''Griefcast'' is a British podcast about grief and loss. Hosted by comic and actor

Cariad Lloyd Katie Cariad Lloyd (born 21 August 1982) is a British comedian, actress, writer, and podcaster who has been performing since 2007. She is a member of the improvisational comedy group Austentatious, the host and creator of '' Griefcast'', and ...

, the podcasts feature hour-long conversations about grief and bereavement with people who have experienced the death of loved ones. Lloyd asks guests "Who are we remembering today?" at the start of each episode. Many of the guests on ''Griefcast'' are also comics; in a 2018 interview Lloyd said: "If you have a comic sensibility, you do this at any serious event. You break awkwardness with jokes. It’s a way of coping. You have a breath of laughter when, for a moment, you forget that someone you love is dying. It’s like coming up for air.” ''Griefcast'' premiered in 2016 and was one of the top podcasts on iTunes within six months. It has won several awards, including Best Entertainment Podcast and Podcast of the Year at the British Podcast Awards and an

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for Best Podcast. In a 2018 article in '' FT'', Fiona Sturges wrote: "If justification were needed for the existence of podcasts, this show is it."

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