Hey everyone, it's me Ricky Lake.

Despite all my success, I've been through some serious challenges,

struggles with my weight, with hair loss, grief, everything.

But despite it all, I have managed to create a life filled with ease and a whole lot of fun.

Finally, in midlife, I feel like I have mastered the art of choosing happiness,

and I want to share that hope, love, and good health with you.

That's why I'm launching my new podcast,

The High Life with Ricky Lake,

from Lemonada Media.

It's out on July 16th, wherever you get your podcasts. So before we start if you or the people you're listening with will be offended by

fjk-f-f-and-f-f-f-and-f-f-h-h-hocast off right now. Hello, I'm Kathy Burke and welcome to this crammed cobbled coldiesack in the pod-cassphere.

Where the houses are pulled on top of each other, there's not enough room to swing a bat and

there's always someone else's balls in your garden which means there's so little privacy.

Oi!

Deardie Bola if we've got to be neighbors, can you at least get some shutters fitted?

I don't want to keep seeing your net curtains, if you know what I mean.

Anyway, welcome to...

Where there's a will, there's a wake.

Whilst we kick off our shoes and get ready for the big sleep,

it's time to welcome this week's guest to our funereal front room.

Now, some podcasts like to talk about fancy foods,

but on this show we're more interested in if you're having a fancy funeral. There are no rules so you can have

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