Podcasts about French

Andrew Graham-Dixon's new book, Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found, rests on the conviction that you cannot understand what's in a painting without knowing what its maker was thinking about. In Vermeer's case, that context includes a forgotten liberal sect — the Remonstrants and Collegiants, Christians without a church who believed peace would come through reading and toleration rather than a returning Messiah. Recover that world and a woman alone in a sunlit room is a radical image in a Europe where half of Germany had just died in war. If he's right, the label beside every Vermeer in every museum will one day have to change. Tyler and Andrew discuss whether it was inevitable we'd rediscover Vermeer, how that vanishingly rare sect left its fingerprints all over his life, why the Met has misread its own Allegory of the Catholic Faith, whether Vermeer painted for money or pointedly refused to, where the Gardner's stolen Concert might be, why Dutch music never blossomed as much as Dutch painting did, how the Church of England rivaled the Cultural Revolution in wiping out British art, whether you can still spot an English painting on sight, the love that saturates late Rembrandt and the mystery of his soaring print prices, the nail on the wall that proves two Vermeer paintings are a pair, why the French are to blame for George Stubbs lack of status, whether we can still love Malevich, why Andrews calls recent Richter "almost like printing money," why female artists and antique textiles remain absurdly cheap, why nobody builds beautiful neighborhoods any longer, and much more. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video on the new dedicated Conversations with Tyler channel. Recorded April 7th, 2026. Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Follow Andrew on X Sign up for our newsletter Join our Discord Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:44 - The Mystery of Vermeer 00:12:53 - Dutch Music 00:15:51 - English Art 00:19:49 - Rembrandt 00:23:17 - Attributions 00:26:22 - Exhibitions and Restorations 00:30:05 - Underrated French Artists 00:35:16 - Howard Hodgkin 00:38:00 - Difficult-To-Love Artists 00:40:53 - Other Dutch Painters 00:44:20 - Contemporary Art 00:48:05 - Buying Art 00:50:39 - Neighborhood Aesthetics 00:54:39 - Advice for Aspiring Art Critics 00:56:14 - Outro Image Credit: Aliona Adrianova

Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss for a three-week adventure taking them from Barcelona to Paris, following the 2026 Tour de France.The Cycling Podcast has covered the Tour with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world's biggest race. Our nightly episodes recap the stage action with analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour.To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. Ask us anything for our next rest day Press Conference episode:Email contact@thecyclingpodcast.comOr leave a voice message at speakpipe.com/thecyclingpodcast Introducing our sponsors, MyWhooshOur Tour de France coverage is sponsored by MyWhoosh.MyWhoosh is a serious indoor training and racing platform, built for riders who love cycling, and it's free. It's built for anyone who wants to ride indoors with purpose, whether that's staying fit, following a training plan, joining a community ride, racing hard, or exploring virtual roads and it's free to ride, just like outdoors.Episode sponsorsBikmoThe Cycling Podcast is supported by Bikmo, cycle insurance built for cyclists who actually ride.Whether it's a crash, a stolen bike, or your pride and joy arriving at baggage reclaim in three separate pieces – it's covered. Flexible policies you can cancel anytime, 50 per cent off extra household bikes, plus protection for your kit, race entries and travel.Follow us on social media:Twitter @cycling_podcastInstagram @thecyclingpodcastFriends of the PodcastSign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes.The 11.01 CappuccinoOur regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it's after 11am).The Cannibal & BadgerFriends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our virtual pub, The Cannibal & Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. Log in to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in.The Cycling Podcast is on StravaThe Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.

Two US officials and a source familiar with the matter tell CNN that President Donald Trump has approved a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia – how will it impact the Middle East? A French model recruiter who arranged for the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to meet multiple models was found dead in his home near Paris. Ben Crump announced independent autopsy findings in the death of Mississippi teen Nolan Wells. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky makes another military shakeup. Plus, we'll tell you what Austria is turning Adolf Hitler's birthplace into to deter neo-Nazi visits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, you'll learn how to say "I'm going to…" in French using le futur proche.

Welcome to episode 448 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're doing a whole winter squash, squashing. how to grow butternuts and any other winter squash, how to cure and store winter squash (which for some of you may be a subject top of mind), and growing great pumpkins. We are a Non-Profit! 

The Algerian government has said that six people have died in wildfires in several provinces in recent days, as a deadly heatwave ravages the country. Officials have also instructed provincial governors to carry out comprehensive assessments of the damage to help guide future compensation for affected communities. The fires come as several Mediterranean countries, including France and Italy, are struggling with severe wildfires driven by extreme summer temperatures. Since the beginning of July, civil defence teams have responded to nearly 1,500 wildfires nationwide, more than double the number reported during the previous year. Also, a new Google Trends report shows more Nigerian youth are using AI to learn foreign languages such as French and German, as well as sign language. Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna Producers: Keikantse Shumba and Blessing Aderogba Senior Producers: Caroline Mwangi and Charles Gitonga Technical Producer: Maxwell Onyango Editors: Rhoda Odhiambo and Maryam Abdalla

Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss for a three-week adventure taking them from Barcelona to Paris, following the 2026 Tour de France.The Cycling Podcast has covered the Tour with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world's biggest race. Our nightly episodes recap the stage action with analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour.To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. Ask us anything for our next rest day Press Conference episode:Email contact@thecyclingpodcast.comOr leave a voice message at speakpipe.com/thecyclingpodcast Introducing our sponsors, MyWhooshOur Tour de France coverage is sponsored by MyWhoosh.MyWhoosh is a serious indoor training and racing platform, built for riders who love cycling, and it's free. It's built for anyone who wants to ride indoors with purpose, whether that's staying fit, following a training plan, joining a community ride, racing hard, or exploring virtual roads and it's free to ride, just like outdoors.Episode sponsorsIndeedIf you are looking to hire someone for your company, maybe the best way isn't to search for a candidate but to match with Indeed. Go to indeed.com/cycle now to get a £100 sponsored job credit and get matched with the perfect candidate fast.BikmoThe Cycling Podcast is supported by Bikmo, cycle insurance built for cyclists who actually ride.Whether it's a crash, a stolen bike, or your pride and joy arriving at baggage reclaim in three separate pieces – it's covered. Flexible policies you can cancel anytime, 50 per cent off extra household bikes, plus protection for your kit, race entries and travel.Follow us on social media:Twitter @cycling_podcastInstagram @thecyclingpodcastFriends of the PodcastSign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes.The 11.01 CappuccinoOur regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it's after 11am).The Cannibal & BadgerFriends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our virtual pub, The Cannibal & Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. Log in to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in.The Cycling Podcast is on StravaThe Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.

I was walking on Pier Avenue in Hermosa Beach and I spied some activity in what was a small French inspired restaurant which had closed months earlier. I decided to poke my head in a find you what was going on.  Greeted by a smiling, pleasant woman, I sat at the new wine bar named Malendrina. And the conversation ensued as I was completely taken by Amanda Azar and the story of her and her husbanc, Chuck and their venture into enrtrepreneurship. Amanda Azar may be the only person who can make "torturing" her partner with bad wine sound like a priceless education, but that's just the tip of the bottle here. In this episode, you'll enter the world of two hospitality visionaries who've poured sweat, soul, and every saved penny into their dream—a wine bar born from decades inside both the supplier and distributor trenches of the wine industry. You'll hear stories of failures—10,000 wine brands, 99% of them doomed—and how the real magic comes not from corporate playbooks or celebrity endorsements, but from relentless perseverance, deep culture, and a partnership fueled by passion, humor, and plenty of grape leaves. Here, a glass isn't just filled; it's accompanied by stories, family, and genuine warmth. There's inspiration in Amanda's Sicilian childhood, where wine was never taboo but a natural extension of family, food, and connection. Pair this with her partner's Palestinian heritage, and you'll witness how root-deep values of generosity and community shape not just the service but the heart behind it all. The episode uncorks what it truly means to build something together: overcoming headwinds, trusting each other's strengths, and redefining what success and hospitality can look like. And if you've ever wondered what working side-by-side with your spouse looks like when exhaustion and dreams are equally shared, you'll find insight—and camaraderie—at this table. Listen in and you will learn:

Welcome to episode 447 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're talking about, well, where I've been, but also why there are no perfect tools, and about my first impressions of Burlap as shade and ground cover from the field.  We are a Non-Profit! 

A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM STEPHANIE:I want to share a special invitation with you. You may have heard that I will be releasing my first book with IVP on July 28, 2026. It's a big deal and I am so overwhelmed with God' goodness in allowing me to share such an essential message about delighting in Him as the true essential foundation for all our spiritual growth and maturing. Truly, when we delight in the Lord, He promises to give us the desires of our hearts – namely, more of Himself!So, here's the invitation. If you feel this message is indeed important, and you know people – including yourself perhaps – who need to be encouraged to awaken and cultivate their delight in God, would you consider joining my book launch team? It's a great and super easy way to share the good news of God's love for us in Christ, Jesus, our Lord.**If you're interested, please go to gospelspice.com/awakendelight and find the section about joining the launch team, or email me at contact@gospelspice.com **Together, let's encourage everyone we know with the wonderful news that, in Christ, God delights in us and invites us to delight in Him!Stephanie Rousselle welcomes returning guests Andi Ashworth and Charlie Peacock for a reflective and practical exploration of what it means to delight in God—especially in the ordinary and difficult seasons of life.Delighting in God is a daily discipline rooted in noticing, gratitude, humility, and relational engagement. Andi Ashworth and Charlie Peacock illustrate that wonder and joy can be found at “the molecular level” of life, as we learn to see reality with the eyes of heaven.Cultivating delight in God starts with intentional attention—slowing down to observe and appreciate even the small gifts in daily life. Andi Ashworth describes how, after a busy season promoting their book, she cultivated a new practice: sitting quietly in her small perennial garden, reading Scripture, praying, and simply noticing the details of creation—birdsong, blooming flowers, the work of bees. Over time, this intentional noticing awakened deeper gratitude and joy in the presence of God, even as life's hardships persisted.Delight is a daily practice, a choice to “step into reality” and seek God's presence even in suffering. This deliberate practice transforms pain into moments of worship and gratitude. Charlie Peacock shares that delight in God is not dependent on favorable circumstances or feelings of happiness. Suffering—including his chronic headache of nearly ten years—taught him to seek and experience God's presence regardless of pain. He emphasizes that true delight must be able to exist within difficulty, or it is not truly delight.Intimacy and delight with God are relational and participatory. God invites us to pursue Him, and as we do, He meets us. Sometimes we wait passively for God to manifest delight, and other times we strive to create it in our own strength. In reality, pursuing delight is a “dance”—God initiates and leads, but we must actively respond and show up, especially when delight seems elusive.Hardships, while unwelcome, often become ministers of grace, rooting us in humility and expanding our capacity for love and presence. Through chronic pain and other challenges, both Andi Ashworth and Charlie Peacock have experienced God's grace and a deepening humility. Charlie Peacock notes how his “thorn” limits self-reliance and ambition, drawing him toward greater dependence on Christ and shaping him into Christ's likeness. Andi Ashworth observes that their limitations have expanded their hearts and increased their compassion for others.Never outgrow asking your good Father for small joys. Delight in God blossoms in those who cultivate grateful, attentive hearts. Both guests encourage maintaining childlike wonder and gratitude—even for small blessings like a hot shower, a well-timed parking space, or serendipitous tickets to an event. These moments, prayed for and received as gifts, reinforce God's goodness and nearness.Practices to Foster DelightStart each day with gratitude for basic abilities and provisions.Notice small joys—in nature, family, daily routines—and thank God specifically.Pray about “matters of mutual concern”: what matters to God, matters to us.Accept and embrace limitations as invitations to deeper dependence and presence.Reflection question: What small gift might God be inviting you to notice—and delight in—today? MORE ABOUT "AWAKEN DELIGHT" BY STEPHANIE ROUSSELLE"Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart." This is God's promise to you in Psalm 37:4. But many believers quietly assume it's just a poetic suggestion, or it doesn't really work here on earth.In Awaken Delight, Stephanie Rousselle invites you to rediscover what Scripture actually means by delight in God. It's not emotional hype or religious performance, but a steady satisfaction rooted in who God is.Through biblical theology and practical rhythms, you'll learn how delighting in Godreshapes sufferingquiets restless strivinganchors your identity in God's unshakable delight of youLearning to delight in God is the quiet revolution that reshapes how we endure pain, love others, and understand our own hearts.Awaken Delight is a theologically grounded spiritual formation book for thoughtful believers who feel spiritually fatigued and are ready to embrace the reality of Psalm 37:4.More at https://www.gospelspice.com/awakendelightDISCOVER THE BOOK BEHIND THE PODCAST | "Awaken Delight" by Stephanie Rousselle"Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4 isn't a poetic suggestion — it's a promise. But many believers quietly assume it doesn't really work, or it's not really possible here on earth.In Awaken Delight, Stephanie Rousselle invites you to rediscover what Scripture actually means by delight — not emotional hype, not religious performance, but a steady satisfaction rooted in who God is.Delight in God isn't a mood to manufacture; it's a relationship to receive.Through biblical theology and practical rhythms, you'll learn how communion with God reshapes suffering, quiets restless striving, and anchors your identity in something unshakable.Delighting in God isn't sentimental optimism. It's deeply rooted in Christ, Jesus.It's the quiet revolution that reshapes how we endure pain, love others, and understand our own heart.Awaken Delight is a theologically grounded spiritual formation book for thoughtful believers who feel spiritually fatigued and are ready to embrace the reality of Psalm 37:4.More at https://www.gospelspice.com/awakendelight Purchase the book, "Awaken Delight" by Stephanie Rousselle: https://a.co/d/0bqhUb5JKind words from Jennifer Rothschild, Bible teacher, Author, Speaker, Podcast Host, Founder, Fresh Grounded Faith: “Stephanie helps us awaken to and experience true delight. It is a rich mix of God's delight in you and your delight in him. This is the life you were made for, the life your soul deeply longs for. So, the table is set. Pull up a chair and let your heart sit alongside Stephanie. As your delight in God wakes up and becomes fully realized, you'll find a satisfaction in Christ that makes you want more and more.”Kind words from Amanda Jenkins, Lead creator of THE CHOSEN's literary content: "I have yet to meet another person quite as eager to intimately know Jesus as Stephanie is. Her enthusiasm for the beauty found inside a thriving relationship with her Savior is downright contagious. Indeed, Stephanie's joy and faith and commitment to growth—along with her love for really good food!—will implant themselves in the hearts of readers. Lucky readers."Kind words from Os Guinness, Theologian, Social critic, Author, The Call:  "Stephanie addresses one of the greatest needs of Christians today. Knowing God is not knowing about God, but knowing Him genuinely and with desire and delight. She does so practically and helpfully, and in a style that sparkles with a verve and joy that is distinctively French."Kind words from Pippa Gumbel, Pioneer, The Alpha Course; Author, The Bible in one year with husband Nicky: "Stephanie's love of God is inspiring and infectious. Her book is an invitation to share in that delight and to come to know God in new and wonderful ways."More at https://www.gospelspice.com/awakendelight Purchase the book, "Awaken Delight" by Stephanie Rousselle: https://a.co/d/0bqhUb5JSupport us on Gospel Spice, PayPal and Venmo!

2 Chron 4:1-6:11, Rom 7:1-13, Ps 17:1-15, Pr 19:22-23

Send us Fan MailOn this week's episode, I'm talking to the fabulous Désirée Cyganek, a single and childfree photographer and former dancer, the daughter of a French father and an African mother who was born in the Ivory Coast and raised in France. Having moved to Florida when she met the man she subsequently married, Désirée now lives in Jersey City — just across the water from Manhattan — with her two beloved bengal cats which we obviously talk about. In this conversation, Désirée tells me about her former career as a dancer, the love story that took her to the US but ultimately ended in divorce, and how she subsequently became a photographer. We talk all about her single life and how she feels about it, we talk about why people get so triggered by single women without kids, she tells me about the differences between dating American guys and European guys, and she also gives me possibly the best description I've ever heard about what it actually means to love yourself. Désirée really is a force, I thought she was absolutely fabulous, and I can't wait for you to hear this. Follow Désirée on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anothereraclub/Check out her photography website: https://daisyrey.com/Support the showBuy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/bookJoin my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesoloDownload my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the MostAnnoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacksCheck out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=shareFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!

Dream the Size of Freedom: How African Liberation Mobilized New Left Internationalism (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2025) by Dr. R. Joseph Parrott explores how anti-colonial movements in Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea-Bissau reshaped US activist engagement with the Global South from the 1960s through the 1970s and influenced American foreign policy as the Vietnam War drew to a close. These Portuguese African liberation movements, led by nationalists like Eduardo Mondlane and Amílcar Cabral, built global solidarity networks to support their military and social challenges to empire while defending against Western intervention. US activists disillusioned with the Cold War came to see African self-determination as central to global campaigns for racial and economic justice. A broad coalition ranging from Black Power radicals to religious liberals mobilized against the North Atlantic alliance with Portugal. In the process, this grassroots movement helped define a New Left Internationalism that championed decentralized, multiracial organizing and a collaborative vision of US foreign policy to redress historic inequalities between Global North and South. Drawing on more than fifty oral histories and research in government and activist archives on three continents in English, Portuguese, French, and Afrikaans, Dr. Parrott reconstructs the transnational anti-imperial network that injected Global South priorities into US political debates. Popular protests and informational campaigns led to collaborations with legislators eager to constrain the powerful executive branch. In 1976, this grassroots-legislative alliance halted Gerald Ford's anti-communist intervention against the Soviet-backed government of newly independent Angola. This victory of New Left Internationalist ideas anticipated future anti-apartheid and Latin American peace movements while also fueling a conservative revival of Cold War containment. By exploring US engagement with the contested process of African decolonization, Dream the Size of Freedom highlights the origins of two contrasting visions of American foreign policy that defined debates over the country's proper role in the Global South into the 1990s. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

Some visitors can be so shocked by the reality of Paris compared to their expectations that they can experience psychiatric breakdowns or symptoms such as hallucinations, depersonalization, anxiety, dizziness and nausea. This is known as the Paris Syndrome. Romance, sophistication, croissants and sipping fine wine with the Eiffel Tower in the background spring to mind when thinking of a visit to Paris. With such a romanticized notion of the French capital, it's no surprise that this remains one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, with 33 million expected in 2022, according to Le Monde. But it seems that the reality of Paris is more than what some visitors' stomachs can handle. Why do some visitors have such unrealistic expectations of Paris? How do you actually explain the physical symptoms? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions ! Date of first release : August 24th, 2022 To listen to the last episodes, you can click here: ⁠⁠What are the biggest misconceptions on beating heatwaves?⁠⁠ ⁠⁠What are the health benefits of using sex toys?⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Which foods should I avoid after their expiry date?⁠⁠ A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First Broadcast: 20/8/2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Fluent Fiction - French: Unveiling Ancestral Secrets at Mont Saint-Michel Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/fr/episode/2026-07-21-07-38-20-fr Story Transcript:Fr: Le soleil de l'été brillait intensément sur le Mont Saint-Michel, une merveille qui s'élevait au-dessus de l'océan, mystérieuse et majestueuse.En: The summer sun shone intensely on Mont Saint-Michel, a marvel rising above the ocean, mysterious and majestic.Fr: Élodie se tenait là, avec ses amis Julien et Sophie, sa curiosité débordante à l'idée d'explorer l'abbaye.En: Élodie stood there with her friends Julien and Sophie, her curiosity overflowing at the thought of exploring the abbey.Fr: Elle avait toujours entendu sa grand-mère raconter des histoires sur ce lieu magique, et un secret murmurant flottait dans sa mémoire.En: She had always heard her grandmother telling stories about this magical place, and a whispering secret floated in her memory.Fr: « On devrait prendre des photos quand le soleil se couche », suggéra Julien, tenant son téléphone prêt à capturer le moment parfait.En: “We should take pictures when the sun sets,” suggested Julien, holding his phone ready to capture the perfect moment.Fr: Sophie était d'accord, l'air détendue et déjà en quête d'un bon café.En: Sophie agreed, looking relaxed and already on the hunt for a good coffee.Fr: Élodie, pourtant, était dans un tout autre état d'esprit.En: Élodie, however, was in a completely different state of mind.Fr: Elle se sentait appelée à découvrir la vérité cachée derrière les histoires de sa grand-mère.En: She felt called to discover the hidden truth behind her grandmother's stories.Fr: « Et si je me baladais dans l'abbaye pendant un moment ? », proposa-t-elle.En: “What if I stroll around the abbey for a while?” she proposed.Fr: « On doit rester ensemble », répondit Sophie.En: “We have to stay together,” replied Sophie.Fr: « Avec la marée, on risque d'être coincés. »En: “With the tide, we risk getting stuck.”Fr: Le cœur d'Élodie balançait, mais elle se sentait poussée par un désir profond.En: Élodie's heart wavered, but she felt driven by a deep desire.Fr: « Je ne serai pas longue », dit-elle avec détermination.En: “I won't be long,” she said with determination.Fr: Elle s'éclipsa discrètement, promettant de les rejoindre bientôt.En: She slipped away discreetly, promising to join them soon.Fr: Les rues étroites du Mont Saint-Michel l'entouraient de leur allure médiévale, chaque pas la rapprochant un peu plus de son but.En: The narrow streets of Mont Saint-Michel surrounded her with their medieval charm, each step bringing her a little closer to her goal.Fr: Elle arriva enfin à l'abbaye, un lieu empreint de mystère et d'histoire.En: She finally arrived at the abbey, a place steeped in mystery and history.Fr: Les murs parlaient d'un temps ancien, et Élodie sentait son cœur battre plus fort.En: The walls spoke of ancient times, and Élodie felt her heart beat faster.Fr: Soudain, elle découvrit une petite porte dissimulée entre les pierres jaunes.En: Suddenly, she discovered a small door hidden among the yellow stones.Fr: Elle pouvait entendre le bruit lointain des vagues s'élevant.En: She could hear the distant sound of rising waves.Fr: Elle poussa la porte et se trouva dans une ancienne chapelle, ignorée par les touristes à l'extérieur.En: She pushed the door and found herself in an ancient chapel, ignored by the tourists outside.Fr: Au centre de cet espace oublié, elle remarqua une inscription gravée sur une pierre, un message de ses ancêtres.En: In the center of this forgotten space, she noticed an inscription engraved on a stone, a message from her ancestors.Fr: « Pour Élodie, une lumière dans l'obscurité », disait le texte, entouré de symboles familiers.En: “For Élodie, a light in the darkness,” said the text, surrounded by familiar symbols.Fr: Élodie sentit quelque chose s'illuminer en elle, une âme qu'elle n'avait jamais connue éclairée.En: Élodie felt something light up within her, a soul she had never known illuminated.Fr: Mais la mer montait vite.En: But the sea was rising fast.Fr: Il était temps de partir.En: It was time to leave.Fr: Avec des pas précipités, elle retourna vers ses amis, la nouvelle marée menaçant de couper leur chemin.En: With hurried steps, she returned to her friends, the new tide threatening to cut off their path.Fr: Élodie arriva juste à temps, essoufflée mais émue.En: Élodie arrived just in time, breathless but moved.Fr: Julien et Sophie l'accueillirent avec soulagement.En: Julien and Sophie welcomed her with relief.Fr: « On se demandait où tu étais passée », dit Sophie, un sourire rassuré aux lèvres.En: “We were wondering where you went,” said Sophie, a reassuring smile on her lips.Fr: « Je crois que j'ai trouvé ce que je cherchais », répondit Élodie, pleine de gratitude et d'une nouvelle confiance.En: “I think I found what I was looking for,” replied Élodie, full of gratitude and a new confidence.Fr: Ensemble, ils quittèrent le Mont Saint-Michel, le ciel se teintant d'or alors que le soleil se couchait derrière eux.En: Together, they left Mont Saint-Michel, the sky tinged with gold as the sun set behind them.Fr: Élodie, désormais imprégnée de son héritage, marchait vers l'avenir en portant le poids léger de son passé retrouvé.En: Élodie, now imbued with her heritage, walked towards the future carrying the light weight of her rediscovered past. Vocabulary Words:the summer: l'ététhe marvel: la merveillemajestic: majestueux/majestueusethe curiosity: la curiositéoverflowing: débordanteto explore: explorerthe abbey: l'abbayeto whisper: murmurerthe secret: le secretto capture: capturerrelaxed: détendu/détenduethe tide: la maréeto risk: risquerdiscreetly: discrètementthe medieval charm: le charme médiévalthe goal: le butto steep: imprégnerto engrave: graverthe inscription: l'inscriptionthe ancestor: l'ancêtreto illuminate: illuminerthe tide: la maréebreathless: essoufflé/essouffléethe relief: le soulagementto wonder: se demandergratitude: la gratitudeconfidence: la confianceto leave: quitterto tint: teinterto imbue: imprégner

rWotD Episode 3365: First Cevallos expedition Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Tuesday, 21 July 2026, is First Cevallos expedition.The First Cevallos expedition was a series of Spanish military operations in South America during the Fantastic War. Under the command of the governor of Buenos Aires, Pedro de Cevallos, the expedition captured the Portuguese settlement of Colónia do Sacramento and fought off a joint Anglo-Portuguese attempt to recapture it. All military activities in the region concluded with the 1763 Treaty of Paris.In 1762, Spain entered the Seven Years' War on the side of France as part of the Family Compact, motivated in part by diplomatic efforts on the part of the French government. Having been notified months in advance that Spain was planning to enter the conflict and declare war on Portugal, Cevallos launched an expedition against Colónia do Sacramento on 3 September 1762, sailing at the head of an expeditionary fleet from Buenos Aires which carried 2,700 soldiers. The Portuguese authorities in Colónia do Sacramento, already alerted to Cevallos' plans, received reinforcements on 24 September.The expedition arrived near Colónia do Sacramento on 7 September and began to besiege it on 1 October. By 3 November, the settlement capitulated to the Spanish. A month later, a joint Anglo-Portuguese expedition attempted to recapture it, attacking the city walls by bombarding it; after a British warship was destroyed, the Anglo-Portuguese force withdrew. From January to April 1763, Cevallos launched several attacks on Portuguese outposts in the region, capturing the forts of Santa Tereza and San Miguel and occupying the village of Rio Grande. There, Cevallos learned of the Treaty of Paris and concluded his campaign.The expedition's success was received positively in Spain, as the war had gone badly for the Spanish on all other fronts. Under the terms of the Treaty of Paris, Colónia do Sacramento was returned to Portugal, though other outposts captured by Cevallos remained under Spanish control. The Portuguese refused to accept losing control over these outposts, launching several incursions into Spanish-held territory; these actions eventually resulted in an undeclared war breaking out between Spain and Portugal between 1776 and 1777. During this conflict, Cevallos once again captured Colónia do Sacramento, and it was permanently ceded to Spain in the First Treaty of San Ildefonso.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:08 UTC on Tuesday, 21 July 2026.For the full current version of the article, see First Cevallos expedition on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Bluesky at @wikioftheday.com.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Justin.

Dream the Size of Freedom: How African Liberation Mobilized New Left Internationalism (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2025) by Dr. R. Joseph Parrott explores how anti-colonial movements in Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea-Bissau reshaped US activist engagement with the Global South from the 1960s through the 1970s and influenced American foreign policy as the Vietnam War drew to a close. These Portuguese African liberation movements, led by nationalists like Eduardo Mondlane and Amílcar Cabral, built global solidarity networks to support their military and social challenges to empire while defending against Western intervention. US activists disillusioned with the Cold War came to see African self-determination as central to global campaigns for racial and economic justice. A broad coalition ranging from Black Power radicals to religious liberals mobilized against the North Atlantic alliance with Portugal. In the process, this grassroots movement helped define a New Left Internationalism that championed decentralized, multiracial organizing and a collaborative vision of US foreign policy to redress historic inequalities between Global North and South. Drawing on more than fifty oral histories and research in government and activist archives on three continents in English, Portuguese, French, and Afrikaans, Dr. Parrott reconstructs the transnational anti-imperial network that injected Global South priorities into US political debates. Popular protests and informational campaigns led to collaborations with legislators eager to constrain the powerful executive branch. In 1976, this grassroots-legislative alliance halted Gerald Ford's anti-communist intervention against the Soviet-backed government of newly independent Angola. This victory of New Left Internationalist ideas anticipated future anti-apartheid and Latin American peace movements while also fueling a conservative revival of Cold War containment. By exploring US engagement with the contested process of African decolonization, Dream the Size of Freedom highlights the origins of two contrasting visions of American foreign policy that defined debates over the country's proper role in the Global South into the 1990s. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some filmmakers don't just make great films, they change who cinema is for.60 years ago, Ousmane Sembène's Black Girl (La Noire de...) announced a new cinematic voice to the world. Through the story of a young Senegalese woman working for a French family, Sembène exposed the brutal realities of colonialism while proving that African stories could—and should—be told on their own terms.To mark the film's 60th anniversary, producer Elliot Bloom speaks with Alain Sembène, the filmmaker's son, about the remarkable life and philosophy behind one of cinema's true pioneers.Together, they discuss why Sembène turned from literature to filmmaking, why he believed cinema could become "the people's night school," and how he dedicated his career to challenging audiences to question the systems that shape their lives.Get tickets to Black Girl @ LAB111 Get tickets to ⁠Cine Of The Times: No Country For Old Men⁠ @ LAB111A LAB111 production. Edited and produced by Elliot Bloom, co-produced by Laura Gommans. Music by Hugo Emmerzael. Artwork by Studio FFF.

Dream the Size of Freedom: How African Liberation Mobilized New Left Internationalism (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2025) by Dr. R. Joseph Parrott explores how anti-colonial movements in Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea-Bissau reshaped US activist engagement with the Global South from the 1960s through the 1970s and influenced American foreign policy as the Vietnam War drew to a close. These Portuguese African liberation movements, led by nationalists like Eduardo Mondlane and Amílcar Cabral, built global solidarity networks to support their military and social challenges to empire while defending against Western intervention. US activists disillusioned with the Cold War came to see African self-determination as central to global campaigns for racial and economic justice. A broad coalition ranging from Black Power radicals to religious liberals mobilized against the North Atlantic alliance with Portugal. In the process, this grassroots movement helped define a New Left Internationalism that championed decentralized, multiracial organizing and a collaborative vision of US foreign policy to redress historic inequalities between Global North and South. Drawing on more than fifty oral histories and research in government and activist archives on three continents in English, Portuguese, French, and Afrikaans, Dr. Parrott reconstructs the transnational anti-imperial network that injected Global South priorities into US political debates. Popular protests and informational campaigns led to collaborations with legislators eager to constrain the powerful executive branch. In 1976, this grassroots-legislative alliance halted Gerald Ford's anti-communist intervention against the Soviet-backed government of newly independent Angola. This victory of New Left Internationalist ideas anticipated future anti-apartheid and Latin American peace movements while also fueling a conservative revival of Cold War containment. By exploring US engagement with the contested process of African decolonization, Dream the Size of Freedom highlights the origins of two contrasting visions of American foreign policy that defined debates over the country's proper role in the Global South into the 1990s. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/book-of-the-day

What does it mean when the sons of empire become the heroes of the nation that once ruled them? Four years later, what happens when one of those same colonies turns round and beats France on the biggest stage there is? And could two World Cups, played four years and one continent apart, actually tell you where the world's centre of gravity was heading next?Peter and Afua trace France '98 and the first World Cup ever held in Asia, from Zidane's headed goals to Senegal's shock win over the champions, to ask what football reveals about migration, empire and a shifting world order.Join Legacy Plus for bonus episodes, early access, Q&A's, fewer adverts and more.legacy.supportingcast.fm[0:00] A million people on the Champs-Élysées, and a face that didn't fit the old postcard of France[2:56] The Republic's beautiful idea, and the empire it was built on[6:06] Zidane, Thuram, Vieira — the team Le Pen said wasn't really French[9:53] Ronaldo's mystery fit, hours before the final[15:05] Iran and the USA, white flowers, and a photograph that stopped the world[23:14] The World Cup leaves the Atlantic world for the first time in 72 years[27:26] South Korea's run to the semi-finals, and the making of a soft-power superpower[34:20] Senegal 1, France 0 — what it meant to beat the empireStay connected with Legacy:Instagram: @originallegacypodcastTikTok: @legacy_productionsExplore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas:Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.comJoin Legacy+ for bonus episodes, early access, Q&A's, fewer adverts and more.legacy.supportingcast.fmStay connected with Legacy:Instagram: @originallegacypodcastTikTok: @legacy_productionsExplore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

French is full of idioms that are borrowed from the animal world, and once you know them you'll start hearing them everywhere. In this episode, Max walks you through seven of the most common ones, from "avoir le cafard" to "se jeter dans la gueule du loup", with the literal meaning, the real meaning, and an example for each.➡️ Click here to watch the video version of this episode.➡️ Get free mini-lessons and language tips every week by signing up to our newsletter: https://coffeebreaklanguages.kit.com/newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss for a three-week adventure taking them from Barcelona to Paris, following the 2026 Tour de France.The Cycling Podcast has covered the Tour with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world's biggest race. Our nightly episodes recap the stage action with analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour.To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. Ask us anything for our next rest day Press Conference episode:Email contact@thecyclingpodcast.comOr leave a voice message at speakpipe.com/thecyclingpodcast Introducing our sponsors, MyWhooshOur Tour de France coverage is sponsored by MyWhoosh.MyWhoosh is a serious indoor training and racing platform, built for riders who love cycling, and it's free. It's built for anyone who wants to ride indoors with purpose, whether that's staying fit, following a training plan, joining a community ride, racing hard, or exploring virtual roads and it's free to ride, just like outdoors.Episode sponsorsBikmoThe Cycling Podcast is supported by Bikmo, cycle insurance built for cyclists who actually ride.Whether it's a crash, a stolen bike, or your pride and joy arriving at baggage reclaim in three separate pieces – it's covered. Flexible policies you can cancel anytime, 50 per cent off extra household bikes, plus protection for your kit, race entries and travel.Follow us on social media:Twitter @cycling_podcastInstagram @thecyclingpodcastFriends of the PodcastSign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes.The 11.01 CappuccinoOur regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it's after 11am).The Cannibal & BadgerFriends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our virtual pub, The Cannibal & Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. Log in to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in.The Cycling Podcast is on StravaThe Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.

French fries are one of the world's most recognizable foods, enjoyed everywhere from neighborhood diners to restaurants and street vendors around the globe. This episode explores the debated origins of French fries, how potatoes became the ideal ingredient for frying, the many styles and preparations found around the world, and why this simple dish has remained a favorite for generations. Along the way, you'll hear about regional variations, cooking techniques, popular condiments, and the enduring appeal of crispy potatoes. It's steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping! Read with permission from French fries, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_fries), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. — Ad-free episodes: ⁠icantsleep.supportingcast.fm⁠Have a topic in mind? ⁠Request a topic⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to episode 446 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are talking farmer health, that's right: stretching and exercise routine for farmers, gardening for the long haul and we are addressing farmer loneliness. Or, well attempting to.  We are a Non-Profit! 

Diana and Nicole discuss how genealogists use artificial intelligence to transcribe handwritten, foreign-language historical documents. They review feedback from a survey regarding experiences with various AI tools, including Transkribus, Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, and Leo. The researchers report positive experiences, with average accuracy ratings between 7.5 and 8 out of 10. Listeners learn which languages, such as Spanish, German, French, Latin, and Scandinavian, are commonly processed through these tools. The discussion highlights that while AI excels at speed, it frequently struggles with proper names, obscure place names, and table-based data. The hosts share field-tested strategies for successful transcription. Listeners learn to provide extensive context in their prompts, work in small segments, and perform a manual "rough read" before utilizing AI. Diana and Nicole emphasize the importance of acquiring basic language skills to spot errors, especially when dealing with subtle, plausible hallucinations from large language models. They conclude that AI serves as a powerful assistant but caution that it cannot replace the researcher's own skill and judgment. This summary was generated by Google Gemini. Links What Genealogists Are Saying About AI Transcription of Foreign-Language Documents – Family Locket - https://familylocket.com/what-genealogists-are-saying-about-ai-transcription-of-foreign-language-documents/ Survey - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZev1baLVTzKZ0skumxp5syTMAmCMeQkvda4YhLMmYPmOaVg/viewform?usp=sharing  Sponsor – Newspapers.com For listeners of this podcast, Newspapers.com is offering new subscribers 20% off a Publisher Extra subscription so you can start exploring today. Just use the code "FamilyLocket" at checkout.  Research Like a Pro Resources Airtable Universe - Nicole's Airtable Templates - https://www.airtable.com/universe/creator/usrsBSDhwHyLNnP4O/nicole-dyer Airtable Research Logs Quick Reference - by Nicole Dyer - https://familylocket.com/product-tag/airtable/ Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide book by Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com - https://amzn.to/2x0ku3d Research Like a Pro with AI Workbook – Second Edition (eBook) - https://familylocket.com/product/research-like-a-pro-with-ai-workbook-second-edition-ebook/ 14-Day Research Like a Pro Challenge Workbook - digital - https://familylocket.com/product/14-day-research-like-a-pro-challenge-workbook-digital-only/ and spiral bound - https://familylocket.com/product/14-day-research-like-a-pro-challenge-workbook-spiral-bound/ Research Like a Pro Webinar Series - monthly case study webinars including documentary evidence and many with DNA evidence - https://familylocket.com/product-category/webinars/ Research Like a Pro eCourse - independent study course -  https://familylocket.com/product/research-like-a-pro-e-course/ RLP Study Group - upcoming group and email notification list - https://familylocket.com/services/research-like-a-pro-study-group/ Research Like a Pro Institute Courses - https://familylocket.com/product-category/institute-course/ Research Like a Pro with DNA Resources Research Like a Pro with DNA: A Genealogist's Guide to Finding and Confirming Ancestors with DNA Evidence book by Diana Elder, Nicole Dyer, and Robin Wirthlin - https://amzn.to/3gn0hKx Research Like a Pro with DNA eCourse - independent study course -  https://familylocket.com/product/research-like-a-pro-with-dna-ecourse/ RLP with DNA Study Group - upcoming group and email notification list - https://familylocket.com/services/research-like-a-pro-with-dna-study-group/ Thank you Thanks for listening! We hope that you will share your thoughts about our podcast and help us out by doing the following: Write a review on iTunes or Apple Podcasts. If you leave a review, we will read it on the podcast and answer any questions that you bring up in your review. Thank you! Leave a comment in the comment or question in the comment section below. Share the episode on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. Sign up for our newsletter to receive notifications of new episodes - https://familylocket.com/sign-up/ Check out this list of genealogy podcasts from Feedspot: Best Genealogy Podcasts - https://blog.feedspot.com/genealogy_podcasts/

Dans ce troisième épisode de la série de l'été, direction 2013 pour une séance chez l'orthoptiste, une vitrine qui retient mon regard, et un manteau bleu que je porte encore aujourd'hui.  A weekly eye exercise, a detour through a shop window, and a coat that turns out to be exactly the colour I'd been looking for. This episode is a small slice of everyday French life in 2013 – the kind of ordinary moment that, in French, comes with its own little vocabulary: window shopping, trying something on, giving in to curiosity. This summer, no pen, no notebook – just listening and speaking. Subscribers receive a podcast letter with this episode: a question to think about before pressing play, cultural markers to go deeper into the episode, three natural expressions to practice out loud, and a comprehension question to answer once you've listened all the way through. A different way to make progress in French. D'autres épisodes à écouter sur le thème du shopping Shopping au printemps
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/shopping-au-printemps/ Du printemps au Petit Palais
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/du-printemps-au-petit-palais/ 1531 — Dialogue shopping 1 — Le palais de la gourmandise
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/1531-%e2%80%94-dialogue-shopping-1%c2%a0-le-palais-de-la-gourmandise/ 1532 — Dialogue shopping 2 — Erreur de caisse et macarons
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/1532-%e2%80%94-dialogue-shopping-2-erreur-de-caisse-et-macarons/ What does ‘bleu canard' mean in French? French color names and their meanings How to say ‘try it on' in French What does ‘par curiosité' mean? Natural ways to say ‘go home' in French French podcast about everyday life in Paris French expressions for shopping Real French conversations podcast for learners French podcast archive episodes summer 2026 How to improve spoken French this summer manteau bleu · bleu canard · couleurs en français · vitrine · par curiosité · expressions françaises · french podcast · real french · spoken french · french daily life · shopping in french

Become a Supporter of The Science of Sport, and along with our undying gratitude you get a bonus Applied show every week, ad-free listening, and a seat in the best community in sport. It costs less than a coffee, or a gel.Show notesThe big story this week is another Tour de France anti-doping row, with race leaders Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard woken to give samples at 5am and 2am. But first, we discuss a forgettable World Cup final and a long overdue Mile world record(00:01:27) Spain beat Argentina to win the World Cup, in what Ross and Gareth reckon was the worst final in living memory. We discuss a game in which Argentina seemed intent on being regressive and aggressive, why the best player in the world was left stranded, the role fatigue and the extra day's rest may have played, and whether a solid tournament deserves better than a grudging seven out of ten.(00:16:14) Josh Kerr does exactly what he said he would and breaks Hicham El Guerrouj's 27 year old mile world record at the London Diamond League, running near-perfect 55 second laps on route to his 222. Point 66. We get into his near-perfect even pace, how wavelight technology has reduced the risk and unburdened the athlete to chase physiological limits, whether that cheapens anything, and why the 1500m record should surely be next.(00:35:23) The big story. Pogačar and Vingegaard were dope-tested at 5am and 2am on the morning of a mountain stage, and all hell broke loose. We explain why an 11pm to 6am block is normally sacrosanct and exempt from doping, but why allowances have to be made to test athletes within it on occasion. We the "serious and specific suspicion" exception that received judicial sign-off under French law, what that implies, and why we will probably never know. Vingegaard later crashed out with a broken collarbone, so we ask whether the two are linked, and the extent to which this is a wake-up call for cycling (and some of its fans), or just more of the same?(00:59:36) And finally, the Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow this weekend, pared back to ten sports and stuck behind a paywall. Did anyone notice? Has the world moved on? We say a fond, faintly baffled farewell.LinksSome stats from the one-sided World Cup FinalHow the Mile was won: Some analysis of Kerr's record, including the splits Gareth read outSome details on Josh Kerr's custom shoeRoss' brief thoughts on the early morning testing controversy on XMore detail on the exemption made, judicial approval and nature of suspicions (good), along with some speculation about Seixas and a call for transparency (silly)Vingegaard's team on the crash and possible reasons for it Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michel Barnier is best known in Ireland for his central role in the EU's negotiations with the UK over Brexit almost ten years ago. But Barnier has also played a central role in French politics for decades, including a brief stint as prime minister. Today he is a member of the French parliament. Last week he was in Dublin for a series of political meetings with Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee and other senior figures, and on Wednesday Hugh interviewed him at Europe House, the European Commission's Dublin base, in front of an audience. Their conversation ranged from Barnier's first political awakening as a teenager in the 1960s through to his verdict on Brexit 10 years after the referendum, figures like Nigel Farage who led the UK out of the EU, the rise of France's far right and the prospects for the French presidential election which takes place in April of next year. Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivered to your inbox? Sign up for Denis Staunton's Global Briefing newsletter here: irishtimes.com/newsletters/global-briefing/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh and Drusilla discuss the French classic, Diabolique. From wiki: “Les Diaboliques (French: [le djabɔlik], lit. transl. The Diabolical Ones or Diabolical Women, released as Diabolique in the United States and variously translated as The Devils or The Fiends)[3] is a 1955 French noir psychological thriller film co-written and directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, and starring Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse, and Charles Vanel. The story blends elements of psychological thriller, crime drama and psychological horror, with the plot focusing on a woman and her husband's mistress who conspire to murder the man. It is based on the 1952 novel Celle qui n'était plus (lit. transl. The One Who Was No More)[4] by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac.”Also discussed: cockroach trauma, Florida, Who Can Kill a Child? (1976), Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026), The Vampire Lestat, How Green Was My Valley (1941), Matewan (1987), Alfred Hitchcock, Bound (1996), Blood Simple (1984), The Kingdom (1994),  Peeping Tom (1960), and more. NEXT WEEK: In the Mouth of Madness (1994) Bloodhaus: https://www.bloodhauspod.com/https://www.instagram.com/bloodhauspod/https://letterboxd.com/bloodhaus/Drusilla Adeline:https://www.sisterhydedesign.com/https://letterboxd.com/sisterhyde/https://www.instagram.com/sister__hyde/Joshua Conkelhttps://www.joshuaconkel.com/https://www.instagram.com/joshua_conkel/https://letterboxd.com/JoshuaConkel/  

How do you go from producing Dirty Dancing to building the global Mortal Kombat franchise? Today's guest, legendary producer Larry Kasanoff, has raised over a billion dollars by embracing what others call a little bit crazy. He has shaped the entertainment landscape by constantly fighting the current of mediocrity. Today, we are breaking down how to lead through massive industry shifts and build brands that stand the test of time. What You'll Learn in This Episode How to identify the core essence of a brand so you can stretch it across different media successfully Why fostering a state of play is essential for leading creative teams and sparking innovation The importance of asking anyone anything to advance your projects and overcome creative barriers How to balance emerging technologies like AI with the enduring human elements of storytelling Why embracing a touch of the madness helps you fight the pull of mediocrity in your work Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (01:08) Finding the Essence of Enduring Global Brands (04:41) Protecting the Brand and Knowing When to Say No (06:24) Embracing a Touch of the Madness in Leadership (08:13) The Create Ask Play Framework (10:20) The Origins of a Touch of the Madness (14:08) Balancing New Technologies with Timeless Storytelling (16:49) Leading Like a Visionary and the Value of Play (26:51) The Brand That Made Our Guest Smile About Larry Kasanoff Larry Kasanoff is a legendary producer who has raised over a billion dollars and shaped the entertainment landscape. He is known for building enduring global franchises across movies, video games, theme parks, and music, including the massive Mortal Kombat brand. Beginning his career as head of production at Vestron, he greenlit the Academy Award-winning film Platoon and has since led major tech shifts in the industry. Larry is the author of A Touch of the Madness, where he shares his philosophy on fighting mediocrity and taking bold creative risks. What Brand Has Made Larry Smile Recently? Larry recently smiled thinking about Sennelier, a historic French brand of pastels. As someone who enjoys drawing, he visited their store in Paris and was captivated by the brand's enduring story. Now, whenever he sees his Sennelier pastels on his work table, it brings a smile to his face. Resources & Links Connect with Larry on LinkedIn and his website. Learn more about Larry's company, Threshold Entertainment Group. Check out his new book, A Touch of the Madness. Listen & Support the Show Watch or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon/Audible, TuneIn, and iHeart. Rate and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help others find the show. Share this episode — email a friend or colleague this episode. Sign up for my free Story Strategies newsletter for branding and storytelling tips. On Brand is a part of the Marketing Podcast Network. Until next week, I'll see you on the Internet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's story: In cities of the far north, it never gets fully dark around the summer solstice. Cities and towns celebrate with festivals, outdoor events, and late-night traditions, from baseball in Alaska to White Nights in St. Petersburg. But constant light can also affect sleep, so people use blackout curtains, dim lights, and other routines to help their bodies adjust. Transcript & Exercises: https://plainenglish.com/883Get the full story and learning resources: https://plainenglish.com/883--Plain English helps you improve your English:Learn about the world and improve your EnglishClear, natural English at a speed you can understandNew stories every weekLearn even more at PlainEnglish.comMentioned in this episode:Hard words? No problemNever be confused by difficult words in Plain English again! See translations of the hardest words and phrases from English to your language. Each episode transcript includes built-in translations into Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, and Turkish. Sign up for a free 14-day trial at PlainEnglish.com

Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE Laura Thomas' work, especially her Bite of Betrayal series.  Ribbons of Guilt takes the suspense to almost thriller level. Listen in and see why I can't wait to find out what's coming next! (I mean, I've already read this so... note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you. My review (from my advance reader copy from the publisher). With more twists and turns than a pirouette, Laura Thomas sets the stage for a heart racing story that begins in beauty and builds to a crescendo you pray won't come. In her signature style, Laura layers secrets and sinister situations into one impossible-to-put-down novel. Romantic suspense rises to the next level as Leo and Harriet wrestle not only with the strange events taking their lives hostage but also the possible death of a marriage neither is ready to give up on. Or are they? Stock up on snacks and drinks before you sit down to read, because once you pick up this book, you'll be the next hostage--to the next page! Ribbons of Guilt by Laura Thomas A marriage in crisis. A betrayer in the wings. A life at stake. Harriet Duval has it all—a handsome French husband, a delightful young daughter, a successful career as a professional ballerina behind her, and a beautiful future in a charming village in the English countryside. Even her beloved sisters can't see the painful truth she hides beneath her perfect mask… Successful businessman Leo Duval is at a breaking point physically, emotionally, and spiritually as he is forced to harbor secrets in Paris while his marriage in England dissolves before his very eyes. The magnetic pull of Harriet's old dancing life and the shocking murder of a Swan Lake ballerina causes her to question everything: faith, future, family. When the killer begins targeting the Duval family, Leo and Harriet's vulnerable marriage is tested by an unimaginable traumatic event. Will the guilt they carry divide them when they need each other most? Learn more about Laura on her  WEBSITE and follow her on GoodReads and BookBub. To learn about Captured in Frame, the first book in the series, listen HERE. Like to listen on the go? You can find Because Fiction Podcast at: Apple Castbox Google Play Libsyn RSS Spotify Amazon YouTube and more!

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Kelsey and Joe are back from their couples trip to France - and Joe is joining at the end for the rapid fire questions! Hear about their magical night in Paris, watching the Eiffel Tower sparkle, exploring Montmartre, and squeezing as much as possible into less than 24 hours before heading into the peaceful French countryside.Then it's on to Chablis for vineyard views, charming villages, a dreamy château, plenty of wine tastings, and a much-needed chance to slow down together. If you'd like to share about your trip on the podcast, email me at: kelsey@triptalespodcast.comBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kelseygravesFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelsey_gravesFollow me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mskelseygravesJoin us in the Trip Tales Podcast Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1323687329158879Mentioned in this episode:- My Capital One Venture X Referral Link: https://i.capitalone.com/JMxfRZaqs- Chablis, France- Chateau de la Resle- Air France Premium Economy- Points and Miles- Aer Lingus- Le Parisis Hotel- JFK: The TWA Hotel and Lounge, Connie, The Paris Cafe, Capital One Lounge- EU EES Entry Exit System- Montmarte: Sacre-Coeur- Gare de Lyon- Joigny: La Station- Auxerre: Le Maison Fort, Le Sub- Chablis: William Fèvre (tasting room), Jean-Marc Brocard (vineyard), Domaine Long-Depaquit (chateau), Domaine Laroche (cave tour)- Petite Chablis, Chablis, Premier Cru, Grand Cru

After Japan's surrender in August of 1945, the Empire of Vietnam witnessed a revolution and its winners crafted a declaration of independence. However, forming a new nation-state during the Cold War would prove to be a long, bloody struggle.Support the show My latest novel, "Califia's Crusade," is now available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books, Bookshop.org, and many other online platforms! 

China's suspension of rare earth exports to Japan has now entered its seventh month, with shipments in June again falling to a fraction of their level a year earlier. The restrictions are one sign of a broader collapse in relations between the two countries since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi took office last fall. The relationship, long marked by tension, deteriorated sharply after Takaichi said that Chinese military action against Taiwan would "threaten Japan's survival." Since then, ties have continued to worsen. William Yang, senior Northeast Asia analyst at the International Crisis Group, joins Eric to explain the politics driving this increasingly dangerous confrontation and why its consequences will be felt across Asia.

Dr. Lisa Nichols is co-founder and President of ALLMYNE a new travel app. Dr. Nichols is the Director for Brookdale Mobile Crisis Team, Brooklyn NY. She received her Ph.D. from Alliant International University in San Diego, California. She has been a part of Mobile Crisis Teams and Psychiatric Emergency rooms in New York City for over 20 years. She has done research and worked with refugees, PTSD, HIV/AIDS, and ethics. Dr. Nichols has a Master's in Business Administration from Sciences Politiques, Paris, France and been trained in 6 Sigma and Lean Fundamentals. Dr. Nichols has a Bachelor of Science in Experimental Psychology from University College London, London, England. She maintains a small private practice. Dr. Nichols is an enthusiastic traveler and has been to over 152 countries and speaks fluent French while managing conversations in Spanish and German. Subscribe to the app: https://allmyne.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/join.allmyne/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/join.allmyne/ ***********Susanne Mueller / www.susannemueller.biz TEDX Talk, May 2022: Running and Life: 5KM Formula for YOUR Successhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT_5Er1cLvY Join Substack: https://substack.com/@susannemuellernyc?Enjoy one coaching session for free if you are a yearly subscriber. 800+ weekly blogs / 500+ podcasts / 1 Ironman Triathlon / 5 half ironman races / 26 marathon races / 4 books / 1 Mt. Kilimanjaro / 1 TEDx Talk

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on further attacks in the Gulf region; Britain's Prime Minister-designate Andy Burnham heads to Buckingham Palace to get King Charles' go-ahead; protests erupt between a youth movement and police in India's capital; and French lawmakers want to speed up a law banning social media for children under 15.

He was born a draper's son, apprenticed at 14, and told that he would never run his own jewellery business. In this episode of Gem Pursuit, Matthew Weldon and Fenia Sigkoudi trace how Frederic Boucheron built one of the great French jewellery houses, from his early training in Paris to the 1858 decision that changed everything. The story begins in the Palais Royal, where Boucheron learned the trade, watched a business pass to someone else, then raised 100,000 francs and opened his own boutique. Matthew and Fenia follow the early shop, the sale-or-return model that helped him build trust, the 1866 maker's mark, and the exhibitions that gave Boucheron an international name. They also look at what makes Boucheron feel like Boucheron: jewellery that is striking, unusual and beautifully made, but also fluid and wearable. From the Question Mark necklace and plique-a-jour enamel to diamond engraving, the Grand Mazarin, the Maharaja of Patiala commission and a client list that runs from Sarah Bernhardt to Queen Elizabeth II, this is a story about risk, taste and the power of doing things differently. www.courtville.ie www.gempursuit.com Get social with Courtville, follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok This podcast was produced for Courtville by Tape Deck

Welcome to the final episode of the Rule the Roost World Cup Digest! For one last time, I am wrapping up the 2026 World Cup, dissecting a tense and dramatic final, taking a look at England's chaotic bronze medal match, and reflecting on the tournament as a whole. On today's briefing: Spain the Rightful Kings: Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time thanks to a 106th-minute winner from Ferran Torres. Ultimately, they are the rightful and unsurprising winners. They have now gone a record-breaking 38 matches unbeaten and conceded just one single goal all tournament. A genuinely superb defensive display. An Unpleasant Argentina: It has to be said, this Argentina side were a rather unpleasant bunch in the final. They were negative, cynical, and racked up the cards—culminating in Enzo Fernández being sent off deep into stoppage time and Leandro Paredes seeing red after the final whistle. End of an Era: Is this the end of Lionel Messi's amazing legacy? It almost certainly is, and it is a real shame to see his World Cup journey conclude with such an ill-tempered, negative final performance from his team. England's 6-4 Alternate Reality: England beat France 6-4 in an absolutely wild third-place play-off. Frankly, the French probably couldn't be bothered, but for England fans, it was actually quite painful to watch. It offered a glimpse into an alternate reality where we played with far less fear than Thomas Tuchel seemingly instilled in the squad for that semi-final defeat to Argentina. Tournament Reflections: I offer some closing thoughts on the tournament as a whole. It was great, but it undeniably seemed to lose a bit of energy towards the end. Is this simply down to the sheer length and exhaustion of an expanded 48-team format? And if so, what on earth will a 64-team World Cup look like? The Bigger Picture: Finally, I ask a deeper question: what does the growing lack of excitement and joy from footballing success say about the current state of the sport, about us as fans, and perhaps even society as a whole? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Here Now this week the focus is on a bilingual class at a school in east Christchurch with a difference. L'Aurore is a new bilingual French and English classroom at Haeata Community Campus in the east Christchurch suburb of Aranui. The class has been going for one year, and has doubled in size. In the class the students, who all have a family connection to France, are immersed in the French language and culture every day.

Pádraig French from Teagasc, who is closely involved in dairy-beef research, including the Ballyvadin Calf-to-Beef Demonstration Farm, joins James Dunne on this week's Dairy Edge. They discuss the key management practices that drive performance, the role of Commercial Beef Value (CBV), what makes these systems financially successful, and what the latest research is telling us about the future of dairy calf to beef production.For more episodes from the Dairy Edge podcast go to the show page at:https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/ The Dairy Edge is a co-production with LastCastMedia.com

Rising singer-songwriter ALANI delves into the making of her debut EP, Somewhere Between Saying It. The London-born singer-songwriter, whose French, Lebanese, and Brazilian roots inform her perspective, discusses overcoming writer's block, what she learned by appearing on  The Voice Kids UK, moving to New York to study at NYU's Gallatin School, and why the new EP unfolds like a diary.

Sarah Slattery from thetravelexpert.ie joins The Last Word to discuss the best cities and towns to visit along the French riviera.Catch the full chat by pressing the ‘Play' button on this page!

Fluent Fiction - French: Parisian Puzzle: Unveiling the Tour Eiffel's Secret Chamber Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/fr/episode/2026-07-20-22-34-01-fr Story Transcript:Fr: Sous un ciel bleu éclatant de l'été parisien, Émile, un guide local passionné par les énigmes, se frayait un chemin à travers la foule qui se pressait autour de la Tour Eiffel.En: Under the brilliant blue sky of the été parisien, Émile, a local guide passionate about puzzles, made his way through the crowd gathered around the Tour Eiffel.Fr: Chaque jour, il partageait les secrets bien connus du monument, mais ce jour-là, il rêvait de découvrir quelque chose d'extraordinaire.En: Every day, he shared the well-known secrets of the monument, but that day, he dreamed of discovering something extraordinary.Fr: En traversant une boutique de souvenirs, quelque chose attira son attention : un petit morceau de papier caché derrière un faux bibelot.En: As he walked through a souvenir shop, something caught his attention: a small piece of paper hidden behind a fake trinket.Fr: Chantal, une linguiste de Montréal en visite, était passionnée par les codes et les symboles.En: Chantal, a linguist from Montréal visiting Paris, was passionate about codes and symbols.Fr: Assise à une table proche, elle sirotait un café en observant les passants.En: Sitting at a nearby table, she sipped a coffee while observing the passersby.Fr: Elle remarqua Émile qui inspectait le morceau de papier avec grand intérêt.En: She noticed Émile inspecting the piece of paper with great interest.Fr: Curieuse, elle s'approcha et après une présentation rapide, ils réalisèrent leur intérêt commun pour la découverte.En: Curious, she approached and after a quick introduction, they realized their shared interest in discovery.Fr: "Regardez ces symboles," murmura Émile, les yeux écarquillés.En: "Look at these symbols," murmured Émile, eyes wide.Fr: "C'est un message, mais il est incomplet."En: "It's a message, but it's incomplete."Fr: "Je pourrais vous aider," proposa Chantal, son intérêt éveillé.En: "I could help you," offered Chantal, her interest piqued.Fr: Ils se plongèrent dans le mystère, attirant l'attention de Luc, l'ami d'Émile, qui travaillait comme agent de sécurité à la tour.En: They delved into the mystery, attracting the attention of Luc, Émile's friend, who worked as a security officer at the tower.Fr: Luc, pragmatique, secoua la tête en signe de désapprobation.En: Luc, pragmatic, shook his head in disapproval.Fr: "Vous perdez votre temps sur ces gribouillis," dit-il.En: "You're wasting your time on these scribbles," he said.Fr: Mais Émile et Chantal restèrent déterminés à déchiffrer le message.En: But Émile and Chantal remained determined to decipher the message.Fr: Le message était rempli de symboles mystérieux qui semblaient pointer vers divers endroits de Paris.En: The message was filled with mysterious symbols that seemed to point to various locations in Paris.Fr: Confiant en l'expertise de Chantal, Émile décida de l'impliquer malgré les mises en garde de Luc.En: Confident in Chantal's expertise, Émile decided to involve her despite Luc's warnings.Fr: Ensemble, ils explorèrent Paris, chaque symbole une nouvelle pièce du puzzle.En: Together, they explored Paris, each symbol a new piece of the puzzle.Fr: Finalement, leurs recherches les menèrent à découvrir une chambre secrète sous la Tour Eiffel.En: Eventually, their research led them to discover a secret chamber beneath the Tour Eiffel.Fr: Cependant, cette découverte les mit face à un ensemble de barrières de sécurité contrôlées par les collègues de Luc.En: However, this discovery put them against a set of security barriers controlled by Luc's colleagues.Fr: Une confrontation s'ensuivit, mais Luc, malgré son scepticisme initial, choisi de les aider.En: A confrontation ensued, but Luc, despite his initial skepticism, chose to help them.Fr: La chambre cachait un artefact historique peu connu, lié à l'histoire de la Tour.En: The chamber hid a little-known historical artifact related to the history of the tower.Fr: Après des négociations, le trio convainquit les autorités de documenter et de préserver cet héritage.En: After negotiations, the trio convinced the authorities to document and preserve this heritage.Fr: À la fin de cette aventure, Émile comprit que le travail d'équipe et la responsabilité étaient tout aussi importants que la curiosité et l'exploration.En: At the end of the adventure, Émile understood that teamwork and responsibility were as important as curiosity and exploration.Fr: Sous le soleil d'été, tandis que la foule continuait à admirer la majesté de la Tour Eiffel, un sourire se dessina sur le visage d'Émile, satisfait de savoir que leur découverte contribuerait à l'histoire de Paris.En: Under the summer sun, while the crowd continued to admire the grandeur of the Tour Eiffel, a smile appeared on Émile's face, satisfied knowing that their discovery would contribute to the history of Paris. Vocabulary Words:the puzzle: l'énigmethe crowd: la foulethe souvenir shop: la boutique de souvenirsthe trinket: le bibelotthe linguist: la linguistethe passerby: le passantthe gaze: le regardthe scribbles: les gribouillisthe mystery: le mystèrethe attention: l'attentionthe security officer: l'agent de sécuritéthe approval: l'approbationthe warning: l'avertissementthe confidence: la confiancethe expertise: l'expertisethe research: les recherchesthe chamber: la chambrethe barrier: la barrièrethe confrontation: la confrontationthe skepticism: le scepticismethe artifact: l'artefactthe negotiation: la négociationthe authority: l'autoritéthe heritage: l'héritagethe teamwork: le travail d'équipethe responsibility: la responsabilitéthe curiosity: la curiositéthe exploration: l'explorationthe majesty: la majestéthe grandeur: la grandeur

Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss for a three-week adventure taking them from Barcelona to Paris, following the 2026 Tour de France.The Cycling Podcast has covered the Tour with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world's biggest race. Our nightly episodes recap the stage action with analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour.To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. Ask us anything for our next rest day Press Conference episode:Email contact@thecyclingpodcast.comOr leave a voice message at speakpipe.com/thecyclingpodcast Introducing our sponsors, MyWhooshOur Tour de France coverage is sponsored by MyWhoosh.MyWhoosh is a serious indoor training and racing platform, built for riders who love cycling, and it's free. It's built for anyone who wants to ride indoors with purpose, whether that's staying fit, following a training plan, joining a community ride, racing hard, or exploring virtual roads and it's free to ride, just like outdoors.Episode sponsorsBikmoThe Cycling Podcast is supported by Bikmo, cycle insurance built for cyclists who actually ride.Whether it's a crash, a stolen bike, or your pride and joy arriving at baggage reclaim in three separate pieces – it's covered. Flexible policies you can cancel anytime, 50 per cent off extra household bikes, plus protection for your kit, race entries and travel.Follow us on social media:Twitter @cycling_podcastInstagram @thecyclingpodcastFriends of the PodcastSign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes.The 11.01 CappuccinoOur regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it's after 11am).The Cannibal & BadgerFriends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our virtual pub, The Cannibal & Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. Log in to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in.The Cycling Podcast is on StravaThe Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.

As we take a mid-summer-post-4th-of-July break, we are bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives about the Revolutionary era. We'll be back with new "50 Weeks That Shaped America" episodes soon!It's October 4th. In 1776, Benjamin Franklin is headed to France as the Continental Congress's first diplomat, looking to secure support for the American independence movement.Jody and Kellie are joined by Mike Duncan, history podcaster behind series such as “Revolutions” and “The Fall of Rome.” They discuss Franklin's diplomatic goal, his taste for the Parisian nightlife — and why the values of the Founding Fathers continue to be contested and politicized.Check out Mike's book “Hero of Two Worlds.”Join our America250 newsletter community! Subscribe for free to get the latest news and analysis of how America250 is playing out. Paying subscribers get access to early, ad-free versions of the show. Plus bonus features throughout the year. To support our work and get access to everything, subscribe now.This Day is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories.If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on our website: ThisDayPod.comGet in touch if you have any ideas for future topics, or just want to say hello. Follow us on social @thisdaypodOur team: Jacob Feldman, Researcher/Producer; Khawla Nakua, Transcripts; music by Teen Daze and Blue Dot Sessions; Audrey Mardavich is our Executive Producer at Radiotopia. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A masterclass in the art of the all-nighter, as one of France's finest purveyors of funk delivers six hours live from Robert Johnson. What does minimal sound like in 2026? Ask five DJs and you'll get five answers, from the acidic electro and techno of Montevideo to the dubby loops of Montreal. A real contender for the face of contemporary minimal, though, is Romain Poncet, AKA Traumer. Poncet is, in many ways, old school. As a DJ, he offers a French twist on Rominimal: long, drawn-out loops mixed with imperceptible precision. In the studio, he turns out the kind of records you'd find in Raresh's bag. He didn't start out a minimal head, though. His early-'10s releases were driving techno and tech house, but around 2016 the Parisian changed tack, launching GET TRAUM — a label steeped in both Bucharest's ar:pia:r and France's own history of deep, stripped-back house. Whatever the genre, his music is understated, never showy: DJ tools in the truest sense, designed for dancers and for DJs who want to tell a story over a long set. Case in point is RA.1049, a six-hour recording from Robert Johnson. The drums skip like kids let out for summer; the melodies sit between euphoria and melancholy. Swallow it whole or savour it course by course — RA.1049 is a Traumer tasting menu. Read more at ra.co/podcast/1067 @traumer