Griefcast

By: Cariad Lloyd
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  • 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.”


    The multiple award-winning podcast—which recently celebrated its fifth anniversary and launched its eighth season—has evolved from Lloyd talking to her comedian friends in the UK to inviting a broader range of guests including actors, writers, and producers, allowing her to focus on more specific types of grief. This approach has been especially helpful for her listeners during the global COVID-19 pandemic, steering the show to become a salve during a time when grief has become a more prevalent topic. “I feel really glad that, when the pandemic hit, there was a bank of episodes for people to scroll through— because I feel that's been quite helpful in some ways,” she says. “When you lose someone, you often want the world to stop, and it's enraging that it doesn’t. And the world did stop. It's part of the important process of grief, that the world carries on. And that's really helpful because it reminds you that, ‘You know what? I need to carry on.’


    Funny people talking about death and grief, a podcast. Hosted by Cariad Lloyd.

    Podcast of the Year 2018 / Best Podcast ARIA 2018 / Rose D'or Nominee 2019

    You Are Not Alone

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Episodes
  • Hollie McNish

    Hollie McNish
    Feb 1 2023

    This week Cariad talks to the brilliant Hollie McNish about her Gran, who died during the 1st lockdown. As ever we talk grief, dressing up and the original Santa.


    Please note: This episode mentions Father Christmas - you may want to avoid listening with young children around!


    You can follow Hollie on Instagram @holliepoetry and Twitter @holliepoetry


    You can follow the Griefcast on Twitter + Instagram @thegriefcast. Griefcast is hosted by Cariad Lloyd, edited by Kate Holland, recorded remotely in Cariad's living room, artwork is by Jayde Perkin, stop motion social media clips by Alice Loveday and the music is provided by The Glue Ensemble. And remember, you are not alone.


    Cariad's book,You Are Not Alone, is published by Bloomsbury Tonic and available now.

    https://www.waterstones.com/book/you-are-not-alone/cariad-lloyd/9781526621832

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/griefcast.


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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Tom Allen

    Tom Allen
    Jan 25 2023

    This week Cariad talks to stand up comedian, writer and TV presenter Tom Allen about his dad who died suddenly from a heart attack in 2021. As ever we talk grief, the unhelpfulness of logic and Fleetwood Mac.


    You can follow Tom on Instagram @tomindeed and Twitter @tomallencomedy


    You can follow the Griefcast on Twitter + Instagram @thegriefcast. Griefcast is hosted by Cariad Lloyd, edited by Kate Holland, recorded remotely in Cariad's living room, artwork is by Jayde Perkin, stop motion social media clips by Alice Loveday and the music is provided by The Glue Ensemble. And remember, you are not alone.


    Cariad's book,You Are Not Alone, is published by Bloomsbury Tonic and available now.

    https://www.waterstones.com/book/you-are-not-alone/cariad-lloyd/9781526621832

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/griefcast.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Cariad Lloyd (in conversation with Poorna Bell)

    Cariad Lloyd (in conversation with Poorna Bell)
    Jan 18 2023

    This week Cariad talks to...well, actually the amazing Poorna Bell is talking to Cariad about her new book, You Are Not Alone, which is out on Thursday 19th January. As ever we talk being grief elders, anger + laughing at the things people say.


    You can follow Poorna on Instagram @poornabell and Twitter @poornabell


    You can follow the Griefcast on Twitter + Instagram @thegriefcast. Griefcast is hosted by Cariad Lloyd, edited by Kate Holland, recorded remotely in Cariad's living room, artwork is by Jayde Perkin, stop motion social media clips by Alice Loveday and the music is provided by The Glue Ensemble. And remember, you are not alone.


    Cariad's book, You Are Not Alone, is published in January 2023, by Bloomsbury Tonic and available for pre-order now.

    https://www.waterstones.com/book/you-are-not-alone/cariad-lloyd/9781526621832

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/griefcast.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 12 mins

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Heartwarming

These podcasts have been such a tonic and I’ve laughed and cried. Death is something that affects us all and these podcasts are not morbid they just let you know that however and whatever you feel it’s fine.

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