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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   Yomi Ṣode

   Yomi Sode · Nov 2022

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   Yrsa Daley-Ward

   Yrsa Daley-Ward · Dec 2021

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   Ahir Shah
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   Barunka O'Shaughnessy

   Ep. 88 Barunka O'Shaughnessy · Jul 2019

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   Bobby Mair

   Ep.32 Bobby Mair · Apr 2018

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   Camille Ucan
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   Candice Brathwaite

   #110 Candice Brathwaite · Sep 2020

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   Emma Kennedy

   Emma Kennedy · Jul 2022

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   Garrett Millerick

   #113 Garrett Millerick · Sep 2020

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    Glenn Moore
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    Jess Robinson

    #124 Jess Robinson · Dec 2020

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    Julia Raeside

    Ep. 55 Julia Raeside · Oct 2018

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    Lou Conran

    Ep. 19 Lou Conran · Jan 2018

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    Meryl O’ Rourke

    Ep. 45 Meryl O'Rourke · Jul 2018

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    Michael Legge

    Ep.21 Michael Legge · Jan 2018

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    Ola Labib
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    Sofie Hagen

    Ep. 83 Sofie Hagen · Jun 2019

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    Stevie Martin
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    Tez Ilyas
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    Tom Parry
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    Tom Rosenthal

    Tom Rosenthal · Nov 2022

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    Adam Meggido

    Ep. 38 Adam Meggido · May 2018

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    Adam Riches

    Ep.13 Adam Riches · Dec 2017

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    Ana Matronic

    Ep. 54 Ana Matronic · Oct 2018

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    Angus Imrie

    Angus Imrie · Jun 2021

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    Anna Lyons

    #92 Anna Lyons · Aug 2019

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    Anna Whitehouse

    Ep. 67 Anna Whitehouse (Mother Pukka) · Feb 2019

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    Barry Castagnola
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    Beth Rylance

    Ep.7 Beth Rylance · May 2017

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    Brona C Titley

    Ep. 70 Brona C Titley · Mar 2019

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    Carrie Quinlan

    Ep. 71 Carrie Quinlan · Mar 2019

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    Charlie Russell

    Ep. 73 Charlie Russell · Mar 2019

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    Charlotte Bennett

    Charlotte Bennett and Illy · Dec 2022

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    Chimene Suleyman

    #97 Chimene Suleyman · Sep 2019

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    Dustin Lance Black

    Ep. 89 Dustin Lance Black · Jul 2019

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    Ed Morrish

    Ep. 40 Ed Morrish · Jun 2018

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    Ella Risbridger

    Ella Risbridger · Jun 2022

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    Emer McLysaght

    Ep. 79 Emer McLysaght · May 2019

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    Emily Bevan

    Emily Bevan · Jun 2022

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    Emma Freud

    Ep. 60 Griefcast Live at the Podstock Festival at the BFI (Emma Freud, Katherine Ryan) · Nov 2018

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