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 on

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Every guest on Griefcast

191 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Jimmy Carr

   Jimmy Carr · Dec 2021

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   Sara Seager

   Sara Seager · Nov 2021

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   David Baddiel

   Ep.8 David Baddiel · May 2017

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   Lisa Taddeo

   Lisa Taddeo · Jan 2023

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   Amanda Palmer

   #118 Amanda Palmer · Oct 2020

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   Alexi Pappas

   #135 Alexi Pappas · Mar 2021

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   Adam Buxton

   #119 Adam Buxton · 2 episodes

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   Aisling Bea

   Ep. 49 Aisling Bea · Sep 2018

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   Amy Hoggart

   Ep. 11 Amy Hoggart · Jul 2017

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    Angela Barnes

    Angela Barnes · Oct 2022

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    Arlene Phillips

    Arlene Phillips · Oct 2021

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    Dane Baptiste

    Ep 53. Griefcast Live at London Podcast Festival (Dane Baptiste, Erin Gibson, Andrew Hunter Murray) · Oct 2018

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    Dawn O'Porter

    Ep.62 Dawn O'Porter · Dec 2018

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    Deborah Frances-White

    Ep. 28 Deborah Frances-White · Mar 2018

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    Dolly Alderton

    Ep. 30 Griefcast Live (Dolly Alderton, Ahir Shah + Grainne Maguire) · Apr 2018

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    Felix White

    Ep.76 Felix White · Apr 2019

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    Greg Davies

    Ep.86 Griefcast Live with Greg Davies + Barry Castagnola in support of LOROS Hospice · Jun 2019

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    Heidi Regan

    #107 Griefcast Live at Guys & St.Thomas's Hospital with Heidi Regan, Rajiv Karia + Glenn Moore · Dec 2019

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    Isabel Allende

    Isabel Allende · May 2022

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    Jack Rooke

    Ep.10 Jack Rooke · Jun 2017

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    James O'Brien

    James O'Brien · Jun 2021

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    Jay Rayner

    #137 Jay Rayner · Apr 2021

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    Jayde Adams

    Ep. 2 Jayde Adams · Nov 2016

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    Josie Long
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    Julia Samuel

    #125 Julia Samuel · 2 episodes

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    Katherine Ryan
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    Katy Wix

    Ep.5 Katy Wix · Apr 2017

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    Kemah Bob
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    Kiri Pritchard-McLean
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    Marian Keyes

    Marian Keyes · Jun 2021

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    Michael Rosen

    #134 Michael Rosen · Mar 2021

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    Monty Don

    #120 Monty Don · Nov 2020

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    Nish Kumar

    Ep. 16 Griefcast Live (Nish Kumar, Kiri Pritchard-Mclean + Phil Wang) · Dec 2017

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    Olga Koch

    Ep. 90 Olga Koch · Jul 2019

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    Phil Wang
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    Robert Popper

    Ep. 48 Robert Popper · Aug 2018

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    Robert Webb

    Ep. 14 Robert Webb · Dec 2017

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    Romesh Ranganathan

    Romesh Ranganathan · Dec 2022

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    Sara Barron

    Ep. 39 Sara Barron · May 2018

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    Sara Pascoe

    Ep. 4 Sara Pascoe · Nov 2016

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