Pole performer, tech researcher and award winning activist Dr Carolina Are (she/her) spins us right round her fascinating life as a censorship researcher, pole dancer and Italian Londoner.

We find out what her personal torture chamber and blissful ever-after looks like, before host Lucie condemns her to heaven or hell.

Then, hang around for the big whopper because Carolina confesses something she's kept secret for a long time, as we have a touching heart to heart about life, love and leaving the past in the past.

Through a series of confessions and redemptions, you'll find out:

- Why cartoons get Carolina simultaneously angry and hot under the collar
- The perfect way to alienate an academic audience
- And why even the best people can make mistakes they regret

After Carolina confesses to Lucie, she'll be sent to heaven or hell.

But will she be in hell with an eternal UTI? Or will she be on an irresistible Sardinian beach for all time?

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• Presented by Lucie Isle
• Sponsored by Facialteam, experts in Facial Feminization Surgery facialteam.eu
• Produced by SOUNDYARD
• Cover photo by Foyers Photography