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...
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20 of 169 episodes70,000 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...
France takes on Musk and will French airports run out of jet fuel this summer?
On this week’s show we’ll find out why a story involving French prosecutors, a rabbit and the US tech billionaire and far right crusader Elo...
France to lose 1.7million children and far right photoshoot causes stir
In this week's show we'll find out why the rules around France's sacred May 1st public holiday have sparked a political row to the point whe...
French tax traps you need to avoid and why Paris is divided in two
This week we'll find out whether France is running out of fuel or not and get the latest on how expensive it is to fill up your tank here. W...
Oil crisis fuels French anger and is France sleepwalking into a far-right presidency?
On this week’s show we’ll find out how the war in the Middle East is impacting life in France as fuel prices rise and protests kick off arou...
The verdict on what the local election results mean for France
We are out earlier than usual this week in order to bring you the results and analysis of the 2026 French local elections. The definitive se...
Tense French elections head for super Sunday climax and five French towns worth moving to
The Local’s Talking France podcast is attracting more and more listeners each week and we currently have over 12,000 monthly downloads on av...
Why the French local elections really matter and Macron walks Middle East tightrope
This week, well the news in France has been dominated by the war in the Middle East. We'll explain the ongoing impact that the conflict is h...
France fears more political violence and record rainfall leaves the country under water
France right now is pretty much either water or under metres of snow, depending on where you are in the country so we'll start by getting th...
Le Pen faces the end and why France wants less meat but more babies
On the agenda this week, we’ll find out if anyone can beat likely far-right candidate Jordan Bardella to be the next president of France. He...
Why fewer foreigners are becoming French and how to solve France's second home quandary?
This week we start off with some explosive news from France before we hear why authorities on a picturesque island off France's west coast a...
Is France becoming less child-friendly and what's at stake in spring's local elections?
Up this week we'll look at what's at stake in the upcoming local elections in France and whether French voters really care. And we'll look a...
Americans in France talk of shame and explaining the strange noises the French make
This week we'll look at whether the French government will survive long enough to enjoy the weekend and find out what the French make of all...
Is it time for France to channel De Gaulle and stand up to the US?
This week on Talking France we look at the reasons so many landlords in France get away with renting out hovels - even though there are supp...