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 100: #100 Fi Glover
EPISODE 100! Thank you all so so much for listening and keeping this conversation going, I am so grateful to each and every Griefster and those here to learn how to support the club.This week Cariad talks to broadcaster + podcaster Fi Glover (BBC Ra...
episode 99: #99 Griefcast Live at Latitude Festival with Tom Allen, Tez Ilyas + Vanessa Hammick
Cariad talks to stand-up comedians Tom Allen (Great British Bake Off Extra Slice, You're Fired), Tez Ilyas (Tez Talks, Tez O'Clock Show, Man like Mobeen) + Vanessa Hammick (The Golden Path) in this special live episode as part of the Latitude...
episode 98: #98 Sophie Ratcliffe
Cariad talks to writer + academic Sophie Ratcliffe (The Lost Properties of Love) about her Dad, who died from skin cancer when she was thirteen. As ever they talk grief, teenage diaries + honest funerals.You can follow Sophie on twitter @soratcli an...
episode 97: #97 Chimene Suleyman
Cariad talks to writer + poet Chimene Suleyman (Outside Looking On, The Good Immigrant USA) about her Grandfather, who died before she was born in the 1960s during a period of the Cypriot civil war. As ever they talk grief, conflict + going grey.You...
#96 Griefcast Live at Underbelly Festival with Geoff Lloyd, Josie Long + Camille Ucan
Cariad talks to stand-up comedian and podcasters Geoff Lloyd (Reasons to be Cheerful, Adrift), Josie Long (Shortcuts, Celebrity Masterchef) and Camille Ucan (Birthday Girls House Party, Lee & Dean) in this special live episode as part of the Underb...
episode 95: #95 Joel Golby
Cariad talks to writer Joel Golby (Vice, Guardian, Heat) about his Dad who died when he was fifteen and his Mum, who died ten years later when he was twenty-five. As ever they talk grief, tidying up + changing rooms.You can follow Joel on twitter @j...
episode 94: #94 Edith Bowman
Cariad talks to broadcaster, writer + podcaster Edith Bowman (BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6, Soundtracking) about her Grandad Bowman, who helped raise her as a child. As ever they talk grief, closing the door + waving cars by.You can follow Edith on twit...
episode 93: #93. Zoe Clark-Coates from Saying Goodbye
Cariad talks to writer and campaigner Zoe Clark-Coates from the baby loss charity, Saying Goodbye. Zoe set up Saying Goodbye as part of the Mariposa Trust, after suffering her own five baby losses during pregnancy. Saying Goodbye helps anyone who has l...
episode 92: #92 Anna Lyons
Cariad talks to death doula and founder of Life.Death.Whatever about her work; from helping people come to terms with their own deaths to supporting grieving families. As ever they talk grief, crossing the street + gelato.You can follow Anna on twit...
episode 91: Ep. 91 Dr Kathryn Mannix
Cariad talks to writer + former palliative care consultant Dr Kathryn Mannix (Sunday Times Bestseller, With The End In Mind) about her work in palliative care, her book + how we can all prep for death. As ever they talk grief, road maps + saying goodby...