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Stolen Goodbyes

Hosted by Karen Rice · health · EN

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What do you do when the daily Covid death toll hits 1,820—the UK’s highest—lives reduced to statistics? When loved ones die alone, within days of a cough, last seen walking into an ambulance. No warning. No family. No funeral. No goodbye. That’s why I created Stolen Goodbyes—an urgent act of journalism to restore humanity to those we lost, and give voice to the extraordinary lives behind the numbers. What began as a podcast in lockdown has become something deeper: a living archive, a public record, a safe space—a memorial to those who died, and a vital platform for the Covid-bereaved, a still-grieving, often invisible community met with silence, disbelief, or denial. Each season explores a different facet of pandemic grief: real-time loss, political neglect, love after loss, and the emotional aftershocks. Guests aren’t celebrities—they are spouses, children, partners, and friends. Ordinary people whose loved ones were extraordinary to them and who died durin

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22%

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Selective

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What is Stolen Goodbyes about?

What do you do when the daily Covid death toll hits 1,820, the UK’s highest, lives reduced to statistics? When loved ones die alone, within days of a cough, last seen walking into an ambulance. No warning. No family. No funeral. No goodbye.

Who hosts Stolen Goodbyes?

Stolen Goodbyes is hosted by Karen Rice. The show has published 46 episodes to date.

What has Stolen Goodbyes covered recently?

Recent episodes include "The Disconnect Between the World's Perception of the Pandemic & the Searing & Troubling Reality of Covid Grief" (24 March 2025, 55 minutes), "Stolen Goodbyes: 5 Years On, An Interview with host and creator Karen Rice" (18 March 2025, 21 minutes), and "Love After Covid Loss: Emma Charlesworth’s Journey from Heartbreak to Healing" (24 December 2024, 47 minutes).

How often does Stolen Goodbyes publish?

Stolen Goodbyes publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 44 minutes across 46 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Stolen Goodbyes?

Booking probability for Stolen Goodbyes is 22%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Stolen Goodbyes requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Stolen Goodbyes's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Stolen Goodbyes?

The strongest fits for Stolen Goodbyes are Family & Social Services. Stolen Goodbyes has a health audience.

About the host

Karen Rice hosts Stolen Goodbyes, a health podcast with 46 episodes published.

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    <h2>In this powerful interview, Danielle Barnett charts the life of her wonderfully resilient dad Chris Riley, who despite the most challenging and heartbreaking circumstances, worked six days a week to give his...

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    Peter Owen

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    Pete Levy

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  • Episode #5

    Chris Cooper

    Apr 4, 202357 minS3

    <p>A singing prison officer, Rachael Lidgett finds solace in song following the loss of her role model dad Chris who she lost to Covid in December 2020. Growing up, her dad was her biggest singing champion, and she...

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