Saturday, August 31, 2024

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - AUGUST 2024 EPISODES...

AUGUST IS BACK IN TOWN...

Hello beasties!

This time on the blog we'll be looking at the episodes of the podcast released during August 2024...

First up, August brings us many delights - although Bettina Du Pres might disagree!

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 729:
BETTINA'S AFTERNOON OF TERROR!

Here we are for episode 729! This time we face a terrifying situation as Bettina finds herself targeted by a crazed fan and finds allies in the strangest of places... but is she wrong to trust her new comrade?! On our next episode, #730, we join Paul as he speaks to DJ Starsage and Toppie Smellie as they discuss the 6th season of their podcast Matinee Minutiae as it reaches it's summer season break! Please 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, Udio, Muffleyontour and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo and artwork by Owen O, with some assistance and photos provided by Shy Yeti. All other episode content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. This episode was recorded on the 22nd February 2024, with some small retakes recorded between the 2nd and the 3rd of August 2024. 

This episode can be downloaded on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also from Soundcloud at the following link:



Next up, we catch up with the Matinee Minutiae gang as they discuss their recently concluded Season 6!

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 730:
MATINEE MINUTIAE - SEASON 6 CELEBRATION!

Here we are for episode 730! In which Paul speaks to DJ and Toppie about the latest season of Matinee Minutiae as Toppie bows out! Our next show - #731 sees Mr Yeti receiving a distress message from space which leads to further mystery when the identity of a kidnap victim appears to be quite a different face... but why?? 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, Muffleyontour, Udio and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo by Owen O and Shy Yeti. All clips from Matinee Minutiae are Copyright DJ Starsage and Toppie Smellie, 2023-2024. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. Episode 730 was recorded on Saturday the 3rd August 2024. PS A belated happy birthday to Toppie Smellie from all of The Shy Life Podcast gang! :)

This episode can be downloaded on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also from Soundcloud at the following link:



Next up, Paul and the gang are called out to a rescue in outer space! What is going on!?

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 731:
SHY YETI AND THE KIDNAP IN SPACE!

Here we are for episode 731! In which a distress message from space leads to further mystery when the identity of kidnap victim appears to be quite a different face... but why?? We also have a new tune made using Udio called THE BLACK-EYED GROWL (in fact two versions!) and a diary report with Muffleyontour from his recent trip to Bali and Singapore! In our next episode, #732 Paul chats to his three new recruits, Mateusz, Gianluca and Levi about their first year as part of The Shy Life Podcast team! 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, Udio, Muffleyontour and Luca. THE BLACK-EYED GROWL has lyrics by Paul C and music by Udio. Sound effects are by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo by Owen O and Shy Yeti. All other content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. The beginning of episode 731 was recorded on the 9th May 2023, but sadly the main recording session had to be postponed - I returned to it with a different special guest than intended and completed it between the 26th and the 30th November 2023. Muffleyontour's messages were recorded between the 31st July and the 6th August 2024. There were some additional recording made during the editing of this episode, on the 18th of August 2024, which also included Cuthbert's lines during this edition. Please note: The sound quality of this episode may vary due to it being recorded way up in outer space!!

This episode can be downloaded on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also from Soundcloud at the following link:



Next up, Paul chats with his three latest recruits to the show a year after they first arrived!

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 732:
CHATTING WITH THE THREE NEW RECRUITS!

Here we are for episode 732! In which Paul speaks with the three new recruits from last year - Gianluca, Levi and Mateusz to see how they survived a year on the show! We also have a few different versions of a song called YOUR LITTLE SECRET which was made using Udio, with lyrics by Mr Yeti! Thank you to Gianluca, Mateusz and Levi for their help with this edition! Our next episode, #733 sees the Chatterbox gang reunited... well... at least some of them; it was a little tough getting everyone together on the same day! Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have comments - you can even send a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Luca and Udio. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo by Owen O and Shy Yeti. All other content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. This episode was recorded between the 12th and 18th of August 2024.

This episode can be downloaded on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also from Soundcloud at the following link:


Here are appearances that I made on other podcasts this month:


More Shy Life Podcast Merch on Redbubble:

Shy Life Podcast - 2022 Logo Merch: 

There's plenty more on there and we'll be updating with the 2023 logos very soon!

That's all for now...

Take care - more soon,

Yeti hugs,

Paul (aka Shy Yeti) xx

SHY LIFE PODCAST SHOWS...
COMING SOON!!

September is here now and we have lots of new episodes in the pipe-line! Our schedule list does tend to change every time I post, but right about now this is a pretty good guide to the episodes that we are hoping to release over the next few months! 
Anyway - take a look at what else we have in store...

September 2024...

733. A Chatterbox For Summer 2024!

In which the Chatterbox gang meet up once again to catch up! (Recorded August 2024?)

734. The Tears Of A Podcaster!

In which a freshly revived Ikk has a grand plan to a launch a range of Shy Life Podcast perfumes!

735. Lovesongs For The Bitter And Twisted (20th Anniversary Special)

Paul looks back at his 6th collection, Lovesongs For The Bitter And Twisted, which he published 20 years ago!

736. When Hubert Gentry Got Ever-so Random!

In which Paul and Nick attempt to record but Hubert Gentry interrupts and eventually joins in!

737. A Very Grumpy Episode Indeed!!

In which we allow Paul and Martin to have a whole episode in which to get grumpy in! We also explore the world of AI... Kind of...

738. A Traitor In Their Midst!

In which Paul and the gang go on search of a traitor!

October 2024...

739. The Dinner Party...

In which Ikk throws a party for Bettina, Charlotte and Tappie and all manner of weirdness ensues!

740. Paul And Martin Hit The Late 70s!

In which Paul and Martin have a 6th chat about the 70s as they reach 1979 and find out who was big!

741. The Wedding Crashers And The Man From The Ministry!

In which Cromitty leads YUJ astray at a wedding and Paul gets inspected!

742. Charity Begins At The Toy Hospital!

In which there is a charity event at The Toy Hospital! How is Charlotte involved? Why is Baby Grizzly back? Will Scraffy get to go home and who is waiting in the shadows for Bettina? 

743. Nick and Paul Are Randomly Dr Who-y!

In which Paul and Nick do some more random words, plus discuss some random Doctor Who stories from the classic era!

744. Halloween 2024!

In which we celebrate Halloween 2024-style!

745. Charlotte Moves In For The Kill...

In which Charlotte ups her evil plans to rid herself of Bettina... but there's one thing that she hadn't reckoned on!

November 2024...

746. Talking About The 1990s!

Paul and Nick attempt to bottle their own experiences of the 1990s into a little over an hour of conversation - can these two self-confessed chatter-boxes manage it!?

747. The Birthday Twins Are Back Behind Bars!

In which Paul and Andy discuss some of their favourite characters from Prisoner Cell Block H!

748. Shy Yeti's Birthday Shindig!

There aren't many big plans for Paul's birthday this year, but things are far from quiet!

749. The One Before 750!

The one before episode 750...

750. Episode 750!

In which episode 750 arrives!

751. The One After 750!

In which we deal with the fallout from episode 750!

752. Mateusz is back in London!

In which Mateusz returns!

December 2024...

753. Another Visit To Sutton Park!

In which we head back into the archives to share more exciting tales from Sutton Park from the 1990s!

754. The Return Of Voices From The Tape Department!

In which Paul shares some voices from the past from some recently unearthed audio tapes...

755. Paul And Martin Enter The 1980s!

In which Paul and Martin have a 7th chat about music - moving from 1979 into 1980!

756. Shy Yeti's Night Of Gaming...

Paul tries to have an old-fashioned night of games - but it doesn't all quite go to plan...

757. End of 2024 Season...

In which we end the season with a big party - but evil Charlotte Shade is planning her own surprise!

758. Shy Life Podcast - Season Review!

In which we review all the episode released during 2024!

January 2025 And Beyond...

759. A Fall out From Christmas!

In which we see how the rest of the Christmas season went and what became of Bettina?

760. New Year 2025 Chatterbox!

In which the Chatterbox gang welcomes in 2025!

761. Second Grizzly Episode Recorded In November!

In which Grizzly returns... AGAIN!

762. Cromitty And The Egotistical Mentor!

In which Cromitty reconnects with his old mentor Professor Alonzo Crutch but things don't go so well!

763. The Return Of Max Du Pres!

In which Bettina catches up with Max Du Pres at one of his galleries... little knowing what danger lies in store!

764. What's Up With Robot Big Fatty?

In which we catch up with the goings of Robot Big Fatty!

765. The Unruly Avenger!

Paul unearths a story that he wrote over 30 years ago and shares it with the listeners...

766. A Collection Of Nick And Paul Chats!

Mr Yeti collects together a number of chats on TV, Youtube and their video collections which were recorded back during lockdown but which have not previously been released! We also have more from Paul's 1990 diary!

767. FOUND!! Lost Gems From The Yeti Archives!

In which Paul and Nick discuss lost tapes from the Yeti archives which have recently been uncovered!

768. Mugshots (20th Anniversary Special)

Paul looks back at his 7th collection, Mugshots which he published 20 years ago! (early in 2025, record late 2024)

769. Poetiquette (20th Anniversary Special)

Paul looks back at his 8th collection, Poetiquette, which he published 20 years ago! (Sometime 2025!)


### Additionally:
The following episodes are ones that I have been considering to record for some time - although there are a lot more in the planning stage that may be recorded first! There are also vague possibilities that characters from the early days such as Ethel The Landlady and Gordon The Cryptkeeper might return.


### Another Trip Back To 2020!

This episode is already partially recorded!
Paul shares some of the previously unheard chats with some of his guests about the episodes released during 2020.

### Shy Yeti's Miscellaneous Poetting!

Cuthbert goes back into the archives to explore more select nuggets from some of Paul's poetry videos!

### Haunt-cub And The Virtual Reality Dinosaur! 

Jay comes visiting once again with Aragog - who is ready to do another quiz. Meanwhile Cromitty has completed Jay's virtual reality dinosaur, but is still a little jealous of how Jay and Yeti Uncle John continually flirt!

### Nick And Paul's TV Chat! (A Flashback To September 2020!) 

This episode is already partially recorded!
This time we're looking back a few months to September 2020 - to see how then compares with now. Nick and Paul chat about some recently watched TV and also about their friends - with a few clips from Sutton Park to stir it all around! 

### A Trip Back To Mister Yeti's 30th Birthday!

This episode is already partially recorded!
On the eve of his 49th birthday Ikk takes Paul back to a party from 2003 where Paul was surprised soon after he turned 30! 

### Toppie And Yeti On Round The Archives - 2!

This episode is already partially recorded!
This episode we're cheating a bit and sharing some old Round The Archives articles that Paul and Toppie worked on in the hope that if you've not heard them then maybe you'll try out RTA itself! 

We also have this episode which - for the time being - will only be released if the show needs to end:

### The Second Last Shy Life Podcast Episode

This is our second attempt at a final episode of The Shy Life Podcast... Might it be real this time!? It was recorded back in April 2022 and will remain in the archives for a good while yet!

### The Third Last Shy Life Podcast Episode

This is our third attempt at a final episode of The Shy Life Podcast... Might it be real this time!? It was recorded back in November 2023 and will remain in the archives for a good while yet!

These ones have been started but may never be completed because so much time has passed...

### The Curse Of The Halloween Machine!

Mysterious things are going on as the Halloween Machine is re-activated...

### You'd Be A Fool To Ban Easter!

This episode is sort of April Fool and Easter-related! 
(This show was postponed and is currently incomplete either released next year or as a lost episode.)

### The Lost Tapes Of Dameus The Interviewer

August Evans stumbles over some lost interview tapes of himself as Dameus interviewing podcasting celebrities - might it bring back his past or affect him in a quite unexpected way!?!

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