88: Transforming Paris into a bike capital with Nicolas Le Goff
A recent New York Times story had a lot of us Parisians up in arms. It’s mayhem on rue de Rivoli and streets across Paris, we’re told, as bikes take over and the mayor pursues an ambitious goal of mak...
8 Dec 202141min
87: What the New Wave cinema movement can tell us about contemporary France with Laure Astourian
First, some real talk. I know little to nothing about French cinema but I do know that when the actor Jean-Paul Belmondo died in September, it came as a massive loss to a great many French people. As ...
30 Okt 202141min
86: How French healthcare stacks up with Robin Davis
Which country has the best healthcare system? It’s a question that is regularly tossed around, particularly as America’s healthcare system looks more and more broken with every passing year. The stori...
12 Okt 202133min
85: On Southeast Asian Cooking in Paris with Khánh-Ly Huynh
I didn’t grow up with much exposure to Vietnamese cooking so it wasn’t until I arrived in France 15 years ago that I actually discovered the nuances in the cuisine. That’s not all that surprising: Fra...
13 Sep 202136min
84: On food & identity with Puxan
Making sense of your identity when you live abroad can be a fraught endeavour. For third culture kids, identity is even more complex. My friend and fellow creative who goes simply by the name Pushan, ...
23 Aug 202140min
83: The Changing Art World & the Luxe-ification of Paris with Dr. Susan Taylor Leduc
Without question, Paris and the arts go hand in hand. The density of public museums and galeries small and large make Paris one of the most enriching artistic capitals to visit. In recent years, that ...
6 Juli 202133min
82: On food, cookbooks, and dining out with Victoire Loup
When I think of women in the food media, I instantly think of Victoire Loup, a French-born writer and consultant who goes between Paris and Los Angeles. For a time she was the communication director f...
11 Juni 202131min
81: Justice for all? The state of things in France with Yasser Louati
It’s been a while since I’ve done a France news update but there are so many pressing issues facing the country now besides Covid that it was time to jump back in. And this time, I’m joined by Yasser ...
25 Maj 202134min
