
The Local France: Talking France
The Local France
Talking France is The Local’s weekly podcast where we discuss the big news and talking points in France as well as explore and explain the major issues that impact life in the country. We also answer your essential questions and look ahead at what’s coming up.
In each episode presenter Ben McPartland chats about the most important news and must-know information with The Local France’s Emma Pearson and Genevieve Mansfield. They are also frequently joined by John Lichfield, a veteran journalist whose knowledge of French news and politics is second to none, as well as other expert commentators.
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This week we discuss a shocking incident which saw a teaching assistant stabbed to death by a pupil outside a French secondary school, and find out what the government plans to do, to tackle what the president has described as a "senseless wave of violence".
We'll also find out about the efforts Paris is going to to protect the Seine and reveal all about Paris's second, secret river, that may be given a new life.
We'll find out whether flight passengers in France and around Europe are going to lose out through a planned change in the compensation rules and we'll examine the threat of violence linked to far right extremism in France after a Tunisian was murdered in a suspected terror attack.
And stay to the end to see whether you can spot which famous world changing inventions came from France and which very French-sounding creations didn't.
Host Ben McPartland is joined by the team from The Local France: Emma Pearson, Gen Mansfield and politics expert John Lichfield.
EXTRA READING
- France eyes social media ban for under-15s after school stabbing
- 12 world-changing inventions that came from France
- Paris unveils plans to bring forgotten underground river back to surface
- Paris seeks personhood status for River Seine
- ANALYSIS: How much of a threat is extreme-right violence in France?
- Passenger compensation for flight delays set to decrease in Europe
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129 - France shocked by 'senseless' school violence and the inventions you never knew were French Wed, 11 Jun 2025 - 0h
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128 - Has Uber changed France and will smoking ever be banned on café terraces? Wed, 04 Jun 2025 - 0h
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127 - What that 'slap' says about the Macrons and French farmers fight the future Wed, 28 May 2025 - 0h
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126 - France hit by 'sordid kidnappings' and the best place to buy a French second home Wed, 21 May 2025 - 0h
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125 - Will Macron's referendums ever happen and why French bureaucracy is getting easier? Wed, 14 May 2025 - 0h
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124 - France's plan to save kids from screens and will it get harder to become French? Tue, 06 May 2025 - 0h
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123 - Do the French need to work harder and why is Nice the place to move to? Wed, 30 Apr 2025 - 0h
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122 - So who'll be the next president of France and three French laws you should know Thu, 10 Apr 2025 - 0h
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121 - What now for Le Pen after bombshell verdict and France's favourite dishes revealed Wed, 02 Apr 2025 - 0h
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120 - Crunch time for Le Pen, Ryanair's threat and McDonald's targets rural France  Wed, 26 Mar 2025 - 0h
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119 - Why the US can be grateful to the French, France's tremor threat and avoiding ETA scams Thu, 20 Mar 2025 - 0h
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118 - How France can revive village life and the historic menace lurking under French soil Fri, 14 Mar 2025 - 0h
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117 - Can Macron keep Trump on Europe's side and will France see a tourism backlash? Thu, 06 Mar 2025 - 0h
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116 - What does it mean to be French and how will France's budget impact you? Thu, 13 Feb 2025 - 0h
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115 - The French mineral water scandal, Alps travel headaches and solving 'tu' versus 'vous' Thu, 06 Feb 2025 - 0h
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114 - Macron’s €800m Louvre revamp explained and full speed ahead for rural France Wed, 29 Jan 2025 - 0h
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113 - Why France must act to avoid being ‘crushed’ and French census stirs anger Wed, 22 Jan 2025 - 0h
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112 - Will pensioners bring down France and why the 'office de tourisme' is dying out? Wed, 15 Jan 2025 - 0h
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111 - Why driving in France has got complicated and the 12 moans that explain the French Wed, 08 Jan 2025 - 0h
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110 - What to expect in France in 2025 from new laws to major travel changes Tue, 31 Dec 2024 - 0h
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109 - Can you get by in France without French and why does the government spend so much? Tue, 24 Dec 2024 - 0h
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108 - How long will new French PM last and what to expect in France this Christmas? Tue, 17 Dec 2024 - 0h
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107 - Will France get a Christmas truce and how speaking French affects your personality? Wed, 11 Dec 2024 - 0h
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106 - What next as France enters the unknown after government collapse? Thu, 05 Dec 2024 - 0h
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105 - Will landmark rape trial change France and what's next if French government falls? Wed, 27 Nov 2024 - 0h
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104 - French sex lives explained, Notre Dame's unholy row and is Le Pen facing the end? Wed, 20 Nov 2024 - 0h
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103 - France faces winter of strikes and protests and will Trump revive Macron? Wed, 13 Nov 2024 - 0h
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102 - New French rail strikes protest 'privatisation' and how can Americans move to France? Thu, 07 Nov 2024 - 0h
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101 - How painful will cuts in France be and why's Macron fretting about Emily in Paris? Thu, 17 Oct 2024 - 0h
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100 - How Paris is different from France and when will French ski slopes close for good? Thu, 10 Oct 2024 - 0h
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99 - The foreigners who helped make France and just how bad is the French debt crisis? Wed, 02 Oct 2024 - 0h
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98 - Can France's government of 'losers' win anyone over and French airports hit turbulence Thu, 26 Sep 2024 - 0h
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97 - Can France accept major tax hikes and what's gone wrong with croissants? Thu, 19 Sep 2024 - 0h
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96 - How long will France's new PM last and what will the Paris Olympics legacy be? Thu, 12 Sep 2024 - 0h
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95 - How can France's stormy political crisis be resolved and will the Olympics go to plan? Wed, 10 Jul 2024 - 0h
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94 - How to explain France's shock election results and what happens now? Mon, 08 Jul 2024 - 0h
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93 - With France's far right at the gates of power will French voters let them in? Mon, 01 Jul 2024 - 0h
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92 - Elections to take France into 'dark territory' and explaining the second homes crackdown Mon, 24 Jun 2024 - 0h
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91 - Could French elections wreck the EU and France's tourist sites to avoid this summer? Mon, 17 Jun 2024 - 0h
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90 - What now for France after Macron's great election gamble? Mon, 10 Jun 2024 - 0h
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89 - Why Russia is picking on France and how Europe's 'monumental' travel change will affect you Wed, 05 Jun 2024 - 0h
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88 - Explaining Paris syndrome and how the EU elections will impact France Thu, 30 May 2024 - 0h
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87 - What are real French values and does France care about its troubled far-away territories? Wed, 22 May 2024 - 0h
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86 - Is France booming or bust, Paris QR codes explained and how to drive like a Frenchwoman? Thu, 16 May 2024 - 0h
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85 - Major French border changes explained and could France ban screens for kids? Tue, 30 Apr 2024 - 0h
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84 - How French invaded the English language, where foreigners buy second homes and youth violence flares Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 0h
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83 - Is the Entente Cordiale still worth anything, France's new rail pass and 'crookie' versus croissant? Thu, 11 Apr 2024 - 0h
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82 - Can regional French airports survive, big changes in Paris and France's most dangerous animals Thu, 04 Apr 2024 - 0h
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81 - Is France heading for a Greek-style debt crisis and the most beautiful French train journeys? Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 0h
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80 - Why is France so negative about the Olympics, a new schools row and the secret Michelin critics Thu, 21 Mar 2024 - 0h