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December 30, 2024

29 minutes

Available for over a year

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The guru Gregorian Bivolaru comes to the door in a dressing gown and welcomes Miranda in. He is her spiritual master, but she feels physically repulsed by him. “Don’t be superficial,” she tells herself as she steps into his Paris apartment.

This episode contains explicit sexual content and some strong language.

Host: Cat McShane

Producers: Emma Weatherill and Cat McShane

Sound design: Melvin Rickarby

Unit Manager: Lucy Bannister

Executive Producer: Innes Bowen

Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams