
50 episodes

Two Fat Expats Kirsty Rice and Nikki Moffitt
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- Society & Culture
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4.8 • 15 Ratings
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Kirsty Rice and Nikki Moffit have over twenty years of expat life experience having lived in ten countries (and given birth in six of those). Libya, Jakarta, Hong Kong, the US, Kuala Lumpur...the list goes on. They answer the curly questions on expat life and throw in the ocassional expat interview to get an insight into expat life.
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Could you kill the Two Fat Expats group? Also, expat insurance what do you need to cover yourself?
In would you/could you this week we discuss expat insurance. What do you need? Are you paying too much? Or have you forgotten to pay at all?
We also discuss recent activity in the Two Fat Expats Group. Anger management, political commentary and killing the spirit of expats one post at a time. It’s time for us to have a chat. 🙂
Our favourite things:
Kirsty: The Split season 3, Gaslit, Everything I know about love.
Nikki: The Time Travellers Wife, Chat 10 Looks 3 Live Shows in Sydney, Top Gun Maverick (which Kirsty will probably never see).
This is episode 197, what shall we do to celebrate 200? Kirsty and Sarah began this podcast in 2015, where were you in 2015? What’s changed in your life? How many countries how many moves? We’d loved to hear from you. xx -
Never lose a suitcase or package again – we’ll tell you how.
We begin with a couple of would you/could you questions.
Would you / could you leave an apple air tag in your shipment (either air or sea) to track your belongings?
Would you / could you take a trip home without your family, if you all hadn’t been ‘home’ for a long time?
Our favourite things
Kirsty – Shane (Shane Warne documentary), House of Gucci (HBO Max), I’ve always struggled with my weight, Losing it didn’t mean winning (NYT article and podcast)
Nikki – Hacks Season 2, Disney + and The Valet, Liar Liar (Podcast) -
Would you / could you change your June / July holidays this year? Travelling in the European summer is going to be manic.
We begin with a couple of would you/could you questions.
Would you / could you leave your child in your home country and return to live in your expat location without them?
Would you / could you change your June / July holidays this year? Travelling in the European summer is going to be manic. We discuss some of the issues the Fatterati have encountered with flights, travel, unexpected quarantine and delays.
Our favourite things
Kirsty – Better Things (FX), Reversing Roe (Netflix), 28-ish days (BBC podcast)
Nikki – Anatomy of a Scandal (Netflix), Heartstopper (Netflix), The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix) -
What’s an ESTA? Don’t get caught out with recent changes.
Would you / could you agree to remote parenting roles while in separate countries? Nikki asks Why am I organising sleepovers from 10,000 miles away?
Would you/could you tell me what an ESTA is and if so do you feel up to date with its rules and regulations since covid?
Our favourite things
Kirsty – WeCrashed (Apple TV+), Smartless (podcast), I refused to switch seats on a plane, was I wrong? (NY Times article)
Nikki – Bridgerton Season 2 (Netflix), Pieces of Her (Netflix), Hysteria (Netflix) -
Expat swimming. Have you swum in the icy cold nude? Or are you bobbing around like vegetable soup in the middle east?
Would you / could you (and where) would you swim in your current location?
Would you / could you listen to a podcast at more than 1.0 speed? (Are we better at 1.5?)
Would you / could you pay for the cost of your job interview if it was in another country?
Would you / could you live the same life in two countries if you are splitting your life between them?
Our favourite things
Kirsty – Starstruck Season 2, Somebody Somewhere (HBO), The Betty Broderick Story
Nikki – zookeeper guy instagram account, The Dry (Amazon), As We See It (Amazon) -
The Opposite of an Expat Love Story
What happens when expat love turns sour. Two stories of betrayal, young love and then twenty years on, how do you protect yourself from getting burnt? Why is an expat betrayal any different.
We decide on the best medical face mask to fly with. Stop overs in a time of covid, if you can’t fly direct what do you do in transit and how does it affect your choice?
We’ve also got all of our favourite things.
Ukrainecast – we’re both tuning in daily
Pivoting – Nikki loving it
Fairy Meadow (based on a story from Nikki’s home town)
The Daily – both loving it
Emma Thompson’s piece in the Gaurdian – both loved it
Kirsty wasn’t a fan of Spencer, Nikki yet to see it.
Customer Reviews
My favourite podcast
I listen to every episode. It’s a great way to motivate myself to get out and walk -because I can listen to your podcast! It’s like having a good catch up friends.
A must listen
I never miss an episode. A must listen for both new and seasoned expats.
Tracy from London (and Canada and Singapore and The Netherlands;)
Two fat expats
Thank you for a wonderful series of podcasts! I listen with avid interest--I was an expat child, Canadian, born and raised in Manila in the 50s and 60s. My daughter is now an expat in Jakarta. I so "get it"!