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EPISODE · Jul 2, 2026 · 42 MIN

165: Extreme heat, abuse, and a nation under scrutiny with CNN's Saskya Vandoorne

from The New Paris Podcast · host NewParisPodcast

By now you’ve been inundated with images and news reports about the record-breaking heat crisis that hit nearly all of Europe last week, impacting France the most. The intensity of that was the cherry on top of a particularly punishing local news cycle in recent months, especially for CNN’s Paris bureau chief Saskya Vandoorne. She joins me to talk about what we can learn from the heat wave about our current climate crisis, as well as some of the very serious investigations she’s worked on since the start of the year. Warning: this episode contains discussions of sexual abuse and violence. Mentioned in this episode:Saskya Vandoorne, CNNHeat wave in France Paris is boiling Gisèle Pelicot case Investigation on abuse networkExposing a global rape academyLyhanna case and justice system failuresAudio production & editing: Matthew Jordan⁠Music by Little Glass Men⁠

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