Notre Dame: Past, present, and future
The Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire on April 15 2019. So - where are we now? Well, French author Agnes Poirier has just written a book on the topic called "Notre Dame: The Soul of France" so I sat...
3 Aug 202048min
Life in a 72 room French chateau
Meet Jane Webster, an Australian woman who has just spent lockdown in a 72-room chateau in Normandy. She is the woman behind Chateau de Bosguet, which you can find more about on the links below. We ...
27 Juli 202032min
Versailles visit during a pandemic
I visited the Palace of Versailles to see what it looked like during the pandemic. Hoping for empty rooms, I must admit I was a little disappointed to see the crowds, but it was a grand experience as...
20 Juli 202026min
Daily life in Paris without the tourists
With many countries still on the "don't visit list" for France, the city of Paris is strangely empty. Sure, there are a lot of French people about... and quite a few Europeans. But all the main touris...
13 Juli 202038min
How to make a memoir
Janet Hulstrand is back on the show! Janet is the editor of my book, Paris On Air, and we discuss what it takes to make a memoir. If you need a book editor, check her out, she is wonderful! Find more...
6 Juli 202037min
From rugby to restaurants in Paris
Meet Casey Laulala, a Samoan rugby player turned Paris restauranteur. He talks about how his life in the sports world taught him how to run a Paris restaurant. Find his restaurant Itacoa on Instagram...
29 Juni 202042min
An intro to jazz in Paris
"Jazz is a compressed history of the modern world." So says Alex Freiman, a jazz musician from Paris who also works as a bookseller at Shakespeare and Company. We sat down in the Square René Viviani ...
22 Juni 202036min
Paris fans making a difference
I'm gobsmacked at how impressively this community has flexed its collective muscle. At the time of recording we have raised over $9,000 for an important charity. If you're quick, you can join in too...
15 Juni 202011min
