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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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    Susan Wokoma

    Ep.12 Susan Wokoma · Nov 2017

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    Suzi Ruffell

    Ep. 47 Suzi Ruffell · Jul 2018

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    Tom Allen

    Tom Allen · 2 episodes

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    Tom Kerridge

    Tom Kerridge · Oct 2022

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    Charlie Mackesy

    #102 Charlie Mackesy · Oct 2019

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    Emily Dean

    Ep.18 Emily Dean · Jan 2018

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    Guvna B

    #133 Guvna B · Mar 2021

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    Philippa Perry

    #136 Philippa Perry · Apr 2021

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    Sam Bain

    Ep. 26 Sam Bain · Mar 2018

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    Dan Schreiber

    Griefcast Live: London Podcast Festival 2021 (Dan Schreiber, Brona C Titley, Ola Labib) · Nov 2021

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    Eshaan Akbar

    Ep. 24 Eshaan Akbar · Feb 2018

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    Geoff Norcott

    Geoff Norcott · May 2021

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    Katherine May

    Katherine May · May 2021

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    Alyssa Limperis

    #131 Alyssa Limperis · Mar 2021

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    Pragya Agarwal

    #114 Dr Pragya Agarwal · Sep 2020

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    Joel Golby

    #95 Joel Golby · Sep 2019

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    Alan Davies

    Alan Davies · Oct 2021

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    Anneka Rice

    Ep. 61 Anneka Rice · Nov 2018

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    Carmen Lynch

    #104 Carmen Lynch · Nov 2019

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    Jess Fostekew

    Ep. 43 Jess Fostekew · Jun 2018

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    Lucy Porter

    Ep. 66 Lucy Porter · Feb 2019

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    Arthur Smith

    Ep. 82 Arthur Smith · May 2019

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    Cathy Rentzenbrink

    Cathy Rentzenbrink · Oct 2022

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    Clover Stroud

    Ep. 37 Clover Stroud · May 2018

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    Ed Byrne

    Ed Byrne · Jul 2022

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    Edith Bowman

    #94 Edith Bowman · Sep 2019

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    Fi Glover

    #100 Fi Glover · Oct 2019

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    Hollie McNish

    Hollie McNish · Feb 2023

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    Nikesh Shukla

    Ep. 27 Nikesh Shukla · Mar 2018

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    Poorna Bell

    Cariad Lloyd (in conversation with Poorna Bell) · 2 episodes

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    Richard Coles

    #139 Rev Richard Coles · Apr 2021

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    Robin Ince

    Ep. 42 Robin Ince · Jun 2018

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    Sali Hughes

    Ep. 84 Sali Hughes · Jun 2019

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    Sarah Brown

    #116 Sarah Brown · Oct 2020

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    Steen Raskopoulos

    Ep. 63 Griefcast Live from Dulwich Picture Gallery (Steen Raskopoulos, Sophie Duker, Stevie Martin) · Dec 2018

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    Séamas O'Reilly

    Séamas O'Reilly · Nov 2021

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    Viv Groskop

    Viv Groskop · Dec 2022

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