Surfer au Sénégal (Surfing in Senegal)
In Khadjou Sambe’s home country of Senegal, surfing is considered a male-only sport. But that hasn’t stopped Khadjou from pursuing her surfing dreams, becoming the first girl in Dakar to rule the waves. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/34e0gpK.
7 Juli 202021min
Rerun: Le pouvoir du foot (Soccer Power)
In honor of Pride and LGBTQ people across the world, this week we're rerunning the story of Marine Rome and the French soccer team that rocked the Women’s World Cup in 2019. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3KMKz9Z.
30 Juni 202020min
En scène avec Jacques Brel (In the Spotlight with Jacques Brel)
Arnaud Askoy has already had three different careers when, at age 43, he discovers his true calling: singing. But not his own music. Arnaud plans to launch a career impersonating Jacques Brel, one of the world’s most famous francophone musicians, and might just be crazy enough to pull it off. Check out recordings of Arnaud’s live performances here (arnaudaskoy.org/video). We also made a Spotify playlist (spoti.fi/36MhU19) where you can kick back and listen to some of Jacques Brel’s greatest hits. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3u1Mku0.
23 Juni 202023min
Rêves d'une Karatéka (Karate Dreams)
For many years, Valérie struggled with feeling different from the other students at her karate school in Montreal. But after learning she had Asperger's syndrome, Valérie’s new self-knowledge inspired her to work even harder toward achieving her karate dreams. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/34goRKY.
16 Juni 202022min
L’aquanaute (The Aquanaut)
Fabien Cousteau, grandson of legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, was just a boy when he fell in love with a creature that most other people fear: sharks. But no one could have predicted that years later, Fabien would do the unthinkable…and decide to live among them. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3H7TErH.
8 Juni 202022min
Trailer Season 3
The Duolingo French Podcast is back with new episodes starting June 8, 2020. Listen to the trailer now!
2 Juni 20201min
La championne du fromage (The Cheese Champion)
As a young PhD student, Viriginie Dhorne dreamed of becoming a brilliant academic. But after starting a family and finding herself stuck working in her husband’s cheese business, Virginie began to realize that the world of cheese—a world she once hated—was rich with opportunities for people with brains, ambition… and a fierce competitive streak. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3KOzkh8.
17 Mars 202023min
Héros malgré eux (The Unlikely Heroes)
Kilian Belamri’s loitering habits weren’t much appreciated among the residents of his housing project in Malakoff, south of Paris. But when his neighbors found themselves in grave danger late one evening, Kilian and his friends did the unexpected—and became heroes overnight. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/33RKOQo.
10 Mars 202018min
