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Season 10, Episode 177 · Griefcast

Isabelle Farah

26 Oct 2022 · 55 min

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TW: suicide. This week I’m talking to stand up comedian, writer and actor, Isabelle Farah, about her cousin, Jen. As ever we talk grief, the Edinburgh festival and the light on the anniversary. You can find out more about Isabelle here https://www.isabellefarah.com/ and you can follow her on twitter @irresponsabelle and Instagram @irresponsabelle 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…

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Griefcast

Cariad Lloyd · Arts & Books · English

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 jo

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