Podcast Episodes

How to plan a trip to Paris: tips for seeing "The Big Five"

Season 16 Episode 30

For this season finale, we're on a private boat on the Seine River with Marie and Bertrand from My Private Paris.

They explain how best to plan a vis…

1 year, 2 months ago

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Five exciting things for The Earful Tower right now

Season 16 Episode 29

We're nearing the end of this podcast season, so here is a look behind the curtain at five exciting things that have happened... and that are about t…

1 year, 2 months ago

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Made in Paris: Some great workshops in the city of light

Season 16 Episode 28

This week we talk about fun workshops in Paris that we've done recently, specifically stone carving and hat making. The guest: Lina Nordin Gee. 

The …

1 year, 2 months ago

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Carving Paris: How limestone built this city

Season 16 Episode 27

This week we chat to stonemason Grégory Philippe in his atelier in the Marais. He reveals the world of limestone, the most important stone in the cit…

1 year, 2 months ago

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Père Lachaise: The most visited cemetery in the world

Season 16 Episode 26

Let's take a closer look at the Père Lachaise cemetery of Paris, the most visited necropolis on earth. 

All kinds of famous and interesting people ar…

1 year, 2 months ago

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French Frustrations: The pitfalls of being outsiders in Paris

Season 16 Episode 25

After ten years in Paris, my wife Lina and I couldn't be happier. We have two little Parisian children, we have a small business, and we pinch oursel…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Underrated or overrated? A Paris expert's top ten

Season 16 Episode 24

Today we take a list of ten very popular things to do in Paris. And then Marie Segura, the co-founder of the My Private Paris tour agency, breaks th…

1 year, 3 months ago

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A very deep dive into the Louvre museum

Season 16 Episode 23

Let's visit the Louvre with author Elaine Sciolino. Today, we chat about her upcoming book Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the W…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Stained-glass windows and France's gothic churches

Season 16 Episode 22

It's time for a day of stained glass windows and gothic churches, featuring a visit to three key churches and cathedrals.

We begin this day trip with…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Demystifying opera in Paris with a soprano superstar

Season 16 Episode 21

This week The Earful Tower is going to the opera. To prepare, I talked to superstar Australian soprano Siobhan Stagg, who is in Paris to perform in O…

1 year, 4 months ago

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