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Nov. 11, 2023

Terrorism in France with Dr. Chris Millington

A history of terrorism in France from the late 19th century to present.

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Nov. 10, 2023

The French Revolution Podcast by Grey History: The Three Estates

The first episode of an incredible podcast on the French Revolution

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Nov. 4, 2023

How France turned the Forbidden Fruit into an Apple with Dr. Azzan Ya…

Dr. Azzan Yadin-Israel explains the incredible story of how medieval French artists turned the Biblical Forbidden Fruit into an apple in Western iconography.

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Oct. 28, 2023

War Angel Valérie André with Charles Morgan Evans

A talk about France's first female helicopter pilot, her many dangerous missions in the First Indochina War and the legacy she created.

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Oct. 21, 2023

77 Chapter 7: Race to Constantinople

Seven armies trek across Europe to Constantinople, facing the storms, brigands and hostile forces to get there.

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Oct. 14, 2023

The French History Podcast & Fabulously Delicious talk France & Food

A conversation between two Francophiles on the finer things in life.

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Oct. 7, 2023

The Story Of James Hemings with Fabulously Delicious

A collaboration with Fabulously Delicious about how French cuisine came to the United States.

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Sept. 29, 2023

Thomas Jefferson's Paris

A look into Paris as seen through the eyes of Thomas Jefferson during his 5-year stay just before the Revolution.

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Sept. 29, 2023

Imagined Realities: The 2010s Refugee Crisis in Fiction by Sara Rani …

Fiction and reality come together in a modern crisis afflicting the Middle East and Europe.

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Sept. 27, 2023

Update on 77 Chapter 7 and other exciting things

A short update on what's been going on with the FHP.

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Sept. 22, 2023

French imperialism, Roman ruins & Algeria with Dr. Bonnie Effros

Dr. Bonnie Effros explains how French soldiers & scholars uncovered & destroyed Roman ruins in Algeria as part of their civilizing mission.

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Sept. 18, 2023

Warriors in their own Words: Richard Coombs: Crawling Through the San…

Warriors in their own Words kindly shares an episode of their podcast following a soldier in the Normandy landings.

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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

We Didn't Start The Fire: Charles de Gaulle

"The General." "The Great Asparagus." "A man with the most oversized personality." Charles de Gaulle was President of France from 1959-69, and his near-mythological status had been building up for decades before then. His deb...

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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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