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Here's the story of how Lina and I got our two childen's books in the gift shop of the Louvre Museum. 

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You can find our books all over Paris, or buy them directly from our online shop here. 

Are Parisian men all well-dressed? Or is it a myth? And while we're at it, what should YOU wear on your visit to Paris? 

All these questions and much more are answered this week by Frenchman Fabien Renault, the managing director France's arm of the luxury fashion company Joseph. 

And the idiot in this show, of course, is me. Enjoy the episode and subscribe for more of the same every single week.

My father-in-law Jakob is on the show, recounting the tale of how he got VIP treatment at a Paris fashion house in the 1980s. 

It's part of a bigger theme of 'My First Trip To Paris' that Patreon members have been sharing, join them here.

Mentioned in this episode:

Charles Aznavour songs:

Non je n'ai rien oublié

and

Emmenez moi

The song played in the intro and outro was Sous le ciel de Paris. 

And the fashion house was Carven, which still exists at 6 Rdpt des Champs-Élysées Marcel-Dassault, 75008.

See you next week with another new episode. 

Well it's your lucky day! Today on the podcast it's renowned artist Alex Hillkurtz, who shares a little about his method, from inside his Left Bank chambre de bonne studio.

I first met Alex when his work was on exhibit at the Orangerie in the Luxembourg Gardens and I'm already planning my visit to see his work in the Grand Palais this year.

You can find more about Alex on his website here, in advance, or join his nearly 100,000 Instagram followers here. 

If you're a Patreon member, I hope you've already seen our tour of his workplace and his view over the sixth arrondissement of Paris. If not, watch the replay by signing up here.

IT'S BACK! 

Today's guest is the reigning champ of The Earful Tower Bucket List, Shelly. She is a Paris art consultant, a personal friend of mine, and has her finger firmly on the pulse of things to do in Paris. 

We share our top five things to do this year in Paris. Why not write your own list and join us?

The full list will be on the website later today: www.theearfultower.com 

My Dad worked on Paris peniche, moored on the Seine, in 1976. 

I didn't know much about the story, so asked him how it came to be.

His tale included hitch-hiking, thievery, a police station in Arles, and finally a boat in Paris. 

Here it is in full :)

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Oliver looks back at the most popular episodes of 2021 in a countdown of the top five top episodes of the year. Below are links to the episodes that made the cut:

https://theearfultower.com/2021/08/31/ten-tourist-mistakes-to-avoid-in-paris/

https://theearfultower.com/2021/02/08/a-guide-to-the-french-tradition-of-the-apero/

https://theearfultower.com/2021/01/04/paris-bucket-list-2021-ten-fun-things-i-want-to-do/

https://theearfultower.com/2021/09/20/an-idiots-guide-to-fashion-in-paris/

https://theearfultower.com/2021/07/02/paris-on-air-heres-my-audio-book-for-free/

Lina and Oliver share their stories of how Paris landed on their radars.

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It's cocktail queen Forest Collins from 52 Martinis, sharing ten new speakeasy hidden bars in Paris.

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Find the full list of speakeasies from the show right here.