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Standard Issue Podcast

SIM Ep 878 Chops 266: Jo Caulfield talks the funny things about death

Standard Issue Podcast

Standard Issue

Society & Culture

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Comedian, firm Standard Issue favourite and now author, the mighty Jo Caulfield has penned The Funny Thing About Death…, a truly lovely, funny and moving book about illness and grief but, mostly, about her big sister Annie and their relationship. In this Chops, Jo chats to our Mick about siblings in general, Annie in particular, getting – or indeed not getting – to grips with someone you love dying, how to not get ashes in your face, and, well, the funny things about death.  The Funny Thing About Death… is available from all good bookshops, with all proceeds going to Macmillan.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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of which I am very much one. Welcome to this week's Sunday Chops, Mickey again.

0:56.4

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Hannah and Jen. Right, back to this here podcast episode in which I am chatting to the mighty

1:24.6

Joe Callfield, comedian or round excellent woman and now author. Joe has penned the funny

1:31.2

thing about death, a truly lovely funny and moving book about illness and grief but mostly about

1:38.4

a big sister Annie and their relationship. Annie Callfield was a travel writer, dramatist,

1:44.4

broadcaster and a spinner of yarns. If you've been with Standard Issues since I run my magazine days,

1:49.9

you'll know now I've read some of Annie's stuff that she wrote for us and probably also Joe's

1:54.9

gorgeous articles about grief after Annie died in 2016. In this Chops, Joe and I chat siblings

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