Talking France
By The Local France
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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Latest episode
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How long will new French PM last and what to expect in France this Christmas?
Plus the crisis for foreigners in France with French immigration admin website -
Will France get a Christmas truce and how speaking French affects your personality?
Plus how do trains in France compare to elsewhere in Europe? -
What next as France enters the unknown after government collapse?
And are France and the UK heading for a border showdown? -
Will landmark rape trial change France and what's next if French government falls?
Plus some handy tricks for learning French nouns -
French sex lives explained, Notre Dame's unholy row and is Le Pen facing the end?
Plus understanding French farmers' anger -
France faces winter of strikes and protests and will Trump revive Macron?
Plus explaining France's gambling problem and why we might lose a public holiday -
New French rail strikes protest 'privatisation' and how can Americans move to France?
Plus why is south western France so sexy? -
How painful will cuts in France be and why's Macron fretting about Emily in Paris?
And why have French politicians got a headache because of Doliprane -
How Paris is different from France and when will French ski slopes close for good?
Plus will France's new budget solve the country's financial problems or just give tax payers money problems? -
The foreigners who helped make France and just how bad is the French debt crisis?
Plus is there a solution for poor transport in rural France?
