Our World This Week

Floating Our Boat

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Noises in the Night & Reasons We Didn’t Choose Normal
30/1/2026 | 46 mins.
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 suited us. This episode wanders through shed talk, dogs aboard, nightime storms and the joy of choosing freedom — with a laugh never far behind.
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Naked Ladies and Gaffer Tape
23/1/2026 | 43 mins.
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 swallow bancmange? It's all revealed in this podcast.
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Ultimate Journeys and Letting Go of Stuff
16/1/2026 | 48 mins.
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 going minimalist with tech: what would we really keep if we stripped everything back to essentials?
Meanwhile, Fran takes us back to her childhood, reminiscing about wandering around London alone at just ten years old.
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Before the Year Closes. Our Kind of Christmas
19/12/2025 | 25 mins.
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 this time of year.
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The Weaver, The Rant, and The Really Grumpy Dog
03/12/2025 | 35 mins.
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 greenwashing surrounding solar farms, while Fran catches us up on a very busy week of weaving ahead of an upcoming Christmas fair.
We also share a few podcasts we’ve been enjoying recently, and of course, Archie the spaniel makes an appearance in his usual slightly grumpy way.
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About 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 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 can also find us on YouTube at Floating Our Boat: https://www.youtube.com/@FloatingOurBoatThanks for following,Fran and Rich Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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