SemiMike

A recent thread here inspired me to share my entire list - hoping that some may be useful to you, and that there may be more out there I haven't yet found (but you have).

Travel

Join Us in France: https://joinusinfrance.com/

The Earful Tower: https://theearfultower.com/

Improbable Walks: https://improbablewalks.buzzsprout.com/

History

Revolutions: https://revolutionspodcast.libsyn.com/ [The French Revolution(s) are covered in series 3.xx, 4.xx, 6.xx, and some of 7.xx]

The Siècle: France 1814-1914: http://thesiecle.com/

Open Yale Courses - France since 1871: https://oyc.yale.edu/history/hist-276/lecture-1 (this is the first lecture, linking to the next)

Stuff You Missed in History Class: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Zkj8TTa7XAZYI6aFetlec (occasional episodes on France)

The French History Podcast: https://www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/

The Land of Desire: The Land of Desire: A French History Podcast

The Age of Napoleon: https://ageofnapoleon.com/

Paname: https://www.panamepodcast.com/ (sadly inactive, but old episodes still up)

Current Events

The New Paris Podcast: https://www.lostincheeseland.com/podcast/

Spotlight on France: https://www.rfi.fr/en/podcasts/spotlight-france/

The Thing About France: https://www.thethingaboutfrance.com/

FrancoFiles: https://franceintheus.org/FrancoFiles

So French: https://www.sofrench.news/

Coquelicot

Great list, SemiMike. Most of these are new to me.

lrice

Thank you for the comprehensive list! I can’t wait to go through them.

ldatt22

Listened to a bit of the podcast fro. Joinusinfrance.com
Good post! I like it!


Lynn

SemiMike

Well, there is indeed more in the history section: the latest entry in The Age of Napoleon is a meta discussion by a group of Napoleon-centric podcasters on the nature of their work. So, this has added to my entries, although these are as yet untried:

Napoleon 101: https://napoleonbonapartepodcast.com/

The Napoleonic Quarterly: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LwR0sFBiocLq9ws9Lc7QH

The Napoleonicist: https://open.spotify.com/show/7DtGGrhwOQQH8mJCT2R7fu

A check of Google indicates that more than 300 thousand books have been published on the life and times of Napoleon - one could thus spend an entire life in their reading. Although less voluminous, one could spend a good bit of time listening as well.

SemiMike

Well, you never know ... the highly enjoyable Paname podcast (link above) has just returned after an 18 month absence, with a very enjoyable episode on the idiosyncrasies (word play especially) of the signage on Paris' streets.

SemiMike

And the podcasts continue to grow, as shown by the collection at https://www.parisundergroundradio.com/paris-podcasts. Several do not seem very Paris (or France) specific, but I am especially enjoying Paris Cachee and Navigating the French.

Coquelicot

Thanks, SemiMike. I just listened to the one on la bise. Will it make a comeback? Or will it die out because young children are missing their bise-formative years during covid? Looking forward to tuning in to more of these.

michael_cain_77398

Thanks for the list! Here's a few other history podcasts I've enjoyed:

Norman Centuries, An entertaining twelve episode series on the Normans. I actually never realized they were Vikings who settled in France. The first half is focused on France.

The Crusade Against the Cathars. (Episodes 109-188 of the History of the Crusades podcast). A very detailed history. Maybe too detailed; I was fascinated at first, but half way through I became lost with all the names and places and didn't finish. Definitely worth it for the beginning, though.

Pour ceux qui comprennent le français: Au coeur de l'histoire is a pleasure, and accessible to those with an intermediate level of French.

pgtraveler

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