A Dog's Life: Une Vie de Chien

"Encore" is what we say to request, encourage or beg a performer to return to the stage. Although we are using it in a sense that sort of means the same thing as it can in French, it is NOT used like ...

1 Mar 202211min

Land of French, land of snow, what else do you not know about Canada and in particular, that bit of it that is Quebec? If you come from France, you learn of the Great Separation that almost was, the N...

24 Jan 20221h 17min

Have you made and kept or maybe already made and broken your resolutions for this new year? Does anyone do that in France? A tiny episode all about the subject and its cultural implications here and a...

18 Jan 202210min

This is the fourth and final episode in our series on the traditions for Christmas and more in France. I promised a gift that will go out to our newsletter subscribers (because you cannot publish a fr...

24 Des 20215min

Our Holidays in France series continues with a special interview with or entretien avec Dominique Weiner. I am just tickled to have had the opportunity to speak with Dominique. She is a lovely human, ...

20 Des 202120min

Episode 2 in our Holidays in France series. What happens in France on Christmas Eve? French from today's episode: les huitres/oysters le saumon/salmon les rillettes de veau/veal dish la bûche de Noë...

16 Des 20218min

Want to know what happens in France for the holidays? We begin a 4-part series on Christmas and all of the fun that happens in December; decorations, food, fun, expressions, and even a little on Yule ...

8 Des 20219min

Happy Thanksgiving, we are grateful you are here with us: loyal listeners, friends, and family. Today we discover together what is known across Canada as the equivalent but different holiday there; Ca...

25 Nov 20215min