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Yalla Habibi
by Scott and Shelby
🎧 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟮 𝗣𝗠 𝗨𝗞📅 4 weeks on, 1 week off🎙 Hosted by 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁 & 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗯𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗸 𝗧𝗼𝗸 & 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 ➤ @yallahabibipodcastWelcome to Yalla Habibi! We’re Scott and Shelby, and on our podcast we live by “Yalla Habibi” — a phrase from our travels in the Middle East meaning “let’s go my love”. We’re here for couples who look at the “normal” life plan and think, “This isn’t for us.” Together, we explore love, big life choices, and the unexpected moments of building a life on your own terms. Please like, comment and rate us 😊
Episodes
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Should Your Partner Have a Say in How You Spend Your Money? | Financial Boundaries
How can couples manage money fairly when everyone has a different opinion on how relationships should work? In this episode of the Yalla Habibi Podcast, we talk about financial equality in relationships, managing money as a couple, communication, and why social expectations shouldn't determine…
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Why Financial Equality Is More Complicated Than Couples Think | Couples Finances
Is splitting everything 50/50 really the fairest way to manage money in a relationship? In this episode of the Yalla Habibi Podcast, we talk about splitting finances as a couple, financial equality, money disagreements, and the challenges of managing shared expenses while keeping personal…
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Why We Split Our Money 50/50 Even When Society Says Men Should Pay | Financial Equality
When it comes to relationships, should it be my money, your money or our money? In this episode of the Yalla Habibi Podcast, we talk about money in relationships, financial equality, splitting expenses as a couple, and the conflicting expectations around who should pay. We share how we manage our...
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Ultimate UAE Travel Guide: The Truth After One Month & What Surprised Us Most | Yalla Habibi Podcast
Here’s your ultimate guide to the United Arab Emirates— a country that holds a special place in our hearts and is ultimately responsible for this podcast being called Yalla Habibi. We share the story behind the name, our first trips to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, and a New Year’s experience…
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Ultimate USA Travel Guide: What It’s Really Like & Is It Worth It | Yalla Habibi Podcast
Here’s your ultimate guide to the USA— a country home to some of the most famous cities, iconic experiences and jaw-dropping natural wonders on Earth. From Hollywood and Las Vegas to New York, Yosemite and beyond, we look back at our travels across seven states and discuss how our relationship…
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The Decisions That Nearly Ended Us & The Choices That Brought Us Closer | Yalla Habibi Podcast
Five years together, countless adventures, a few questionable decisions and more than enough stories to fill an episode. We go back to where it all started, from our first date and the ultimatums that nearly ended things before they began, to the experiences that have tested us, changed us and...
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S3 EP3: Why People Get Uncomfortable When Couples Do Things Differently | Yalla Habibi Podcast
We ask whether couples really need to agree on everything, and what happens when the way you live, socialise and set boundaries doesn’t fit what everyone else expects. Drawing on our own experience of going against five social norms, we share practical lessons on supporting each other, dealing…
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S3 EP2: Why Being Normal Was Holding Us Back & The Cost of Rejecting Society | Yalla Habibi Podcast
We question what it really means to be “normal” and why going against social norms can be so difficult, from being judged for changing to feeling like the odd one out when your choices no longer fit other people’s expectations. We share how stepping away from certain pressures has given us more...
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S3 EP1: 5 Social Rules We Refuse to Follow & Why We Choose Freedom Instead | Yalla Habibi Podcast
In Series 3, The Social Rules We Stopped Following as a Couple, we’re questioning the unwritten rules that quietly shape how we live, from what we’re expected to do for friends and family to how we’re “supposed” to behave in social situations. We explore what happens when you stop following the...
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The Journey to Running 100 Miles & How It Changed Me Along the Way | Yalla Habibi Podcast
Today we celebrate the biggest achievement of Scott’s life: running 100 miles non-stop, one of the toughest physical and mental challenges a person can take on. Although the race began at Edinburgh Castle, the real story started 11 years earlier with a dream that at times felt impossible. Shelby...
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Ultimate Mexico Travel Guide: What It’s Really Like & Is It Worth It | Yalla Habibi Podcast
Here’s your ultimate guide to Mexico — we spent a month exploring ancient wonders and colourful cities to tropical islands and food we still think about today. We share why this country completely lived up to the hype, the moment Shelby learnt the Mexican sun plays by its own rules, and why the...
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Ultimate Canada Travel Guide: Expectation vs Reality | Yalla Habibi Podcast
Here’s your ultimate guide to Canada. We talk huge fluffy pancakes drenched in maple syrup, the quiet family neighbourhood that made Scott feel like he had stepped back into childhood, and how Toronto somehow feels calm even when it is busy. We share the unforgettable beauty of Niagara Falls,...
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Ultimate Brazil Travel Guide: First Impressions & Honest Review After One Month | Yalla Habibi Podcast
Here’s your ultimate guide to Brazil. We spent three weeks exploring one of the most iconic countries on Earth, only to find ourselves spending a night at a rock gig with the Hells Angels. From Rio’s famous beaches and football obsession to the moments that genuinely surprised us, we unpack…
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S2: No.1 Dating Coach: Can You Find Love on Dating Apps? Dating Coach Answers – Laura Forbes, Amazon Bestseller: Quit Dating Idiots | Yalla Habibi Podcast
We’re joined by dating and relationship coach, author, and content creator Laura Forbes to put the biggest conversations from this series to the ultimate test. Do our conclusions about dating apps, shared values, and changing priorities actually match what an expert sees behind closed doors?...
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S2: Kids, Marriage and Changing Values, The Ruby Franke Case | Yalla Habibi Podcast
We ask one of the biggest relationship questions of all: what happens when the person you love changes? From children and marriage to veganism and life goals, we explore whether there are some differences that love simply can’t overcome, and whether chasing the future you imagined is ever worth...
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S2: Do Successful Relationships Need Shared Values—or Just Mutual Respect? | Yalla Habibi Podcast
We explore one of the biggest questions in modern relationships: do opposites actually attract, or is long-term love built on similarity dressed up as compromise? From vegan and omnivore dynamics to Conservative and Labour worldviews, and even the clash between feminist thinking and alpha male...
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S2: What's the Best Dating App for Vegans in Their 20s and 30s Looking for a Serious Relationship? | Yalla Habibi Podcast
In Series 2, Finding The One When You're Not Everyone's Type, we're exploring a question that millions of people wrestle with: can you find a serious relationship on dating apps without compromising who you are? Using veganism as a case study, we examine what happens when your values, lifestyle,...
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The Real Yalla Habibi Journey & Most Replayed Moments | Yalla Habibi Podcast
Today we celebrate a milestone achieved by fewer than 5% of podcasts worldwide: our 100th episode. We look back on the moments that resonated most with you over the last 100 episodes, from fleeing countries on the brink of war and being chased by bears to battling food poisoning, running...
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Ultimate Peru Travel Guide: Is It Overhyped or Worth It | Yalla Habibi Podcast
Here’s your ultimate guide to Peru— home to one of the greatest wonders in the world, with ancient engineering so advanced we’re still scratching our heads today. We spent three weeks exploring Lima, Cusco, and Aguas Calientes so you can decide if Peru is right for your travel style, from city…
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Ultimate Nicaragua Travel Guide: First Impressions & What No One Tells You | Yalla Habibi Podcast
Here’s your ultimate guide to Nicaragua — a country maybe not on your radar, but this episode might just change that. This country has somehow survived pirates, American invasions, revolutions, and repeated destruction. After ruling out Guatemala due to its state of emergency following a surge in...
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Ultimate Costa Rica Travel Guide: What It’s Really Like & Is It Worth It | Yalla Habibi Podcast
Here’s your ultimate guide to Costa Rica — a country powered entirely by renewables and home to a quarter of its land protected from development. If you’re wondering what it’s actually like to spend real time here, we’ve got you. We spent a full month travelling up and down the country,...
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S1: No.1 Intimacy Coach: Does Travel Make or Break a Relationship & Warning Signs Couples Miss – Monica Tanner, Author: Bad Marriage Advice & Host: Secrets of Happily Ever After | Yalla Habibi Podcast
We’re joined by Monica Tanner this week, a certified relationship and intimacy coach, keynote speaker, and author with over two decades of real marriage experience, to put our relationship under the microscope and answer the question at the heart of this series, does travel make or break a...
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S1: 35,000 Daily Decisions and Why They’re Straining Your Relationship | Yalla Habibi Podcast
We make around 35,000 decisions a day, and when you’re travelling as a couple, it suddenly feels like you’re negotiating every single one of them. Where to eat. What to book. Who decides. It’s rarely the big life choices that wear you down, it’s the constant drip of tiny ones that quietly build...
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S1: Why Travel Arguments Escalate Fast & What It Reveals About Your Relationship | Yalla Habibi Podcast
Have you ever argued somewhere that’s supposed to be “the trip of a lifetime” and thought… why is this happening here of all places? In this episode, we unpack couples conflict while travelling, the little frictions that feel bigger when you’re tired, overstimulated, and living out of a suitcase....
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S1: The Dark Side of Full Time Travel, When Freedom Doesn’t Feel Like Freedom | Yalla Habibi Podcast
We’re trying something new. This is the first of our 4-part series where we go deeper into topics we’re genuinely curious about, starting with travel and relationships. It’s still us, same stories, same humour, just a slightly more focused lens for better conversations, more engagement, and...
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No.1 Canadian Travel Author: Knowing when it is time to go home – Melissa Rodway, FLY Travel Radio
On this episode we’re joined by the Canadian traveler, author and radio host, Melissa Rodway. She is the voice behind FLY Travel Radio, author of The People You Meet , and has traveled extensively across Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Europe, even living in six different Canadian...
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ADHD vs AI: Why neurodivergent minds are outsourcing life decisions (and what it’s costing us)
We dig into whether we’re letting AI make too many of our decisions, from life-changing calls like buying a house or ending a relationship, down to the tiny daily choices it now helps with. We explore the pros, the pitfalls, and what skills and policies might become essential in a world leaning…
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NOMADING IN 2026: What three years on the road taught us
We talk nomading in 2026 and how nearly three years of full-time travel has reshaped the way we work, plan, and commit to life on the road. From remote roles and staying aligned on the bigger picture, to the tech, tools, and accommodation hacks that actually make this lifestyle sustainable, we...
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DISNEY OBSESSION: ranking every disney park around the world
Shelby has been obsessed with Disney since she was a kid, turning it into a life-long mission to visit every park in the world — a goal she finally achieved in 2025, and one that has now inspired Scott to follow suit, something only a tiny fraction of Disney maniacs ever attempt. Together, we…
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PET HATES: "I'm basically vegan too, I just eat meat sometimes" lecture
Pet Hates Part 2 is here because apparently we are not done being irritated by humanity. Scott goes in on shopkeepers who latch onto you the second you walk in, people who shout “HELLO?” like you’ve been missing for weeks, and the brave souls who think they know better than Google Maps… while…
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PET HATES: backseat drives arguing with your satnav like it’s wrong
We share our biggest pet hates, from people impatiently rushing on and off trains and planes, to shop assistants who follow your every move, parents letting kids take over hotel gyms, and those who insist on giving directions even when Google Maps has it covered. And that’s just the start, there...
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WOMEN PAYING ON VALENTINE’S: challenging traditional romance rules
Valentine’s Day is under the microscope as we ask—is it true romance or just social pressure in disguise? We look at how it feels at every stage of life and why the smallest, intentional moments often matter more than grand gestures. In “Scott’s WTF of the Week” we uncover a story that challenges...
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LUCID DREAMS: How reality and imagination blur in your sleep
We step inside the curious world of dreams this week, exploring what they are, why we have them, and how your brain blurs the line between reality and imagination. We share our own recurring nightmares, wild scenarios, and the dreams that stick with you long after waking. In “Scott’s WTF of the...
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DISTURBING MOVIES: The films that have stuck with us long after the credits
We somehow found ourselves on a streak of the strangest films and TV shows imaginable, so we decided to lean in and unpack the ones that left us confused, unsettled, or quietly obsessed. From greasy serial killers and severed memories to awkward hockey romances and films that feel more like fever...
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MEDICAL GASLIGHTING: Stories of confusion and missed answers
We unpack the unspoken GP problem this week, from the god-complex that never admits fault to appointments that somehow leave you more confused than when you walked in. Scott and Shelby share their own experiences with dismissive explanations, lost forms, missing results, and the frustration of...
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RACE ACROSS THE WORLD: Recapping 12 marathons in 12 months across seven countries
We recap Scott’s year of running marathons across seven countries—12 races in 12 months—and share why he took on the challenge, how it felt on the road, the lessons he learned, and the moments that pushed him to the limit. From his most memorable runs to the toughest and even a few dangerously...
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FAMILY SECRETS: What we uncovered about our past in wales
We catch up on December life, asking whether we managed any rest or just went full speed. We share our first trip to Wales together — from Scott reconnecting with grandparents after 20 years to Shelby discovering her deep Welsh roots stretching back centuries. We share our favourite purchase of…
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NEW YEAR PRIORITIES: Why your thirties feel so different
We talk New Year’s Eve through the different chapters of life, from teenage wildness to twenties wildness excess and the very different energy of your thirties, and what celebrating actually means as priorities shift. We look back at last year’s resolutions, whether we stuck to them, what this...
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NOMADIC LIFE: The highs, lows, and strange realisations of travelling to 12 countries in 12 months
We look back on our second full year of travelling the world, hopping through 12 countries, and reflect on what it’s really been like living out of a suitcase for this long. We talk about our favourite and least favourite places, what each country taught us, and the strange moment of…
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FESTIVE FEUDS: Arguing over the most iconic Christmas characters and songs
We celebrate the Christmas period with festive debates, starting with the most important question of all: are you an envelope licker, and what does that say about you as a person? From there it’s full festive fun as we argue over the greatest Christmas movie of all time, battle it out over...
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Hong Kong: Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong
We start this episode in Hong Kong with Scott’s massage going wildly off-script, involving aggressive beard handling and a room full of laughter at his expense, before shifting gears to Shelby completing every Disney park in the world and Scott quietly realising he’s now got a new life goal. In...
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The Deadly Hong Kong Fire We Witnessed From Our Window - What Really Happened
We kick off our time in Hong Kong by squeezing ourselves into the tiniest box room in Chungking Mansions, where the walls are thin, the smell of curry is permanent, and somehow… we kind of loved it. That is, until we found ourselves caught up in one of the deadliest fires in Hong Kong’s recent...
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Inside the World’s Most Surreal Border: How Kpop Became a Weapon
We head to the North Korea border this week, where we learn how blasting Kpop becomes a form of psychological warfare and why the North once responded with balloons full of bin-bag surprises. We explore secret tunnels, bizarre conflicts that started over pigs and ears, and how even trimming a…
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What is a Kpop concert really like: experiencing Kpop and fan culture for the first time
We share our first experience of a Kpop concert and the fascinating fan culture that comes with it, while Scott somehow becomes a proper catch with the cougars in Korea. Things take an embarrassing turn when he accidentally reveals Shelby’s Christmas present and lets slip a big secret about the...
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Why Men and Women Really Think Differently — The Truth About Our Minds
Ever wondered why men and women think differently? Why do men tend to zero in on practical solutions while women often consider multiple layers and perspectives? In this episode we explore it from our own experiences as a couple, sharing the moments where our thinking styles clash and complement...
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The One Thing We Wish We Knew Before Visiting China
After travelling to more than 40 countries, we ask ourselves the ultimate question: if we were born again, which country’s culture, values, and lifestyle would actually fit who we are? The answers surprised even us. Scott shares the strangest restaurant encounter of his life, involving a Lebanese...
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The Real-Life Poltergeist That Drove My Family Out of Our Home! It Changed the Way We See Everything
TRIGGER WARNING - This episode contains extreme horror, psychological distress, and violence. Listener discretion is advised. This Halloween special is not for the faint-hearted. We share the real-life ghost encounters that still haunt us today, from spirits revisiting Scott from beyond the…
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1 Million to 800: How Tourists Are Crushing Elephant Ovaries
Why do we say “O” instead of “zero”? Scott drops an odd revelation about women’s underwear so unexpected that Shelby is left completely speechless. From there, the adventure ramps up with a propeller plane flight to Vientiane, the capital of Laos, and a remote three-day jungle trek and local...
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The Night Three Strangers Knocked on Our Cabin Door
We’re back in the jungle for episode 69 as our Laos cabin is serving major haunted energy. From fans that scream when you turn the lights on to mysterious late-night knocks on the door, Shelby’s ready to bail to a resort while Scott somehow thinks it’s “friendly vibes.” We chat wild encounters...
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Surviving Laos: How Travel Breaks You… and Rebuilds You
We came for the art and stayed for the chaos, in praise of the weird and wonderful creativity of David Choe, before freefalling into our travels through Laos. Visa headaches and awful currency conversions, a total internet blackout that forced us to improvise like cavemen, bakeries that somehow...
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🎧 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟮 𝗣𝗠 𝗨𝗞📅 4 weeks on, 1 week off🎙 Hosted by 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁 & 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗯𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗸 𝗧𝗼𝗸 & 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 ➤ @yallahabibipodcastWelcome to Yalla Habibi! We’re Scott and Shelby, and on our podcast we live by “Yalla Habibi” — a phrase from our travels in the Middle East meaning “let’s go my love”. We’re here for couples who look at the “normal” life plan and think, “This isn’t for us.” Together, we explore love, big life choices, and the unexpected moments of building a life on your own terms. Please like, comment and rate us 😊
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Yalla Habibi currently has 117 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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🎧 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟮 𝗣𝗠 𝗨𝗞📅 4 weeks on, 1 week off🎙 Hosted by 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁 & 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗯𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗸 𝗧𝗼𝗸 & 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 ➤ @yallahabibipodcastWelcome to Yalla Habibi! We’re Scott and Shelby, and on our podcast we live by “Yalla Habibi” — a phrase from our...
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