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Sept. 16, 2023

A brief history of modern Parisian literature from Baudelaire to Bell…

Dr. Lauren Quigley talks about modern interpretations of the City of Lights.

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Sept. 8, 2023

Rediscovering Georges de Peyrebrune by Marie Martine

Scholar Marie Martine talks about one of the most popular woman authors of the Belle Époque.

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Sept. 1, 2023

From Les Damnés de la Terre to “Par les Damnées de la Terre’’ by Mele…

Melek Chekili talks about the reinterpretation of Frantz Fanon's ideas in the post-Algerian War by one of Algeria's most famous writers.

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Aug. 28, 2023

77 Chapter 6: The Lords of War

We introduce the seven great lords who led the holy war.

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Aug. 26, 2023

André Malraux, the général De Gaulle, and Kylian Mbappé go to the Pan…

Is it better to be a hero or great? What is the difference? What makes someone a hero or great in France? Pierre talks all about that and how to get into the Panthéon

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Aug. 19, 2023

French Melodrama and Chinese Politics by Michelle Chun-Han Hsu

Scholar Michelle Chun-Han Hsu looks at what a Belle Époque play can tell us about France's understanding of China.

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Aug. 12, 2023

77 Chapter 5: The False Holy War

The pope ordered that only soldiers should fight God's enemies. But a mystic from Amiens leads unnumbered masses to holy war and their doom.

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Aug. 4, 2023

Marseille, the Mediterranean & the Sun King by Arazoo Ferozan

Arazoo Ferozan discusses how the Sun King remade the port city of the Marseille, France's gateway to the Mediterranean.

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July 28, 2023

77 Chapter 4: The First Massacres

Pope Urban II's call to kill the enemies of God inspires zealots across France and Germany. Yet, many see an enemy amongst them that needs addressing first.

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July 24, 2023

The Not-So-Accurate-History of France by ChatGPT

A humorous episode where we test the limits of AI creativity using French history.

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July 15, 2023

77 Supplemental 1: Calling the Crusade: Myth, Memory and Legend in th…

An examination of the world-changing speech at the Council of Clermont to discover what Pope Urban II actually said.

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July 7, 2023

77 Chapter 3: Call to the Faithful

Pope Urban II calls a holy war like no other for motives that are...complex.

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July 1, 2023

France on Drugs: Opium, Morphine, Cocaine, Hashish, Chloroform & Ethe…

Opium, morphine, ether, chloroform, cocaine and hashish. How did these drugs become popular in 19th century France, who used them & what were their effects?

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June 30, 2023

(Feed Drop): Gore: The Brutal History of Bullfighting by Conflicted

An episode by the podcast Conflicted, part of the Evergreen Podcast family.

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June 23, 2023

77 Chapter 2: Fall of an Empire

The Eastern Roman Empire faces an all new threat that brings it to the brink of ruin. The situation becomes so hopeless that the Emperor begs the West for aid.

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June 16, 2023

77 The First Crusade, Chapter 1: Holy War

The beginning of an epic saga about an Emperor, a Pope, a sacred city & a holy war that would change the course of history forever.

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June 10, 2023

Secrecy in the late Ancien Régime with Dr. Nicole Bauer

Dr. Bauer talks all about the lettres de cachet, conspiracies and the Bastille prison.

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June 3, 2023

Industrial Shipbuilding in Normandy with Dr. Mathieu Bidaux

The story of industrial seafaring ships, the people who made them, the World Wars and the decline of their garden city.

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May 27, 2023

Nighttime in the 18th century French Caribbean with Adrian van der Ve…

An episode covering night time culture in the French Caribbean.

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May 19, 2023

What happened to the French Communist Party?

We explore the spectacular rise and fall of the French Communist Party.

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May 13, 2023

How many wars have France and England fought against each other?

We list every war between France and England (then Britain) and judge each whether it was a win, loss or tie for France.

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May 6, 2023

Has France ever had a civil war?

We examine what wars could be considered 'French Civil Wars'

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April 28, 2023

Why were so many French kings named ‘Louis’?

Find out where 'Louis' came from and why there were so many kings who bore that name.

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April 21, 2023

Why did the Second Republic only last for 4 years?

Why did the Second Republic only last four years and was it doomed to fail?

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