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LOTS of surprises for Lisa’s birthday in Ep 197 - it’s a party and you’re invited, just like on our 2027 Danube Christmas Markets river cruise to some of Europe’s most beautiful cities. Oct. 31 deadline for deals with details at gracefullyandfrankly.com - JOIN US! Hear the goofiest gift reveal as Lisa opens presents live, how she’s become the voice of huge video game character, the best adoption story ever, and why Erin and every streaming platform are this week’s TWITS. Plus YOUR coffees for us, two fun voice messages, and our never-ending thanks to enVypillow.com. Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.

This week in Ep 196: we’re SO excited, and we’re not gonna hide it. It’s a Queenagers’ RIVER CRUISE! Okay, breathe - you have till the end of October to sign up and save hugely; just go to weshouldgotravelco.ca to learn more. OMG in Nov 2027 it’s the Legendary Danube Taste of Christmas on the luxurious AMA Waterways with Erin and Lisa and friends (YOU). We promise you a terrific time - from Nuremberg to Austria and Hungary - and all of the Christmas market fun your stockings can hold. Also this week: Fall TV’s in full swing - enjoyed or avoid? Hear our picks and we want yours, too. Shopping with a friend - why it makes a difference! Plus Erin’s favourite birthday gift - she’s likely wearing it now! TWO voicemails, 10 coffees and countless laughs – visit us at gracefullyandfrankly.com. Listen free, thanks to enVypillow.com. #travel #AMAWaterways #Danube #Christmas #birthdays #shopping #BFFs #podcast #Queenagers Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.

Free (thanks to @enVypillow) - they can cancel Ride or Die, but they can’t cancel us! In Ep 195 Lisa pulls off an A+ in her classroom field trip, Erin shocks a window washer, saluting elders as they do in Japan, and a great book from @authorKathyBuckworth on tricky grandparenting. SNL’s new season probably isn’t for you - and that’s OK! Plus two great listener calls, thank you SO much. Visit us at gracefullyandfrankly.com. #SNL #RideorDie #Amazon #Elders #Grandparenting Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.

Free in Ep 194: from dinosaurs to tipping at Airbnbs, we have SO much to rave (and maybe rant) about this week! Your take on an elevator chat and the nuttiest one Erin got online, which billionaire is our TWITS superstar this week (we know - tough to pick just one), and a WHOLE lot more. Have YOUR say on our website voicemail line at gracefullyandfrankly.com and thanks for joining us! Free thanks to enVypillow.com. #Alberta #Drumheller #tourists #Canada #ElbowsUp #dinosaurs #cemeteries #tipping Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.

Episode 193 sees Erin off to the mainland for some family time and to enjoy a yurt! The Queenagers also explain why there'll be fewer wild weather alarms and how a Canadian chocolate company is helping us keep our elbows up. Always fresh on Thursday and always free, thanks to our friends at enVypillow.com. Find all the episodes and so much more at GracefullyandFrankly.com. #podcast #family #yurt #weatheralert #envypillow #queenagers Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.

Free in Ep 192: Take a look at us now, ’cause no more invisibility! Lisa’s back to school, and we discuss teaching with a hearing disability. You bought us plus SIX coffees (!) and we share a terrific voicemail about memory books, plus why Erin’s got frigid feet over hotel bookings. Oh and thanks to Kathy & Kim from enVypillow.com, whose voices you will also hear! Join us at gracefullyandfrankly.com. #Queenagers #Tariffs #MelGibson #backtoschool #teaching #hearingloss #hotels Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.

Episode 191 is here, but a first for us: news about Queen Dolly broke while we recorded. Off the cuff and from the heart, as we usually are but, oh, what a shock! Our elbows are up more than ever, a random email Lisa sent hits all the feels, a hilarious call from a deck in BC, and does your CBD fight REM? Thanks to enVypillow.com for letting us rest easier, and always to YOU! Visit us at gracefullyandfrankly.com. #Dolly #Queenagers #EnVyPillow #CBD #health #humour #humor #women Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.

Episode 190 is here with an update on the rooster fiasco! Erin also shares some eggcellent insight into what happens in the coop. Lisa's Ozempic odyssey (and oddities) and...do you tip a server when you didn't stay to eat? Our TWITS learn about keeping their elbows up (and pants up too). Our friends at enVypillow.com have some news on the threat of 50% US tariffs. Plus your voice messages via GracefullyandFrankly.com. Always free! #podcast #Queenagers #eggs #chickens #tipping #elbowsup Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.

Free in Episode 189: Erin & Lisa delve into some heart-touching stuff from finding younger friends to a guy who travels with two chairs just to chat with you. What to do when your she is a HE and you have to find them a new home and why Erin’s sister is at her clucking wits’ end. This week’s TWITS involves boaters, plus a lake swim and whale spotting (not at the same time). Visit us at gracefullyandfrankly.com and hear it all and be sure to call, buy us a coffee or just enjoy. And thanks to our gold star sponsor enVypillow.com. #Queenagers #humour #aging #joy #fowlplay #BCfires #nature   Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.

It’s a brand new Ep 188! Talking cranky “dear" and angry deer, your questions (like how we met) answered, and a call from a disabled G&F listener: the jaw-droppingly personal questions she’s been asked! Grrrrr. A new Netflix drama for you, cops at Lisa’s place, plus 5 lovely coffees from Mali! Visit us at gracefullyandfrankly.com. Thanks to our gold star sponsor enVypillow.com as always for your neck and financial support! #neighbours #police #dear #deer #dogs #peoplewithdisabilities #podcast #laughs #Queenagers Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.

This week in Episode 187, Be Here Now: living in the bubble and where it takes us. Two great calls: the trad wife book Yesteryear, and the daughter of Canada’s Oldest Person! Lisa takes (in) a shower, our stomachs in knots seeing travel to the US on a gradual climb, plus putting the FLU in influencers. TWITS, indeed. Visit us at gracefullyandfrankly.com. Free, thanks to enVypillow.com and SierraSil.com. #Podcast #CanadasOldestPerson #tradwife #Yesteryear #ElbowsUp Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.

Sometimes a show (like Ep 186 - new and FREE today) just goes where it wants to - literally and figuratively. Lisa & Erin share a candlelit moment discussing what skill they’d bring to the 1800s - you? Tough decisions facing an aging pet’s mom, two terrific calls, plus you won’t believe what our TWITS star was diving for when he got stuck in the worst place! Leave us a voicemail: go to gracefullyandfrankly.com - the mic icon is on the bottom right, and the Buy Us a Coffee cup is on the bottom left. Enjoy the show and thanks to YOU and our sponsors enVypillow.com and SierraSil.com. #TWITS #podcast #Queenagers #BrokenHeartSyndrome #phantosmia #agingpets #cats #voicemail #littlehouseontheprairie #LHOTP Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.

New in Ep 185: a story to make you believe Broken Heart syndrome is real. Why “dear” can land ALL wrong at our age…an all-Canadian TWITS and do YOU have phantom smells that get stuck in your nose, too? There’s an actual name for it! Free thanks to our sponsors SierraSil.com and enVypillow.com and to YOU for helping GF grow bigger than ever! Visit us at gracefullyandfrankly.com. #podcast #Queenagers #health #smells #brokenhearts #bros #love #friendship #LittleHouse Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.

This week in Ep 184: why “The Cat Came Back” is what Lisa’s happily singing! Small talk averse? Five questions that might help you at your next gathering. Erin’s hauling lumber, surprising Lisa with a special TYPE of bag, and laughing about someone from radio who shares her name! You’ll laugh too – visit us at gracefullyandfrankly.com, leave us a voicemail or you may even buy us coffees like Claire - who knows? Listen in and enjoy the show pain-free, thanks to SierraSil.com and enVypillow.com. #T&T #seniorpets #conversations #laughter #podcast #mentalhealth #seniors #radio Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.

Free in podcast episode 183 - cool off with Erin & Lisa as they share a surprising fruity sleep trick (Lisa swears by it), some surprises even for SPF aficionado Lisa about sunscreen, TWITS goes to Ottawa, kudos for an historic but awesome Canadian fundraiser, cheers to our World Cup team, plus lots of laughs! Thanks to our maple-flavoured sponsors enVypillow.com and SierraSil.com - and to YOU for listening to us! Visit us at gracefullyandfrankly.com. #sleep #signgaffes #sunscreen #health #laughter #podcast #Canada Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.

50+ and feeling invisible some days? Gracefully and Frankly is here for you. Once a week for 30 minutes, Queenagers, pals and big city radio survivors Erin Davis & Lisa Brandt talk about their lives and yours: from current hot button topics to mental wellness, and what our bodies are up to – all with a big side of laughter. Plus, it's free, thanks to enVypillow.com and SierraSil.com. Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.

Free in Ep 182: Lisa has 2 encounters in the grocery store, and one of them was good. The other...? Maureen Holloway spills the tea on torontomike.com and fair winds to Marilyn Denis! Happy Giving Birth Day to Lisa’s new book Little Voices (a must-read!!!), other stuff to take on trips (looking at you, special socks), a hot question about calling late on your mom’s birthday, and calling out slimy influencers on Threads. Thanks to enVypillow.com and SierraSil.com - as Canadian as we are, and equally proud! Visit us at gracefullyandfrankly.com. #hotgoss #CanadianAuthors #podcast #radio #awkward #tipping #laughter #Queenagers #TorontoMike Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.

Free in Ep 181 we talk about GLP (Ozempic, etc.) and the effects they’re having on clothes, waists and sales. A warning about glucosamine and possible effects, some DAD jokes (thanks to Lisa’s husband), no OT for a 75-year-old Canadian Saturday tradition, Lisa puts out a fire and Erin gets a late-night scare. Join us at gracefullyandfrankly.com, with thanks to enVypillow.com and SierraSil.com for supporting us in every way! #podcast #Queenagers #HNIC #fire #scary #GLPs #glucosamine Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.

Ep 180 is all about shopping: bringing back frozen concentrate but with questions, Mr. Weston! Why THRIFTING is having a huge moment both for buyers & sellers, and how stores are fighting back. An island power outage that almost left Erin flat, and flying high with this week’s TWITS. And the Netflix show is BuyNow: The Shopping Conspiracy. Lots of laughs this week and we thank SierraSil.com and enVypillow.com for having our backs, necks, knees - you name it! Visit us at www.gracefullyandfrankly.com. #netflixBuyNow #thrifting #thrift #queenagers #laughter #podcast  Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.

For you in Episode 179: trust Erin to accidentally break the rules at a kids’ ball game, Lisa’s own wooly adventure (good news if you’re itchy just thinking about it) and Erin & Rob’s Ottawa travels, with some stunning puppy news to kick off the trip. Listen, subscribe and please leave a review. Thanks to  SierraSil.com and enVypillow.com for supporting us in every way! Visit us at gracefullyandfrankly.com. #Queenagers #laughter #dogs #puppies #havanese #kids #sports #grandparenting #podcast Gracefully & Frankly is free, thanks to our wonderful sponsor enVy Pillow.com. Use the promo code GF for 10% off all purchases. You can follow us on Facebook or go to gracefullyandfrankly.com.