It's a Drama Podcast

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.

I lost her then i lost me. A raw conversation about grief, loss, and the fear of becoming someone new 07/01/2025

I lost her then i lost me. A raw conversation about grief, loss, and the fear of becoming someone new What if the hardest part of being real… is letting people see it? We almost didn’t record this. The voice in my head said: Don’t show too much. Don’t be too much. But I’m tired of that voice. Tired of searching for safety instead of being it. If you haven't yet joined my inner circle of friends, my life-letter readers, please do. You will be the first person I share everything with. I'd love to have you. . Brian and I recorded this audio-only episode while we were out at a café in Naoussa, Paros. There’s a lot of background noise, people chatting, drills drilling, cars revving—but we left it all in because it felt real. And that’s what this episode is: real. The sound quality is a bit shit. Apologies. If you like it, and we keep this format, it will improve. I’m not quite sure what's going on at the moment. Life feels messy. Confusing. I feel as if something has cracked open in me. Maybe it’s grief. Maybe it’s the start of a new season. Maybe both. I don't know. And that's what this episode is: Not knowing. Me, trying to untangle something I can’t fully name yet, and Brian offering his ever-wise and patient thoughts. This episode is about grief—what it looks like when you’re in it: the confusion, the uncertainty, the messiness, the ache of something ending, or beginning, or both. It’s also about shame. About the fear of being seen—really seen. About how hard it can be to hit publish when you're sharing something vulnerable. About how I listened back to a recent episode and cringed—not because I wasn’t being real, but because I was. This is us, a husband and wife, in the middle of the mess, figuring it out as we go. If you’re in that place too, I hope this episode feels like a warm hand on your back. Thank you for giving us your time and for offering us this space to figure things out. Please reach out by email. I answer every single message. email: [email protected] My heart beats with yours. Kia Kaha. Liz and Brian x PS: If you haven't yet joined my inner circle of friends, my life-letter readers, please do. You will be the first person I share everything with. I'd love to have you. . Get Liz's book, 📕 (now available on AUDIO) A hilarious memoir of how Liz and her family travelled the world for a year (with very little money and far too many hormones!) ❤️ Like what you heard? Please rate and , or if you are on Spotify, please review us over there. Your short review helps us massively and encourages us to continue! 🏡 Want to know how we travel for FREE? We use (and LOVE) Trusted Housesitters. If you want to join us in using TrustedHousesitters to travel the world, c and pets that are currently available & waiting for YOU to HOUSESIT! Once convinced that housesitting is for you, use our exclusive discount code to get a WHOPPING ! 🟩 looking for the BEST Travel Insurance? There is only one company that we use (and only ever use when we travel), and that is World Nomads. Over the years, we've made three claims (sorry, guys), and each time the service has been superb. Check ! Podcast Show Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Read our /episode/index/show/itsadrama-podcast/id/37202580

The Norway Road trip. Brian Went to the Top of Norway and Back — Here’s What Happened 06/22/2025

The Norway Road trip. Brian Went to the Top of Norway and Back — Here’s What Happened Greetings from Athens, Greece! This week we're sharing the story of Brian’s recent (and very excitingly epic) Norway road trip — a bucketlist journey to the very tippy top of Norway to spend time with his two favourite people and witness the midnight sun. Along with our son (Sonny) and his brother (Dave), Brian has just driven thousands of kilometres, slept in beds around the country, and let the road lead him through some of the most remote, breathtaking landscapes in the world. Back in Liz's arms, safe and sound, the couple are here in Athens (as part of our year-long trip away from New Zealand) where Brian shares with us all everything that happened on his Norway road-trip adventure. Brian's 3-week Norway Road Trip. Tell us Everything, Bri, (and I mean everything) Enjoy! PS: Stay tuned to the end to hear Brian's private behind-the-scenes diary entries that he recorded while on the road in Norway. And come back next time to hear all about Liz's time in Paris with their daughter ❤️ Until then, thank you so very much for being here with us. Yours, forever grateful Liz and Brian xx ✏️Love stories? Sign up for This is the best way to get to know Liz. I look forward to sharing my words with you ❤️ Get Liz's book, 📕 (now available on AUDIO) A hilarious memoir of how Liz and her family travelled the world for a year (with very little money and far too many hormones!) ❤️ Like what you heard? Please rate and , or if you are on Spotify, please review us over there. Your short review helps us massively and encourages us to continue! 🏡 Want to know how we travel for FREE? We use (and LOVE) Trusted Housesitters. If you want to join us in using TrustedHousesitters to travel the world, c and pets that are currently available & waiting for YOU to HOUSESIT! Once convinced that housesitting is for you, use our exclusive discount code to get a WHOPPING ! 🟩 looking for the BEST Travel Insurance? There is only one company that we use (and only ever use when we travel), and that is World Nomads. Over the years, we've made three claims (sorry, guys), and each time the service has been superb. Check ! Podcast Show Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Read our /episode/index/show/itsadrama-podcast/id/37103925

Goodbye, New Zealand 06/09/2025

Going overseas for a year. Here's how we do it. 05/26/2025

Travelling the world for a year. The List 05/12/2025

Our BIG News 04/28/2025

The hardest money Brian's ever earned 04/17/2025

Running on Empty. The Man needs help 03/24/2025

Owning Your Mistakes 03/10/2025

What romance looks like for us (*warning: contains WITHERED bits) 03/03/2025

$99 NZD birthday getaway (cheap,YES but wozzit cheerful??) 02/18/2025

13 years we've suffered this in New Zealand... 02/14/2025

24 hours in America. Here's what surprised us. 02/05/2025

Reminder: You're not the one who died. (Patreon BONUS Episode) 01/28/2025
Reminder: You're not the one who died. (Patreon BONUS Episode)
This is a bonus episode that I recorded for our Patreon members. My hope is that it reaches the right person. The person who needs to hear this message.
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The holiday that changed our life (Behind the scenes episode) 01/21/2025
The holiday that changed our life (Behind the scenes episode)
Last month, I boldly said I wanted this family holiday to Canada to "fix" me.
Fix was the wrong word. You can't fix grief. But what you can do is decide how you want to move forward with your life after such a massive loss.
This episode is for you if you feel stuck, sad, helpless, desperate, scared of never being the person you once knew or all of the above.
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We came to Canada to feel happy (did it work?) 01/07/2025
We came to Canada to feel happy (did it work?)
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Farewell. We're leaving New Zealand (and going to...?) 12/13/2024
Farewell. We're leaving New Zealand (and going to...?)
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People who make you feel better 12/06/2024
People who make you feel better
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(more) Unwanted news 11/22/2024
(more) Unwanted news
We thought the sad news was over. Had floated away like water under a bridge. Babble, babble, babble. Brook, brook, brook. No more crying into a microphone. No more looking worried. No more sorrowful recalls.
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Life in NZ | Too good to be true? 11/15/2024
Life in NZ | Too good to be true?
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We're in Fiji (and it's NOT what we thought) 10/30/2024
We're in Fiji (and it's NOT what we thought)
So this is the BEST Island in Fiji?
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Fiji Wedding Party, here we come... 10/20/2024
Fiji Wedding Party, here we come...
Liz and Brian and getting ready to go to a wedding in Fiji.
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Liz Meets Her Hero Author. Here's What Happened 10/13/2024
Liz Meets Her Hero Author. Here's What Happened
I am a huge fan of this week's guest. Rachael Herron is a best-selling author who not only moved from the United States to New Zealand with her wife, but she then went on to write a book about it!
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The Book I'm Scared to Write 10/06/2024
The Book I'm Scared to Write
Feeling is healing. I've read those words a lot while grieving my mum. And it's true; to a certain extent, it's true. But what people fail to mention is that feeling also hurts like hell. And no one likes to feel pain. Not if they can possibly avoid it.
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Having a Public Panic Attack 09/23/2024
Having a Public Panic Attack
What's happening? Why, when I was feeling fine, 'doing ok,' and 'coping', do I suddenly feel like I've been hit by a sledgehammer and fallen down a well of darkness?
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Tears in the Toilet. Returning to New Zealand 09/16/2024
Tears in the Toilet. Returning to New Zealand
Liz and Brian are back in New Zealand. They flew from Chiang Mai via Bangkok and China and, thirty hours later, were home in Taranaki, New Zealand. Tucked up in bed.
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Teeth Fixed, Bones Bent. How we Saved $$ in Thailand 09/02/2024
Teeth Fixed, Bones Bent. How we Saved $$ in Thailand
Trusting our Teeth to Thailand and paying to be pummelled.
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Losing it (all) in Thailand 08/19/2024
Losing it (all) in Thailand
Combining much-needed dental work with a holiday, Liz and Brian left New Zealand and are in Thailand for a month.
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When you Work More than you Rest. The Fear of Stopping (& losing everything) 08/12/2024
When you Work More than you Rest. The Fear of Stopping (& losing everything)
This week has been horrible, it really has.
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Drama in Vegas. (Over) worrying about our 23-yr-old son 08/05/2024
Drama in Vegas. (Over) worrying about our 23-yr-old son
Is it Just Me? Wouldn't every mother be the same?

Our son is on holiday in Vegas. And of course, there've been a few dramas.

What was interesting, though, was how Liz and Brian reacted differently to some worrying news.

Go on, Bri. Put the coffee pot on...

Enjoy!

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