207: J'ai eu le covid.
People were starting to feel invincible. After over two year's of covid, they were saying to themselves: 'it's over – we can get back to normality'. But covid is still circulating. Let's start with a ...
16 Juli 202212min
206: De retour au bureau - à temps partiel
After nearly two years, we are seeing a gradual return to the workplace. Working from home – travailler de sa maison – has presented both advantages and disadvantages.
5 Mars 202216min
205: Le monde appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt!
Some people are early-risers while others are night owls. In this lesson, we discuss an adage which makes the bold claim that people who fall into the first category are at an advantage.
17 Dec 202116min
204: Prendre - un verbe polyvalent
One of our Beginner listeners asked about the English verb 'to get' which made us think about prendre. 'Get' is just one of the many meanings of this multipurpose French verb, depending on the context...
24 Juli 20217min
203: L'indice de réparabilité - un petit pas dans la bonne direction
This lesson centres on an interesting initiative which should see manufacturers pull up their socks when it comes to environmentally-friendly products. Let's start with a conversation!
10 Mars 202117min
202: Ça pousse, ton jardin?!
One of our listeners asked that we would prepare a lesson with some gardening vocabulary and that's what we did, over WhatsApp! We have lots of interesting vocabulary to learn – let's start with a con...
27 Aug 202015min
201: La covid-19 - une crise inédite
Our conversation this time is about something which has been central to our lives around the world since the beginning of the year. We are speaking, of course, about the coronavirus pandemic. Let's ge...
2 Juni 202028min
200: La crise des opioïdes
The subject of this - our 200th lesson! - is the opioids crisis in the U.S. which has reached quite shocking proportions. But how did it come to this? Let's start with a conversation.
23 Okt 201918min
