104: Baking the French way with "Gâteau" author Aleksandra Crapanzano
t’s that time of year: gift giving, baking, holiday planning. Which means it couldn’t hurt to draw your attention to France for some inspiration. This will be a two-part episode all about sweets featu...
25 Nov 202239min
103: Explaining Europe's Energy Crisis with Laurent Schmitt of Dcbel
Turn on the nightly news, listen to the radio, or speak with most Europeans these days and the topic on heavy rotation is the energy crisis. This is partly an outcome of the Russia-Ukraine war as Mosc...
8 Nov 202236min
102: On European Baking and What's 'New' About It with Laurel Krotochvila
One of the incredible aspects of living in Europe is the access to rich bread and baking traditions. They may vary between France, Poland, Germany, and Portugal, let’s say, but what they share is the ...
25 Okt 202226min
101: On Tourism and Seeing Paris in New Ways with Simon Burke of Txango Tours
2022 will be forever be etched in my mind as the year travel and tourism rebounded from the pandemic in a massive way. Essentially, since June 1 or whenever the remaining travel restrictions lifted, ...
13 Okt 202240min
100: Understanding identity through books with "Americanon" author Jess McHugh
Since the last episode of this show, I can report two positive things: First, I did indeed spend less time doom scrolling and therefore alleviate much of the anxiety and stress I had been feeling for ...
29 Aug 202232min
99: Some thoughts on tip culture, in France & beyond
There’s no guest for today’s episode. Instead, I wanted to talk about a topic I was recently asked to write about for Elle magazine in France. And that’s the subject of tipping and tip culture. Given ...
29 Jul 20229min
98: On stand-up and humor in Paris with comedian Sarah Donnelly
I was reared on stand up comedians. Growing up, I was exposed to the greats: George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy and Chris Rock. My near religious weeknight ritual with my fathe...
23 Jun 202245min
97: Soul Food Paris and Creating Cultural Exchange for Young Migrants
I’m back after a little break to visit family in the states and return to Paris just in time to get knocked out with covid for a week. I’m sounding more like myself and ready to record new interviews ...
13 Jun 202235min
