Relatively
This is a podcast about siblings. Potentially the longest relationships of our lives, and not talked about enough – until now... Who is the baby?
For most of us, our relationships with our brothers and sisters are the longest lasting of our lives, sometimes spanning 80 or 90 years. Sibling relationships come before friendships or romances, and usually outlive any links with our parents. Incredibly, you can share as little as 37.4% of your DNA with your brother or sister, or as much as 61.7% – meaning you could be more like cousins… or more
07/03/2023
Today's the day!
Join host of Relatively, Catherine Carr, live on Instagram with 's Research Specialist, Jen Baldwin, TODAY at 5:00 pm GMT.
Not only will we reflect on the last season of Relatively, but Jen will also tell Catherine about her ancestry for the first time.
See you soon. 🎙️
07/03/2023
Today's the day!
Join host of Relatively, Catherine Carr, live on Instagram with Findmypast's Research Specialist, Jen Baldwin, TODAY at 5:00 pm GMT.
Not only will we reflect on the last season of Relatively, but Jen will also tell Catherine about her ancestry for the first time.
See you soon. 🎙️
23/02/2023
Happy Birthday Kirsten O' Brien! 🎂
To celebrate, we're sharing this dashing picture of you and your brother, Tim.
Listen to Kirsten's full Relatively episode here: https://bit.ly/3m2Hb2I
We're browsing the Relatively archives.
Remember this episode? Beatrice and Rosemary Mac Cabe from the Not Without My Sister podcast spoke about the Catholic Church, the freedom that comes with being a second child and facts about pig s*x.
🎧 Listen now: https://bit.ly/3xJyw85
16/02/2023
"Go Netball!"
Thanks to our partnership with leading family history website, Findmypast, we were able to explore Tatty Macleod and India Macleod's family tree.
We find out about their maternal grandfather, John James, who was a plate layer for Great Western Railway in Cardiganshire.
🎧 Listen now: http://bit.ly/3JEetiG
This week's guests are the fabulous Tatty Macleod and India Macleod.
The pair moved to rural Brittany with their mum at ages 4 and 12. They were known as 'Les Anglaises' and always felt separate from the secluded community around them.
Tatty and India talk about that, growing up in an all-female household, craving English food and Family Hold Back.
🎧 Listen now: http://bit.ly/3JEetiG
08/02/2023
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06/02/2023
New episode! 🚨
We speak to the incredible standup comedian, Tatty Macleod, and her wonderful sister India about living together during lockdown, growing up in an all-female household, craving English food and Family Hold Back.
🎧 Listen now: http://bit.ly/3JEetiG
Our partnership with Findmypast helps to connect guests with their family stories.
This week, JJ Chalmers and Ruth Padmore talk about their late grandfather, Isaac, who lived with them for a while growing up. JJ says he was diligent but "couldn't change a lightbulb." 💡
JJ Chalmers, a former Royal Marine, was severely injured in an IED blast in Afghanistan.
In this episode we talk to JJ and his sister Ruth about how their relationship was tested by the effects of that bomb, and the years of surgery and rehabilitation followed.
🎧 Listen now: http://bit.ly/3HintXR
30/01/2023
In today's episode, we speak to former Royal Marine, JJ Chalmers, and his older sister Ruth Padmore.
JJ was profoundly wounded by an IED during a tour of Afghanistan in 2011. We talk about that as well as what it's like when your brother is mates with Prince Harry, growing up as vicar's children and the need the siblings share for everything to be very, very organised.
🎧 Listen now: http://bit.ly/3HintXR
Have you listened to our latest episode?
Benjamin Zephaniah opens up about how he attended over 15 schools as a child, moving regularly with his mother to evade his father, who was abusive.
🎧 Listen now: http://bit.ly/3H0Kn67
26/01/2023
"I'm just going to sit back and enjoy the drama."
23/01/2023
This week, we talk to the incredible poet, writer, lyricist, musician and naughty boy Benjamin Zephaniah.
Unusually, Benjamin grew up separately from his siblings. This means that they have almost opposite childhoods. We talk about that, what brotherhood means, and how the death of Benjamin's cousin did something to repair the sibling bonds.
🎧 Listen now: http://bit.ly/3H0Kn67
21/01/2023
This week's guest, Pastor Mick Fleming has a rollercoaster of a tale which has attracted interest from the Prince and Princess of Wales - who wrote a foreword to Mick's book 'Blown Away'.
🎧 Listen to our recent episode, now: http://bit.ly/3GMXMyk
20/01/2023
🔎 WIN 🔎
Relatively's incredible partnership with Findmypast helps connect guests with their family stories. We're giving YOU the opportunity to unlock your family history for free with a Findmypast 12 Month Pro Subscription, worth £179.99.
All you need to do to win is:
🗞️ Follow Relatively and Findmypast
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📰 Enter on Findmypast's page
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Thanks to Findmypast - Pastor Mick Fleming and Sarah Frankel find out about their ancestor, William Fleming, and his motorcycle/pedestrian accident in 1933 - one of the earliest cases of "drunk driving".
An article from the 20th May quotes the testimony of witnesses: “You said that he smelled of beer. Might it have been steak pie? - No.” 🥧
🎧 Listen now: http://bit.ly/3GMXMyk
This week's guest, Pastor Mick Fleming, runs the Church on the Street Ministries in Burnley, which does incredible work helping those living in poverty. But it's a far cry from where Mick began.
In this episode, Mick and his sister Sarah (collectively known as 'Flembos') talk about the ups and downs of their relationship.
🎧 Listen now: http://bit.ly/3GMXMyk
16/01/2023
🚨 New episode.
In this episode, Catherine talks to Pastor Mick Fleming ("aka El Bish") and his sister Sarah (collectively known as 'Flembos').
The pair talk about their sibling journey from playing out happily on the backstreets, to sudden tragedy and trauma to a life marred by violence and crime, before finding faith and freedom together.
🎧 Listen now: http://bit.ly/3GMXMyk
10/01/2023
This week's guests are none other than Emmanuel and Reuben (Booba) Coe. They are two of four brothers.
Reuben is the baby of the family and was born with Downs Syndrome (or Up Syndrome as he would like to rebrand it.)
🎧 Listen to the full episode now: bit.ly/3GSI2ve
This week’s episode is a particularly special one.
We speak to brothers, Manni and Reuben Coe. The pair lived together for years and are exceptionally close. However, a spell apart during the pandemic was bad for Reuben.
We talk about that, about having a sibling with additional needs and about the book that they wrote: brother. do. you. love. me.
🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/3GSI2ve
06/01/2023
“We’re just playing, Mum.”
Relatively. A podcast about siblings: potentially the longest relationships of our lives. On Relatively, host Catherine Carr brings siblings together to talk about the connections they have with each other as adults, as well as what it was like growing up. But she'll also talk to them separately, to get a priva
It turns out that The Happy Pear brothers, David and Stephen Flynn, aren't the only grocers in their family. 🍐
Thanks to our partnership with Findmypast, we help connect guests with their ancestry.
🎧 Listen to our latest episode now: https://bit.ly/3CgNVzj
02/01/2023
New episode out now!
In this episode, Catherine talks to The Happy Pear brothers David and Stephen Flynn.
As identical twins, they tell us about the tricks they'd play on each other: sharing teenage jobs and on one occasion trying to nick the other’s girlfriend.
🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/3jOj7zu
01/01/2023
Happy New Years!
Anyone else get a similar text from their sibling at midnight?
27/12/2022
Just imagine being one of eight siblings…
This was reality for Caitlin and Caz Moran. Listen to our most recent episode to hear about their unconventional childhood in Wolverhampton.
🎧 Listen now on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts.
25/12/2022
Merry Christmas! 🎄
In the spirit of this sharing season, we’ve taken this snap right out Catherine’s family photo album for all to see. You’re welcome.
Psst. Already exhausted by the family drama? We’ve got a new episode of Relatively out tomorrow.
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