Garlic & Pearls

By Muriel Zagha and Suzanne Raine

Suzanne and Muriel examine a series of very different things – from a film to a kitchen utensil, a model train to a bar of soap – that define British or French attitudes, each explaining her cultural ... more

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The podcast currently has 122 episodes available.

Garlic & Pearls episodes:

November 22, 2024 My Favourite A Road: Driving by numbers
In which Suzanne explains another British obsession: the decision tree of how to get from A to B by way of A roads. A kinetic tale of Romans, speed, resourcefulness and British modernism.
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1h 5min
November 15, 2024 Marseille Soap: France’s cleanest national treasure
Muriel examines every facet of Marseille soap from the practical to the mythological, and takes Suzanne on a journey from the boiling vats of the soap factories to the havens of French pharmacies and the heady hinterland of Provence.
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56min
November 08, 2024 Hassocks: English folk art and cultural identity in stitches
In which Suzanne unfurls a panoramic history of Anglican church kneelers, showing the little embroidered cushions to be an extraordinarily expressive artistic flourishing of the Second Elizabethan Era.
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1h
November 01, 2024 Donkey Skin: Catherine Deneuve in the weirdest fairy tale you’ve never heard of
In which Muriel tells Suzanne about a favourite children’s film involving dead donkeys, incest and psychedelia, and Suzanne wonders a little at the wisdom of French parents.
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57min
October 25, 2024 Halloween: Turnips and chisels at the ready – we’re carving a path to the celebration's spooky roots!
As we transition from harvest to winter, Suzanne leads Muriel back into the mists of time and elicits the origins of Halloween: the mumming and guising of Celtic Samhain, a host of Catholic saints, queens and kings, and, of course, witches and witchfinders...
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1h 2min
October 18, 2024 Playing Cards: The French never miss a trick!
In which Suzanne gives Muriel carte blanche to reveal the French origins of the ‘jeu de cartes’, and Muriel lays all her cards on the table and wonders: were playing cards devised by a French knight as a tribute to his lady? How best to cheat at piquet? Why is it impossible for the ace of spades to look chic?
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57min
October 11, 2024 Hedgerows: A tale of British countryside, folklore and riots!
Why does Britain have such a staggering amount of hedgerows? Suzanne leads Muriel through a hedge backwards and finds a dazzle of biodiversity and a tormented cast of barons, peasants, Diggers and sheep! Hedgerows: are they a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?
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55min
October 04, 2024 La Cantine: How does the French Republic create petits gastronomes?
Time for lunch! Muriel takes Suzanne through the workings of French school canteens. What’s on the menu? How does the French Republic make petits gastronomes? And, most importantly, how old does your tumbler say you are?
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50min
September 27, 2024 Sir Nigel Gresley: All aboard! Full steam ahead with a very British passion!
What drives the British obsession with trains great and small? Suzanne takes Muriel on an epic journey, following the tracks of Sir Nigel Gresley, visionary engineer and duck breeder extraordinaire.

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1h 5min
September 20, 2024 The Four-Colour Bic Pen: What goes “click” and is mightier than the sword?
The four-colour Bic pen was a revolutionary invention. It’s also an emblem of optimistic Frenchness. Find out why as Muriel unpacks the pen’s origin story and takes Suzanne back to school.
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49min

FAQs about Garlic & Pearls:

How many episodes does Garlic & Pearls have?

The podcast currently has 122 episodes available.