All Episodes

Culture: The Grudge That Became a Peace Treaty

Science: The Birth of Photography

History: Arc de Triomphe, From a Symbol of War to a Symbol of Peace

Food: The Michelin Guide, from Tire to Empire

Sport: Zinedine Zidane, the Football Legend

Travel: Provence 🌸

Art: "Ready-made", the Prêt-à-Exposer by Marcel Duchamp

History: Jules Mazarin, Let the Show Begin!

Music: The Inimitable Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George

Food: Gastronomy: a Luxury or a Necessity?

Culture: Voulez-vous "Moulin Rouge" avec Moi, Ce Soir?

Art: Jacques-Louis David, the Classical Avant-Garde

Science: Exploring the Skies in a Montgolfière

History: The Story of Marie-Antoinette, Caught between Glory and Fate

Literature: THE COUNT OF MONTE-CRISTO, of Revenge and Betrayal

Cinema: Louis Malle, From Silence to Scandal

Travel: The Villages At The Top

Cinema: Anna Karina, the Discreet Rebel

Music: Carmen, Love Is A Rebellious Bird

History: Louis XVI, aka Louis the Last

Culture: The Con Man who Sold the Eiffel Tower

Literature: Prosper Mérimée, and the Origins of Carmen

Art: Open Cezanne

History: the Enlightenment, the Century that Illuminated the World

Travel: Arles, the Little Rome And Many More

Literature: The Voyages Extraordinaires of Jules Verne

Sport: Pétanque, Such a Fanny Game!

Music: Édith Piaf, The Sparrow Who Made the World Sing

Travel: Paris Through the Ages

Literature: Albert Camus' "L'Étranger", who's the real Stranger?

Food: What is the Nutri-Score?

Art: Surrealism, How Far Can We Dig into the Imagination?

Fashion: Unbottling the Secrets of Scent

Music: What Secrets Lies Beneath the Palais Garnier?

Art: Who is Marjane Satrapi?

Culture: How is July 14 (Bastille Day) celebrated?

Sport: Marie Marvingt, the Fiancée of Danger

Travel: Normandy, From Viking Invaders to Camembert Crusaders

Cinema: Who is Catherine Deneuve?

History: What are the Treasures of the Louvre?

Art: Impressionism, the Birth of Modern Art

Literature: Marguerite Duras, from French Indochina with Love

History: The Dukes of Burgundy, France's Best Frenemies

Food: What's the Real Traditional Swiss Raclette?

Cinema: Ousmane Sembène, Father of African Cinema

Art: Vincent Van Gogh, Between Shadow and Light

Linguistics: How to Ask Questions?

Art: Why is Mona Lisa so Famous?

History: Versailles, Of Power and Beauty

Cinema: Who is Alain Delon?

Food: The art of harvesting grapes

Travel: À Avignon / En Avignon ?

Music: Unveiling the Genius of Maurice Ravel

Food: Say cheese!

History: Clovis, the First King of France

Science: Ariane, the World is not Enough

Art: Eugène Delacroix and the Romanticism

Philosophy: What are the Pros and Cons of Giving Advice?

History: What's the "Bastille" in Bastille Day?

Cinema: Alice Guy, Forgotten Pioneer of Cinema

Literature: How Many Musketeers in Alexandre Dumas' Novel?

History: Was the Cardinal de Richelieu Evil?

Literature: Jules Verne's AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (1873)

Linguistics: Poubelle, When a Name Becomes a Noun

Art: Who is Marc Chagall?

History: The Story Behind Cinco de Mayo

History: Louis XV, the Louis between 14 and 16

Cinema: AMÉLIE (2001), the Truth Revealed After 21 Years

History: Who Lived in France in Prehistoric Times?

Art: Pablo Picasso, the Ubu-iquitous Painter

Literature: Who is Léopold Sédar Senghor?

Art: Mime, When Silence Speaks

Cinema: Who is Brigitte Bardot?

Literature: Uncovering the Secrets of Astérix the Gaul

Politics: Are We Allowed to Be Lazy?

Cinema: Who is Claude Chabrol?

Food: A Stick Named "Baguette"

Literature: The scandalous adventures of Colette

Linguistics: Journey to the heart of the word "voyage"

Art: The odyssey of the Statue of Liberty

Science: Louis Pasteur, inventor of modern hygiene

Literature: Molière in the spotlight

Literature: LE PETIT NICOLAS, a great book for learning French

Food: The Beaujolais Nouveau has arrived

Cinema: Who is Gérard Depardieu?

Science: Spiritism vs spiritualism

Art: Niki de Saint Phalle and the New Realism

Art: Le Palais idéal du facteur Cheval

Fashion: Why is the Basque beret a French cliché?

History: The race to decipher hieroglyphs

Food: The croissant, and how it evolved

Music: Sax and the city

Cinema: Jacques Tati x Sylvain Chomet, L'ILLUSIONNISTE (2010)

Literature: Who is Jean-Jacques Sempé?

History: Who are the ancient French?

Food: Le bouchon lyonnais, flavor of tradition

Sport: Le Tour de France Femmes, finally

History: How the US influenced the French Revolution

Food: The origins of "expresso" coffee

Cinema: Paul Verhoeven's BENEDETTA (2021)

Linguistics: The false friends, your real enemies

Art: Jan van Eyck's THE ARNOLFINI PORTRAIT (1434)

Cinema: Jacques Audiard's "LES OLYMPIADES" (2021)

Science: Is nuclear energy "green"?

Art: Théodore Géricault's "Le Radeau de La Méduse"

Sport: "I was the king of Mont Blanc" (Jacques Balmat)

Music: Who is Clara Luciani?

Travel: The original Spa

Literature: Little Prince, big adventure

Food: Chocolate, a Native American nectar

Politics: Where does the term "coup d'État" come from?

Linguistics: Esperanto, one world, one language

Fashion: Coco Chanel, with COCO AVANT CHANEL (2009)

Culture: How to stay healthy on cheese and wine, the French paradox

Art: Paul Gauguin, the rebel at the end of the world

History: Bougainville, the explorer

Linguistics: Le pronom « iel »

Politics: Overseas France, aka DROM-COM, ex-DOM-TOM

Culture: All about the fork

Cinema: L'AUBERGE ESPAGNOLE (2002)

Literature: The adventures of Tintin

Music: Colette Maze, the 107-year-old pianist

Travel: La Côte d'Azur, French Riviera

Politics: What do flags mean?

Culture: Peugeot, much more than cars

Cinema: Denis Villeneuve, the alien of mainstream movies

Music: Who is Georges Brassens?

Linguistics: Is the Académie française still relevant?

Sport: Le chessboxing, what is that??

Science: All you need to know about the TGV

Fashion: La haute coiffure, a brief history of hairstyles in France

Music: "Mademoiselle" Boulanger, godmother of modern music

Linguistics: Le vrai franglais, the real frenglish

Cinema: LES QUATRE CENTS COUPS (1959), in 400 words

Art: L'Art déco; order, color and geometry

Linguistics: Jeux de la francophonie, around the French-speaking world

Art: Edgar Degas, an impression of reality

Cinema: OSS 117, from James Bond to Austin Powers

Culture: Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, el Camino de Santiago

Sport: Pierre de Coubertin, and the modern Olympics

Music: La Marseillaise, national anthem of France

Culture: Calais LA Plage, the new Venice Beach

Politics: La sécurité sociale, where does it comes from?

History: Les Années folles, Paris 1920

Science: Le Concorde, vintage supersonic airliner

Music: Youssoupha's (un)official hymn of Euro 2020

Cinema: LA CLASSE AMÉRICAINE, French comedy

Culture: La dégustation de vin, how to taste wine

Sport: Euro 2020, the 2021 European football championship

Music: Mozart, the story of the 'Paris' Symphony

History: Napoléon, yes or no?

Science: Minitel, the prehistory of internet

Culture: Veuve Clicquot, the Grande Dame of Champagne

Art: Claude Monet, what's your impression?

Histoire: La Commune de Paris, 150 years ago

Cinema: Agnès Varda, film poetess

Music: La French Touch, the "touche française"

Linguistics: Le verlan, French slang

Cinema: La Nouvelle Vague, cinema from the 1960s

Science: Le cannabis thérapeutique, weed in progress

Music: Who is Serge Gainsbourg?

Culture: Champagne for everyone

Science: l'Accord de Paris, the green speech

Linguistics: Why are French and English so similar?

History: Jeanne d'Arc, of war and passion

Science: The metric system, another French revolution

Politics: Lingua franca, French as a diplomatic language

Culture: What is the Eurovision?

Fashion: Pierre Cardin, the futurist

Linguistics: Quatre-vingts (80), explained in eleven-twenty seconds

Cinema: LUPIN, Dans l'Ombre d'Arsène

Art: Henri Matisse, painting in confinement

Music: Jean-Michel Jarre, WELCOME TO THE OTHER SIDE (Bienvenue ailleurs)

History: Notre-Dame de Paris

Food: La ratatouille, not the movie

Culture: The French art of complaining

Politics: BREXIT, merry Brexmas

Cinema: LA RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE, the French non-revolution

Music: Who is Charles Aznavour?

Art: Raphaël, the 500 years old gossips

History: Au Bon Marché, the ladies' paradise

Linguistics: Neologisms 2020, Covid Edition

Music: Beethoven, the European composer

History: The Eiffel tower

Culture: Saint-Nicolas, the original Santa Claus

Cinema: EMILY IN PARIS, from America