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Why Your Mind Goes Blank When a French Person Asks You a Question
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A café in France. Someone asks you « Qu'est-ce que je vous sers ? » You understood. You know the answer....
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Why Monet Painted These Cliffs Again and Again
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The white chalk cliffs rise above the sea. The Porte dâAval stands in the...
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The French Soldiers Who Came Home to Liberate France
Before dawn on June 6, 1944, LĂ©on Gautier was crossing the English Channel on a warship.Â
For the Allied soldiers around him, France was a country to liberate.
For LĂ©on, it was the country he had left four years...
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He Wrote About Losing His Mind. He Already Was.
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Every night, a man fills a glass of water before going to bed.Â
Every morning, the glass is...
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How French Houses Reveal Where You Are
Imagine standing in a French village and looking at a house before anyone tells you where you are.Â
The stone, the roof, the shutters, the windows and the colors are already giving you clues.
In this episode, we...
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Why a Tire Company Judges France's Best Restaurants
Imagine standing outside a restaurant in France and noticing a tiny Michelin star above the door.Â
Today, that symbol represents some of the highest recognition in gastronomy. But its story begins with two brothers...
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Parisâs Oldest Bridge Has a New Secret
Pont Neuf means âNew Bridge.â
But when you stand near La Samaritaine and look toward the Seine, you are actually looking at the oldest bridge in Paris.
In this episode, we explore Pont Neuf, the temporary installation...
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Why French People Say âa Carambar Jokeâ
At an elegant table in Monte Carlo, alcohol catches fire beside a plate of crĂȘpes. The crĂȘpes are served anyway, and according to the story, a mistake becomes crĂȘpes Suzette.
In this episode, we discover five French...
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Nineteen Years Old. She Outsmarted Every Judge in the Room.
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Rouen, 1431. A cold stone room. Dozens of theologians, several of them trained at the...
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Inside a Real French Hotel Room: Useful French for Your Next Trip
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Come inside a real Paris hotel room and learn the French you actually need when...
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The Hidden Treasure Inside France's Strangest Cliff
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In this episode, I take you to the white cliffs of Ătretat in...
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Why France Put Madame Bovary on Trial
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In this episode, I tell you the story of the most scandalous novel in French history,...
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