About this episode

Georgina Godwin meets award-winning documentarian Catherine Carr to discuss her exploration into sibling dynamics and the insights from her new book.

Georgina Godwin meets award-winning documentarian Catherine Carr to discuss the exploration into sibling dynamics that led to her new book, ‘Who’s the Favourite?’, which gives insight into birth order, roles, and the impact of estrangement and loss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Host: Georgina Godwin

Guest: Catherine Carr

Topics covered

• sibling dynamics
• birth order
• estrangement
• loss
• documentary

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Books & works: Who’s the Favourite?

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