Talking France
By The Local France
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Talking France is The Local’s weekly podcast where we discuss the big news and talking points in France as well as explore and explain the major issues that impact life in the country. We also answer your essential questions and look ahead at what’s coming up.
In each episode presenter Ben McPartland chats about the most important news and must-know information with The Local France’s Emma Pearson and Genevieve Mansfield. They are also frequently joined by John Lichfield, a veteran journalist whose knowledge of French news and politics is second to none, as well as other expert commentators.
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What to expect in France in 2026 from travel changes to new immigration rules
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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French farmers fight to 'stop the slaughter' and what's in store for France this Christmas?
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Will France mess with dual-nationals and why do Americans love all things French ?
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Are airlines scrapping 'thousands' of flights to France and can a French mayor demand silence in streets?
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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France wakes up to the threat of war and is French wine industry doomed?
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Fast food slowly kills French restaurants and Pétain provokes new rumble in France
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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France's shock healthcare fee plan and will French PM sacrifice himself?
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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What the Louvre heist reveals about France and new civics test unveiled
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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France presses the self-destruct button and Paris prepares for 'flood of the century'
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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What the f**k is going on in France and where have all the eggs gone?
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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France shamed by Sarko and is the Champs-Élysées now the worst street in Paris?
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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What's next for strikes in France and are Americans being ripped off in Paris?
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Can France's new prime minister do anything to avoid an autumn of discontent?
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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France takes another step towards chaos as PM falls and mood of rebellion grows
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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With another PM doomed and strikes ahead, is France now ungovernable?
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Does France realise the 'imminent danger' it's in?
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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From strikes to extreme heat: What to expect in France this summer
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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The story of Brittany's killer algae and where you can avoid the tourists in France
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Explaining naughty French politicians and the pros and cons of new Paris airport link
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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France shocked by 'senseless' school violence and the inventions you never knew were French
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Has Uber changed France and will smoking ever be banned on café terraces?
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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What that 'slap' says about the Macrons and French farmers fight the future
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May 28, 2025 |
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France hit by 'sordid kidnappings' and the best place to buy a French second home
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May 21, 2025 |
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Will Macron's referendums ever happen and why French bureaucracy is getting easier?
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May 14, 2025 |
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France's plan to save kids from screens and will it get harder to become French?
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May 06, 2025 |
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Do the French need to work harder and why is Nice the place to move to?
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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So who'll be the next president of France and three French laws you should know
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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What now for Le Pen after bombshell verdict and France's favourite dishes revealed
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Crunch time for Le Pen, Ryanair's threat and McDonald's targets rural France
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Why the US can be grateful to the French, France's tremor threat and avoiding ETA scams
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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How France can revive village life and the historic menace lurking under French soil
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Can Macron keep Trump on Europe's side and will France see a tourism backlash?
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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What does it mean to be French and how will France's budget impact you?
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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The French mineral water scandal, Alps travel headaches and solving 'tu' versus 'vous'
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Macron’s €800m Louvre revamp explained and full speed ahead for rural France
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Why France must act to avoid being ‘crushed’ and French census stirs anger
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Will pensioners bring down France and why the 'office de tourisme' is dying out?
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Why driving in France has got complicated and the 12 moans that explain the French
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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What to expect in France in 2025 from new laws to major travel changes
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Can you get by in France without French and why does the government spend so much?
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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How long will new French PM last and what to expect in France this Christmas?
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Will France get a Christmas truce and how speaking French affects your personality?
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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What next as France enters the unknown after government collapse?
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Will landmark rape trial change France and what's next if French government falls?
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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French sex lives explained, Notre Dame's unholy row and is Le Pen facing the end?
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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France faces winter of strikes and protests and will Trump revive Macron?
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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New French rail strikes protest 'privatisation' and how can Americans move to France?
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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How painful will cuts in France be and why's Macron fretting about Emily in Paris?
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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How Paris is different from France and when will French ski slopes close for good?
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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The foreigners who helped make France and just how bad is the French debt crisis?
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Can France's government of 'losers' win anyone over and French airports hit turbulence
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Can France accept major tax hikes and what's gone wrong with croissants?
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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How long will France's new PM last and what will the Paris Olympics legacy be?
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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How can France's stormy political crisis be resolved and will the Olympics go to plan?
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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How to explain France's shock election results and what happens now?
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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With France's far right at the gates of power will French voters let them in?
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Elections to take France into 'dark territory' and explaining the second homes crackdown
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Could French elections wreck the EU and France's tourist sites to avoid this summer?
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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What now for France after Macron's great election gamble?
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Why Russia is picking on France and how Europe's 'monumental' travel change will affect you
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Explaining Paris syndrome and how the EU elections will impact France
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May 30, 2024 |
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What are real French values and does France care about its troubled far-away territories?
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May 22, 2024 |
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Is France booming or bust, Paris QR codes explained and how to drive like a Frenchwoman?
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May 16, 2024 |
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Major French border changes explained and could France ban screens for kids?
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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How French invaded the English language, where foreigners buy second homes and youth violence flares
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Is the Entente Cordiale still worth anything, France's new rail pass and 'crookie' versus croissant?
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Can regional French airports survive, big changes in Paris and France's most dangerous animals
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Is France heading for a Greek-style debt crisis and the most beautiful French train journeys?
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Why is France so negative about the Olympics, a new schools row and the secret Michelin critics
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Why the European elections really matter in France plus deadly floods and French casinos
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Why France loves shopping rules, the real Versailles and how to blend in with the French
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Macron breaks war taboo, why Lyon is the place to move to and French language test tips
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Losing your French citizenship, energy ratings explained and is Monaco just for millionaires?
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Eurostar faces more misery, defending Paris waiters and key questions on new French language tests
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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France's new language test rules explained and how will the farmers' 'siege of Paris' end?
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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What next for farmers' revolt, France's baby problem and are French fries really French?
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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What's Macron really up to, French private schools explained and are doggy bags ok in France?
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Your questions answered: Why do people think the French aren't funny and can anyone stop Marine Le Pen?
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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What to expect in France in 2024 from politics to travel news and the Olympic Games
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Does French immigration law spell bad news for foreigners and how Catholic is France?
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Why French schools don't have uniforms and rural France turns to the power of the sun
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Is Paris safe, are the French all adulterers and are France's banlieues all that bad?
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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France fears far-right violence and should the French ditch their crazy numbers?
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Why is the European parliament in two different places and is money taboo in France?
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Life in France to get more expensive and busting myths about Napoleon
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Why the French don't do spicy food and just how elitist is France?
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Could France introduce a special second homes visa and what do French airport alerts mean for travel?
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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How will France deal with new terror threat and what's the French obsession with rural romance?
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Is France really overrun with bedbugs and why are second homes being targeted by militants?
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Does rural France have a crime problem and why do baguettes taste different?
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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France's bedbug invasion, Macron's green conundrum and how to pick a decent French restaurant?
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Will France's 'desperate' fuel price plan work and how to end the danger of French hunters?
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Will immigration row topple Macron's government and how will France's discount rail pass work?
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Why are French property taxes shooting up and what's in store for 'la rentrée'?
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Will riots change anything in France and how quickly can your kids learn French in school?
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Is France facing a summer of riots and how water shortages could impact your French holiday?
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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The challenges of life in the French countryside and why France is the best place to get naked
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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How bad will water shortages in France be this summer and why are the French so philosophical?
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Will summer in France be strike free and are there really loopholes in the 90-day rule?
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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The rising costs of second homes in France and how Franco-Irish links have strengthened since Brexit
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Border queues, immigration row and how French cities are pushing out cars
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May 25, 2023 |
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French driving laws explained and has Macron made France more attractive?
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May 17, 2023 |
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The myth about France's 'lazy' workers and Ryanair takes on French air traffic controllers
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May 11, 2023 |
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How living in France changes you and is 'revolution in the air' after pensions revolt?
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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France awaits pension verdict, tips for declaring taxes and the importance of French mayors
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Is now the time to buy property in France, a minister's Playboy scandal and how dangerous is Marseille?
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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ANALYSIS: Who is to blame for the turmoil in France and when will calm return? (Bonus episode)
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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Why French protests turn so violent and is France a good country for women?
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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French political crisis deepens and what's so difficult about settling in France?
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Property tax hikes, swimming in the Seine and just how important is the French language?
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Pension battle set for climax, why the French appreciate privacy and three islands to visit this summer
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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What's wrong with the famed French health service and is France losing its taste for wine?
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Why so many Parisians are quitting Paris and how easy is it to become French?
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Are the French 'ungrateful teenagers', crunch time for strikes and France's beauty spots to avoid?
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Pension strikes to intensify, Vendée rebels and the myth of the 'sexy French'
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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France’s ‘alarming’ sexism problem, property taxes and what’s next for pension strikes?
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Will mass strikes bring France to a halt in the 'mother of all battles' ahead?
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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France faces major strikes, new French driving laws and the menace of far right violence
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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What's in store for France in 2023 from travel rules to political flare-ups
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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The Macron-Mbappé 'bromance', the best Gallic spirits and what makes a French Christmas?
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Foie gras shortages, Paris cafés battle laptops and why there's more to Brigitte Macron
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Explaining France and England's 'sibling rivalry', possible power cuts and the latest on Christmas travel
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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How good are French American relations right now, tips for Paris Olympic tickets and why is Alsace so different?
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Why France faces a 'cold Turkey' winter and how do French high streets stay independent?
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Why France is facing a ‘dangerous moment’ and who is the ‘French Murdoch’?
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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France's plans for language tests and new passport controls
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Will cars always be king in rural France and how angry are the French right now?
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Are the French quitting meat and will fuel blockades spark a winter of discontent in France?
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Macron's big battles, France's 'best coastline' and are the French the world's top strikers?
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Why France is facing an autumn of strikes and how Brexit derailed Eurostar
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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PODCAST: Macron's mixed fortunes and do French hunters turn rural France into 'wild west'?
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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The future of Dijon mustard, French love for royals and is France heading for a 'disastrous' referendum?
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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What will the energy crisis mean for people in France and does Macron have a plan?
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Travel, politics, Covid-19: What's in store for France this summer?
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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What next in France’s political crisis and why is everyone taking the train this summer?
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Strikes, regional rivalries and how French cities are adapting to heatwaves
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Why don’t the French seem to care about their crucial parliamentary elections?
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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How worker shortages in France will hit the summer holidays
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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How the climate crisis is changing France and French public holidays explained
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May 25, 2022 |
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What's next for France after Macron wins re-election?
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Why France will remain divided whoever wins Sunday's crucial second round vote
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Macron vs Le Pen - who will win the French presidential election?
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Could Marine Le Pen become the next French president?
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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French tests for foreigners and how France has changed since 2017
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Will the French turn out to vote and what has Macron done for France?
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Has France become more far-right, and is Macron panicking about petrol?
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Has Putin guaranteed Macron victory, and how worried should France be about rising prices?
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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The teetering front républicain, and why two rounds?
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Feb 11, 2022 |