Black Lives Matter: Paris
It's a different episode today, a look into Black Lives Matter from a Paris perspective. But it's also an investigation into what I can do as a podcaster to diversify and to amplify black voices. Let...
8 Jun 202013min
The trick to starting a French conversation
We all know it's important to say "bonjour" no matter where you are in France. That's hardly a secret. But let me tell you, there's no better way to get a conversation going than to ask "ca va?" dire...
1 Jun 202021min
Behind the curtains of Shakespeare and Company
You might know the Shakespeare and Company bookshop from popular films like Midnight in Paris or Before Sunset. You might know it from your last visit to Paris... You might have even bought a book her...
25 Mai 202034min
A closer look at the elegant 7th arrondissement of Paris
I didn't know the 7th district of Paris very well until this week. Thanks to the mysterious Goddess of Fortune (aka Leah Walker from Paris Perfect rentals), Lina and I have landed in a luxury apartme...
22 Mai 202038min
Life as a Paris food writer when all the restaurants are closed
The vast majority of restaurants in Paris are still closed due to the lockdown. Those that have opened their doors are only offering takeaway. So what does an acclaimed restaurant critic like Alec Lo...
18 Mai 202028min
The lockdown's over! So what now for Paris?
The lockdown is lifted. We can go out without permission, without a reason, and for as long as we wish. I chatted with Ariel Weil, the mayor of the Marais, about what will happen now. About how the c...
11 Mai 202027min
The kindest Parisian I've met
Today it's an excerpt from the audio experience for my new memoir, Paris On Air. It's Eddie Gee, my little brother, reading his lines with me as we retell the story of our first trip to Paris. If yo...
7 Mai 202026min
What will happen to the Paris restaurants?
Guy Griffin from Cafe Oberkampf and Cafe Mericourt joins the show to talk about the restaurant industry in Paris and how it'll cope during the lockdown... and then what'll come next. He discusses his ...
4 Mai 202025min
