It's a Drama Podcast

Liz Deacle and Brian Deacle

A husband and wife comedy podcast hosted by world traveller and best-selling comedy author Liz Deacle and her partner-in- crime, husband, Brian. The couple talks candidly, hilariously and honestly about travel, family, food and trying hard to get through the second half of life in one piece... Expect frank and funny chats as well as wine, laughter and the occasional leak of urine.

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Gosh. Is This Too Graphic??

It's a Drama Podcast

02/24/23 • 49 min

We need your help. Or at least one of us does.

As you may remember, Liz's book is currently with the editor. The nice one with the blonde hair.

Last week the editor sent back the first two chapters. Full of edits. These edits were accompanied by an email that said, "these edits are suggestions. This is your book. You get to say what stays or goes".

I told you she was nice.

The trouble is, there's a problem. A big problem. Something that Liz never anticipated when she so cockily employed a professional editor...

Liz is a recovering people pleaser. Actually, that's a lie. She hasn't recovered yet. She's still in the acceptance phase.

So our question to you, lovely listener, is this:

Does what I read out in this episode offend you? Is it too graphic? Or does this slightly sick-but-still-funny attempt at humour tickle you?

We would love to know. Email Liz at [email protected] or Brian at [email protected]

Thank you, and enjoy!!

Edits, publishing and marketing...I want to share the lot. Every detail of this rollercoaster with YOU! Be the first to know about the release! be the first to hear about the AUDIO version!

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Feeling Emotional. The Next Step.

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Drenched, Bothered And Bewildered

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We're Leaving New Zealand.

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Up, Down And BUST

England We Love You...Sort Of

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Our Daughter. Tessa. Behind The Scenes

It's a Drama Podcast

02/16/23 • 48 min

Tessa is our daughter. She is 18. In two days' time, she will leave me, Brian and her older brother (and the home where she grew up) to start a new life in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Alone. Brian and I will officially be empty nesters.

Regular listeners to our podcast will know the effect this huge transition has had on us. Especially me. These past few months have been tough.

I always imagined that when the time came for my kids to leave home, I would be this super cool, open, liberal, go-with-the-flow parent. One who relished the opportunity of having the house to herself so she could indulge in some grown-up, mature stuff with her husband.

But no. The opposite is true (Sorry, Bri). I'm clinging to those apron strings so tightly that the poor girl can't go to the bathroom without me trailing behind her...

In this week's behind-the-scenes episode, you will be treated to something very rare. A one-to-one in-depth talk between me and my daughter. In it, she shares every thought going through her lovely head as she makes this big transition into adulthood. Enjoy.

PS: Enjoyed the show? Email me at [email protected] and let me know! I will pass any messages on to Tessa

Liz's Book Update

The manuscript is currently with the editor. I need to get a cover design, think of a title and then... voila! It should be ready to release in March 2023! Keep listening for more sneaky peaks, and I will let you know when you are able to pre-order! Remember, you can email me at [email protected] if you would like to know more about the book.

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Tessa at 17. Behind The Scenes #9

Quitting School. Tessa Behind The Scenes #5

Sonny. Our Son. Behind The Scenes #2

We Met Online. Subscribers to Friends. Behind The Scenes #3

A Ruthless Response

The Harsh Realities of Returning Home

It's scary, but it's done

Tossing and Turning in Thailand

She's Gone. was it a SECRET or a LIE?

Feeling Emotional. The Next Step.

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Gobsmacked

It's a Drama Podcast

06/20/23 • 55 min

Never. Not in my wildest dreams did I think that I would EVER be sharing what I'm about to share with you in this week's podcast.

Join us this week as we talk about achievements, disappointments, book revenue, and sitting on the toilet with Pamela Anderson.

Liz's LATEST Book: The Travel Bog Diaries is available to buy NOW!! WOO HOO!!!!

Enjoy!

The Travel Bog Diaries

“THE TRAVEL BOG DIARIES: One Woman’s wickedly funny confessions of surviving family world travel”

If you would like a damn good laugh and want to read about what it REALLY looks like when you go around the world with two groaning teenagers and a husband with an acid reflux problem...then I'd love you to click here and get your mitts on The Travel Bog Diaries.

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PS: Thank you for all of your support. Thank you from the bottom of my heart x

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Living in New Zealand, Supporting England!!

It's a Drama Podcast

07/11/21 • 11 min

If you love football, are from England and are living in New Zealand then we have something in common - we'll all be calling in sick to work on Monday morning!!

In this mini-podcast, we dive into how it feels to be on the other side of the world when England are about to take part in something momentous.

We also discuss the ways in which you can still keep up with your favourite sports teams when you are an ex-pat living in New Zealand!

Enjoy!

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Swapping America for New Zealand. But was it all worth it?

It's a Drama Podcast

04/07/22 • 52 min

Turning your back on the American dream for a new life in New Zealand.

Is it possible, for a couple in their late fifties to leave everything behind, move to the other side of the world and create a new life in New Zealand?

It certainly is. Not only is it possible but, according to some, it is what keeps you young and life exciting!

In this week's show, I talked with Sheri. Sheri was the director of a hospital in the USA. She and her husband Dan spent the past thirty years building a comfortable life together for themselves and their family.

And then two of her children moved to New Zealand and took the grandchildren with them.

So what did Dan and Sheri do? They stepped out of the American dream and they followed their hearts. They opted for an adventure. They started all over again.

This is their story.

Starting a New Life in New Zealand. The Details

In this week's show, Sheri talks about:

How she and her husband came to the decision to move to New Zealand
Leaving her son and his children back in the USA
Returning to being a bedside nurse in NZ after spending years as a director of a hospital
Renting a home after years of being a homeowner
How the move has affected her and her husband, Dan
Working in a New Zealand hospital
The positives and negatives of moving to New Zealand.

If you are moving to New Zealand then you will love this show. It will also serve as a reminder of how important it is to surround yourself with like-minded people whenever you are about to tackle something as huge as moving to the other side of the world. You don't have to do it alone.

Sheri and Dan are valuable and treasured members of our private community (that we affectionately call the NZ Slackers!). The input that they offer to those going through this same journey is priceless.

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The hardest money Brian's ever earned

It's a Drama Podcast

04/17/25 • 81 min

Brian's boat has been the bain of our life for the last two months. But now it's gone. And thankfully, Bri is still here to tell the story. Just. Enjoy, say hi in the comments and subscribe and share this podcast!

Kia Kaha ❤️ Liz and Brian x

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Part 2 How to Deal With Rejection When All You Want to Do Is Bawl Your Eyes Out #004

It's a Drama Podcast

02/01/19 • 26 min

How to Deal With Rejection When All You Want to Do Is Bawl Your Eyes Out: Part 2. Episode 4 Part 2

Episode four of the It’s a drama podcast was a tough one for both Sonny and me. This week we discussed the consequences of rejection from friends, how to deal with rejection and we also touched upon cyberbullying.

In the past month, we have both been the victims of social rejection and we thought it would be a good idea to see how it affects not just teenagers but adults too.

I won’t lie, it was hard for me to talk about on air. I was bullied badly as a young teenager, and the damage of that leaves me feeling very panicky and vulnerable if faced with confrontation. It is a lot easier for me to hide behind funny blog posts.

As it turned out, discussing what happened on the podcast was the best thing that I could have done. Afterwards, I felt as though I had been in a therapy session. As a side note, I have never had any kind of therapy, but after opening up to my son on this week’s podcast, I can totally see why people would seek out someone to talk to.

Sonny, it seems, is a natural podcast host. He is patient and intelligent, and I very much forget when I’m talking to him that he is indeed my son.

The same boy who hours earlier, I have been moaning at to tidy the breakfast dishes away.

This week’s podcast was so juicy and needed talking about in such depth that we decided to split the show into two and have a part 1 and part 2.

Part one sees us both laying down each of our experiences and touching briefly on how being rejected made us feel. Part two is the real gold.

I won’t give too much away, but just make sure you listen to part two to seek the answers you might need about how to deal with rejection and understanding this certain form of bullying.

As always, we would like to say thank you so much for your support. If you enjoy this podcast, please subscribe to us on iTunes and if you could leave us a short comment and rating that would help us enormously in reaching other people. ( iTunes is a fickle mistress. The more comments and subscribers a podcast receives, the further up the ladder of exposure you go.)

Thank you my lovely people x

The Podcast Notes.

We discuss the difference between bullying and rejection and how to deal with both.
The term bullying is defined as a form of repeated, persistent and aggressive behaviour intended to cause fear, distress, or harm to another person’s body, emotions, self-esteem or reputation.
Although the attack that I experienced wasn’t (thankfully) ongoing or persistent, it certainly harmed my emotions, my reputation and my self-esteem, so, in my eyes, it was a form of cyberbullying.
Rejection can appear in the form of social rejection when a person is deliberately excluded from a social relationship or passive rejection which is when the perpetrator gives the victim the silent treatment. Both of these definitions applied to sonny’s situation, and we discuss the effects of both and how to deal with rejection from friends.
The physical effects of reliving an unpleasant experience such as online humiliation/bullying/rejection are quite clear in my voice as I retell how I felt. We purposely didn’t edit this out. I think people need to see that the fear of bullying doesn’t just affect teenagers.

When Housesitting SUCKS

It's a Drama Podcast

09/05/22 • 38 min

Nothing is perfect. Without fault, peachy keen, hunky dory.

Not even housesitting.

As much as Brian and I harp on about how wonderful our housesitting experience has been here in Tuscany, Italy (we have been housesitting in Porto Santo Stefano for the summer), there have to be some downsides. Right?

Right.

In this week's show, Brian and I will give you four reasons why Housesitting might NOT be for you. Four reasons why you might be better off in a hotel or at a campsite. (Don't forget what I said about the line of people in the hallway, that stuff is very real...)

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It's a Drama Podcast

09/21/20 • 33 min

Maybe I'm naive.

Or slightly twisted.

But when I found out that there was an organisation called Couchsurfing that would allow me to travel the world with my teenagers (for free) while meeting other like-minded people, I jumped at it.

Yes, it would mean that we'd be sleeping under the same roof of complete strangers, maybe even on a couch, but we'd get to know interesting people and listen to stories that I hadn't heard a thousand times before.

And who knows? They might even invite my teenagers to stay for a few years.

Behind The Scenes #3. We Met Online. From Subscribers To Friends.

It's a Drama Podcast

09/13/21 • 79 min

This episode is a biggy.

There is no way we could condense what we have just experienced into a thirty-minute show.

Today you will hear us talk about how we met a Māori couple online - on Youtube. And how, within ten days of that initial introduction, these people had traveled ten hours across the country and were sitting at our table sharing dinner with us. Four strangers. Two cultures. One beautiful connection.

I know that you are going to love this episode.

Hello and welcome back!

This is episode three of our six-part behind-the-scenes podcast series where we go deeper into our family life and share some things that we think will interest you and help in some aspect of your own life.

In this podcast, Brian and I talk openly about:

How some Māori people are perceived to be in New Zealand.
What some Māori people believe to be true about Pākehā (Pākehā is a Māori-language term for New Zealanders primarily of European descent).
How it felt to be contacted by Mahuta who described himself as a 'Māori fan'
The fear of looking ignorant and stupid and facing those fears head-on.
Human kindness, openness, connection and trust. Why without these things it will always remain stuck.

Give us Some Feedback on This Podcast!

We would love it if, after listening to this podcast you took the time to let us know your thoughts? I answer every single email.

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Have you listened to our other Behind The Scenes Episodes?

Episode 1; Meeting our teenage daughter, Tessa

Episode 2: Our boy, Sonny at 20. Homeschooled. No college education. Three (very different) careers.

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