Jean-François de Galaup, Comte de Lapérouse: France's Greatest Explorer You've Never Heard Of
Annie Sargent talks with Elyse Rivin about Jean-François de Galaup, Comte de Lapérouse. He was born near Albi. He became one of France's greatest naval explorers. Louis XVI sent him to finish mapping ...
6 Syys 57min
Learning French Later in Life: A Couple's Avignon Immersion
Annie Sargent chats with Nan and Marty Deniston, two Americans who spent three whole months living in Avignon. They wanted more than a vacation. They wanted real French. Nan started young, studying in...
30 Elo 1h 3min
Louis Braille: The Blind French Teen Who Changed Reading Forever
Annie Sargent sits down with Elyse Rivin to tell the story of Louis Braille. He lost his sight at age three. He was completely blind by five. That didn't stop him. By his teens, he had invented a whol...
23 Elo 1h 4min
Lyon Travel Guide: Secret Passageways and Food Specialties
Annie Sargent takes you to Lyon in this episode. She met with Mikayla Sibner, an American who's taught French in Lyon for years, and they walk you through the city together. Listen to the episode ad-f...
16 Elo 57min
Camille Claudel: Betrayed by Family, Locked Away for 30 Years
Camille Claudel trained alongside Auguste Rodin. She fell in love with him. She became a brilliant sculptor in her own right. Then her family locked her away. Listen to the episode ad-free Annie Sarge...
9 Elo 55min
Catherine and Marie De Medici: Queen Mothers and Kingmakers
Two Italian banker's daughters married French kings. Both ended up ruling France. Annie Sargent sits down with Elyse Rivin to sort out Catherine de' Medici and Marie de' Medici, cousins who together s...
26 Heinä 1h 9min
An Art Retreat in a Medieval Burgundy Village, Episode 607
In episode 607, Annie Sargent talks with Julie Lynch, an Australian costume designer turned painter, about her week-long art retreat in Noyers, a tiny medieval village in Burgundy. Julie traded her pr...
19 Heinä 58min
