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The Lip podcast
A podcast of unforgettable true stories. Each story is 100 percent lived by the person telling it. Be prepared to laugh, cry or forget to breathe!
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19 episódiosEpisode 18: The Wall
Rohan Stace was a Kiwi cop who never shied away from the dangers of frontline policing. But behind the macho image he was a cross-dresser who lived in...
Episode 17: The Choice
Averill Richardson was 18 years old when she gave birth to her daughter Angie. Before Angie was born, Averill had been faced with a choice: give her b...
Episode 16: Hot Dog
He was a Southern Man. She was a sausage dog. They went together like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito. Harriet Bremner tells the story of her l...
Episode 15: The Premonition
Police dog handler Bruce Howat and his canine partner Cara were a crack crime-fighting duo – one of the finest man-dog teams on the force. It all came...
Episode 14: The Book Thief
Book lover Dennis Gallagher could accept losing his apartment in the devastating 2011 Christchurch earthquake. But he could not accept losing his book...
Episode 13: The Secret
Eugene Falleni was a hard-drinking, foul-mouthed deck hand on a South Seas sailing ship. Then, his secret was discovered. A story of transgender, betr...
Episode 12: Proof of Love
When Bruce and Veronica met it was the start of something big – but they were up against something much bigger. The remarkable story of girl trying to...
Episode 11: Cult
When Lilia Tarawa fled from the religious cult of Gloriavale, she turned her back on the only life she’d ever known. The deeply moving story of a girl...
Episode 10: Unbroken
After the childhood from hell, talent agency co-founder Amanda Betts was on a path to destruction when an unwelcome gift transformed her life…
Episode 9: Dead Man Walking
Harry Gordon successfully faked his own death and had been living a brand new life under an assumed name for five years… until he accidentally bumped...
Episode 8: Nadia's Promise
An insane romance on an Italian cruise ship ultimately led Liz Lawrence to the greatest tragedy of her life. Then, a young girl called Nadia – who she...
Episode 7: The Boy Who Was Mistaken for a Sheep
One minute 10-year-old Michael Batista was riding in the cab of the removal truck. The next, he was lying in a ditch, watching his grandfather drive o...
Episode 6: The Double-edged Sword
She always knew it would end in carnage. She was right. She thought he’d shoot her with a gun. She was wrong. He chose a Samurai sword. The Simonne Bu...
Episode 5: Blurred Lines
Leigh Hopkinson was leading the perfect double life – until a neighbour discovered her secret and dobbed her in. The story of how a well-heeled count...
Episode 4: Back From The Abyss
A cruel letter sent to her as a 13-year-old set Janet Balcombe on the path to self-destruction and drug addiction. Years later, locked up in Mt Eden p...
Episode 3: The Singing Cowboy
Suffering from debilitating anxiety and depression, as a young man Jock Hume could have fallen through the cracks. Instead, he bought himself a studde...
Episode 2: The Butterfly Effect
Tracy Pepper found a new lease of life with the help of a monarch butterfly called Fluffy. She saved Fluffy, who was born with perfect wings but could...
Episode 1: Murder Under the Mountain
It began as an ordinary Friday night. It ended in murder. Barbara Bishop of Taranaki recalls the most horrifying night of her life.
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The Lip is a podcast in which people tell true unforgettable stories about events that have shaped their lives. For more information go to www.thelipp...