Husband & Wife Sentenced to Life

We're back on the proper microphones for today's episode. First time we';ve done that since we were in our villa in Dubai. And boy, it feels good! On today's chat... • A James Blunt engagement. • Surviving a London October. • Storms & They/Thems. • A big Gaye visit. • Guys & Dolls. • Another farm Halloween. • Lorra's podcast car rules. • Lorra's mum & ghosts. • "Beveraginos". • Fortnum...

Hello. Hope you're well! There are three interruptions during this podcast (edited out) and we lost a chunk due to our very expensive recording equipment behaving like very cheap recording equipment. Lots to talk about, including: • Manflu & lesser medical issues. • A urine problem. • Frost & ice. • The flu vaccine. • The Vicks trick. • TV chat with 'Ghosts' & 'Uncanny'. • Another seri...

Hello gorgeous! Here we go again. This is the fourth time we tried to record this podcast. You'll find out why by listening. We also had a mic mishap during this one, too. It's lik we're destined to never tell the Lesbian Table Tennis anecdote! However, we do get around to this... • Unseasonable weather. • Lorra's refusal to get onboard with memes. • A Reece Shearsmith/Hallowe'en encounter. • #Cri...

A mammoth, feature-length episode of 'Husband & Wife Sentenced to Life' for you today. We were supposed to be mainly talking about taking Honey to university but a lot of other things happened, so apologies for the Petr-Jackson-esque length of the episode but trust us when we say this... It's worth sticking with because it gets SHOCKING in a few places! Today we cover... • Something that...

Hello gorgeous! We're back and once again we're in Hyde Park, with an hour to kill before collecting the Tiny Terrorist from school, we set-up our recording studio on a park bench, so expect lots of London ambience on this one. And, whilst it was very sunny, it was bloody windy, so we hope the Rode mic muffs worked their magic. Today we talk about... • The weather & badly-named hurricanes. • B...

Hello from Hyde Park! You join us on a sunny, mid-September day (Thurs 14th Sept, to be precise), in-between a school drop-off & pick-up, surrounded by trees, squirrels, geese and absolutely loving it! Gorgeous day. On today's episode of 'Husband & Wife Sentenced to Life', we catch you up on more of our life as we adjust to repatriation, including... • The weather (of course). • The school...

Hello! As you are about to hear, we have been so busy and so much has gone on, so apologies for the time since the last one but as you'll hear, we haven't had a minute. This is a rambling catch-up, recorded in the garden (home studio not quite ready yet). Again, apologies for audio quality! Lots to tell you about, though. If you'd like to get in touch, you can email us here: husbandandwifepod@gmai...

Hello from London!!! Yes. We're here. We're in the capital. We're, erm, home!?! Obviously it's not home yet and there is no home yet but we're here. We're saving the house-hunting chat for the next episode because today we have a lot to tell you, including... • A double dirty protest on the way to London. • A flash of excitement near Hyde Park. • Greenwich, the Thames, the market & the cottage...

Hello again. We are live from Fingering Beach once more. And today we bring you... • The return of the Prodigal (Hungry) Son. • Dealing with the government. • Dealing with dodgy car hire companies. • Fetching Leo from Bristol. • All the weathers. • Crazy golf & strawberries. • Looking ahead to London. • A couple of 'Big Gaye Moments'. If you'd like to get in touch, you can email us here: husba...

Hello! What what! Live from England it's Husband & Wife Sentenced to Life. We made it! And on today's episode we talk about (amongst other things)... • Leaving Dubai forever & how we felt. • A review of Duubz. • Flight fear. • Arriving. • Hire car business. • The international cat, Awimbaway. • LGW to The New Forest. • Reuniting with our stupid dog, Charlie. • The first dog walk. • The dis...

Hello! This is an unedited episode (as you'll hear when someone knocks on the hotel room door) and it is our last day in Dubai (ever/for now... Who knows?). Today we talk about... • Taking our cat, Awimbaway, to the airport. • Banging our heads against the UAE banking brick wall. • Closing our phone accounts. • The last drive in Dubai. • One last night out & some very sad goodbyes. • Simon's 0...

Hello! This was supposed to be a quick record to add to a diary-type entry before we leave Dubai on Sunday night. However, like all podcasters, we can waffle-on about anything, so it's an episode now. We talk about: • Over-eating straight after complaining about over-eating. • Paying to have our luggage checked-in from the hotel. • Simon's "Live in Dubai once but leave before..." social media post...

Hello! With only 4 days left in the UAE before we leave forever and head back to the UK, here's a catch-up on this little lot... • Anger triggers. • Being able to have an opinion again. • Social media doom-mongers. • Ticking-off the leaving admin. • Responses to our lack of plans. • A non-committal bank teller. • Bank horror stories. • Invisible moving surcharges. • The Verma/Vera incident. • The...

Hello! Here we go again with more of our 'leaving Dubai' fun and games! Today we're talking about... • The tension returning. • Half Christmas. • The curlers debacle. • Absent meal-section disappointment. • The first post-haircut wash. • Hotel breakfasts. • The breakfast door w****r. • Our un-Dubai laundry system. • 'Send My Bag' & the repack. • Car hire nightmare. • Chronic misophonia. •...

Hello! As you'll hear at the start of this episode of 'Husband & Wife Sentenced to Life', there have been several failed podcast recordings and attempts over the last week and it's been driving us crazy! So this is an omnibus edition. A bumper, hour-long catch-up. First of all, we're living in the Voco Bonnington Hotel in Dubai until we leave and it is incredible. The rooms, the staff, the fac...

Hello! Quick summary because we've got a school run to do! Things are getting very stressful as we get very close to finishing jobs & school... And the movers are only days away from coming to empty the villa. The house is upside down, we've had graduations, awards, shows, birthday parties... There have been mall visits with unexpected occurrences, a Sephora incident, a lot of emotions (and a...

Hello you! And hello all the new yous, who've just discovered our little indie podcast. Thanks for getting on board. Tell you friends! It's been two weeks to the day that we recorded our podcast announcing or departure from Dubai. Today we laid in bed (the podcast studio has been packed) and talked about... • Stress-induced cold sores. • Being the No.1 podcast in the UAE (Sorry, Michelle Obama). •...

Hello you! So, this is a biggie. We're leaving Dubai. We explain pretty much everything in this episode of 'Husband & Wife Sentenced to Life', which was recording on the stoop at the foot of our garden, overlooking the lake, because our podcast studio has all been packed away. Don't worry. The podcast will continue and should actually be quite exciting, as we chart the trials and tribulations...

Hello! We sound a little different on today's episode of 'Husband & Wife Sentenced to Life' because we recorded in the mall (Ibn Battuta) in-between drop-offs & pick-ups. However, fun chat and lots to talk about, including: • The French aesthetic. • Goop's Father's Day recommendations. • A Rolex missed opportunity. • Daddy's prostate simulator. • German men in the toilet. • Standing or sit...

Hello! We recording ep153 of 'Husband & Wife Sentenced to Life' straight after hosting a Sunday family quiz. We chat about that. We also talk about how we've been arguing for a week solid, to the point where we had a fight about opening the wrong packet of crisps! Lorra defends herself against a comment she made about Simon's hair. This opens a BIG can of worms. Then we move onto the main subj...

Hello you! On episode 152 of 'Husband & Wife Sentenced to Life, we cover a lot of groud... • Is Dubai life actually busier than UK life? • Eventful school runs. • Lorra's filthy Pajero (not a euphemism). • The disappearing Space Shuttle. • School lunches. • Pronouncing Chambourcy. • A wrong car & wrong villa incident. • Honey's first solo drive. We also talked about an incredible YouTube v...

Hello! We're back with a jam-packed 26mins, featuring, amongst other waffle... • Dubai heat. • Fat faces. • Why the last pod didn't happen. • Study Leave. • A mad week. • Teacher respect. • Quiz Grumpiness. • A leaver's parade. • Proms. • Cinema shenanigans. • Actor disrespect. If you'd like to get in touch, you can email us here: husbandandwifepod@gmail.com Or get us on our socials here: Simon on...

Hello! Been a bit of a gap because we've been crazy busy but we're back with a rambling, swaying, random delve into the minds of two very exhausted people. We cover a long, working weekend, a really rude drunk woman, cheap sweaty orange cheese, kettle admissions and Lorra's hairy shower slippers. If you'd like to get in touch, you can email us here: husbandandwifepod@gmail.com Or get us on our soc...

Here we go. Episode 149 of 'Husband & Wife Sentenced to Life' and we squeeze a lot into this one. We start with Simon's hospital results. We ask is Lorra okay? A lot of people seem to be worried! We talk about renting in Dubai. Honey's had another driving test. Simon's "disability" has lead to him being unable to drive and HE LOVES IT! We have Covid nostalgia. Then we get onto the meat (veggie...

Hello! We made it to part 3 of our Easter Trilogy, catching you up on all the dramas of the last three weeks. Today we're talking about all the medical issues that have lead to two surgeries in a week, a catheter, a drain (that looked like a blood-filled Easter Egg - topical), a beaut of a tumour & a scar that will be lied about to the grandkids. This episode is a quite gross in parts but we'r...