Our World This Week
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Our World This Week
Our World This Week is a 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...
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Noises in the Night & Reasons We Didn’t Choose Normal
This week was meant to be simple. It wasn’t.
Noises in the night, allotment chaos and conversations about why a “normal” life never really suite...
Naked Ladies and Gaffer Tape
What does The Smiths mean to Rich and why are we talking about naked ladies and Gaffer Tape? What are we planning to do in our shd and why can't Fran...
Ultimate Journeys and Letting Go of Stuff
In this episode we talk about our ultimate dream journeys — the physical ones and the inner ones that change how we live. Rich explores the idea of go...
Before the Year Closes. Our Kind of Christmas
Possibly our last podcast of 2025. We chat about our Christmas preparations, how we actually spend the day itself, and what really matters to us at th...
The Weaver, The Rant, and The Really Grumpy Dog
In this episode we talk of the gentle start to the day and how it set the tone for the morning. Rich shares his thoughts (and frustrations) about the...
We're In a Bit of a Pickle
We start with a particularly sharp jar of pickled onions and quickly move into reminiscing about our childhood food traditions and the performance of...
Oh No, November!
This week on Floating Our Boat, we drift through all sorts of topics: the mighty River Severn, the magic of winter murmurations, Fran’s well-deserved...
The Uncultivated Mind - Episode 9
Join us for a ramble through our award-winning allotment garden's woes, wins and beyond. We have a good moan about the F-word (and social media), and...
Why We're Still Living This Life After 7 Years! Special Episode With Haven Knox-Johnston
Dive into the joys of narrowboat life with us and Paul from Haven Knox-Johnston.
In this, the first of our new season, we share our exciting jo...
Cranes and Boats and Drains. Episode 8
Happy New Year
This episode we talk wildfowl, leaking canals, Fran's dream to do something different and boy is Rich tired of food.
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Where Does Father Xmas Get Off?? - Episode 7.
Merry Christmas everyone. This week we talk about Fran's return, the vicar who tells the truth, our presents and ringing the changes.
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What The Dickens'? Episode 6
What Dickens novel are we reading this December? Find out and read along with us. We talk AI, Hadrian's Wall, Motorhoming and Books.
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Life's a Beach - Episode 5
What has it meant for us to lose one of our faithful dogs? Walk with us along Rhossili Beach on the Welsh Coast.
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No Pumpkins On This Boat. Episode 4
We talk Halloween, Fran's new toy and we're all sentimental over old songs.
Fran's weaving Friend Lea https://www.youtube.com/@LeaWildCre...
Taylor Swift in a Charity Shop? Episode 3.
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...
Is There a Doctor in the House? Episode 2.
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 a...
No Freebies Here! No indeed. Episode 1.
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, Motorhomi...