What's next for France as disorder and debt plunge country into crisis?
In recent days the country has been hit by widespread looting, violent clashes between rioters and police, street protests and just scenes o...
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A weekly, behind-the-scenes look at the biggest news stories in France with the journalists who know them best. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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20 of 182 episodesThe perils of French lovers and Le Pen's plan for a 'foreigner tax'
This week we’ll bring you up to date with what some of the French presidential candidates want to do with us foreigners - whether tax us mor...
'On the brink': Why French high school revolt is not the only problem facing France
Welcome to a new episode of Talking France, a special episode it turns out, because we find ourselves in the midst of a new major protest mo...
Carte de séjour misery, French data centre battlegrounds and Brittany runs low on tap water
Up for discussion this week is the weather, will a town in rainy Brittany run out of water. What’s the situation like everywhere else? Will...
French fuel prices risk autumn unrest and the real danger posed by Le Pen
Among the words on everyone’s lips this week in France is - petrol, well and diesel. Yes fuel prices have reached record high levels in Fran...
Could France really favour the French over foreigners and who derailed the Normandy train?
This week we dig into one of Marine Le Pen's contentious proposals and find out whether the far right leader would actually be able to favou...
New tipping culture drives the French mad and far-right fractures deepen
On the show this week we'll delve into the almighty squabble that ended with the Eiffel Tower closing this week after angry staff walked out...
Le Pen's 'vile' election pledge and why French cheese could lose its taste
This week we look ahead to the 2027 presidential election which is edging closer. A new poll this week suggested there's only one winner, bu...
Food prices, strikes: How the hellish summer has hit life in France
Summer is thankfully almost over and September is upon us, which means it's time for a new series of Talking France. Thanks to you all for t...
France ravaged by climate crisis as wildfires and drought blight summer
You are listening to a special summer episode of Talking France podcast and it's a pretty solemn episode too given France is in the midst of...
Heatwaves, wildfires and border delays: What to expect in France this summer
In this week’s episode of Talking France we’ll look ahead to the holiday season in July and August and spell out exactly what you can expect...
French clash over air conditioning and how France became the best place to get naked
Welcome to a new episode of Talking France. It’s our penultimate episode before we take a summer break and it’s a jam-packed one full of the...
Is France prepared to face more hellish heatwaves and why the French are ruling the World Cup?
On this week's show we discuss the heat, yes France and the rest of Europe is in the grip of another brutal heatwave - and it's still only J...
Macron’s swan song, why France is mad for roundabouts and how Lyon became the home of gastronomy
This week we’ll look at whether Emmanuel Macron can land any knock out blows for Europe as he welcomes global leaders including Donald Trump...
70,000 outstanding complaints: France rocked by scale of child sexual violence
First up this week we'll look at how the killing of a young girl in south west France has sparked nationwide anger and protests and put the...
Why the violence after football in France and will the French pay up for slavery role?
On this week's episode we will discuss the trouble you can get into in France for being sexist after one man was fined 55,000 euros for an u...
How to live without a car in France and are we facing an insufferably hot summer?
As we recorded this episode, France is baking under a record-breaking May heatwave that has sadly proved deadly - at least seven people havi...
France frets over contaminated baguettes and how to avoid renovation nightmares
This week we'll find out why it's all kicked off at the famous Cannes film festival. In one corner of the ring we have hundreds of French fi...
The €16 million French château scam and why 2027 could be a ‘scary’ year in France?
This week we’ll find out why France might be about to ditch rent controls in cities including the capital Paris, how foreigners in France ha...
France's new anti-mosquito measures and where the French go for good food
This week we’ll hear about how France is under siege from mosquitoes and the new and old ways being used to fight back - including what you...