we've not quite decided 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 842 was recorded between the 15th and 16th of October 2025.
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 841: CURIOS FROM THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR!

    THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 841: CURIOS FROM THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR!
    Oct 11 2026
    Here we are for episode 841! In which Mister Yeti shares a number of different recordings from the cutting room floor - including chats with Andy BD about comics that we used to buy as kids and behind the scenes natters with Toppie about everything from The Simpsons, Lucille Ball and all manner of many podcasting issues; we also have a quiz with Mateusz and some more Sutton Park clips from 1994. The exact nature of our next show, #842 remains uncertain... there are a few different episodes in the editing suite as we ready ourselves for the Honeymoon cruise! 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. The links for episode 841 were recorded on the 9th October 2026, with Andy and Toppie's chats recorded in early 2026, during other recording sessions. The Mateusz quiz is from the 5th May 2024. Our Sutton Park clips come from episodes 420 to 424 from approximately April 1994.
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 840: SHY YETI'S VERY VERY VERY BIG DAY!

    THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 840: SHY YETI'S VERY VERY VERY BIG DAY!
    Oct 8 2026
    Here we are for episode 840! Here we are deep in the middle of festivities for the 10th anniversary of The Shy Life Podcast and our double podcast wedding is finally here. Tune in to a very special guest who is here to do the commentary but don't expect it to all run smoothly as Bettina has big plans to unmask Charlotte as the villain of the moment! Thanks to all our special guests this time - including Mateusz K, Andy BT, Calum W, Uncle Warren, Toppie Smellie, Levi D, Harry F and to our extra special guest star, Big Fatty! (Apologies to any whom I may have forgotten!) Our next episode, #841 is still shrouded in mystery - we may share with you a slightly less dramatic episode or we may just head straight off on the Honeymoon! We'll see how it all plays out! 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, Muffley and Various Artists. Sound effects are by Shy Yeti and Pixabay. Logo by Shy Yeti. Big Fatty script by Paul Chandler with Extra Special Fat embellishments from Big Fatty himself! All content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2026. The Yeti and Grizzly scenes for episode 840 was recorded on the 4th July 2026, with additional inserts recorded across the Summer and early Autumn.
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    2 hrs
  • THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 839: THIRD TIME LUCKY FOR OLI MOUSE!

    THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 839: THIRD TIME LUCKY FOR OLI MOUSE!
    Sep 29 2026
    Here we are for episode 839! In which Paul and Oli are back for more inane chatter! We also have some last minute wedding chatter about the venue and some clips from the Stag-do. Our next show, #840 could be one of two things... we're not quite sure yet! It could be the wedding or we might not be quite wedding... It'll be a surprise! Woo hoo! Thanks to Oli, Adam, Mateusz, Andy BD, Warren and Levi for all their help with this episode. 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 839 was recorded in a number of blocks - Oli's recording on the 24th March 2026, with our extra material with Adam recorded around the 16th September 2026 and the Stag-do scenes recorded across the summer.
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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 838: MATINEE MINUTIAE - SEASON 8 REVIEW!

    THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 838: MATINEE MINUTIAE - SEASON 8 REVIEW!
    Sep 24 2026
    Here we are for episode 838! In which Paul catches up with DJ Starsage and Matt B to discuss the films and TV shows that they featured during the recently concluded 8th season of Matinee Minutiae. Our next episode, #839 sees us taking a quick breather before the Big Double Podcast Wedding as we see the return of Oli Mouse for some more Agony Aunt letters! We also have some fun extra material from the Stag-do! 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 Matinee Minutiae clips are Copyright DJ Starsage and Matt B, 2025-2026. All other content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2026. Episode 838 was recorded on the 22nd August 2026. Please note: This edition contains a number of clips from Season 8 MM episodes. SEASON 9 of MATINEE MINUTIAE is COMING VERY SOON; scheduled to begin in early OCTOBER 2026!!
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    3 hrs
  • THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 837: TALES OF WEDDING CRASHING AND OTHER MISADVENTURES!

    THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 837: TALES OF WEDDING CRASHING AND OTHER MISADVENTURES!
    Sep 16 2026
    Here we are for episode 837! In which we join Paul, Cromitty and Yeti Uncle John for a reflective natter just before The Big Day! The boys end up focusing via flashbacks to last summer and those infamous Wedding Crashing Days as Cromitty lead YUJ astray at a wedding; it all happened on the same day that Paul got inspected by The Man From The Ministry Of Podcasting! We're also getting pretty close to the wedding - we were originally going to include clips from the Stag-do this time, but we've decided there is already quite enough going on this time... but it'll be coming very soon! Thanks to all our special guests for this episode - Andy BT, Warren, Martin H and anyone else we may have forgotten! Our next show, #838 sees us catching up with the gang from Matinee Minutiae to see what they got up to during their recently concluded 8th season! 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 837 was recorded on a number of different d... The Podcast Inspector scenes were recorded on the 18th August 2024, with links recorded on 10th July 2024 and the 14th March 2026. Martin Holmes' scene was recorded on the 10th July 2024. There are also a couple of clips from previous episodes - and a number of unused scenes that will appear as extra material in the future.
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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 836: THE PERILS OF GRIZZLY! (PART TWO)

    THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 836: THE PERILS OF GRIZZLY! (PART TWO)
    Sep 5 2026
    Here we are for episode 836! It's the day of the stag-do but only Scraffy knows that the real Grizzly is trapped in the other dimension and the Grizzly at the stag do is an other dimensional imposter! There's also been a lot going on recently that we need to tell you about as Paul convinces Toppie to help him break into Charlotte's dressing room. In extra material we head back to the archives to revisit the bizarre world of Sutton Park! Our next show, #837 sees us having a quiet chat with Paul, Cromitty and YUJ - before joining in for the BIG Double Podcast Wedding stag-do! 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 836 was recorded on the 21st March 2026, with extra material recorded in February 2026... Our Sutton Park clips come from episodes 416 to 419 from approximately April 1994. Thanks to everyone involved in the making of this edition, plus all those who have featured in the Sutton Park clips in recent shows. Cuthbert's appearance was recorded between the 30th August and the 1st September 2026. This episode also features an alternate version of Mister Yeti's song, SQUEAKY KERFUFFLE! and two versions of his curious tune, MASTER TINY (GIANT JIM)! Lyrics and Production by Paul Chandler and UDIO, Lyrics by Paul Chandler, Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024.
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    1 hr and 48 mins