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03:27

Commissaire Le Floch (série Jean-François)

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2025/07/25

La série des Jean-François est une série culturelle à partir du prénom Jean-François. L'occasion pour vous de découvrir d'anciens épisodes du podcast dans lequel ce prénom apparaît. Vous verrez, c'est un type très sympa.www.cultivateyourfrench.com

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07:02

Le Montmartre de Tania de Montaigne

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2025/07/16

Tania de Montaigne is a writer and journalist who lives in Montmartre, the Montmartre of today. La butte is her neighbourhood.In this episode, she tells us about her favourite time of day: the morning, when she sits down to write. It's often between eight thirty and nine o'clock in the morning. In the notes accompanying the transcript, there are some cutlural notes, and we'll be looking at three expressions used by Tania de Montaigne and other examples of their use in natural French. So if you want

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08:18

Connaissez-vous l’histoire du Sacré-Cœur (Montmartre)

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2025/07/09

150 years ago, in 1875, work began on the Sacré-Cœur church on the Butte Montmartre. Today, this church is part of the Parisian landscape and is loved by Parisians and visitors alike, but this was not always the case. www.cultivateyourfrench.com

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07:44

270 — Le musée de Montmartre — mercredi 2 juillet 2025

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2025/07/02

Montmartre is a district of Paris where the adventure began for many artists, poets and songwriters whose names still resonate on this planet. Here are just a few of the names that make you dream: Suzanne Valadon, Van Gogh, Pissaro, Degas, Renoir, Picasso, Modigliani, Severini, Alphonse Allais, Emile Goudeau and the Hydropathes, Aristide Bruant, and so on. Places too: Le Chat Noir, Le Lapin Agile, Le Cirque Medrano, Le Bal du Moulin de la Galette.And there's one place where all this atmosphere is

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10:25

Découvrons la poésie romantique : L’éphémère de...

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2025/06/25

In this episode, I dive deep into French literature with Aurélie, a high school French teacher, as we analyze "L'éphémère" by 19th-century poet Marceline Desbordes-Valmore. You'll discover how French students approach poetry analysis, learn advanced vocabulary for literary discussion, and explore themes of life, death, and motherhood through this beautiful poem. www.cultivateyourfrench.com

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06:31

Détour acrobatique par Montreuil

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2025/06/18

Last Tuesday, I went with Micaela to an acrobatics class at a Chinese circus school in Montreuil. She was keen to try out the class with a view to improving her kung fu. Montreuil is a large, popular town to the east of Paris. Artists love it because you can still find unusual buildings to set up your studio. It's a very lively town, a ‘ Ville-monde ’ as Gilles Soufi would have said, even if it is in the process of becoming gentrified.In the notes that accompany the text of this episode, we'll

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09:17

267 — Le français du XVIIe siècle dans Paris-Babel...

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2025/06/11

Last week, I walked through the doors of the Sorbonne, the famous university, the oldest in France, which has been in existence since the 13th century. I was there to meet linguist Gilles Siouffi, who has just written a book on the linguistic history of Paris. His book is called ‘Paris Babel’. I loved this book, which reads like a novel and allows us to take a closer look at the history of French as it has never been told before.The seventeenth century is a very important century in the history of

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07:06

266 — Rendez-vous au café à lettres, le café Pli à...

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2025/06/04

I don't know about you, but I don't write letters any more, at least not handwritten ones, because you could say that some emails are letters. So I was delighted to discover the café Pli in Paris, a letter café. My friend Lorena and I went there a few days ago. The café is located in an area of Paris that I know well, not far from the Place de la République. The formula is simple: you order a drink and they give you an envelope, a card and some paper to write a letter that will be sent in one, five

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06:39

265 — Suivez-moi dans la R5 électrique que les...

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2025/05/28

Last week we had lunch with Pauline at Coda. As we live in the same neighbourhood, she offered me a lift in her new car. And this car isn't just any car, it's the new favourite of the French: the electric R5. The R5 is an old model brought up to date, an iconic car from the 80s. We recorded our journey through Paris. Pauline really enjoys driving around town in her new R5. But what about the power? I become a motoring journalist in this episode.In the notes that accompany the transcript, we're

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08:56

264 — Bistronomie : déjeuner chez Coda avec Pauline —...

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2025/05/21

Cette semaine, nous allons à nouveau au restaurant, mais cette fois avec mon amie Pauline. Après le bouillon, c’est le bistrot qui nous attend. Le bistrot parisien a beaucoup évolué depuis les années 2000, du restaurant de quartier un peu désuet aux nappes à carreaux rouges, on est passé à un restaurant de quartier, toutjours, mais tenu par des jeunes chefs avides de créativité, d’amitié, de vins naturels et de produits locaux. C’est ce qu’on appelle « la bistronomie » qui est un mot valise composé

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05:33

263 — Dîner au bouillon Pigalle — mercredi 14 mai 2025

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2025/05/14

Last week, I saw my friend Caroline. We'd booked tickets to see a play at the Théâtre des Abbesses in Montmartre. We'd arranged to meet at the Place de Clichy. As we had time for a little dinner, Caroline suggested the Bouillon Pigalle, a typically Parisian and inexpensive restaurant. That's the dinner I'm telling you about in this episode.In the accompanying notes, we'll take a look at the history of bouillons, as well as the typical restaurant vocabulary developed in this episode. Then you'll be

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07:14

262 — L’exposé de Felicia sur le nucléaire — mercredi...

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2025/05/07

Join me in today's episode as I share how my daughter Felicia's school presentation on nuclear energy unexpectedly connected with the morning news! Discover how this mirrors information from Felicia's research on nuclear energy production costs compared to other energy sources. I'll also share some thoughts on France's historical dependency on nuclear energyPerfect for learners looking to improve their listening skills with authentic French content! www.cultivateyourfrench.com #FrenchPodcast

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07:17

261 — La question à mille euros — mercredi 30 avril 2025

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2025/04/30

In this episode of "Cultivate Your French," I share a family anecdote about the famous "Le Jeu des Mille Euros" radio game and our discovery of France's tallest skyscraper.This episode follows the "right pace" method with both slow and normal versions of the same content in sequence - designed to build your listening comprehension progressively. First, you'll hear the story at a gentle pace to understand vocabulary and structure, then at natural speed to develop real-world listening

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05:51

260 — Déguster les tartes aux fraises — mercredi 23...

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2025/04/23

In today's episode of "Cultivate Your French," Lisa and I take you on a delicious French pastry tasting adventure! We compare strawberry tarts and other desserts from several renowned pastry shops in our neighborhood, including the famous Lola tart from Arnaud Larher and creations from award-winning pastry chef Stéphane Glacier. Join us for this unscripted conversation as we discuss textures, flavours, and what makes the perfect French pastry.Perfect for French learners who want to improve their

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259 — Courses gourmandes et littéraires — mercredi 16...

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2025/04/16

Join me and my daughter Lisa on our search for the perfect strawberry tart! We explore Asnières, a town near Paris, visiting a comic book store and a famous pastry shop.Discover the town hall where I got married years ago, and follow our quest for seasonal treats as spring begins. This mother-daughter conversation provides natural French vocabulary about books, pastries, and seasonal specialties - perfect for improving your listening skills! www.cultivateyourfrench.com #LearnFrenchBaking

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06:44

258 — Le running créatif dans Paris, rencontre avec...

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2025/04/09

Last Saturday, on a warm and sunny afternoon, I met Emilie from the Instagram account @shotdecafeine. It was Micaela who introduced me to her account, because Emilie has a rather creative way of running in Paris. You'll find out how in this episode. We've reached the point in the conversation where Emilie tells me that she had the idea of running along the metro lines after running with a colleague from La Défense, where they work, to his home near the Château de Vincennes for an aperitif and

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06:33

257 — Sur les traces des Impressionnistes, le bus 164...

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2025/04/02

In this episode, I take you on a journey to Argenteuil, a suburb of Paris made famous by Impressionist painters like Claude Monet.Join me as I travel on bus 164 to a kung-fu competition, while discovering the charming neighborhoods where Monet lived and painted for five years. I share my observations of the Seine river, the historic Argenteuil bridge that appears in many famous paintings, and my plans to visit Monet's house with its recreated boat-studio. This episode also offers practical French

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08:46

256 — Est-ce que deux et deux font cinq ?...

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2025/03/26

Do two and two make five? Yes, sometimes on certain artificial intelligence platforms. So can we say that AIs are stupid? I had a conversation with Olivier, a computer scientist friend who has been passionately following developments in AI for his work for many years. He's going to give us his answer from a professional's point of view. This will be an opportunity to discover the vocabulary of AI in French.In the notes that accompany the transcript, we'll focus on Olivier's way of speaking. Olivier

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06:13

255 — Journal de bord 58e jour : première visite —...

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2025/03/19

In the notes that accompany the transcript, you'll find the 2020 notes: a list of vocabulary to read before listening to the episode, so that you understand it better the first time, cultural references and three useful expressions to remember, with examples of how to apply them. So if you want to cultivate your French, the slow way version 2020, I invite you to subscribe to cultivateyourfrench.com

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254 — Qui sont ces femmes? — mercredi 12 mars 2025

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2025/03/12

We had Lisa's Italian exchange student with us for a week. She left yesterday and in 10 days' time it will be Lisa's turn to go to Italy. Lisa's Italian friend did a lot of visiting with her class, but at the weekend she was with us, so we prepared a programme for her: the department stores, a view of Paris from the terrace of Galeries Lafayettes, a play in a small theatre near the Moulin Rouge, dinner at a crêperie and a trip to the Eiffel Tower in the evening. In the morning, we'd also done a bit

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