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July 24, 2026

93: The Republic of Toulouse

Toulouse dominates Occitania but who will control Toulouse?
July 17, 2026

Naming the Guillotine with Drs. Paolo Aversa & Paul Gouvard

Why is France's head-chopping machine named after someone who didn't invent or use it? Find out!
July 10, 2026

Make America French Again with Dr. Scott Carpenter

Dr. Scott Carpenter talks about the historic Franco-American connections & why we should Make America French Again.
July 6, 2026

92: Countesses and Queens

We cover a number of great ladies of medieval Occitania.
June 26, 2026

Jewish Women & the Memory of the Holocaust with Dr. Ashley Valanzola

Dr. Ashley Valanzola discusses how seven women's experiences in the Holocaust and its commemoration.
June 20, 2026

Civilizing Germany? The French Occupation of Germany with Dr. Drew Flanagan

Did France 'civilize' Germany after WW2? Many French leaders certainly tried and Dr. Drew Flanagan talks all about it.
June 19, 2026

91: Occitan Society

All about life in sunny Occitania before the Albigensian Crusade.
June 12, 2026

Working together: Spain & France in the American Revolutionary War with James Giesler

Author James Giesler talks about Francisco de Saavedra, the man who coordinated Spain and France's joint war efforts in the American Revolutionary War.
Guest: James Giesler
June 12, 2026

From Public Execution to Penal Modernity by Wyatt Wiggins

The end of our series on violent punishment in early modern France and its empire by Wyatt Wiggins.
Guest: Wyatt Wiggins
June 9, 2026

The Empire’s Edge- Exporting Pain to Colonial Spaces by Wyatt Wiggins

Wyatt Wiggins explores punishment and power in the French Empire.
Guest: Wyatt Wiggins
May 29, 2026

How Punishment Changes (And Stays The Same) by Wyatt Wiggins

The power of the state in the time of Revolution and Empire by Wyatt Wiggins.
May 27, 2026

90: Occitania’s Heartland

Occitania: the land of courtly love, sun and poetry, before its ruin.
May 19, 2026

France on the High Seas with Dr.s Christopher Hodson & Brett Rushforth

Dr.s Christopher Hodson & Brett Rushforth discuss their magnum opus which took them 15 years to write: the history of French conquerors, explorers, adventurers & pirates on the high seas.
May 8, 2026

Women Talking: Advice Columnists in 20th century France with Dr. Sarah Fishman

Dr. Sarah Fishman discusses two popular women columnists who reshaped French society in the 1950s-onward.
May 2, 2026

Assassinating a King in Marseille, 1934 with Dr. Chris Millington

Dr. Chris Millington talks all about how Eastern European terrorists asssassinated the King of Yugoslavia in 1934 Marseille.
April 24, 2026

Burning Flesh in the French Empire by Wyatt Wiggins

Wyatt Wiggins talks about how French imperial agents branded human beings as a demonstration of power.
Guest: Wyatt Wiggins
April 18, 2026

Becoming a Terrorist with Dr. Jeff Horn

Dr. Jeff Horn talks about how a young idealist spread The Terror in Revolutionary France.
Guest: Dr. Jeff Horn
April 4, 2026

Making Friends with Germany, 1925-1963 with Dr. Elana Passman

Dr. Elana Passman talks about the French and Germans who tried to bring peace to both countries in 1925-1963.
March 27, 2026

89: Provence Part 2

Provence suffers civil war, invasion and imperial intrigue but somehow still experiences a miniature golden age under the Counts of Barcelona.
March 22, 2026

Nouvelle Cuisine with Luke Barr

Best-selling author Luke Barr talks all about the French craze that revolutionized what's on your plate.
Guest: Luke Barr
March 22, 2026

De Gaulle's Shadow with Craig Willy

Political expert and researcher Craig Willy discusses the history of Gaullism and its influence on modern French geopolitics.
Guest: Craig Willy
March 20, 2026

Victor Hugo's Shipwreck Lighthouse Cycle by Peter Russella

Scholar Peter Russella talks about lights in the dark and how Hugo depicted them.
Feb. 27, 2026

89: Provence Part 1

Time to head south to a sunnier climate and a far different history from the north!
Jan. 31, 2026

88: The Medieval Tour de France

We're starting a whole new journey, looking beyond 'France' to all the parts of it that made it, well, France!