Deep Cover Presents: Snowball

About this episode

The episode tells the story of Greg Wards, a Kiwi backpacker whose life changed dramatically after meeting Lezlie Manukian, leading to chaos for him and his family.

In 2006, Greg Wards was your average Kiwi backpacker on an overseas adventure in the UK, working hard, playing harder — and falling head-over-heels in love. After a whirlwind international romance, Greg married Lezlie Manukian in New Zealand. Their new life started out by setting up a small business north of Auckland. But a snowball had started to roll the day Greg met Lezlie Manukian. It wasn't long before this ball of chaos gathered pace and crushed Greg and his family. Starting November 3, binge episodes of Deep Cover Presents: Snowball early and ad-free with a Pushkin+ subscription. Find Pushkin+ on the Deep Cover show page in Apple Podcasts or at pushkin.fm/plus . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• backpacking
• romance
• business
• chaos
• family
• adventure

Keywords

• Greg Wards
• Lezlie Manukian
• New Zealand
• UK
• backpacker
• romance
• business
• chaos

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pushkin+, Pushkin Industries

Places: New Zealand, UK

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