Relatively Special : Salma El-Wardany

What happens when the interviewer becomes the interviewee? To kick off the return of Relatively, the tables are turned as author, poet, and presenter Salma El-Wardany takes over the host's chair momentarily from Catherine Carr. In a special twist, Salma interviews Catherine about her brand new book, Who's the Favourite?, exploring Catherine's own experiences as a middle child separated from her sisters during childhood, and her fascinating analogy of the family being like a constantly moving river. Salma puts Catherine on the spot by asking "Who is the Favourite?" in her family? Halfway through, the two swap seats to explore Salma’s own sibling story. Growing up home-educated as the youngest child alongside her older brother, Salma reveals she spent her early years desperately begging her parents for a baby sister. Salma opens up about her exhausting role as the family's "emotional superconductor" and peacekeeper during her parents' divorce, sparking a vital conversation about the emotional labor disproportionately expected of daughters And Salma gives a sneak preview of her upcoming series "Sunday Cervix". Beneath the laughter and the battle for the podcast's coveted badges, the episode dives into the profound, deep relationships we have with our siblings and just how much Catherine has learned making Relatively and writing Who's the Favourite? It is a beautifully honest, funny, and insightful conversation to kick off our series relaunch with the HERA network.

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Relatively Special : Salma El-Wardany is an episode from Relatively by Pocket Productions.

This episode is 37:15 long.

This episode was published on May 1, 2026.

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