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Royal Palace Podcast

Royal Palace Media LLC

Podcast on French law and politics hosted by Patrick and Liam.

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01:40:41

News: Budget, Social Security and Louvre Heist Update

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2025/11/13

In this episode, we’re joined by our cultural correspondent to discuss the latest developments on the Louvre heist, the so-called budget “crisis,” social security, and layoffs in strategic sectors.If you enjoy the show, don’t forget to share it with your friends and subscribe to our email newsletter!

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01:07:17

20. Louvre Heist

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2025/10/26

On the 19th of October 2025, a group of unarmed thieves broke into the famous Louvre Art Museum, stealing several high-value pieces. It didn't take long for politicans in charge to deflect responsability for decades of underfunding, deferred maintence, understaffing and the poor working conditions which the labor unions have long denounced. Featuring our new culture correspondent, we discuss the daring robbery, the reactions to it, and our cultural obsession with art heists.Thumbnail:

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Special: Adieu Lecornu

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2025/10/09

In this special, we discuss the sudden collapse of Lecornu’s government following his announcement of the list of his (not-so-new) ministers. As Macron promises to appoint a new Prime Minister by Friday, we explore who that might be, what options the President of the Republic has, and speculate on the potential outcome of the next presidential election.

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00:51:27

Special: Who is Lecornu?

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2025/09/17

Since our last episode, President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Sébastien Lecornu as Prime Minister. While the mediasphere may have been caught off guard, our listeners weren’t—Marlon from Flep24 predicted it on our last episode. But who is Sébastien Lecornu? Why did President Macron choose him? And what does his appointment mean for France, as unions and grassroots movements prepare for strikes and protests tomorrow.

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00:41:10

Special: Bye-Bye Bayrou? (feat. Marlon from Flep24)

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2025/09/04

Unable to rally support for an unpopular budget proposal, French Prime Minister François Bayrou has decided to go out with a bang by invoking Article 49.1 of the Constitution. Guest Marlon Ettinger from the Flep24 podcast joins Patrick to unpack how we got here and to make predictions about what comes next.Don't forget to rate and subscribe to Flep24—and support them on Patreon!

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19. Immigration

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2025/07/18

Immigration is an often misunderstood area of the law. In this episode, we outline the French immigration regime and discuss how it differs from that of the United States.

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01:39:48

18. Overseas France (Part 1): The French Antilles

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2025/05/28

At its height, the French colonial empire was the second largest in the world. One of its legacies is Overseas France — parts of France scattered around the globe, from Tahiti in the South Pacific to French Guiana on the South American mainland. In the first of a series of episodes on this strange geographic anomaly that makes France the country with the most timezones in the world, we dive into the islands of the French Antilles: Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Martin, and Saint Barts.

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01:22:15

17. European Defense

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2025/05/07

As European leaders grow increasingly skeptical about the United States' commitment to transatlantic defense, calls for increased military spending and "sovereign rearmament" have gained traction. But turning these political ambitions into reality means confronting a host of practical challenges—from fragmented and often U.S.-dependent defense industries to limited logistical capacity and deep divisions over strategic priorities. On this episode—with our guest Sam—we discuss whether a

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01:05:24

16. RP x Flep24 - Marine Le Pen's Conviction and the...

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2025/04/21

On our first-ever crossover episode, we discuss the recent conviction of Marine Le Pen and several MEPs on charges of embezzlement, as well as the controversy surrounding her ineligibility to run for public office, with Marlon and Olly from the Flep24 Podcast. We explore whether this conviction amounts to "lawfare" and consider the potential impact it may have on French politics, particularly for the far-right in the 2027 presidential race.If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe to

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01:21:21

15. Mechanic and the Luddite w/ Jathan Sadowski from...

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2025/04/02

On this episode, we sit down with Jathan Sadowski from the podcast This Machine Kills to discuss his latest book, Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism. We explore data capitalism, the impact of AI on labor and decision-making, rentierism, and whether Europe should join the tech hype cycle—as so many of its leaders seem eager to do.

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00:58:59

14. Illegal Streaming

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2025/02/13

Upset over illicit sports streaming websites, Canal+ petitioned a French court to order Google, Cloudflare, Quad9 and Vercara to no longer resolve queries to domains like antenasports.ru. We discuss whether the court's decision to side with Canal+ amounts to "internet censorship" and whether it will have any effect. Check out our accompanying article at royalpalacemedia.comA few precisions/corrections:- Canal+ Groupe has been recently restructured such what we said about Vavendi is not longer

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01:04:55

13. Minitel (Part 2)

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2025/01/28

History tends to forget the Minitel experiment or dismiss it as a system that suffered from over-centralization, heavy state censorship, and a lack of openness. However, in an era when Google, Amazon, and Microsoft control the vast majority of internet infrastructure, with corporate and state censorship on the rise, might these criticisms reveal more about the “free” internet than they do about 1980s France?

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01:31:06

12. French Media

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2024/12/09

Although more ideologically diverse than the American media, French newspapers and television distinguish themselves in another way: their ownership by right-wing billionaires. On this episode, we discuss with our friend Sam the many newspapers, magazines, TV channels and radio stations that make up the French media landscape -- as well as their owners.

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01:17:36

Special: Collapse of France's Government

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2024/12/04

Less than two hours ago, the French National Assembly passed a motion of no-confidence against the right-wing Barnier Government. How did it happen? What does this mean for France and President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron's political project? Who stands to benefit -- the far-right or the leftist New Popular Front? What does it say about French democracy and the future of the Fifth Republic? Join us as we discuss these questions and more on our first "emergency episode" of the Royal Palace

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01:20:21

11. Minitel (Part 1)

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2024/12/02

Minitel, launched by France's Ministry of Post, Telegraphs, and Telephone (PTT), brought the networked age to the French public nearly a decade before Americans encountered the commercial web in the early 1990s. Offering services like online directories, messaging, shopping, and access to news, Minitel’s innovative pay-by-minute kiosk system ensured that payments were divided between the PTT and the service providers, enabling publications like Le Monde and Libération to thrive in the

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00:36:36

10. Fall of France (Part 3)

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2024/11/19

As war breaks out across the continent, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Belgium fall in quick succession, while France—once confident—stumbles due to its military's outdated doctrine, strategic blunders, and insufficient materiel and communications equipment. The victorious left of the late 1930s disintegrates after the Soviet Union orders the French Communist Party (PCF) to oppose the war, following the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Hitler and Stalin.As the war rages on, some on the right

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01:00:49

US Election Special: Trump II

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2024/11/14

As we predicted in our coverage leading up to the election, Donald Trump will once again be President of the United States. How did Pod Save America get it so wrong? What are some of the reasons Harris and the Democratic party seemingly handed the election over to the Republican Party? And what might a second Trump administration look like?

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00:44:09

9. Fall of France (Part 2)

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2024/11/11

We trace how France, despite emerging victorious from World War I, was left weakened by economic struggles, a decimated workforce, and a neglected military. As Germany rearmed in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles, France’s attempts to counter the Nazi threat were thwarted by political divisions, including anti-Semitic opposition to Prime Minister Léon Blum, and by British foreign policy focused on containing the Soviet Union rather than confronting fascism. At key junctures—such as the

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00:55:13

8. Fall of France (Part 1)

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2024/11/04

France left World War I victorious and was reputed as having the greatest military in the world. Nevertheless, the war cost France an entire generation of manpower, a landscape riddled in destruction and diminished industrial capacity vis-a-vis Germany. Having sustained two invasions by German forces in recent memory, France knew that it wouldn't be long before the Germans would try again - leading France to begin construction of the Maginot Line in 1928. As reactionary and antisemitic

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00:47:56

US Election Special: Caught Between a Rock and a Hard...

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2024/10/31

Stay tuned for our upcoming series on the Fall of France, where our first-ever guest Sam will be walking us through the interwar period through the installation of a Nazi puppet-state - Part 1 drops Monday!What does the upcoming election mean for Europe? What is it like to vote from abroad in blue states where elections are uncontested and the presidential outcome predetermined? What is the Orphans' Court? Why is the Harris campaign not talking enough about abortion rights? Why has the Biden

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