S1E13 - Panic at “La fête de l’Huma”
We hang out with Anne-Sophie at the communist festival “La fête de l’Huma,” near Paris. Anne-Sophie tells us all about “The Festival of Huma...
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I'm Sam, and in this podcast, I'll be your guide on your francophone journeys. Join me on a virtual tour of the French-speaking world! We'll travel from the Atlantic Coast to Corsica, and fr...
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20 of 27 episodesS1E13 - Story Only: Panic at “La fête de l’Huma”
Listen to Anne-Sophie’s story about left-wing festival “La fête de l’Huma,” near Paris. What do you think of French en route? Let us know ho...
S1E12 - Heartbreak, Fries and Belgian Beer
We meet Hugo and his friends in Belgium, and have a wild night out in the capital. Join Hugo at a bar on “La Place Flagey”, where he meets f...
S1E12 - Story Only: Heartbreak, Fries and Belgian Beer
Listen to Hugo’s story about a wild night out in Belgium’s capital city, Brussels. What do you think of French en route? Let us know how we...
S1E11 - A Lebanese Christmas
Lina tells us about one year when she went home to celebrate Christmas in Beirut. We travel to Beirut, the Lebanese capital where we join Li...
S1E11 - Story Only: A Lebanese Christmas
Listen to Lina’s story about one time that she went home to Beirut for Christmas. What do you think of French en route? Let us know how we c...
S1E10 - The Grapes of War in the Loire Valley
Join Benjamin for the annual grape harvest in the beautiful Loire Valley, France. Benjamin recounts an episode from his teenage years among...
S1E10 - Story Only: The Grapes of War in the Loire Valley
Listen to Benjamin’s story about the grape harvest in the Loire Valley, in French. What do you think of French en route? Let us know how we...
S1E9 - A Tunisian Moustache and a Little Monkey
Take a journey to Tunisia, where cheeky Jean tells us how he got into a tight spot! It’s the summer of 1950 and young Jean is up to mischief...
S1E9 - Story Only: A Tunisian Moustache and a Little Monkey
Listen to Jean’s funny story about a bit of childhood mischief in Tunis, in French. Transcript: https://bit.ly/2VD96cJ What do you think of...
S1E8 - The Sweet Life in Quebec
We take a trip to Canada, where Jean-Philippe introduces us to “le temps des sucres”. Learn all about maple syrup production in Quebec and t...
S1E8 - Story Only: The Sweet Life in Quebec
Listen to Jean-Philippe’s story about “le temps des sucres” in Quebec, in French. Find the transcript here: https://bit.ly/3wSIzG0 What do y...
S1E7 - Love song in Benin
Maria-Stella takes us on a romantic journey from France to the US and then Benin. Find out about dating in French as Maria-Stella tells us t...
S1E7 - Story Only: Love song in Benin
Listen to Maria-Stella’s romantic tale about an international love-affair, in French. What do you think of French en route? Let us know how...
S1E6 - A Corsican Thoroughbred
We follow Sébastien to Corsica, where he introduces us to his passion: Horse racing! Corsica, “the island of beauty”, is the most mountainou...
S1E6 - Story Only: A Corsican Thoroughbred
Listen to Sébastien’s story about horse racing on the island of Corsica, in French. Find the transcript to this episode here: https://bit.ly...
S1E5 - The Legendary Labyrinth of Saint-Denis
“Baboune” transports us to an all-girls boarding school in Saint-Denis, near Paris. Discover the meaning of the phrase “il y a” on a subterr...
S1E5 - Story only: The Legendary Labyrinth of Saint-Denis
Listen to a mystery from the time “Baboune” went to a boarding school in Saint-Denis, in French. Find the transcript here: https://bit.ly/3u...
S1E4 - Hide and Seek with Death in Douala!
Travel with Sanagari to Cameroon, where he tells us about his first brush with death! Sanagari reminisces about his childhood in the city of...
S1E4 - Story only: Hide and Seek with Death in Douala!
Listen to a story from Sanagari’s childhood in Cameroon, in French. Find the transcript to this episode here: https://bit.ly/3e2oOon Let us...