Best of World Radio Paris (WRP)

A music-led conversation exploring the ideas, experiences and topics that shape our lives. Each episode focuses on a different theme, from education, cinema and daily routines to life in Paris and personal growth, with a soundtrack that brings the discussion to life. Through music, stories and interviews, the show connects songs to the issues and experiences they reflect.

On this episode of Booktalk with Clara, Archer’s Voice takes the spotlight: A deeply emotional small-town romance about healing, loneliness, and finding connection in unexpected places. Tender, heartbreaking, and beautifully slow-paced, it follows two wounded people learning how to trust each other again. Perfect for readers who love emotional love stories, quiet atmosphere, and romances that stay with you long after the final page.

On this episode of Flaneur, host, photographer, Denzil Jacobs sits down with French Pastry Chef, Sébastien Gaudard at his Le Grand Café boutique located on rue Faubourg Poissonnière in Paris to talk about his family owned business and his journey and passion for the art of creating delicious and indulgent French style pastries at his 3 locations in Paris.

This Episode was hosted by Elliott KB, produced by ARBL Murray, created by WRP, and recorded in our studios in Paris.

In this episode of This Is Not a Poem, E.K. Bartlett interviews Grace Bialecki about Young Thing, a collection of poetry and photos. The poems in the collection mimic snapshots and the photos visualize like writing. E.K. and Grace talk about playing with the design of poetry through line break and typography. Grace tells us what it was like to loose everything you thought you wanted and reflect through writing. Grace also reveals some poets that inspired her.

Grace is a poet, editor, essayist, and teacher living in Detroit. She has traveled the world and writing, exploring performance poetry, and teaching.

Young Thing includes original photographs by Alex Brook Lynn (ARBL Murray) and is published by RAINBOW SKULL Press.

:This week on Book Talk with Clara, Magnolia Parks takes the spotlight: A glamorous, chaotic romance set among London’s ultra-wealthy social scene, filled with heartbreak, toxic love, and endless drama. Think Gossip Girl—but with even more money and emotional damage. Perfect for readers who love messy relationships, addictive characters, and getting completely lost in a dramatic series.

"World Radio Paris Presents" (WRP) has featured a special episode dedicated to Cancer Support France, a national volunteer-run association that provides free emotional support, information, and practical help to English-speaking cancer patients and their families living in France.

This week's theme is Protest. Listen what this word evokes to the team.

In this episode of "Holistic Being and Doing", Eileen Jackson meets with April Baldwin about her transformational journey from a career as a Wall Street financial transactions lawyer to a career as a non-medical, sensory-motor educator in Paris. April Baldwin is certified in a number of non medical, educational sensory-motor approaches, including: the Feldenkrais Method, the Jeremy Kraus Approach for helping special needs children learn, grow and develop, which is recognised in Bavaria Germany, as a therapy, Primary Motor Integration, and Kinesthetic Education/Brain Gym.

In 2011, she set up her practice in Paris, which is called Move With Intention. It is designed to help individuals of all ages and abilities to achieve their desired goals by helping them to improve their sensory motor functioning. Her work with individuals with special needs including autism, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, dyspraxia and attention deficit disorders, is often done in parallel with and as a part of a larger team, including the work of medical or para-medical professionals. Alongside her private practice, she has collaborated with the Neuro Group in multi-disciplinary week-long workshops with special needs children. Since 2019, she has worked with children and teachers in several schools with neurotypical and neuroatypical children, including 6 years working with neuroatypical children at the Walt School in Paris. Website link: https://www.movewithintention.org/ Presentation Feldenkrais: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piMBLoym6D0 Article: https://www.movewithintention.org/article-publie

This week on Where to Go Out in Paris, Maslow takes the spotlight: A trendy

vegetarian restaurant near the Seine, serving creative sharing plates, colorful seasonal

dishes, and a lively modern atmosphere. Perfect for long dinners with friends, sunny

evenings by the river, and proving that you definitely don’t have to be vegetarian to

love it.

Moving to a new city can be both exciting and daunting, especially when it comes to making new friends. Paris, with its rich culture and vibrant social scene, may seem like the perfect place to forge connections. However, many newcomers often find it challenging to break into established social circles. Jane Bertch, entrepreneur, author, and podcaster at GenerateHER, joins Lindsey Tramuda to talk about how we've made friends over the years and the etiquette of building contacts and friends in Paris, where cultural norms differ.