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This week Cariad talks to screenwriter, actor + author, Emma Kennedy ( The Tent, The Bucket & Me, BBC sitcom The Kennedy's ) about her mum, Brenda, who died in 2014. Brenda suffered from undiagnosed mental illness and three years after her death, Emma discovered a suitcase of letters she had written to her, which formed the basis of her new book, Letters From Brenda. As ever we talk grief, terrible cooking + missing the wild one. You can buy Emma's new book, Letters From Brenda , now. For more information on all her projects, click here: https://www.emmakennedy.co.uk You can follow the…
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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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S10 · E174 · 5 Oct 2022 · 58 min
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S9 · E173 · 26 Jul 2022 · 57 min
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E172 · 19 Jul 2022 · 51 min
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S9 · E170 · 5 Jul 2022 · 42 min
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S9 · E168 · 21 Jun 2022 · 57 min
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S9 · E167 · 15 Jun 2022 · 50 min
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S9 · E166 · 8 Jun 2022 · 51 min
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