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So French!

The podcast from Paris about French current affairs, culture and politics. Hosted by Sara Bertilsson and Stefan de Vries

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S03E01 (34) – Couscous, jihadi's and sexy accents

S03E01 (34) – Couscous, jihadi's and sexy accents

After a long and very French Summer Break, we are back with our third season of So French!We discuss the falling popular... Read more

22 Sep 2017

27mins

Ranked #2

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E57 – Summer Special 3: Pamela Druckerman (The New York Times)

E57 – Summer Special 3: Pamela Druckerman (The New York Times)

In our third and last Summer Special, we sit down with Pamela Druckerman. She is a Franco-American writer living in Pari... Read more

24 Aug 2018

30mins

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E43 – Wet Feet

E43 – Wet Feet

The Jupitarian president once again using the Sun King’s to help conqueur the world.Prison guards are angry, the World's... Read more

27 Jan 2018

28mins

Ranked #4

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Summer or winter time? Chocolatine or pain au chocolat?

Summer or winter time? Chocolatine or pain au chocolat?

This week we try to find an answer to essential life questions like should we keep Summer Time or Winter Time? And do we... Read more

8 Mar 2019

29mins

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After the fire, a flaming debate ignited on the future of the Notre-Dame

After the fire, a flaming debate ignited on the future of the Notre-Dame

President Emmanuel Macron gave his first press conference since his election almost two years ago. We were there and giv... Read more

28 Apr 2019

39mins

Ranked #6

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French Media go bananas about Chirac's death

French Media go bananas about Chirac's death

Hosts Sara and Stefan are baffled by this week's media frenzy following former President Jacques Chirac's death. Why did... Read more

4 Oct 2019

28mins

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So Fake! Macron fell on own sword while fighting Fake News. Special Guest: Jackson Webster.

So Fake! Macron fell on own sword while fighting Fake News. Special Guest: Jackson Webster.

This week:While trying to fight fake news, Emmanuel Macron fell on his own sword. Facebook and Twitter resued a European... Read more

7 Apr 2019

28mins

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E55 – Summer Special 1: Stephen Clarke – Vive la French Revolution!

E55 – Summer Special 1: Stephen Clarke – Vive la French Revolution!

It's Quatorze Juillet, France's national holiday! Reason for us to take the metro to Saint-Dénis, where all former Frenc... Read more

13 Jul 2018

30mins

Ranked #9

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E50 – A delicious wife and a resentful ex-President

E50 – A delicious wife and a resentful ex-President

This is our 50th Episode, and we thank you for listening to us. This week:* With strikes, bad approval ratings and a tro... Read more

4 May 2018

29mins

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E51 – Wax Disaster

E51 – Wax Disaster

In our regular cheese update, we talk about the great French Camembert war! No cheesefire in sight, as purists defend a ... Read more

19 May 2018

34mins

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S04E01 – Back To School

S04E01 – Back To School

Your favourite podcast is back for a fourth season. We're back from the holidays and so is France. But getting up from t... Read more

8 Sep 2018

27mins

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S04E08 - Winter Writers: Agnès Poirier in Café de Flore

S04E08 - Winter Writers: Agnès Poirier in Café de Flore

We are having a coffee with author Agnès Poirier in the fancy Café de Flore. She is a journalist and writer of “Left Ban... Read more

29 Dec 2018

35mins

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E53 – The Italian Job

E53 – The Italian Job

France and Italy have traded insults, and that's not the first time this year. We’ll also talk about how Autolib, Paris’... Read more

16 Jun 2018

31mins

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E54 – Vatican Visit and Vegans Revolt

E54 – Vatican Visit and Vegans Revolt

Emmanuel Macron went to the Vatican, while French butchers were under fire. They ask for police protection because they ... Read more

29 Jun 2018

27mins

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Baguette, bistro or bouquinistes?

Baguette, bistro or bouquinistes?

Three French 'B’s' are competing for a spot on the World Cultural Heritage List. Will it be​ the baguette, the bistro or... Read more

15 May 2019

35mins

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Back to School!

Back to School!

The schools have started again, the Rentrée is almost forgotten, yet the debate on how to reform the old fashioned and u... Read more

21 Sep 2019

29mins

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E56 – Summer Special 2: Sophie Pedder (The Economist)

E56 – Summer Special 2: Sophie Pedder (The Economist)

For our Summer Series we sat down with Sophie Pedder, the Paris Bureau Chief of The Economist. Over the last couple of y... Read more

28 Jul 2018

30mins

Ranked #18

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E42 – Chinese, Cheese and Refugees

E42 – Chinese, Cheese and Refugees

President Emmanuel Macron went on a trip to China, and brought a curious present for his host Xi Jiping.More on the ongo... Read more

12 Jan 2018

31mins

Ranked #19

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S04E02 – Millionaires and Murderers in Monaco

S04E02 – Millionaires and Murderers in Monaco

While his former close aid Alexandre Benalla was being heard by the Senate, the French president came under fire (once a... Read more

20 Sep 2018

28mins

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S04E03 – Adieu Aznavour

S04E03 – Adieu Aznavour

This week two (former) interior ministers dominated the news. One of them resigning… twice! Triggering a new crisis in t... Read more

5 Oct 2018

28mins

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