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Perspective

FRANCE 24 English

Every morning, FRANCE 24 speaks to a key business, social or cultural player, or a leading voice in the field of humanitarian action, sport or science. From Monday to Thursday at 9:35am Paris time.

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00:08:02

'I'm interested in how people exist in our minds':...

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2025/12/04

A renowned author has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how she's fascinated by the way people exist in our minds, and the ideas we have about those people. Claire-Louise Bennett's new book "Big Kiss, Bye-Bye" follows the narrator as she moves from the city to the countryside. The move leads her to confront her different memories and think about the people who have come in and out of her life. The author spoke to us in Perspective.

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00:08:28

'For Maduro, the calculation is whether he can...

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2025/12/03

One of the world's most renowned experts on Venezuela has told FRANCE 24 that the calculation for Nicolas Maduro is whether he can survive the current crisis, as US President Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure on the Venezuelan leader to go – even offering him safe passage out of the country. Christopher Sabatini is Senior Research Fellow for Latin America, the US and the Americas Programme at Chatham House. He said there will come a point when Trump has to move on from verbal threats if

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00:07:43

Ukrainian philosopher Volodymyr Yermolenko on...

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2025/12/02

A Ukrainian philosopher has spoken to FRANCE 24 about daily life in Ukraine, and how outside support helps to lift the mood of people living under Russian bombs and drones. He spoke as France is holding the event "Le voyage en Ukraine" – or journey to Ukraine, which aims to enable the French cultural world to support Ukraine's artistic community. Four months of events are kicking off with support from artists in France for their Ukrainian counterparts and all the people of Ukraine. Volodymyr

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00:08:07

UNAIDS slams 'unprecedented' disruption to programmes...

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2025/12/01

An uncounted number of extra people have died, and 2.5 million have lost access to medicine to block the spread of HIV and AIDS. That's because of huge cuts to global aid programmes since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January. UNAIDS warns that unless the situation improves, the funding cuts will mean an extra 3.3 million people will be infected by HIV over the next five years. On World AIDS Day, we spoke in Perspective to Christine Stegling, Deputy Executive Director of

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00:08:57

Puddings and pies: American chef David Lebovitz on...

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2025/11/27

A world-renowned American chef and blogger who now lives in Paris has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his love for the genre, and the difference between desserts in the English-speaking world and here in France. David Lebovitz has just revised his ninth book "Ready for Dessert", which includes both US and French-style desserts and puddings. He says that the pastry world is nowadays very global, but he still likes to share recipes that people can make at home. He spoke to us in Perspective.

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00:08:47

'The Black Pool': Irish author Tim MacGabhann on...

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2025/11/26

An Irish author who struggled for years with alcohol and drug use has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his book that tells his story of addiction and recovery. Tim MacGabhann says he was born missing a layer of skin that other people seem to have, meaning that everything just hit too hard. He says that around age 17 he broke into the drinks cabinet and felt completely safe. His memoir is entitled "The Black Pool: A Memoir of Forgetting". He spoke to us in Perspective.

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00:11:31

Georgia's fifth president Salomé Zourabichvili on her...

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2025/11/25

The fifth president of Georgia has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her decision to leave the presidential palace almost a year ago, and her attempts ever since to help the millions of people who support her and the country’s bid for EU membership. After losing elections in Georgia that were widely seen as fraudulent and amid huge demonstrations in the country, Salomé Zourabichvili stayed in place to fight the pro-European cause. She spoke to us about the war in Ukraine, as well as her optimism that her

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00:09:33

Exiled Cambodian environmentalist activist Ratha Sun...

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2025/11/24

A Cambodian environmentalist activist who's been sentenced to eight years in jail in absentia back home has told FRANCE 24 that she hopes to return to the country one day to continue her environmental fight. Ratha Sun was charged and found guilty – along with five others – of conspiracy and insulting the king. She managed to escape before the sentencing and fled Cambodia. She spoke to us in Perspective.

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00:07:54

'Scientifically COP30 has been nothing less than a...

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2025/11/24

A leading climate researcher has told FRANCE 24 that the conclusion of the COP30 summit at the weekend was scientifically nothing less than a failure. Johan Rockström is director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. The German institute is seen as one of the world’s top environmental think tanks. Although more funding for countries to adapt to extreme weather events was agreed, there were no explicit details to phase out fossil fuels or strengthen countries' inadequate

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00:07:27

Trumpet player Takuya Kuroda on the New York jazz...

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2025/11/20

Currently touring Europe, jazz musician and trumpet player Takuya Kuroda sits down with FRANCE 24 to speak about his beginnings in the industry and his recording process. Originally from Kobe in Japan, Kuroda says the country's jazz scene, particularly vibrant in Tokyo, encouraged him to go to New York. The Big Apple, he says, is still an influential "melting pot" of cultures and styles. When it comes to "contemporary crossovers" in his own music, Kuroda credits jazz vocalist José James, whom he met

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00:07:40

Proposed bill to make incest a specific crime in...

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2025/11/19

A new bill submitted to the French Senate is hoping to make incest a standalone criminal offence – a move that has been long awaited by children's rights groups. Speaking to FRANCE 24, Iris Ané from the Face à l'inceste organisation highlighted the fact that for centuries, the term of "incest" was "completely absent from French law". The legislation would also make statutes of limitations non applicable for sexual crimes committed against minors, a change backed by 90 percent of French citizens

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00:08:11

Irish photographer Daragh Soden on being drawn to the...

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2025/11/18

An Irish photographer has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his new exhibition here in Paris that raises questions about gender roles, identity and the relationships between those in the photographs and the photographer himself. Daragh Soden delves into the world of drag queens in photographs in which he often appears himself either as an admirer, a collaborator, a narcissist or a voyeur. He told us he was drawn to the world of drag queens both aesthetically and also conceptually. His exhibition is on

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00:08:36

Czech author Ondracka: Velvet Revolution an ‘uprising...

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2025/11/17

It has been 36 years since the Velvet Revolution in former Czechoslovakia – the peaceful uprising that ushered in a nonviolent transition of power and brought down communism. Nearly four decades on, the Czech Republic is undergoing political change again: last month, the party of “Trumpist” former premier Andrej Babis topped the parliamentary election and is returning to power. In this edition of Perspective we spoke to David Ondracka, author of “The Case of the Czech Republic: How billions

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00:08:59

Photographer Ammar Abd Rabbo remembers capturing...

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2025/11/13

A Franco-Syrian photographer who came to Paris directly after the attacks of November 13, 2015 has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his reasons for abandoning what he was doing, and how his decision to come to Paris has affected him since. Ammar Abd Rabbo took many pictures in the days after the attacks as he felt he needed to come to the city where he grew up to pay tribute to the victims. He says he also felt, as a Muslim, very pleased at the way civil society dealt with what happened. He spoke to us in

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00:08:12

Somalia: Rape and violence against women and children...

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2025/11/12

The international charity Save the Children is warning of widespread violence against women and children in Somalia. Just this week, a father killed his four children in an arson attack. In October, an 11-year-old girl was subject to a violent rape, and a mother was murdered along with her three daughters. According to Save the Children, these cases are not isolated, and action needs to be taken. In Perspective, we spoke to Zahra Dahir, the head of Children Protection and Gender and Social Inclusion

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00:10:44

Exploring life after war with journalist and director...

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2025/11/11

An internationally renowned French journalist has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her mission to ensure journalists keep covering the reality of people's lives once the guns of war have stopped firing. Anne Poiret, the founder of After War, also has two documentaries that have been released recently, and she spoke to us about both of them. "Les fantômes de l'Ukraine", or "Ghosts of Ukraine", speaks to the wives, daughters and mothers of men who have gone missing during the war in Ukraine. On the day that

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00:09:35

COP30 climate summit: 'We expect action and...

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2025/11/10

The head of the World Wide Fund for Nature France has told FRANCE 24 that the world needs action and implementation as world leaders meet in Brazil to decide how to combat climate change. The COP30 summit is getting underway 10 years after the landmark Paris Agreement was signed. Véronique Andrieux says we have to move further away from fossil fuels and towards more energy efficiency.

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00:09:14

Ta-Nehisi Coates: 'As a Black American, we get used...

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2025/11/06

One of the world's leading authors, known for his work on African Americans and White supremacy, has spoken to FRANCE 24 as his latest book "The Message" has been translated for the first time into French as "Le Message". Ta-Nehisi Coates is known worldwide as a progressive American author, journalist and activist. He told us he just thinks of himself as a nice guy, and that sometimes he wishes he didn't have to get involved in what he does. He spoke to us in Perspective.

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00:08:48

'Centering Black women': Artist Roxane Mbanga on...

Perspective ·

2025/11/05

A Parisian artist, who has roots in both Africa and the Caribbean, has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how as a child she could not even dream of her work being on display in a gallery in the city. Roxane Mbanga's exhibition sees her reconstruct the rooms of her dream house. She's done that by weaving together the threads of her heritage from Guadeloupe, Cameroon and the Ivory Coast. She says her work focuses on Black women and their "different perspective". Mbanga spoke to us in Perspective.

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00:12:23

Behind the story: French cement firm Lafarge in the...

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2025/11/04

Some of the leading figures behind the trial of a huge multinational getting underway in Paris have spoken to FRANCE 24 about how the French cement company Lafarge put its own economic interests above any other considerations. Lafarge stands accused of making payments to the Islamic State group and other terrorist groups in northern Syria to keep its cement factory operating and protected during the country's civil war.

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