{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/66322bed3a18a600126fa655?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Stefania Licari: Laughter, Medicine, and Conquering the Sahara","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/1777061588249-2a7425b4-9843-4bdc-a0e2-a55b8fa497a0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Stefania Licari trained as a doctor, became a comedian, and has been finding the overlap between those two worlds ever since — which turns out to be richer territory than either profession admits.</p><p>Stefania Licari is an Italian comedian and NHS doctor based in the UK, known for her Edinburgh Fringe solo shows Medico and Trust Me, I'm a Comedian, which draw on her experiences as a doctor, first-generation migrant, and occasional endurance runner to explore medicine, immigration, and what it means to become British.</p><ul><li>The turning point that led her to step away from a traditional medical career — and what made it possible</li><li>The pressures of performing autobiographical material — and what those early Fringe runs taught her about finding her voice</li><li>Why the skills required to be a good doctor and a good comedian overlap in ways nobody warns you about</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Connect with Stefania here:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/licaristefania\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/licaristefania/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.stefanialicari.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Official Website</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Originally released under the podcast's former name: Television Times.</p><p>Find us on social media — links on the About page.</p>","author_name":"Steve Otis Gunn"}