126 episodes
Duolingo French Podcast Duolingo
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4.8 • 17 Ratings
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Deepen your language skills and knowledge of the French-speaking world through fascinating true stories in easy-to-follow French, with added English for context. From Duolingo, the world's #1 way to learn a language. Hosted by Ngofeen Mputubwele.
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The Voice of France (La voix de la France) - Revisited
To celebrate France’s love of culture, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes featuring francophone artists and performers. This episode, the story of Simone, who unknowingly became the most “listened-to voice in France.” Stick around until the end for an update on what Simone has been up to since the first episode aired!
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In The Spotlight with Jacques Brel (En scène avec Jacques Brel) - Revisited
To celebrate France’s love of culture, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes featuring francophone artists and performers. This episode, the story of Arnaud, who launched a career impersonating one of France’s most beloved male singers, Jacques Brel. Stick around until the end for an update on what Arnaud has been up to since the first episode aired!
Check out recordings of Arnaud’s live performances here. We also made a Spotify playlist where you can kick back and listen to some of Jacques Brel’s greatest hits.
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Traditions iconiques - Fête de la musique - Revisited
On June 21, 1981, the French government invented a new holiday. Ever since then, every summer solstice, anyone in France can take to the streets and perform music…and they do! But for Fanny, sharing her birthday with la Fête de la Musique was a bit of a curse…until she discovered how to help her favorite band take on the challenge of that special night.
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La mélodie de la Martinique (The Sound of Martinique) - Revisited
To celebrate France’s love of culture, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes featuring francophone artists and performers. This episode, the story of Christophe, better known under his performer name Chassol, who developed a new musical genre inspired by the sounds of his home island of Martinique. Stick around until the end for an update on what Christophe has been up to since the first episode aired.
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La chanteuse des îles (The Island Singer) - Revisited
To celebrate France’s love of culture, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes featuring francophone artists and performers. This episode, the story of Waaydah, a teenager from the French island of Mayotte who took the stage in her island’s first-ever opera competition. Stick around until the end for an update on what Waaydah has been up to since the first episode aired!
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La comédienne de balcon (The Balcony Performer) - Revisited
To celebrate France’s love of culture, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes featuring francophone artists and performers. This episode, the story of Marie, a stage actor who found a way to keep French theater alive during the Covid lockdowns. Stick around until the end for an update on what Marie has been up to since the first episode aired!
A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/4ba190U.
Customer Reviews
Parfait !!!
The stories are very interesting and keep you motivated. The level of French is just right for someone who wants to improve his listening skills; but what I really appreciate is the quality of the speech. The tempo as well as the pronunciation is something you don’t find on every day life when you are trying to practice. My congratulations to you all!
Lessons in Empathy
My compliments to the entire team that has put together the fantastic Duolingo French podcast. The stories that you have chosen to narrate are exceptionally captivating and inspiring.
Mahmoud, Alexia, Elodie, Oliver, Cédric & Eric invite us to get immersed in the dilemmas and the motives that give meaning to their lives. Having as a common thread Ngofeen Mputubwele's beautiful voice, the values guiding each protagonist's life unravel in each episode: the relentless pursuit of excellence, the balancing of the difficulties regarding the issues of identity and parenting, the nostalgia for the country of origin, the refusal to negotiate our core beliefs, the commitment to humanism and the drive to pursue our passions against all odds, to name just a few...
In the end, all these diverse narratives converge to become lessons in empathy. The initial objective of improving the listening comprehension of the French language learners becomes secondary as the hero of each story takes center stage.
Looking forward to listening to the next season's episodes!
I highly recommend it
Truly fascinating stories! Great way to get familiar with the language.
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