Griefcast

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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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 59m. Bisher sind 191 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint wöchentlich.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 7 days 19 hours 39 minutes

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episode 170: Lauren John Joseph


This week Cariad talks to artist and writer, Lauren John Joseph, about their friend, who in 2012, died from falling from a window. As ever we talk grief, the Royal family + homophobia online.


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 July 6, 2022  42m
 
 

episode 169: Ella Risbridger


This week Cariad talks to cookbook author, writer + columnist Ella Risbridger about her partner John, who died from cancer when he was just twenty-five and she was twenty-two.


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 June 29, 2022  47m
 
 

episode 168: Yshani Perinpanayagam


This week Cariad talks to musician, composer, music director + improviser Yshani Perinpanayagam about her mum and her dad, who died within a year of each other when she was just nineteen. As ever we talk grief, living in a film + the power of a heartbeat.


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 June 22, 2022  56m
 
 

episode 167: Stephanie Wittels Wachs


This week Cariad talks to actor, writer and co-founder of Lemonada Media, and host of the Last Day podcast. Stephanie spoke to me about her brother, writer-producer-comedian, Harris Wittels, who died of an overdose in 2015


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 June 15, 2022  50m
 
 

episode 166: Emily Bevan


This week Cariad talks to actor and writer, Emily Bevan, about her dad, Nick, who died of cancer in 2014. As ever we talk grief, writing it all down + boats with names on.


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 June 8, 2022  51m
 
 

episode 165: Kenny Ethan Jones


This week Cariad talks to writer and advocate Kenny Ethan Jones, about his mum and his dad. As ever we talk grief, unconditional love + the gaps in the past.


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 June 1, 2022  52m
 
 

episode 164: Kat Lister


This week Cariad talks to writer and journalist, Kat Lister, about her husband Pat, who died from brain cancer when he was just 41 and she was 35. As ever we talk grief, the return of the libido + Scottish Widows.


Kat's brilliant book, The Elements : A Widowhood, is available to buy now, published by Icon Books...


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 May 25, 2022  40m
 
 

episode 163: Yewande Omotoso


This week Cariad talks to brilliant South African based writer, Yewande Omotoso, about her mother, who died of cancer in 2003. As ever we talk grief, architecture + forging new relationships after grief.


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 May 18, 2022  47m
 
 

episode 162: Isabel Allende


This week Cariad talks to internationally acclaimed writer, Isabel Allende (The House of the Spirits, Paula, The Soul of a Woman). Isabel spoke about her daughter, Paula, who died when she was just twenty-nine and her mother, who died in 2018.


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 May 11, 2022  47m
 
 

episode 161: Greg Wise


This week Cariad talks to actor, writer + activist, Greg Wise (Sense & Sensibility, The Crown) about his sister, Clare who he cared for before she died of cancer in 2016. As ever we talk about grief, planning your own death + disco joy.


Greg and Clare's book, Not That Kind Of Love, is available to buy now...


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 May 4, 2022  43m