Le Podcast

Johnny. La Fontaine. Bernard Tapie. Vercingetorix – all French household names that have shaped generations – and yet weirdly, are completely unknown outside of France! Discover them with Kevin & Kevin!

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Discover France’s most famous military unit: the Foreign Legion. Its history, major battles, significance to France, and why they revere the wooden hand of a dead captain.

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Football isn’t just France’s favorite sport – it’s also the perfect mirror for French culture and society. In this episode, Kevin & Kevin go over French football’s long history, its political and sociological significance, and what the most recent developments mean for French teams, French education, and France as a whole.

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It has been two bloody years for France, between the Nice attacks, the 13th of November and the Charlie Hebdo massacre. But terrorism isn’t exactly a new thing… in fact, we practically invented it. In this episode, Kevin & Kevin go over France’s long and tumultuous history with terrorism, what France is facing today, and what awaits in the future.

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The 14th of July is France’s national holiday, known abroad as Bastille Day! So what is it all about? (Quick teaser – half of the reason has nothing to do with the Bastille…)

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The story of a symbol of the French resistance, the organizer of everyday revolt, and the ultimate underdog pitted against the Nazi propaganda machine: Radio London.

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Is it love? Is it hate? Is it some weird combination of both? Dive into the history of this relationship and discover two countries that could not be more at odds – and yet secret admirers of the other.

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Get the hidden story behind France’s national anthem (also available in Russian and Chinese!) and learn about how it came into being and what it has come to represent.

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Join us for a thrilling ride down France’s Presidential Election, complete with upsets, scandals and underdogs! How did Macron manage to win this?

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Welcome to the very first episode of Le Podcast! In this episode, we cover the question on the world’s lips – who exactly is Macron, France’s new president? Where did he come from, and more importantly, how did he manage to end up in the country’s highest office?

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