311: How Accepting Your Mortality Sets You Free to Live More Deeply
"The world is already broken. And what's true of the state of civilization is equally true of your life: it was always already the case that you would never experience a life of perfect accomplishment...
6 Sep 202158min
Season 8 Schedule of the Podcast Announced
In just one week's time, a new season, Season 8, of The Simple Sophisticate podcast will begin. Already, my bookstand is full of titles that have piqued my interest to compile into podcast episodes to...
30 Aug 202112min
310: Murder in Provence, M.L. Longworth Talks about Her Series Coming to BritBox
Provencal mystery writer M.L. Longworth joins me on the podcast for this year's French Week to share some exciting news about her series. I invited Mary Lou back to the show (see our previous conver...
12 Aug 202127min
309: Let's Travel to Paris! My Discussion with Paris Perfect Vacation Rentals' Founder Madelyn Byrne
One day in the not too distant future, the dream will be realized for each one of us who longs to hop on a plane and slip away to Paris. Frequently during my daydreams I envision just this scenario ha...
9 Aug 202141min
308: 15 Ideas for Welcoming Provence Style into Your Home & Garden
Ten years of visiting, followed by three years of construction and refurbishing, and now Shauna Varvel's family Provençal mas situated just outside of Avignon, France, is an exquisite Provençal destin...
21 Jun 202144min
307: How to Step into your Fullest True Self — The Way of Integrity, as taught by Martha Beck
"Your life will tell you the truth." —Martha Beck, author of The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self Divided. Compartmentalized. Unable to give what is needed, not by choice, but by...
7 Jun 20211h 1min
306: 25 British Petit Plaisirs (and a new category for all of TSLL's Simple Pleasures)
The French define le Petit Plaisir as a simple indulgence that brings great pleasure and enjoyment. In English, the translation is easy to note - small pleasures, yet significant in their ability to e...
17 Mai 202136min
305: 36 Bedtime Daily Rituals and Essential Details to Ensure A Restful Slumber
Awaking without an alarm clock. Letting the body and mind in tandem wake up after having receiving the necessary amounts of sleep, my goal as I move forward in life is to have more mornings awoken onl...
19 Apr 202140min
