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Marseille Travel Guide: What Locals Want You to Know
Episode 619
Forget what you've heard about Marseille. Annie Sargent talks with two locals who see a very different city: Emilie Bonnel from the Marseille Tourist…
1 day, 4 hours ago
Baccarat Crystal: Visiting the Town and Museum in the Grand Est
Episode 618
Annie Sargent wasn't expecting much from Baccarat. She's not a crystal person. Then she visited this small town in the Grand Est and changed her mind…
1 week, 1 day ago
Brittany Coastal Camping Guide: GR34 from Saint-Brieuc to Saint-Malo
Episode 617
Could you hike the Brittany coast with just a tent and a bus app? Jennifer Gruenke did. She walked the GR34 from Saint-Brieuc to Saint-Malo this summ…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Women in the Panthéon episode: Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz and Germaine Tillion
Episode 616
Annie Sargent talks with Elyse Rivin about two women honored in the Panthéon. Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz and Germaine Tillion both joined the Fren…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Loire Valley Chateaux (Plus a Month of French Lessons in Tours)
Episode 615
Annie Sargent chats with Rowena Sjovall, a repeat Bootcamper who just spent a full month living in Tours. Rowena signed up for four weeks of intensiv…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Jean-François de Galaup, Comte de Lapérouse: France's Greatest Explorer You've Never Heard Of
Episode 614
Annie Sargent talks with Elyse Rivin about Jean-François de Galaup, Comte de Lapérouse. He was born near Albi. He became one of France's greatest nav…
1 month ago
Learning French Later in Life: A Couple's Avignon Immersion
Episode 613
Annie Sargent chats with Nan and Marty Deniston, two Americans who spent three whole months living in Avignon. They wanted more than a vacation. They…
1 month, 1 week ago
Louis Braille: The Blind French Teen Who Changed Reading Forever
Episode 612
Annie Sargent sits down with Elyse Rivin to tell the story of Louis Braille. He lost his sight at age three. He was completely blind by five. That di…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Lyon Travel Guide: Secret Passageways and Food Specialties
Episode 611
Annie Sargent takes you to Lyon in this episode. She met with Mikayla Sibner, an American who's taught French in Lyon for years, and they walk you th…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Camille Claudel: Betrayed by Family, Locked Away for 30 Years
Episode 610
Camille Claudel trained alongside Auguste Rodin. She fell in love with him. She became a brilliant sculptor in her own right. Then her family locked …
2 months ago