Floating Our Boat

Our World This Week

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Our World This Week is a (mostly) weekly podcast from Fran and Rich, creators of the Floating Our Boat YouTube channel. For the past eight years, we’ve been cruising the canals and rivers of Britain aboard our narrowboat Laura Maisie . In this podcast, we slow things down a little — talking honestly about life afloat, the everyday moments that shape our weeks, and the thoughts that surface when you choose a life less ordinary. More personal and candid than our videos, Our World This Week offers a quieter window into our lives — reflections, stories, with the occasional laugh along the way. You...

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What The Dickens'? 27.11.2024 34:49

What Dickens novel are we reading this December? Find out and read along with us. We talk AI, Hadrian's Wall, Motorhoming and Books. Just Giving for Dogs Trust Charity in rememberance of little Jess. https://www.justgiving.com/page/jess-floatingourboat Support the show Make sure you're subscribed! Website: https://floatingourboat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FloatingOurBoat Se...

Life's a Beach 14.11.2024 39:37

What has it meant for us to lose one of our faithful dogs? Walk with us along Rhossili Beach on the Welsh Coast. Support the show Make sure you're subscribed! Website: https://floatingourboat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FloatingOurBoat Send all your questions and thoughts here info@floatingourboat.com You can support us here if you like: https://www.patreon.com/floatingourboat http...

No Pumpkins On This Boat. 28.10.2024 29:58

We talk Halloween, Fran's new toy and we're all sentimental over old songs. Fran's weaving Friend Lea https://www.youtube.com/@LeaWildCreative/videos Support the show Make sure you're subscribed! Website: https://floatingourboat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FloatingOurBoat Send all your questions and thoughts here info@floatingourboat.com You can support us here if yo...

Taylor Swift in a Charity Shop? 21.10.2024 30:01

In this episode we celebrate 5 years of married bliss and Fran reveals where she buys her fashion. YouTube and its algorithms, how does it affect our channnel? And why Rich loves an early night. https://www.facebook.com/thesuninnleintwardine/ Support the show Make sure you're subscribed! Website: https://floatingourboat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FloatingOurBoat Send all your ques...

Is There a Doctor in the House? 15.10.2024 29:03

This week we talk about the frustration of seeing a doctor when you're continuously on the move and topics including Curlew's, how we power our boat and living on a really short canal. The Poet Laureate Has Gone To His Shed. BBC radio programme. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p085jg48 Slimbridge Wetland Centre https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/slimbridge/ Support the show Make sur...

No Freebies Here! No indeed. 30.09.2024 31:01

We're back after way too long (again) with a new podcast hosting provider and a fresh start. Were did it go wrong? Keir Starmer et al, Motorhoming and David Cassidy all covered in this new episode. Support the show Make sure you're subscribed! Website: https://floatingourboat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FloatingOurBoat Send all your questions and thoughts here info@floatingour...