Lisa Brandt
@lisabrandt
VO professional, writer, author (NEW NOVEL! Pieces of Us - Felicity and Mitzi), podcaster (Gracefully & Frankly). green pepper hater. Troll blocker. Supervised by a senior cat named Cuddles. Married.
New this week, we delve into some heart-touching stuff from finding younger friends, to a guy who travels with two chairs just to chat with anyone. And why Erin’s sister is at her clucking wits’ end. Thanks to our gold star sponsor www.enVypillow.com. #Queenagers #humour #aging #joy #fowlplay
Ep 188 is brand new! We're talking cranky “dear" and angry deer, your questions (like how we met) answered, and a disabled G&F listener shares the personal questions she’s been asked. It's always free at www.gracefullyandfrankly.com thanks to our sponsor @enVypillow! #podcast #friends
This week in Episode 187, living in a bubble. We take your calls with a book recommendation and we hear from the daughter of Canada’s Oldest Person! And this weeks TWITS puts the FLU in influencers. Always free at www.gracefullyandfrankly.com thanks to our sponsors, @EnvyPillow and @SierraSil.
We want to hear from you! See this tiny mic button? Go to our website www.gracefullyandfrankly.com and click it to leave a voice message about the latest episode or anything at all. Thanks to Maureen and Anna for their terrific input this week in Episode 186!
Free at www.gracefullyandfrankly.com brand new Ep 185: we'll tell you why Broken Heart syndrome is real. Why “dear” can land ALL wrong, smells that get stuck in your nose, and an all-Canadian TWITS! Thanks to our sponsors @SierraSil and @EnVyPillow and to YOU for helping GF grow! #podcast # #love
This week at www.gracefullyandfrankly.com Ep 184: “The Cat Came Back” is my current theme song! Hate small talk? 5 questions that might help. Erin’s hauling lumber and why we muse about a show with 2 Erins! Enjoy the show pain-free, thanks to www.sierrasil.com and www.enVypillow.com. #podcast
At www.gracefullyandfrankly.com cool off as Erin & Lisa share a surprising fruity sleep trick, some sunscreen surprises, TWITS goes to Ottawa plus lots of laughs! Thanks to our maple-flavoured sponsors www.enVypillow.com and www.SierraSil.com - and to YOU for listening to us!
In Ep 182 I have close encounters in the grocery store. Maureen Holloway spills the tea on www.torontomike.com. A bit about my new book “Little Voices”, other stuff to take on trips, a hot question about calling late on your mom’s birthday! Thanks to www.enVypillow.com & www.SierraSil.com.
GLP-1s (Ozempic, etc.) and the effects they’re having on clothes, waists, & sales. Erin takes cover, I put out a fire, and there's no OT for a 75-year-old Canadian Saturday night tradition. Thanks to www.EnVyPillow.com and www.SierraSil.com for supporting us! i #podcast #Queenagers #HNIC #GLP-1
Erin thought she was seeing an angel - we're still laughing over what it turned out to be! It’s the last night for Stephen Colbert: easing into the stages of retirement; a ripe avocado hack, plus the weirdest bagged ballpark food! Ep 177 - free at www.gracefullyandfrankly.com #podcast
Ep 175 is touching all the bases today and laughing (almost) all the way: Erin’s red face at the thrift store, why Queenagers deserve ALL the respect, and settling for "base camp" on a grief journey. www.gracefullyandfrankly.com #MothersDay #Queenagers #Laughter #Friendship #Boomers #GenJones
Erin’s still froggy, but a fresh Ep 170 awaits at www.gracefullyandfrankly.com. This week: witnessing a tragedy (which I did), Erin’s travels, including what she discovered about hotel tipping, and a royal British TWIT (not the one you think). Free thanks to www.enVypillow.com and www.SierraSil.com
However you spent it, you made it! Spring arrives tomorrow. Free at www.gracefullyandfrankly.com, Ep 169: laughs, Oscars' (the "Winter Ozempics”) hits and misses, a toothbrush tip, late night TV ratings and more. Thanks as always to www.SierraSil.com and www.EnVyPillow.com! #Oscars#Queenagers
Free at www.gracefullyandfrankly.com in Ep. 168: How owning a dog–or being owned by a cat–helps your life. A fast track for Americans wanting to move to Canada. Erin's billion-dollar booty idea and an Oscar-nominated TWIT! THANKS to @EnVyPillow and @SierraSil, two great CANADIAN companies.
Free at www.gracefullyandfrankly.com Ep 167: is there an "older people’s" smell? Don’t worry - it’s science! Erin’s plumbing DIY and Lisa’s super lucky golden day! Are we becoming better huggers? Plus BC’s timely decision. Thanks to www.sierrasil.com and www.enVyPillow.com #retirement
NEW Ep 166 at www.gracefullyandfrankly.com - Erin's experience in a Code Red in Puerto Vallarta. I go (accidentally) under the knife, Erin’s therapy A-Ha, dancing with a disease, and a literal “brew” HA-HA in this week’s TWITS. Listen FREE thanks to EnVyPillow.com and SierraSil.com.
It’s a gold medal Ep 165 at www.gracefullyandfrankly.com - the HIGHS (Canada!) & LOWS (proposing? 🍆 injections???). Good HRT news & lots more. FREE thanks to @sierrasil.com and @EnVyPillow.com. ALL winners. #Olympics #love #health #retirement #HRT #LunarNewYear
New this week at www.gracefullyandfrankly.com - Queenagers Erin and I go for gold in my jewellery box, freshly squeezed news about orange juice, and backwards advice from a bidet buffoon! Ranked #1 in retirement podcasts, all FREE thanks to Sierrasil.com and EnVyPillow.com #Podcast #retirement
Propping up (delightfully trapped by?) sweet little Dottie and Livi. Send chocolate and coffee, please!
Brand New at www.gracefullyandfrankly.com it’s Ep 159. We Queenagers discuss Bot Spotting (or BS), the slog of watching a show that returns after 3 years, plus insight into Jay Kelly on Netflix. Our new motto: FEEL it - Don’t FEED it, and much more! #podcast #queenagers #jaykelly
Ep 158 at www.gracefullyandfrankly.com is fresh and ready for you for 2026! Maplewashing, elbows up and other Canadian words get their own home. Erin couldn’t have foreseen falling off the Mel Robbins bandwagon; hear why. Subscribe - it's FREE thanks to @enVyPillow and @SierraSil.
Someone needs to convince my beautiful senior cat that 2:20 am is not an appropriate time to try to wake me. He's not listening to me!
In 157, our final episode of 2025 at www.gracefullyandfrankly.com - we reflect on showbiz stories that shook us, proud maple moments and I'll sing one verse of my song of the year! (It's mercifully brief!) Join us for memories, laughs and a whole lot of Queenager fun. #ElbowsUp
In Ep 156 new at www.gracefullyandfrankly.com today: longevity tips from a guy who knows, and G&F listeners’ ideas on travel to non USA winter spots. On TWITS, the worst way to store jewellery! Thanks to @EnVyPillow & @SierraSil for support and YOU for making us the @Goodpods top retirement podcast.
This week at www.gracefullyandfrankly is all about your comfort zone: travelling to new places (not you, USA), what we wear to fly (my ONE rule) and how to make the most of ME time guilt-free. Thanks to @envypillow and @sierrasil for their sponsorship! #retirement #travel #flying #quitting
In Ep 154 at www.gracefullyandfrankly.com - salty language in period pieces. Did they effin' talk that way back then? A smart Christmas tree hack. Is it time to find a new way to salute performers? Plus...about Miss Mexico. (Not Erin! She's MRS Mexico!) Don’t miss uno minuto!
In Episode 153 NEW at gracefullyandfrankly.com: So many laughs over Erin's awful peso to dollar exchange. Gluten intolerance and your mind & could I drive a bus like a fellow in a former hometown? NEVER bet against a Queenager! Free thanks to envypillow.com and SierraSil.com.
At www.gracefullyandfrankly.com join us for the wild relationship test we tried on our partners (with hilarious results). I'm breaking up with a favourite bud and one addiction Erin has to break in Mexico. Subscribe so you don’t miss an episode! #Queenagers #obgyn #birdtest #garlic #nicotine