Episode 3/5: Liberty, Equality, Diversity  In this third episode, we are in Paris to look at what it means to be French. What defines Frenchness in a country where a quarter of the population are either immigrants or have immigrant heritage? It is a question that seems to come up in every presidential campaign and   inevitably leads to heated debate and by default much tension and soul-searching.   Immigration is a particular concern of the far-right candidates Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmour who talks about ‘assimilation’ rather than ‘integration’ of all immigrants. It is also an important factor in the campaign of right-wing candidate Valérie Pécresse and is dividing an already disunited left.   At a Zemmour rally on the ouskirts of the capital, we meet Ludovic, son of a Malaysian immigrant, who says he is "proud to be French and fully assimilated".   We also hear from Assa Traore, France-born of Malian parentage, whose brother Adama died while being arrested by police in 2016. It was France’s George Floyd moment and exposed the systemic racism that many believe still prevails in French life.    Narrator & translator: Barney Spender Creator in French: Antoine Boyer  Original music: Clémence Reliat et Nicolas Vair Engineer: Christophe Robert Illustrator: Julie Pereira Marketing and communication: Laurent Nicolas, Coline Sallois Editor: Guy Jackson Editor-in-chief: Michaëla Cancela-Kieffer    An AFP Audio podcast.   <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 3/5: Liberty, Equality, Diversity In this third episode, we are in Paris to look at what it means to be French. What defines Frenchness in a country where a quarter of the population are either immigrants or have immigrant heritage? It is a question that seems to come up in every presidential campaign and inevitably leads to heated debate and by default much tension and soul-searching. Immigration is a particular concern of the far-right candidates Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmour who talks about ‘assimilation’ rather than ‘integration’ of all immigrants. It is also an important factor in the campaign of right-wing candidate Valérie Pécresse and is dividing an already disunited left. At a Zemmour rally on the ouskirts of the capital, we meet Ludovic, son of a Malaysian immigrant, who says he is "proud to be French and fully assimilated". We also hear from Assa Traore, France-born of Malian parentage, whose brother Adama died while being arrested by police in 2016. It was France’s George Floyd moment and exposed the systemic racism that many believe still prevails in French life. Narrator & translator: Barney Spender Creator in French: Antoine Boyer Original music: Clémence Reliat et Nicolas Vair Engineer: Christophe Robert Illustrator: Julie Pereira Marketing and communication: Laurent Nicolas, Coline Sallois Editor: Guy Jackson Editor-in-chief: Michaëla Cancela-Kieffer An AFP Audio podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 3/5: Liberty, Equality, Diversity&nbsp; In this third episode, we are in Paris to look at what it means to be French. What defines Frenchness in a country where a quarter of the population are either immigrants or have immigrant heritage? It is a question that seems to come up in every presidential campaign and &nbsp;&nbsp;inevitably leads to heated debate and by default much tension and soul-searching.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Immigration is a particular concern of the far-right candidates Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmour who talks about ‘assimilation’ rather than ‘integration’ of all immigrants. It is also an important factor in the campaign of right-wing candidate Valérie Pécresse and is dividing an already disunited left.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At a Zemmour rally on the ouskirts of the capital, we meet Ludovic, son of a Malaysian immigrant, who says he is "proud to be French and fully assimilated".&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We also hear from Assa Traore, France-born of Malian parentage, whose brother Adama died while being arrested by police in 2016. It was France’s George Floyd moment and exposed the systemic racism that many believe still prevails in French life. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Narrator &amp; translator: Barney Spender Creator in French: Antoine Boyer &nbsp;Original music: Clémence Reliat et Nicolas Vair Engineer: Christophe Robert Illustrator: Julie Pereira Marketing and communication: Laurent Nicolas, Coline Sallois Editor: Guy Jackson Editor-in-chief: Michaëla Cancela-Kieffer &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An AFP Audio podcast. &nbsp; Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode #3 Liberty, Equality, Diversity

As France heads into the 2022 presidential election, the fabric of a country that has at times been the envy of Europe is looking tattered. The sands of society are shifting on an almost daily basis, the ‘traditional’ French way of life appears to be on the way out. Things that used to define France appear to have gone: the welfare state is losing steam, industry and agriculture are both suffering.The far-right claims that the country isn’t French enough and has become too multicultural - and that even debating the place of Islam has become a dangerous no-go zone. France, it seems, is going through “a crise d’identité”.Crossroads France, created by Antoine Boyer, Sarah-Lou Lepers and Camille Kauffmann and hosted by Barney Spender, explores five different regions of France and five areas of French life to find out more about the country in the 21st century. Episode 1 looks at the forgotten people of the “Empty Diagonal” where public services are dwindling while Episode 2 heads down south where heavy industry is declining but new industries are taking root.  Episode 3 takes us to Paris to hear more about the far-right’s notion of ‘assimilation’ and the effect of the death in police hands of Adama Traore, the face behind France’s equivalent of the Black Lives Matter movement.  In Episode 4 we learn more about a row over Islam that went out of control at a university in Grenoble. The question of Islamophobia has become so awkward in France that it is barely possible to debate it without tempers becoming frayed. And in Episode 5 we go west to see how climate change is affecting attitudes to farming and the countryside.  Translator &amp; narrator: Barney SpenderCreators and editors : Camille Kauffmann, Sarah-Lou Lepers, Antoine BoyerOriginal music: Clémence Reliat et Nicolas Vair. Engineer : Christophe Robert.Illustrator : Julie Pereira. Marketing and communication : Laurent Nicolas, Coline Sallois.  Editors-in-chief : Guy Jackson and Michaëla Cancela-Kieffer.  An AFP Audio podcast. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

As France heads into the 2022 presidential election, the fabric of a country that has at times been the envy of Europe is looking tattered. The sands of society are shifting on an almost daily basis, the ‘traditional’ French way of life appears to be on the way out. Things that used to define France appear to have gone: the welfare state is losing steam, industry and agriculture are both suffering.The far-right claims that the country isn’t French enough and has become too multicultural - and that even debating the place of Islam has become a dangerous no-go zone. France, it seems, is going through “a crise d’identité”.Crossroads France, created by Antoine Boyer, Sarah-Lou Lepers and Camille Kauffmann and hosted by Barney Spender, explores five different regions of France and five areas of French life to find out more about the country in the 21st century. Episode 1 looks at the forgotten people of the “Empty Diagonal” where public services are dwindling while Episode 2 heads down south where heavy industry is declining but new industries are taking root. Episode 3 takes us to Paris to hear more about the far-right’s notion of ‘assimilation’ and the effect of the death in police hands of Adama Traore, the face behind France’s equivalent of the Black Lives Matter movement. In Episode 4 we learn more about a row over Islam that went out of control at a university in Grenoble. The question of Islamophobia has become so awkward in France that it is barely possible to debate it without tempers becoming frayed. And in Episode 5 we go west to see how climate change is affecting attitudes to farming and the countryside. Translator & narrator: Barney SpenderCreators and editors : Camille Kauffmann, Sarah-Lou Lepers, Antoine BoyerOriginal music: Clémence Reliat et Nicolas Vair. Engineer : Christophe Robert.Illustrator : Julie Pereira. Marketing and communication : Laurent Nicolas, Coline Sallois. Editors-in-chief : Guy Jackson and Michaëla Cancela-Kieffer. An AFP Audio podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As France heads into the 2022 presidential election, the fabric of a country that has at times been the envy of Europe is looking tattered. The sands of society are shifting on an almost daily basis, the ‘traditional’ French way of life appears to be on the way out. Things that used to define France appear to have gone: the welfare state is losing steam, industry and agriculture are both suffering.The far-right claims that the country isn’t French enough and has become too multicultural - and that even debating the place of Islam has become a dangerous no-go zone.&nbsp;France, it seems, is going through “a crise d’identité”.Crossroads France, created by Antoine Boyer, Sarah-Lou Lepers and Camille Kauffmann and hosted by Barney Spender, explores five different regions of France and five areas of French life to find out more about the country in the 21st century. Episode 1 looks at the forgotten people of the “Empty Diagonal” where public services are dwindling while Episode 2 heads down south where heavy industry is declining but new industries are taking root. &nbsp;Episode 3 takes us to Paris to hear more about the far-right’s notion of ‘assimilation’ and the effect of the death in police hands of Adama Traore, the face behind France’s equivalent of the Black Lives Matter movement. &nbsp;In Episode 4 we learn more about a row over Islam that went out of control at a university in Grenoble. The question of Islamophobia has become so awkward in France that it is barely possible to debate it without tempers becoming frayed. And in Episode 5 we go west to see how climate change is affecting attitudes to farming and the countryside. &nbsp;Translator &amp; narrator: Barney SpenderCreators and editors : Camille Kauffmann, Sarah-Lou Lepers, Antoine BoyerOriginal music: Clémence Reliat et Nicolas Vair.&nbsp;Engineer : Christophe Robert.Illustrator : Julie Pereira.&nbsp;Marketing and communication : Laurent Nicolas, Coline Sallois. &nbsp;Editors-in-chief : Guy Jackson and Michaëla Cancela-Kieffer. &nbsp;An AFP Audio podcast. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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