Podcast appearances and mentions of sarah elzas

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about AI and the French company Lingora. There's “The Listener's Corner”, Ollia Horton's “Happy Moment”, and an homage to Muhammad Shamim, the president of the RFI Golden Eagles Club. All that, and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winners' names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Facebook: Be sure to send your photos to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr for the RFI English Listeners Forum banner!More tech news: Did you know we have a YouTube channel? Just go to YouTube and write “RFI English” in the search bar, and there we are! Be sure to subscribe to see all our videos.Would you like to learn French? RFI is here to help you!Our website “Le Français facile avec RFI” has news broadcasts in slow, simple French, as well as bilingual radio dramas (with real actors!) and exercises to practice what you have heard.Go to our website and get started! At the top of the page, click on “Test level”. According to your score, you'll be counselled to the best-suited activities for your level.Do not give up! As Lidwien van Dixhoorn, the head of “Le Français facile” service told me: “Bathe your ears in the sound of the language, and eventually, you'll get it.” She should know – Lidwien is Dutch and came to France hardly able to say “bonjour” and now she heads this key RFI department – so stick with it!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Spotlight on France, Spotlight on Africa, The International Report, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We also have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. Remember, podcasts are radio, too! As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Please keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books that were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!We have new RFI Listeners Club members, all members of a student radio club in West Bengal, India, headed up by their teacher, Ratan Kumar Paul. Join me in a hearty welcome to new members Deep Paul, Dilip Meta, Sima Pal, and Rimil Paul, with of course, their teacher, Ratan Kumar Paul.Welcome, one and all! So glad you have joined us!You too can be a member of the RFI Listeners Club – just write to me at english.service@rfi.fr and tell me you want to join, and I'll send you a membership number. It's that easy. When you win a Sound Kitchen quiz as an RFI Listeners Club member, you'll receive a premium prize.This week's quiz: On 8 March, I asked you to listen to Alison Hird and Sarah Elzas' Spotlight on France podcast number 124. They covered AI in the show, and the EU-backed "third path" approach, midway between the US' private tech firm-dominated model, and China's state-controlled technology.You were to re-listen to their AI report, specifically about the French company Lingora, who recently released a large language model trained on French and European content. You were to send in the answer to these two questions: When was the company Lingora founded, and in which year did they begin work on their AI model? The answer is, as Sarah noted: Lingora was founded in 2000; the company began working on AI in 2016.In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: "Is it wrong to disobey laws?"Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us! The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Jayanta Chakrabarty from New Delhi, India. Jayanta is also the winner of this week's bonus question. Congratulations, Jayanta, on your double win.Also on the list of lucky winners this week are RFI Listeners Club members Radhakrishna Pillai from Kerala State, India; Zenon Teles, the president of the Christian – Marxist – Leninist - Maoist Association of Listening DX-ers in Goa, India, and Mahfuzur Rahman from Cumilla, Bangladesh.Last but assuredly not least, there's RFI English listener Shaharier Sadman Shihab from Naogaon, Bangladesh.Congratulations, winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: “Kashmir” by George Fenton and John Leach; “Bamboule” by  Pierre Bensousan; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer; “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, and “Yé ké yé ké” by Mori Kante, performed by Mori Kante and his ensemble. Do you have a music request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frThis week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read our article “RN leader Le Pen battles for political future after embezzlement conviction”, which will help you with the answer.You have until 28 April to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 3 May podcast. When you enter, be sure to send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceClick here to learn how to win a special Sound Kitchen prize.Click here to find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club.   

This week on The Sound Kitchen we'll celebrate International Women's Day. You'll hear the answer to the question about the French Socialist party and the no-confidence vote, “The Listener's Corner” with Paul Myers, and Erwan Rome's “Music from Erwan” – all that, as well as the new quiz and bonus questions, so click the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Facebook: Be sure to send your photos to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr for the RFI English Listeners Forum banner!More tech news: Did you know we have a YouTube channel? Just go to YouTube and write “RFI English” in the search bar, and there we are! Be sure to subscribe to see all our videos.Would you like to learn French? RFI is here to help you!Our website “Le Français facile avec RFI” has news broadcasts in slow, simple French, as well as bilingual radio dramas (with real actors!) and exercises to practice what you have heard.Go to our website and get started! At the top of the page, click on “Test level”. According to your score, you'll be counselled to the best-suited activities for your level.Do not give up! As Lidwien van Dixhoorn, the head of “Le Français facile” service told me: “Bathe your ears in the sound of the language, and eventually, you'll get it.” She should know – Lidwien is Dutch and came to France hardly able to say “bonjour” and now she heads this key RFI department – so stick with it!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Spotlight on France, Spotlight on Africa, The International Report, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We also have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. Remember, podcasts are radio, too! As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Please keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books that were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!This week's quiz: On 8 February, I asked you a question about our article “French PM pushes through budget, faces second no-confidence vote”. That's because French Prime Minister François Bayrou used Article 49.3 – a special executive power - to push the budget through. The Parliament does not take kindly to Article 49.3, because the executive branch can use it to bypass their votes.After it went through, a no-confidence motion was immediately brought forward by the hard-left France Unbowed party. At that time, it was not thought the no-confidence motion would pass, because the Socialists said they would vote against it. My question to you was: Why did France's Socialist party say they would vote against the no-confidence motion brought by the France Unbowed party? The answer is, to quote our article: “The Socialist Party said in a press release that it did not want to see France in an extended period of financial limbo and would therefore, ‘in a spirit of responsibility', not back the no-confidence vote.”They held to their word: The Socialist party did not back the no-confidence vote - France has a budget now, and the same prime minister, François Bayrou. In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: “Is the favorite child the worst child?”Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us! The winners are: RFI English Listeners Club member Nasyr Muhammad from Katsina State, Nigeria. Nasyr is also this week's bonus question winner. Congratulations, Nasyr, on your double win !Also on the winner's list this week are: Reepa Bain, the secretary of the RFI Pariwer Bandhu SWL Club in Chhattisgarh, India; Mukta Banu, a member of the Shetu RFI Listeners Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh; RFI English Listeners Club member Dipita Chakrabarty from New Delhi, India, and last but not least, RFI English listener Murshida Parvin Lata, the vice - president of the Sonali Badhan Female Listeners Club in Bogura, Bangladesh.Congratulations, winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: “One Woman” by Beth Blatt, Graham Lyle, and Fahan Hassan, performed by the United Nation Women Singers; “Toy Symphony” by Leopold Mozart; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer, and “Nubian Lady” by Kenny Barron, performed by Bobbi Humphrey and her orchestra.  Do you have a music request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frThis week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, take another listen to the first story on Alison Hird and Sarah Elzas' Spotlight on France podcast number 124, which will help you with the answer.You have until 31 March to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 5 April podcast. When you enter, be sure to send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceClick here to learn how to win a special Sound Kitchen prize.Click here to find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club.   

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the number of political groups in France's National Assembly. There's “The Listener's Corner” with Paul Myers, Erwan Rome's “Music from Erwan”, and of course, the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.It's time for you to start thinking about your New Year's resolutions for our annual New Year's Day show. If you've already made up your mind about what you'll aim for in 2025, go ahead and send it to us … if not, be sure you send us your resolution - or resolutions if you are really ambitious! - by 15 December.Mark your calendars now for 12 December, 6 PM Paris time – that's when the winners of the ePOP video competition will be announced, live on the ePOP Facebook page. My good pals Max Bale and Gaël Flaugère, who run the Planète Radio department that sponsors ePOP, invited me to come on the show and talk to you for a few minutes, in English. So plan to stay up late or get up early on 12 December, beloved listeners!Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Facebook: Be sure to send your photos to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr for the RFI English Listeners Forum banner!More tech news: Did you know we have a YouTube channel? Just go to YouTube and write “RFI English” in the search bar, and there we are! Be sure to subscribe to see all our videos.Would you like to learn French? RFI is here to help you!Our website “Le Français facile avec RFI” has news broadcasts in slow, simple French, as well as bilingual radio dramas (with real actors!) and exercises to practice what you have heard.Go to our website and get started! At the top of the page, click on “Test level”. According to your score, you'll be counselled to the best-suited activities for your level.Do not give up! As Lidwien van Dixhoorn, the head of “Le Français facile” service told me: “Bathe your ears in the sound of the language, and eventually, you'll get it.” She should know – Lidwien is Dutch and came to France hardly able to say “bonjour” and now she heads this key RFI department – so stick with it!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Spotlight on France, Spotlight on Africa, The International Report, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We also have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. Remember, podcasts are radio, too! As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Please keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books that were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!This week's quiz:  On Alison Hird and Sarah Elzas' Spotlight on France podcast no 115, Alison produced a piece on France's current governmental crisis, and the lack of an ability in the French political landscape to compromise – as Alison noted: “France does not have the tradition of coalition building more commonly found in Germany, Switzerland and the Nordic countries.”As social scientist Loïc Blondiaux told Le Monde: “The idea of deliberation – organised, reasoned debate in the form of an exchange of arguments – has never had the force and legitimacy in France that it has in other countries … a specific trait of our political culture is, on the contrary, contempt for consensus. Compromise is often seen as synonymous with giving in and weakness.”I asked you to re-listen to Alison's report, and send in the answer to this question: How many political groups are there in France's National Assembly?The answer is: As Laure Gillot-Assayag, a researcher in political science and philosophy told Alison: "There are 11 political groups in the National Assembly, it's a record … a culture of compromise is more necessary than ever if the government is to function in such a deeply divided political landscape.”In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: “What is the most wonderful thing you've ever seen in a museum?”Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us! The winners are: Saleem Akhtar, the president of the RFI Seven Stars Radio Listening Club in District Chiniot, Pakistan. Saleem is also the winner of this week's bonus question. Congratulations, Saleem!Also on the list of lucky winners this week are Sakirun Islam Mitu, a member of the RFI Amour Fan Club in Rajshahi, Bangladesh; also from Rajshahi, RFI English listener Sumaiya Akter, a member of the World Dx International Radio Fan Club.Rounding out this week's list of lucky winners are Ferhat Bezazel, the president of the RFI Butterflies Club Ain Kechera in West Skikda, Algeria, and finally, RFI English listener Abdul Rehman, a member of the International Radio Fan and Youth Club in Khanewal, Pakistan.Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: “Take a Hike” by Rik Carter and Phil Brown; “Galerie” by Bruno Letort; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer, and “Identité” by Gaël Horellou, performed by Horellou and his ensemble.Do you have a music request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frThis week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read Amanda Morrow's article “Ecosystems hang in the balance as Colombia hosts crucial biodiversity talks”, which will help you with the answer.You have until 18 November to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 23 November podcast. When you enter be sure to send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceClick here to learn how to win a special Sound Kitchen prize.Click here to find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club.   

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the National Rally's campaign promises. We'll re-visit the Olympic Games, there's “The Listener's Corner” with Paul Myers, and bushels of good music - all that and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!The ePOP video competition is open! The ePOP video competition is sponsored by the RFI department “Planète Radio”, whose mission is to give a voice to the voiceless. ePOP focuses on the environment and how climate change has affected “ordinary” people. You are to create a three-minute video about climate change, the environment, pollution - told by the people it affects.You do not need expensive video equipment to enter the competition. Your phone is fine.  And you do not need to be a member of the RFI Clubs to enter – everyone is welcome. And by the way – the prizes are incredibly generous!Go to the ePOP page to read about past competitions, watch past videos, and read the regulations for your entry.  You can also write to us at thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr, and we'll forward your mail to Planète Radio.The competition closes 12 September. We expect to be bombarded with entries from the English speakers!Facebook: Be sure to send your photos to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr for the RFI English Listeners Forum banner!More tech news: Did you know we have a YouTube channel? Just go to YouTube and write RFI English in the search bar, and there we are! Be sure to subscribe to see all our videos.Would you like to learn French? RFI is here to help you!Our website “Le Français facile avec rfi” has news broadcasts in slow, simple French, as well as bi-lingual radio dramas (with real actors!) and exercises to practice what you have heard.Go to our website and get started! At the top of the page, click on “Test level”. According to your score, you'll be counseled to the best-suited activities for your level.Do not give up! As Lidwien van Dixhoorn, the head of “Le Français facile” service told me: “Bathe your ears in the sound of the language, and eventually, you'll get it”. She should know – Lidwien is Dutch and came to France hardly able to say “bonjour” and now she heads this key RFI department – so stick with it!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, Spotlight on Africa, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series - an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service.  Please keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our excellent staff of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers take note!  I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books that were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!This week's quiz: On 29 June, I asked you a question about France's snap elections for the lower house of Parliament, the National Assembly. President Emmanuel Macron had just dissolved the Assembly after his party was rather severely trounced in the European Parliament elections by the far-right National Rally party.The first round of voting was on 30 June, and the candidates were, as I noted then, promising the moon to voters … you were to listen to Sarah Elzas' report on her Spotlight on France podcast, and send in the answer to this question: What did the National Rally party say they would do in July to decide what they can or cannot do, as far as their economic promises to the voters?The answer is: As Romeric Godin told Sarah on the podcast: “Many of the spending proposals put forward by Bardella and the RN are predicated on an audit of the country's finances, planned as of July, which would determine what can (and cannot) be done.“That's a traditional way to say ‘We can't implement some promises we made before, because public finances are not in order',” says Godin, skeptical that the RN will be able to deliver.For Godin, the economic audit offers a way out: “They can say that if the report on France's public finances is very bad, they will not do it in the autumn, or at all.”The fiscal information is all there, no audit is necessary.  France's Cour des Comptes, the country's independent and supreme audit institution, publishes a monthly report on the country's finances. It's not a secret document. It's online, and everyone can read it.In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: “What do you remember about your first day at your first job?”, which was suggested by Mokles Uddin Mollahis from Bogura, Bangladesh.Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us! The winners are: RFI English listener Rafiq Khondaker, the president of the Source of Knowledge Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh. Congratulations, Riaz, on your double win.Also on the list of lucky winners this week are Ferhat Bezazel, the president of the RFI Butterflies Club Ain Kechera in West Skikda, Algeria, and RFI Listeners Club member Hans Verner Lollike from Hedehusene, Denmark. Last but not least, there are RFI English listeners Liton Ahamed Mia, from Naogaon, Bangladesh, and Malik Muhammad Nawaz Khokhar from the Sungat Radio Listeners Club in Muzaffargarh, Pakistan. Congratulations winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's program: “Sous le ciel de Paris” by Hubert Giraud and Jean Dréjac, sung by the one and only Edith Piaf; the traditional valse-musette “A Happy Day in Paris” performed by AccordionMan; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer, and “Hymne à l'Amour” by Marguerite Monnot and Edith Piaf, sung by Céline Dion.Do you have a music request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frThis week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate.You have until 16 September to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 21 September podcast. When you enter be sure to send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Click here to learn how to win a special Sound Kitchen prize.Click here to find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club,  

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the Roland Garros French Open Tennis Tournament. There's “On This Day”, “The Listener's Corner” with Paul Myers, and lots of good music. All that and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr – tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!The ePOP video competition is open! The ePOP video competition is sponsored by the RFI department “Planète Radio”, whose mission is to give a voice to the voiceless. ePOP focuses on the environment, and how climate change has affected “ordinary” people. You are to create a three-minute video about climate change, the environment, pollution - told by the people it affects.You do not need expensive video equipment to enter the competition. Your phone is fine. And you do not need to be a member of the RFI Clubs to enter – everyone is welcome. And by the way – the prizes are incredibly generous!Go to the ePOP page to read about past competitions, watch past videos, and read the regulations for your entry.  You can also write to us at thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr, and we'll forward your mail to Planète Radio.The competition closes on 12 September, but you know how "time flies”, so get to work now! We expect to be bombarded with entries from the English speakers!Facebook: Be sure to send your photos for the RFI English Listeners Forum banner to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frMore tech news: Did you know we have a YouTube channel? Just go to YouTube and write RFI English in the search bar, and there we are! Be sure to subscribe to see all our videos.Would you like to learn French? RFI is here to help you!Our website “Le Français facile avec RFI”  has news broadcasts in slow, simple French, as well as bi-lingual radio dramas (with real actors!) and exercises to practice what you have heard.Go to our website and get started! At the top of the page, click on “Test level”. According to your score, you'll be counselled to the best-suited activities for your level.Do not give up! As Lidwien van Dixhoorn, the head of “Le Français facile” service told me: “Bathe your ears in the sound of the language, and eventually, you'll get it." She should know – Lidwien is Dutch and came to France hardly able to say “bonjour” and now she heads this key RFI department – so stick with it!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, Spotlight on Africa, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our staff of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English – that's how I worked on my French, reading books that were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. NB: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!We have a new RFI Listeners Club member to welcome: Tahmidul Alam Orin from Dhaka, Bangladesh.Welcome,Tahmidul! So glad you have joined us!You too can be a member of the RFI Listeners Club – just write to me at english.service@rfi.fr and tell me you want to join, and I'll send you a membership number. It's that easy. When you win a Sound Kitchen quiz as an RFI Listeners Club member, you'll receive a premium prize.This week's quiz: On 1 June, the Roland Garros French Open International Tennis Tournament was in full swing, and our very own Paul Myers was there to keep you in the know.Earlier that week, there was a nail-biting match between Alexander Zverev and Rafael Nadal, the 14-time winner of the Roland Garros French Open tennis tournament. You were to re-read Paul's article “Zverev sees off Nadal to advance to second round at French Open”, and send in the answer to this question: What was the final score in the match between Zverev and Nadal?The answer is: 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: “How do you stay cool?”Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us!The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Sahadot Hossain from Kishoreganj, Bangladesh, who is also the winner of this week's bonus question. Congratulations, Sahadot!Also on the list of lucky winners this week are Ras Franz Manko Ngogo, the president of the Kemogemba RFI Club in Tarime, Mara, Tanzania, and RFI Listeners Club members Radhakrishna Pillai from Kerala State, India, as well as Ajharul Islam Tamim from Kishorganj, Bangladesh.  Last but not least, there's RFI English listener Sadman Al Shihab from Naogaon, also in Bangladesh.Here's the music you heard on this week's program: “Liber Tango” by Astor Piazzolla, performed by Layers; the scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream by Felix Mendelssohn, performed by Seiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony Orchestra; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer, and “Southern Freez” by Andy Stennett, John Rocca, and Peter Maas, performed by Freez.Do you have a music request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frThis week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, listen to Sarah Elzas' report on the latest Spotlight on France podcast, and consult her article “French far-right party to fund policies by cutting aid to foreigners”, which will help you with the answer.You have until 12 August to enter this week's quiz. The winners will be announced on the 17 August podcast. When you enter be sure to send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here.To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club, click here. 

La compositrice Pascale Criton demande a trois violoncellistes de s'accorder en décalage pour créer des battements et résonances. Deborah Walker explore avec elle ce que peu surgir du son pour créer une nouvelle pièce. La pièce est sur le programme d'Infuse, que présente le Deborah Walker, Émilie Girard-Charest et Judith Hamann au violoncelles le lundi 17 Juin 2024 à 20h à la Maison de l'Île-de-France a la Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, 9D Bd Jourdan, 75014 Paris. Concert : www.facebook.com/events/337014896098539 Deborah Walker : soundcloud.com/lellodeb (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

Le guitariste Primož Sukič se concentre sur l'écoute en travaillant ‘mind is moving (IX)' de Michael Pisaro, dans laquelle il y a autant de silence que de notes. La pièce est le programme d'Infuse, qui présente Primož Sukič a la guitare électrique le mardi 7 mai 2024 à 21h à La Fine Gueule, 21, rue du docteur Leray 75013 Paris. Concert : https://www.facebook.com/events/967052981767888 Primož Sukič : primozsukic.com (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

Le compositeur Jascha Narveson a crée un system electronique pour faire face avec le temps dans ses compositions ambiante qui jouent avec l'effet du larsen. La pièce est sur le programme d'Infuse, que présente Jascha Narveson et Lainie Fefferman pour une soirée 100% électro, le mardi 26 mars 2024 à 21h à La Fine Gueule, 21, rue du docteur Leray 75013 Paris. Concert : https://www.facebook.com/events/25563857869871830 Jascha Narveson : https://www.jaschanarveson.com/ (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about Françoise Giraud. There's “The Listener's Corner” with Paul Myers, Erwan Rome's “Music from Erwan”, and of course, the new quiz question, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music… so be sure and listen every week.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Facebook news: As you know, there are two different Facebook pages for you – one is the RFI English Clubs page, reserved for members of the official RFI English Clubs, and the other is the RFI Listeners Club page, open to all RFI Listener Club members.It is confusing, and every day I must decline membership to listeners who mistakenly go to the English Clubs page instead of the Listener Club page.So we've decided to merge the two pages into one: The RFI English Service Listener Forum. You will need to re-apply to the page by answering some questions (which if you don't, I will decline your membership request). Soon, the RFI English Clubs and the RFI Listeners Club pages will be closed.It will be less confusing and there will be more radio lovers to interact with, so don't be sad!Would you like to learn French? RFI is here to help you!Our website “Le Français facile avec RFI”  has news broadcasts in slow, simple French, as well as bi-lingual radio dramas (with real actors!) and exercises to practice what you have heard.Go to our website and get started! At the top of the page, click on “Test level”. According to your score, you'll be counseled to the best-suited activities for your level.Do not give up! As Lidwien van Dixhoorn, the head of “Le Français facile” service told me: “Bathe your ears in the sound of the language, and eventually, you'll get it”. She should know – Lidwien is Dutch and came to France hardly able to say “bonjour” and now she heads this key RFI department – so stick with it!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our team of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers, take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English – that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here. Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. NB: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!We have a new RFI Listeners Club member to welcome: Masahiro Kobayashi from Kawaguchi-City in Japan.Welcome Masahiro! So glad you have joined us!This week's quiz: RFI English journalist Jessica Phelan, our French history expert, was on Alison Hird and Sarah Elzas' podcast, Spotlight on France Number 105 with a piece on a pioneering French female journalist, Françoise Giraud. You were to listen carefully to the podcast and send in the answers to these questions: What is the name of the news magazine Françoise Giraud co-founded, what is the name of the other founder, and in what year was the magazine first published?The answer is: L'Express is the name of the magazine, which was first published in 1953. The co-founder's name is Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber.In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: “What will you remember most about 2023?”Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us! The winners are: Fatematuj Zahra, the co-secretary of the Shetu RFI Listeners Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh.  Fatematuj is also the winner of this week's bonus question. Congratulations, Fatematuj!Also on the list of lucky winners this week is Hari Madugula, the president of the RFI Young Stars Radio Club in Hyderabad, India; Sultan Mahmud, the president of the Shetu RFI Listeners Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh; RFI Listeners Club member Alan Holder from the Isle of Wight, England, and RFI English listener Jibon Akhter Shammi from Bogura, Bangladesh.Congratulations winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: “Piva” by Joan Ambrosio Dalza, performed by Paul O'Dette; “Respect” by Otis Redding; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer, and “Crosstown Traffic” by Jimi Hendrix, performed by Hendrix with the Jimi Hendrix Experience.This week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read Alison Hird's article “Why are girls in France flunking maths and how can the equation be changed?” or listen to her story on Spotlight on France Number 106, which will help you with the answer.You have until 25 March to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 30 March podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here.To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club, click here. 

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about COP 28. We'll travel to a 250-year-old festival in Japan, hear your answers to the bonus question on “The Listener's Corner”, and enjoy a twist on music by Chopin on “Music from Erwan”. All that and the new quiz question too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music… so be sure and listen every week.World Radio Day is just around the corner (13 February), and we'll cook up a mighty fine banquet to celebrate. What's the main course? Your greetings, of course! So get under your blanket with your phone – believe me, the blanket will make your recording broadcast quality – and record your World Radio Day greetings for us. Please, not too long, though. You must get it to us by 5 February. Send your recorded WRD greetings to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frErwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our team of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers, take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English – that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here. Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. NB: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!And don't forget, there is a Facebook page just for you, the independent RFI English Clubs. Only members of RFI English Clubs can belong to this group page, so when you apply to join, be sure you include the name of your RFI Club and your membership number. Everyone can look at it, but only members of the group can post on it. If you haven't yet asked to join the group, and you are a member of an independent, officially recognised RFI English club, go to the Facebook link above, and fill out the questionnaire!!!!! If you do not answer the questions, I click “Decline”.There's a Facebook page for members of the general RFI Listeners Club, too. Just click on the link and fill out the questionnaire, and you can connect with your fellow Club members around the world. Be sure you include your RFI Listeners Club membership number (most of them begin with an A, followed by a number) in the questionnaire, or I will have to click “Decline”, which I don't like to do!We have new RFI Listeners Club members to welcome: Sami Malik from Northern Pakistan; Habib Ur Rehman Sehal, the president of the International Radio Fan and Youth Club in Khanewal, Pakistan; Pradip Chandra Kundu and Ratan Kumar Paul, both from West Bengal, India, and Mahfuzur Rahman from Cumilla, Bangladesh.  Welcome one and all! So glad you have joined us!This week's quiz: On 16 December I asked you a question about COP 28.  RFI English journalist Amanda Morrow was there, and in her article “Nations agree historic deal to 'transition away' from fossil fuels”, she explained why the agreement had to use the words “transition away” instead of “phase-out” regarding fossil fuels.  Which country objected to the term “phase-out”?The answer is, to quote Amanda's article: “The summit overran by a day, and the draft text put forward overnight Tuesday by the Emirati presidency was a last-minute bid to end a deadlock between crude oil producers, notably Saudi Arabia, and nations seeking a phase-out of oil, coal and gas.”In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: “What incident changed your life?”Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us! The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Rafiq Khondaker from Naogaon, Bangladesh. Rafiq is also the winner of this week's bonus question. Congratulations, Rafiq!Also on the list of lucky winners this week are RFI Listeners Club members Father Steven Wara, who lives in the Cistercian Abbey at Bamenda, Cameroon, and Hans Verner Lollike, from Hedehusene, Denmark.We have a new listener to congratulate: Miroslav Síleš from Košice, Slovakia – welcome Miroslav! Last but certainly not least, Arundhati Mukherjee, who lives in West Bengal, India.Congratulations winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: "Seoto” by Michio Miyagi; “Winter” from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi, performed by the Italian Baroque Ensemble conducted by Jacques Bernard; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer; “Fantasia Impromptu” by Frédéric Chopin, arranged by Hilario Duran and performed by Hilario Duran and his Latin Jazz Big Band.This week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, listen to Jessica Phelan's story on Alison Hird and Sarah Elzas' podcast Spotlight on France, or read her article “Françoise Giroud, a woman to be reckoned with in French media and politics” on our website to help you with the answer.You have until 19 February to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 24 February podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here.To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club, click here. 

Julie Michael joue avec les timbres de son alto et de sa voix, avec des sifflements et des cliques, pour évoquer les sons de l'orgue dans ‘Available Stops' d'Igor Santos. La pièce est sur le programme d'Infuse, que présente le Duo 42 (Julie Michael, alto et Alexa Ciciretti, violoncelle) le mardi 30 janvier 2024 à 21h à La Fine Gueule, 21, rue du docteur Leray 75013 Paris. Concert : https://www.facebook.com/events/377411231641004 Julie Michael : https://juliemichael.weebly.com (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

Dans ‘Like a boat', Ben Lanz joue avec les genres de musique, passant les sons de son trombone et d'autres instruments par un synthétiseur modulaire pour créer un monde sonore qui est loin des notes d'origine. [En anglais] La pièce est sur le programme d'Infuse, que présente le monde sonique de Ben Lanz et Kris Allen le mardi 23 janvier 2024 à 21h à La Fine Gueule, 21, rue du docteur Leray 75013 Paris. Concert : www.facebook.com/events/3788957231363330 Ben Lanz : www.benjaminlanz.com Kris Allen : www.soundslikekrisallen.com (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the French investigative reporter Albert Londres. There's listener news and “The Listener's Corner”, loads of great music, and of course, the new quiz question, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winners' names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.World Radio Day is just around the corner (13 February), and we'll cook up a mighty fine banquet to celebrate. What's the main course? Your greetings, of course! So get under your blanket with your phone – believe me, the blanket will make your recording broadcast quality – and record your World Radio Day greetings for us. Please, not too long, though. You must get it to us by 8 February. Send your recorded WRD greetings to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frErwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our team of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers, take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English – that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here. Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. NB: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!And don't forget, there is a Facebook page just for you, the independent RFI English Clubs. Only members of RFI English Clubs can belong to this group page, so when you apply to join, be sure you include the name of your RFI Club and your membership number. Everyone can look at it, but only members of the group can post on it. If you haven't yet asked to join the group, and you are a member of an independent, officially recognised RFI English club, go to the Facebook link above, and fill out the questionnaire!!!!! If you do not answer the questions, I click “Decline”.There's a Facebook page for members of the general RFI Listeners Club, too. Just click on the link and fill out the questionnaire, and you can connect with your fellow Club members around the world. Be sure you include your RFI Listeners Club membership number (most of them begin with an A, followed by a number) in the questionnaire, or I will have to click “Decline”, which I don't like to do!We have new RFI Listeners Club members to welcome: Sami Malik from Northern Pakistan; Habib Ur Rehman Sehal, the president of the International Radio Fan and Youth Club in Khanewal, Pakistan; Pradip Chandra Kundu and Ratan Kumar Paul, both from West Bengal, India, and Mahfuzur Rahman from Cumilla, Bangladesh.  Welcome one and all! So glad you have joined us!This week's quiz: On 2 December, I asked you a question about a piece our French history specialist, Jessica Phelan, did for Alison Hird and Sarah Elzas' Spotlight on France podcast. It was about the French investigative reporter, Albert Londres. France's most prestigious journalism award is named after him.You were to listen to Jessica's story and send in the answer to these questions: In which year was the Albert Londres Prize founded, and by whom?The answer is, to quote Jessica: “His daughter, Florise Albert-Londres, created it months after his death and the first one was announced in 1933. This year – 2023 – will be the 90th time it has been awarded.” The 2023 Prix Albert Londres went to Wilson Fache, Hélène Lam Trong and Nicolas Legendre. It is awarded every year to three journalists in different categories.In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question, suggested by Muhammad Shamim from Keralam State in India: “If you could time travel, would you go to the past, or the future?”Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us!The winners are: Muhammad Shamim, the president of the Golden Eagles RFI Club in Keralam State, India. Muhammad is also the winner of this week's bonus quiz. Congratulations, Muhammad!Also on the list of lucky winners this week are two RFI Listeners Club members:  Zenon Teles, the president of the Christian – Marxist – Leninist – Maoist Association of Listening DX-ers in Goa, and Samir Mukhopadhyay from West Bengal. Finally, two RFI English listeners, both from Bangladesh: Sultana Begum from Sirajganj, and Rozina Akter from Munshiganj.  Congratulations winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: “Le Grand Voyage” by Ibrahim Maalouf, performed by the Haïdouti Orkestar; “Les Folies d'Espagne” by Jean-Baptiste Lully, performed by Musica Antiqua Köln conducted by Reinhard Goebel; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer, and “Lush Life” by Billy Strayhorn, sung by Queen Latifa.This week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, read our article “French film ‘Anatomy of a fall' wins best screenplay, foreign film at Golden Globes” to help you with the answer.You have until 5 February to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 10 February podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here.To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club, click here. 

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the French linguist Jean-François Champollion. There are reflections on keeping time, “The Listener's Corner” with Paul Myers, and Erwan Rome's “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our team of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers, take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English – that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here. Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. NB: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!And don't forget, there is a Facebook page just for you, the independent RFI English Clubs. Only members of RFI English Clubs can belong to this group page, so when you apply to join, be sure you include the name of your RFI Club and your membership number. Everyone can look at it, but only members of the group can post on it. If you haven't yet asked to join the group, and you are a member of an independent, officially recognised RFI English club, go to the Facebook link above, and fill out the questionnaire!!!!! If you do not answer the questions, I click “Decline”.There's a Facebook page for members of the general RFI Listeners Club, too. Just click on the link and fill out the questionnaire, and you can connect with your fellow Club members around the world. Be sure you include your RFI Listeners Club membership number (most of them begin with an A, followed by a number) in the questionnaire, or I will have to click “Decline”, which I don't like to do!This week's quiz: On 7 October, I asked you a question about the French linguist Jean-Francois Champollion. That week, RFI English journalist Jessica Phelan joined Alison Hird and Sarah Elzas on their excellent podcast, Spotlight on France, to tell us how Champollion, in 1822, came closer than any other scholar of the day to de-coding Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. He already knew an Egyptian language that was spoken during Rome's occupation of Egypt, and Champollion used that language to work backward, teasing out some of the meanings in hieroglyphics. You were to tell me the name of the language he knew that helped him with his discovery.The answer is: Coptic. Coptic was the primary spoken language in Egypt from the 3rd century AD in Roman Egypt; it was supplanted by Arabic following the Muslim Conquest of Egypt in 639 AD. There are no native speakers of Coptic today, but it is still the liturgical language of the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Coptic Catholic Church.In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: “Who is the most beautiful woman in all of history … to you?”Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us!The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Alan Holder from the Isle of Wight in Great Britain. Alan is also the winner of this week's bonus question – congratulations, Alan!Also on the list of lucky winners this week are Fatematuj Zahra, co-secretary of the Shetu RFI Listeners Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh, and Ferhat Bezazel, President of the RFI Butterflies Club Ain Kechera in West Skikda, Algeria.Additionally, there are RFI Listeners Club member Samir Mukhopadhyay from West Bengal, India, and RFI English listener Pratish Ranjan Behera from Odisha, India.Congratulations winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: “The Syncopated Clock” by Leroy Anderson, performed by the composer with his “Pops” Concert Orchestra; “Spell number 78: For Being Transformed into a Divine Falcon” from Songs from the Book of the Dead by Alberto Acosta; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer, and “Invisible Worlds” composed by Simon Mary and performed by Mukta, featuring Olivier "DouDou" Congar on drums and percussion.This week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate.  After you've listened to the show, re-read our article “Official Swedish dictionary completed after 140 years” to help you with the answer.You have until 4 December to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 9 December podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here.To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club, click here. 

Avec son saxophone baryton, une pédale de boucle et sa voix, Olivia Shortt génère des couches de son dans ‘Makwa', utilisant la salle et les auditeurs comme inspiration pour guider l'improvisation. [En anglais] La pièce est sur le programme d'Infuse, que présente Olivia Shortt au saxophone dans un concert avec Laura Ortman (violon) le jeudi 15 juin 2023 à 21h à La Fine Gueule, 21, rue du docteur Leray 75013 Paris. Concert : www.facebook.com/events/800356658390756 Oilvia Shortt : www.olivia-shortt.com (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about France's proposed pension reform. There's the “Listeners Corner”, Ollia's “Happy Moment”, and “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.The ePOP video competition is open! The deadline for entries is 20 April  – but don't put it off! Start now!The ePOP video competition is sponsored by the RFI department “Planète Radio”, whose mission is to give a voice to the voiceless. ePOP focuses on the environment, and how climate change has affected “ordinary” people … you create a three-minute video about climate change, the environment, pollution – told by the people it affects. So put on your thinking caps and get to work ... and by the way, the prizes are incredibly generous!To read the ePOP entry guidelines – as well as watch videos from previous years – go to the ePOP website.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your musical requests, so get them in! Send your musical requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts which will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service.  Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our staff of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers, take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!And don't forget, there is a Facebook page just for you, the independent RFI English Clubs. Only members of RFI English Clubs can belong to this group page, so when you apply to join, be sure you include the name of your RFI Club and your membership number. Everyone can look at it, but only members of the group can post on it. If you haven't yet asked to join the group, and you are a member of an independent, officially recognized RFI English club, go to the Facebook link above, and fill out the questionnaire !!!!! (if you do not answer the questions, I click “decline”).There's a Facebook page for members of the general RFI Listeners Club too. Just click on the link and fill out the questionnaire, and you can connect with your fellow Club members around the world. Be sure you include your RFI Listeners Club membership number (most of them begin with an A, followed by a number) in the questionnaire, or I will have to click “Decline”, which I don't like to do!We have a new RFI Listeners Club member to welcome: Aynal Hoque from Natore, Bangladesh.Welcome, Aynal! So glad you have joined us! Be sure you join the RFI Listeners Club Facebook page!You too can be a member of the RFI Listeners Club – just write to me at english.service@rfi.fr and tell me you want to join, and I'll send you a membership number. It's that easy. When you win a Sound Kitchen quiz as an RFI Listeners Club member, you receive a premium prize, AND, you can join our Facebook page, the RFI Listeners Club page. You must ask to join the group, and you must furnish your RFI Listeners Club membership number. I'll approve you, and off you go!This week's quiz: On 4 February, I asked you a question about a segment on Alison Hird and Sarah Elzas' podcast Spotlight on France. Alison had a piece on the podcast that week about how the proposed pension reform here will affect women, as often women take time off from work to care for their young children. They will therefore have to work longer than men, to fulfill the amount of time worked to qualify for a full pension.You were to listen closely to the podcast and answer this question: what is one option proposed by the opposition, that the government has refused outright?The answer is, to quote Alison: “One option would be getting retirees to contribute more by effectively lowering their pensions. The government has overruled this outright.”In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: “Who is your role model?”Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us!  The winners are: RFI English listener Dewan Rafiqul Islam from Naogaon, Bangladesh. Dewan is also the winner of this week's bonus question.Congratulations Dewan !Also on the list of lucky winners this week are RFI Listeners Club member Father Steven Wara from Bamenda, Cameroon; Razib, who's a member of the RFI Fan Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh, and RFI English listeners Dia Zanib from Punjab, Pakistan and Kanwar Sandhu from British Columbia in Canada.Congratulations winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: The traditional “Raga Khammaj” performed by Rajeev Janardan; “Salon Buenos Aires” by Miguel del Aguila, performed by APERIO; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer; “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, and “The Joker” by Bojan Zulfikarpasic, performed by Ifrikya.Do you have a musical request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr This week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read Amanda Morrow's article “France headed for water curbs as dry winter intensifies drought” to help you with the answer.You have until 27 March to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 1 April podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here.To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club, click here.  

Conteur Yu-Chiao Yang utilise les techniques de la tradition orale Taiwanaise pour créer sa poésie sonore 'Xi Xiang', dans laquelle il joue avec les hauteurs de sa voix et les possibilités de onomatopée dans les mots. [En anglais] La poésie sonore est sur le programme d'Infuse, que présente Yu-Chiao Yang, ainsi que Shao-Wei Chou (flûte) et Paul Masson (électroniques), le jeudi 14 février 2022 à 21h à La Fine Gueule, 21, rue du docteur Leray 75013 Paris. Concert : https://www.facebook.com/events/538609838220986/ Yu-Chiao Yang : www.instagram.com/somanana_rain/ (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

Dans sa pièce ‘Fluency of Trees', violoncelliste et compositrice Theresa Wong joue avec les mots et les sons de son instrument pour trouver une nouvelle résonance. [En anglais] La pièce est sur le programme d'Infuse, que présente Theresa Wong au violoncelle le jeudi 16 février 2022 à 21h à La Fine Gueule, 21, rue du docteur Leray 75013 Paris. Concert : www.facebook.com/events/687027749626661 Theresa Wong : www.theresawong.org (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

C'est impossible de jouer Kottos de Iannis Xenakis comme il l'a écrit dans la partition, ce qui crée un défi pour les violoncellistes qui s'y tentent. Émilie Girard-Charest le voit comme un sport extrême, qui mets en valeur l'aspect physique d'être musicien. La pièce est sur le programme d'Infuse, que présente le Émilie Girard-Charest au violoncelle le mardi 6 décembre 2022 à 21h à La Fine Gueule, 21, rue du docteur Leray 75013 Paris. Concert : www.facebook.com/events/1303613103760743 Émilie Girard-Charest : www.emiliegirardcharest.com (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

En travaillant ‘Pendulum XI: “Strato”' pour quatuor à cordes amplifié et guitare électrique du compositeur Alex Mincek, l'altiste Victor Lowrie Trafoya explore les sons amplifiés de son instrument. [Interview en anglais] La pièce est sur le programme d'Infuse, que présente le Mivos Quartet et Nadav Lev a la guitare le vendredi 2 décembre 2022 à 17h au Columbia Global Centers Paris, Reid Hall, 4 rue de Chevreuse, 75014 Paris Concert : www.facebook.com/events/2012138265659123 Mivos Quartet : www.mivosquartet.com Nadav Lev : www.nadavlev.com (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about “homemade” Roquefort. There's “On This Day”, the bonus question and the “Listeners Corner” with Michael Fitzpatrick, and “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Audio” arrow above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week. Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your musical requests, so get them in! Send your musical requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all! Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts! In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts which will leave you hungry for more. There's Paris Perspective, Africa Calling, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too. As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service.  Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our staff of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with! To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website and click on the three horizontal bars on the top right, choose “Listen to RFI / Podcasts”, and you've got ‘em ! You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone. To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show.  Teachers, take note!  I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below.  Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here. Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload! And don't forget, there is a Facebook page just for you, the independent RFI English Clubs. Only members of RFI English Clubs can belong to this group page, so when you apply to join, be sure you include the name of your RFI Club and your membership number. Everyone can look at it, but only members of the group can post on it. If you haven't yet asked to join the group, and you are a member of an independent, officially recognized RFI English club, go to the Facebook link above, and fill out the questionnaire !!!!! (if you do not answer the questions, I click “decline”). There's a Facebook page for members of the general RFI Listeners Club too. Just click on the link and fill out the questionnaire, and you can connect with your fellow Club members around the world. Be sure you include your RFI Listeners Club membership number (most of them begin with an A, followed by a number) in the questionnaire, or I will have to click “Decline”, which I don't like to do! We have new RFI Listeners Club members to welcome: Sufian Babu Sma from Murshidibad, India, and Shovon Hasan and Tahamina Yasmin, both from Rajbari, Bangladesh. Welcome Sufian, welcome Shovan, welcome Tahamina! I look forward to seeing your quiz responses and your bonus question answers every week, as well as your posts on the RFI Listeners Club Facebook page! This week's quiz: On 24 September, I asked you a question about a segment on Alison Hird and Sarah Elzas' excellent podcast, Spotlight on France. On their podcast number 80, Sarah did a story on the French cheese Roquefort, which can only be made within a 100-mile radius of the town of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, and only from milk from the Lacaune breed of sheep, or it cannot legally be called Roquefort. I asked you to send in the answer to this question: what is the name of the homemade Roquefort that farmers used to make for themselves? The answer is:  Bleu de Severac. It's named after Severac le Chateau, a town close to Roquefort-sur-Soulzon. In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: Who are you going to be this time, next year? The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Yeami Sanday John Turay from Freetown, Sierra Leone, who is also this week's bonus quiz winner. Congratulations Yeami!   The other winners this week are Mahesh Jain, the president of the RFI Club Delhi in Delhi, India, and three RFI Listeners Club members from Bangladesh: Adora Athoy from Munshiganj; Shaira Hosen Mo from Kishoreganj, and Sakawat Hossain from Sylhet. Congratulations winners! Here's the music you heard on this week's program: “Molly on the Shore” by Percy Grainger, arranged for violin and piano by Fritz Kreisler and performed by Tobias Ringborg and Anders Kilstrom; Allegro for harpsichord in F major, KV 33B by Mozart, performed by Mario Martinoli; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer, and “Allah Léno” by Seckou Keita, performed by Seckou Keita and Omar Sosa. Do you have a musical request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  This week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read Paul Myers' article “Benzema's Ballon d'Or triumph gains presidential seal of approval” to help you with the answer. You have until 14 November to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 19 November podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number. Send your answers to: english.service@rfi.fr or Susan Owensby RFI – The Sound Kitchen 80, rue Camille Desmoulins 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux France or By text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number. To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here. To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club, click here.  

En travaillant ‘Verso' de James D. Thornton, un duo pour trombone basse et violon, le tromboniste Gregory Erickson doit repenser sa technique. La pièce sera créée sur le programme d'Infuse, que présentera Gregory Erikson au trombone et Masha Lankovsky au violon le lundi 3 octobre mai 2022 à 21h, à La Fine Gueule, 21, rue du docteur Leray, 75013 Paris. Interview en anglais, traduction en français ici : www.ensembleinfuse.com/podcast.html Évènement sur Facebook : www.facebook.com/events/756092365619450 Gregory Erikson a NYU : gallatin.nyu.edu/people/faculty/gte1.html Masha Lankovsky : www.mashalankovsky.com/ (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the difference between India and China's investment policies on the African continent. There's the Bonus Question, listener news and “Listeners Corner” with Michael Fitzpatrick, and “Music from Erwan”.  All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Audio” arrow above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winners' names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week. Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your musical requests, so get them in! Send your musical requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all! Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts! In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts which will leave you hungry for more. There's Paris Perspective, Africa Calling, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too. As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service.  Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our staff of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with! To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website and click on the three horizontal bars on the top right, choose “Listen to RFI / Podcasts”, and you've got ‘em ! You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone. To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show.  Teachers, take note!  I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below.  Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here. Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload! And don't forget, there is a Facebook page just for you, the independent RFI English Clubs. Only members of RFI English Clubs can belong to this group page, so when you apply to join, be sure you include the name of your RFI Club and your membership number. Everyone can look at it, but only members of the group can post on it. If you haven't yet asked to join the group, and you are a member of an independent, officially recognized RFI English club, go to the Facebook link above, and fill out the questionnaire !!!!! (if you do not answer the questions, I click “decline”). There's a Facebook page for members of the general RFI Listeners Club too. Just click on the link and fill out the questionnaire, and you can connect with your fellow Club members around the world. Be sure you include your RFI Listeners Club membership number (most of them begin with an A, followed by a number) in the questionnaire, or I will have to click “Decline”, which I don't like to do! We have new RFI Listeners Club members to welcome: Javier Caleb Hernandez Trujillo from Mexico; Pranab Kumar Ray, Madhab Chandra Sagour, and Tapan Basak, all from India; Mahamudul Hasan, Hossen Abed Ali, and Abu Saleh, all from Bangladesh; Yeami Sanday John Turay from Sierre Leone; Orlando Teamah from Liberia; Vladimir Gudzenko from Russia, and from China, Ding Lu. Welcome one and all! So glad you have joined us! You too can be a member of the RFI Listeners Club – just write to me at english.service@rfi.fr and tell me you want to join, and I'll send you a membership number. It's that easy. When you win a Sound Kitchen quiz as an RFI Listeners Club member, you receive a premium prize, AND, you can join our Facebook page, the RFI Listeners Club page. You must ask to join the group, you must furnish your RFI Listeners Club membership number, I'll approve you, and then off you go!  This week's quiz: On 27 August, I asked you a question about an article written by RFI English correspondent Murali Krishnan: “India - Africa partnership gets a boost with investment conclave”. Murali reported on an investment meeting in New Delhi that brought together several African leaders to discuss boosting commercial ties between India and African countries. Krishnan quoted India's Foreign minister – Subrahmanyam Jaishankar – who said that India was among the leading countries that have invested on the African continent. As you are surely aware, China also invests heavily on the African continent. However, the investment policies are quite different – and that was your question: what exactly is the difference between China's investment policy on the continent, and India's? The answer is: As Murali wrote: “Unlike China which has concentrated on creating infrastructure and extracting natural resources, India through its investments, has focused on its core competencies of human resources development, information technology, maritime security, education and health care … A senior diplomat from Nigeria told RFI: ‘Indian project construction and financing in Africa is aimed at facilitating local participation and development. Indian companies rely more on African talent and do capacity building of the local population.'” In addition to the quiz question, there was the Bonus Question: What is your dream day off from school or work?  The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Kanwar Sandhu from British Columbia in Canada, who is also the winner of this week's Bonus Question; Golam Mahina, a member of the Shetu RFI Listeners Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh, and RFI English listeners Saruar Jahan Mohsin from Kishorganj, Bangladesh; Kalyani Basak, and Karuna Kanta Pal, both from West Bengal, India. Congratulations winners! Here's the music you heard on this week's program: “You've Changed” by Carl Fischer, arranged by Laurent de Wilde and performed by the Laurent de Wilde Quartet; “Let's Go Fly a Kite” from Mary Poppins by Richard and Robert Sherman, sung by David Tomlinson; “Raga Piloo” by Ravi Shankar, performed by the composer and Yehudi Menuhin; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer, and “Angelus Novus”, written and performed by Hatis Noit.    Do you have a musical request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  This week's question ... you have to listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, refer to Sarah Elzas' article “Sheep farmers break the mould as French lose their taste for Roquefort cheese” and/or the Spotlight on France podcast # 80 to help you with the answer. You have until 17 October to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 22 October podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number. Send your answers to: english.service@rfi.fr or Susan Owensby RFI – The Sound Kitchen 80, rue Camille Desmoulins 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux France or By text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number. To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here. To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or to form your own official RFI Club, click here.  

En « trio » avec elle-même, mêlant flûte, voix chantée et voix parlée, Shao-Wei Chou devient un peu comédienne dans ‘Petite' de Claire-Mélanie Sinnhuber. La pièce est sur le programme d'Infuse, qui présentera Shao-Wei Chou le mardi 24 mai 2022 à 21h, à La Fine Gueule, 21, rue du docteur Leray, 75013 Paris. Évènement sur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/521461646323338/ Shao-Wei Chou : https://shaoweichou.com (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

Sur une guitare à frettes mobiles, Caroline Delume doit réaménager ses habitudes de jeu, en explorant les résonances dans ‘A Martuli, Estudios de sonoridades, AB (in memoriam)' de Francisco Luque. La pièce est sur le programme d'Infuse, qui présentera Caroline Delume le lundi 21 mars 2022 à 21h, à La Fine Gueule, 21, rue du docteur Leray, 75013 Paris. Caroline Delume : carolinedelume.com (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

Pour jouer la pièce Exacerbated Subtlety Concert: Why does a woman love a man? de la compositrice Lucia Dlugoszewski, pianiste Agnese Toniutti doit créer la partition, et déchiffrer comment sont fait les sons. La pièce était prévue sur le programme d'Infuse, qui présentera Agnese Toniutti au piano à une date future. Interview en anglais, traduction en français ici: www.ensembleinfuse.com/podcast.html Agnese Toniutti : http://www.agnesetoniutti.com/ (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

En travaillant les modes de jeux de la pièce Makrokosmos II de George Crumb, Franco Venturini trouve une transfiguration du son du piano qui raconte quelque chose. La pièce était prévue sur le programme d'Infuse, qui présentera Franco Venturini au piano à une date future. Franco Venturini : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM5goqM94O1eD9uD1wPc2Ag (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

Un pianiste n’a pas l’habitude d’utiliser sa voix, mais pour Julia Den Boer, qui explore les possibilités sonores de son instrument, c’est une étape naturelle. La voix est un outil qu’elle doit maîtriser pour la pièce Mouthpiece XIV de la compositrice Erin Gee. La pièce est sur le programme d'Infuse, qui présentera Julia Den Boer au piano Concert : événement reporté, date et lieu a suivre Julia Den Boer : www.juliadenboer.com (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

Entre la musique acousmatique et la musique acoustique, il y a un geste : dans un moment de sa pièce, Mixition, le compositeur Pierre Jodlowski demande au saxophoniste de se lever. Joshua Hyde parle de comment le mouvement et le théâtre peuvent libérer la musique. La pièce est sur le programme d'Infuse, qui présente Soundinitiative (Joshua Hyde, saxophone et Julia Robert, alto) et Alcôme, le samedi 7 décembre 2019 à 19h, au Théâtre de Verre, 12 rue Henri Ribiere, 75019 Paris Concert : https://www.facebook.com/events/385203105763378/ Soundinitiative : http://soundinitiative.fr/ Alcôme : https://alcome.fr/ Pierre Jodlowski : http://www.pierrejodlowski.fr/ (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

Compositeur Yannick Guédon parle d’interpréter son propre travail, L’insistance des possibles, qui travaille l’imitation, et qui se remet en jeu a chaque interprétation. La pièce est sur le programme d'Infuse, qui présente Yannick Guédon (voix, composition), Cyprien Busolini (alto) et Deborah Walker (violoncelle) le dimanche 17 novembre 2019 à 17h, à Dorothy's Gallery, 27 Rue Keller, 75011 Paris Concert : www.facebook.com/events/2387093491564671/ Yannick Guédon : www.thymes.fr (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

La flûtiste Shao-Wei Chou parle du travail très personnel sur la pièce « ... à... » de Mu-Xuan Lin, une compositrice avec qui elle partage un vécu similaire. Même avec des repaires en commun, en parlant la même langue, la communication entre interprète et compositrice n’est pas toujours directe. La pièce est sur le programme d'Infuse, qui présente l’ensemble 20 degrés dans le noir (Shao-Wei Chou, flûte ; Lola Malique, violoncelle ; Fanny Vicens, accordéon) le lundi 17 juin 2019, au théâtre El Clan Destino, 18 rue des Envierges, 75020 Paris Concert : https://www.facebook.com/events/716138892120766/ 20 degrés dans le noir : https://www.ensemble20degres.com/ (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

Jean-Etienne Sotty parle d’une lutte interne, entre la rigidité du tempo et une écoute active, pour réaliser les déphasages de Piano Phase de Steve Reich, à l’accordéon. La pièce est sur le programme d'Infuse, qui présente le duo d’accorderons XAMP (Fanny Vicens et Jean-Etienne Sotty) le jeudi 9 mai 2019, au Théâtre de Verre, 12 rue Henri Ribiere, 75019 Paris Concert : https://www.facebook.com/events/2660272190657067/ Duo XAMP : https://duoxamp.com (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

Chanteuse lyrique Alice Fagard parle du travail du texte et les idées musicales dans Variations on(R)evoluion, un trio pour voix, violon et piano de Zaid Jabri – un travail qui demande une interprétation artistique, mais aussi un sens pratique. La pièce est sur le programme monographique de Zaid Jabri que présente l’Ensemble Infuse (Louis Bona, alto ; Alice Fagard, mezzo soprano ; Szymon Kaca, clarinette ; Masha Lankovsky, violon ; Lola Malique, violoncelle ; Franco Venturini, piano) le mercredi 3 avril, à Reid Hall, 4 rue de Chevreuse, 75006 Paris. Concert : https://www.facebook.com/events/columbia-global-centers/infuse-pr%C3%A9sente-la-musique-de-zaid-jabri-par-ensemble-infuse/1497130347088542/ Ensemble Infuse : http://www.ensembleinfuse.com/ (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

La fragilité à l’écoute dans un moment d’une pièce qui explore l’univers des sixièmes de ton. Le guitariste Felipe Marques parle de ‘Beta Persei’, de Jean-Marc Chouvel, et les techniques qui demandent une écoute particulière. La pièce est sur le programme d'Infuse, qui présente le duo de guitares Lallement-Marques (Estelle Lallement et Felipe Marques) le lundi 25 mars 2019, au théâtre El Clan Destino, 18 rue des Envierges, 75020 Paris Concert : https://www.facebook.com/events/843547865976796/ Duo Lallement-Marques : https://www.lallementmarques.com/ (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

Des touches de piano jouées, mais pas entendues. Des gestes plus que des notes. Un sentiment de chercher ses mots. Julia Den Boer parle de la « limite de l’audible » dans la pièce 'Between partial crossings' de Samuel Yulsman. La pièce est sur le programme d'Infuse, qui présente Julia Den Boer au piano le mardi 27 novembre 2018, à la Galerie Hus, 4 rue Aristide Bruant, 75018 Paris Concert : https://www.facebook.com/events/250393609154810/ Julia Den Boer : https://www.juliadenboer.com (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

Des accords rêche et dense : une ouverture d’une pièce qui sonne le sérieux. Lynn Bechtold, violoniste du duo de violon Miolina, parle de Migrations de Valerie Coleman, qui a pour sujet l'histoire raciste aux États Unis, historique et contemporain. La pièce est sur le programme d'Infuse, qui présente Miolina (Lynn Bechtold et Mioi Takeda, violons) le vendredi 14 septembre 2018, à La Fine Gueule, 21 rue du docteur Leray, 75013 Paris Interview en anglais, traduction en français ici: www.ensembleinfuse.com/podcast.html Concert : https://www.facebook.com/events/296717781072754/ Miolina : http://miolinanyc.wixsite.com/miolina (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

Roberta Michel a tendance à jouer de la musique douce. Elle parle de combiner les extrêmes de la flûte – extrêmes de volume, de techniques – dans son programme ‘Minimal/Maximal’. Interview en anglais, traduction en français ici : http://www.ensembleinfuse.com/Flutiste-Roberta-Michel-au-bord-du-silence.html Infuse présente Roberta Michel a la flûte le lundi 25 juin, 2018, à La Générale, 14 ave Parmentier, 75011 Paris Concert : https://www.facebook.com/events/925044974327719/ Roberta Michel : http://robertamichel.com/ (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

Flûtiste Tessa Brinckman parle d'amener la musique américaine a Paris et le melange d'instruments anciens et modernes. Interview en anglais, traduction en français ici: http://www.ensembleinfuse.com/Tessa-Brinckman-melange-les-pays-et-le-temps.html Infuse présente Tessa Brinckman (traverso et flûtes), Caroline Delume (théorbe et guitare) et Masha Lankovsky (violon) le jeudi 31 mai 2018, à La Générale, 14 ave Parmentier, 75011 Paris Concert : https://www.facebook.com/events/151025142211489/ Tessa Brinckman : http://www.tessabrinckman.com/ (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

Touts les gestes sont importants, disent Shao-Wei Chou et Lola Malique, flûtiste et violoncelliste de l'ensemble 20 degrés dans le noir, en parlant de la musique de Colin Roche. Infuse présente 20 degrés dans le noir le jeudi 12 avril 2018, à l’espace des arts sans frontières à Paris. Concert : https://www.facebook.com/events/514222222266750/ 20 degrés dans le noir : http://ensemble20degres.com/ (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

Fusion II est un programme qui mêle la musique électro avec la musique instrumentale. Armando Balice, d’Alcôme, compagnie de création sonore et musicale, parle de la musique électroacoustique, comment il la joue sur l'acousmonium, un orchestre de haut-parleurs, et la composition de musique mixte – électronique et instrumentale. Infuse a présenté l'acousmonium Alcôme avec les instrumentistes de l'ensemble 20 Degrés dans le noir le 12 février 2018, a l’espace des arts sans frontières à Paris. Concert: https://www.facebook.com/events/373529923109476/ Alcôme: https://www.facebook.com/alcome.electroacoustique/ (Réalisation et montage : Sarah Elzas)

International media is casting an eye on France this week, and the status of female experts. Worldwide, only about 20 per cent of experts who appear in the media are women. France is right in the average. RFI’s Sarah Elzas looks at a website expertes.eu that is trying to change that number.

The crisis in Spain around the declaration of independence of Catalonia continues. Madrid has jailed the former members of the regional government, accusing them of sedition. The crisis is political, and is playing out in the media, which has become even more polarised. In this week’s International Media, Sarah Elzas takes a look at the state of Spanish – and Catalan – media.

How is France doing in its fight against hiring discrimination? Produced by Sarah Elzas for Radio France International.

How is France doing in its fight against hiring discrimination? Produced by Sarah Elzas for Radio France International.

The effects of climate change and global warming on French wine. Produced by Sarah Elzas for Radio France International.

The effects of climate change and global warming on French wine. Produced by Sarah Elzas for Radio France International.

Our curious relationship with our pets, even when they die. Produced by Sarah Elzas for Radio France International.

Our curious relationship with our pets, even when they die. Produced by Sarah Elzas for Radio France International.

Why are there so few Iraqi asylum seekers in France? Produced by Sarah Elzas for Radio France International.

Why are there so few Iraqi asylum seekers in France? Produced by Sarah Elzas for Radio France International.