''You, Me and the Big C'' is a British
podcast
A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. For example, an episodic series of digital audio or video files that a user can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosing ...
about life with, treatment of and other topics relating to the disease
cancer
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. The podcast was originally hosted by three former or current cancer patients;
Deborah James,
Lauren Mahon
Lauren Stacey Mahon (born 2 May 1985) is a British cancer activist and founder of Girls vs Cancer, an online community raising awareness and supporting cancer patients. She was named in the BBC ''100 Women'' in 2019.
Life and career
Mahon was ...
and
Rachael Bland
Rachael Rebecca Bland (née Hodges; 21 January 1978 – 5 September 2018) was a British journalist and presenter from Cardiff, Wales. She worked for BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC World News and '' BBC North West Tonight''. She was known for her podcast ...
. Since Bland's death from cancer in September 2018, the podcast had also been occasionally co-hosted by her widower Steve Bland. James died from cancer in June 2022, leaving Mahon as the only surviving original host.
In January 2023, it was announced that Bland and Mahon would be leaving the podcast but stated that they wanted the podcast to continue.
Contents
The podcast is designed to have a light-hearted feel to it. Former presenter Rachael Bland stated in an interview with ''
The Guardian
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'' newspaper: "We wanted to create a space where you feel like you're sitting down with girls like you, having a cup of tea, talking about it like it's ''
EastEnders
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''."
Reception
The podcast reached number one in the UK podcast charts on 4 September 2018, after Bland announced that she only had days to live.
In September 2018, it won Best Podcast at the Northern Blog Awards.
In October 2018, the podcast was awarded Best New Show at the
Audio and Radio Industry Awards
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.
In March 2019, the podcast won Podcast of the Year at the TRIC (
Television and Radio Industries Club
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) awards.
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0608649
Audio podcasts
2018 podcast debuts
Works about cancer
British podcasts
2018 establishments in the United Kingdom