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 supposed to be laws against it. We’ll look at just how safe skiing is in France these days given 6 people, including one Briton, were killed in avalanches over the weekend. And we’ll look at why France’s leaders are being urged to channel their “inner De Gaule” and stand up to the United States. And we’ll learn how to talk about the cold weather like a real French person. Host Ben McPartland is joined by the team at The Local France Emma Pearson, Emma Albright and politics expert John Lichfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Is it time for France to channel De Gaulle and stand up to the US? is an episode from Talking France by The Local France.

This episode is 35:24 long.

This episode was published on Jan 14, 2026.

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