My goal right from the beginning was that I wanted it to be a podcast that, when it stopped, you didn’t feel worse,” says Cariad Lloyd, host of Griefcast, a weekly interview podcast where media personalities share stories about loved ones they've lost. “We’re all in this club that no one asked to join, and it’s really helpful when you realize there’s other people in the club. Part of grief is feeling quite isolated, so when you realize, ‘Oh, it's not just me,’ It does help.” In each episode, Lloyd makes space for natural, unhurried conversations for her guests to talk about death where, in her words, “Nobody’s going to change the subject.”In 2016, the British actor, comedian, and writer came up with the idea of starting the show when she realized a lot of her comedian friends were doing podcasts. It coincided with her talking about her dad publicly, who passed away from pancreatic cancer when she was 15. “I’d kept it this hidden thing,” she says. "So once I started the podcast, and once people knew, people wanted to talk to me about it. It became this place where I could finally have those conversations I yearned to have...
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episode 44: Ep. 44 Rebecca Peyton
Cariad talks to actor and writer Rebecca Peyton (Eastenders, Casualty, Sometimes I Laugh Like My Sister) about her Father who died in a road accident when she was six and her sister Kate, who was who was killed whilst working as a journalist in Somalia in 2005. As ever they talk grief, gin + showing off.
You can follow Rebecca on twitter @rebeccapeyton for more information on all her one woman shows. This conversation was recorded before the horrific shootings at the Capital Gazette in Maryland and is dedicated to those journalists who lost their lives; Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters. And as Rebecca says in her talk, sadly journalists are under threat all over the world, every single day and I’d also like to dedicate it to Ibrahim al-Munjar (Syria), Shujaat Bukhari (India), Paúl Rivas Bravo (Columbia), Mohammad al-Qadasi (Yemen) and Nowroz Ali Rajabi (Afghanistan), who also died simply doing their job this year.
Griefcast won Gold (always believe in your soul) in Best Entertainment, Best Interview + also Podcast of the Year 2018 at the British Podcast Awards. It is hosted by Cariad Lloyd, edited by Kate Holland, recorded at Whistledown Studios and the music is provided by The Glue Ensemble.
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