One Thing In A French Day | Stories from Paris in French

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Learn French with authentic stories from Paris. The perfect bridge between textbooks and real-life conversation for intermediate and advanced learners (B1–C1). Experience the French worth copying.

  1. 6h ago

    En forêt avec le groupe de marche nordique (An Antidote to City Life?)

    Dimanche matin, 8h30, je suis au stade de Courbevoie, puis direction la forêt de Meudon avec mon groupe de marche nordique et notre coach Philippe. Neuf voix différentes : un vrai défi d'écoute, en immersion totale. Step into a real Sunday morning in the Meudon forest with my nordic walking group — nine different voices, real outdoor background noise, and one recurring question put to each walker: why do you come back here every week? This episode is unscripted, on-location French exactly as it happens — genuinely challenging to follow, and genuinely rewarding once you do. This is one of the more demanding episodes on the podcast: multiple speakers, natural interruptions, wind and forest sounds in the background, and the fast, casual rhythm of real outdoor conversation. It's a great stretch exercise for advanced listeners (B2–C1) who want to train their ear on the kind of French you'd actually encounter doing an activity with a group of French speakers. marche nordique · forêt de Meudon · Courbevoie · sport en plein air · reportage · spoken french · learn french · french stories · authentic french · real french · outdoor france · listening challenge What is nordic walking (marche nordique)? Best forests near Paris for hiking Where is the Forêt de Meudon? Benefits of nordic walking poles French podcast with multiple speakers How to improve French listening comprehension with real conversations French sports vocabulary podcast What muscles does nordic walking work? French podcast challenge for advanced learners Best outdoor activities near Paris

    En forêt avec le groupe de marche nordique (An Antidote to City Life?)

  2. 3d ago

    Un concert, un corail géant et de l’eau : faire durer l’été (A Concert, a Coral, and a Pool)

    Comment prolonge-t-on une saison qu'on sent déjà partir ? La rentrée est là, mais l'esprit résiste encore un peu. Voici trois souvenirs d’été (deux à Paris et un en Italie), pour le faire durer un peu plus longtemps. Three very different memories from this summer, woven together by one simple desire: to make the season last a little longer before autumn takes over. An open-air concert by a Venezuelan singer with a spellbinding voice, a monumental contemporary art piece suspended inside a 16th-century Paris church steeped in royal and literary history, and the quiet, unexpected joy of a morning swim in the Italian hills. This episode is real, reflective, end-of-summer French. The vocabulary ranges comfortably across B1–B2 (describing a concert, a swim, a simple pleasure) while venturing into richer B2–C1 territory with historical and artistic vocabulary — centuries of French history condensed into a single church, and the vivid, poetic description of a giant red coral sculpture. A great episode for learners who enjoy reflective, essayistic French. D’autres épisodes à écouter aujourd’hui autour du quartier des Halles, à Paris.  2317 — Balade à Paris, le tour préféré
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/2317-%e2%80%94-balade-a-paris-le-tour-prefere-%e2%80%94-lundi%c2%a015%c2%a0janvier-2024/ 2005 — Un magasin où l'on se ressource, chez Dehillerin à Paris
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/2005-%e2%80%94-mercredi-23-juin-2021-%e2%80%94-un-magasin-ou-l-on-se-ressource-chez-dehillerin-a-paris/ 2263 — Son frère était le premier Français, réponse à la première devinette
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/2263-%e2%80%94-son-frere-etait-le-premier-francais-reponse-a-la-premiere-devinette-%e2%80%94-lundi-17-juillet-2023/ arènes de Montmartre · église Saint-Eustache · Lydie Arickx · art contemporain · Rebecca Roger Cruz · spoken french · learn french · french stories· french daily life · authentic french · real french · paris culture What is the Église Saint-Eustache in Paris known for? Who is buried or was baptized at Saint-Eustache? What is the Bourse de Commerce Pinault Collection? Best free concerts in Paris in summer What is contemporary art installed in French churches? Where are the arènes de Montmartre? French podcast about art and culture How to talk about summer memories in French French podcast for reflective, literary French Best historical churches to visit in Paris

    Un concert, un corail géant et de l’eau : faire durer l’été (A Concert, a Coral, and a Pool)

  3. Sep 3

    Il était une fois un conte de Perraut — My Name Sounds Like a Fairy Tale)

    Voici un conte de Perraut, de Laetitia Perraut, pas de Charles Perrault, même si c’est le parrain de cet épisode ! Ça commence avec une histoire que nous aurions préféré ne pas entendre. Si le passé simple vous intrigue, cet épisode est pour vous et j’espère qu’il vous fera rire ! A walk through Paris's Japanese quarter turns into something unexpectedly story-like — an overheard tale that's a little too vivid, a bookshop clerk's joke about a surname that almost spells "fairy tale," and an evening phone call spent listing Charles Perrault's classic tales with my father. This episode is written with a playful literary twist: for once, it leans into the passé simple, the tense reserved for storytelling and books, to give the whole episode a genuine fairy-tale feel. The everyday vocabulary here (a snack run, a bookshop errand, a phone call) stays comfortably accessible. What makes this episode especially interesting for B2–C1 listeners is the deliberate use of the passé simple — a tense you'll encounter constantly in French literature but never in daily conversation. Hearing it woven naturally into a spoken story is a genuinely useful way to get your ear used to recognizing it. D'autres épisodes à écouter aujourd'hui : 1930 — Trois livres de ma bibliothèque : Le rire d'Épicure, Allô le véto, Ni d'Ève ni d'Adam
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/1930-%e2%80%94-vendredi-11-decembre-2020-%e2%80%94-trois-livres-de-ma-bibliotheque%c2%a0-le-rire-d-epicure-allo-le-veto%e2%80%89-ni-d-eve-ni-d-adam/ 1933 — Quatre autres livres de ma bibliothèque
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/1933-%e2%80%94-vendredi-18-decembre-2020-%e2%80%94-quatre-autres-livres-de-ma-bibliotheque/ Les gardiens du Louvre (Jirô Tanigushi)
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/les-gardiens-du-louvre/ quartier japonais Paris · Perrault · contes de fées · passé simple · Aki · spoken french · learn french · french stories · french daily life · authentic french · real french · paris neighborhoods Where is the Japanese quarter in Paris? What is rue Sainte-Anne known for? Charles Perrault fairy tales list What is Contes de ma mère l'oye? Best Japanese bakery in Paris When is passé simple used in French? French literary tenses explained What is an onigiri? French podcast for advanced learners Best bookshops in Paris (Gibert)

    Il était une fois un conte de Perraut — My Name Sounds Like a Fairy Tale)

  4. Aug 31

    Pourquoi j’aime la bibliothèque Richelieu (BNF) A Paris Beautiful Reading Room

    Un après-midi avec Felicia et Lisa à la BNF Richelieu, dans l'ancien palais du Cardinal Mazarin — et surtout dans la salle Ovale, un lieu spectaculaire, à la fois très XIXe siècle et étonnamment moderne. On y lit, on y dessine, on y observe aussi les autres : une parenthèse studieuse et douce en plein cœur de Paris. A quiet afternoon at the BNF Richelieu library in central Paris, inside a former 17th-century cardinal's palace — and specifically in the Oval Room, a stunning reading room finished in 1936 and reopened to the public a few years ago. This episode is a gentle, observational piece of real spoken French: watching people read, work, and think in one of Paris's most beautiful shared spaces. The vocabulary itself is very accessible — describing a room, a mood, what people are reading. There's also a nice layer of precise, visual vocabulary around the space itself: rows of shelves, reading lamps, work tables, the physical language of a library that's genuinely useful once you notice it. What makes this episode rewarding for B2–C1 listeners, though, is the reflective, essayistic tone: subtle observations about collective concentration, quiet public spaces, and a closing thought on what actually defines a podcast — the kind of nuanced, unhurried French you'll rarely encounter in a textbook..  www.onethinginafrenchday.com D'autres épisodes à écouter aujourd'hui : BNF, Bibliothèque nationale de France 
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/bnf-bibliotheque-nationale-de-france/ 1606 — Exposition Nadar et carte BNF
 https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/1606-%e2%80%94-jeudi-17-janvier-2019-%e2%80%94-exposition-nadar-et-carte-bnf/ 2161 — Journées du patrimoine : la BNF Richelieu 
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/2161-%e2%80%94-journees-du-patrimoine%c2%a0-la-bnf-richelieu-%e2%80%94-lundi-19-septembre-2022/   bibliothèque Richelieu · BNF · salle Ovale · Paris · Jules Chéret · spoken french · learn french · french stories · french daily life · authentic french · real french · paris hidden gems What is the BNF Richelieu library in Paris? What is the Salle Ovale (Oval Room)? Best libraries to visit in Paris Who was Jules Chéret? History of the Cardinal Mazarin palace Best quiet places to read in Paris What defines a podcast? Hidden gems in central Paris French podcast for advanced learners Best places to work or study in Paris

    Pourquoi j’aime la bibliothèque Richelieu (BNF) A Paris Beautiful Reading Room

  5. Aug 26

    Lire à la plage : le rêve ! Dieppe — Beach, Books, and Pastries in Dieppe

    Pique-nique sur la plage de galets, mer verte et falaises, goélands à surveiller de près (Lisa ne leur fait plus confiance !), puis une halte inattendue. Une journée à Dieppe comme on les aime. A slow, easy summer day in Normandy: a beach picnic, wary seagulls, sketchbooks pulled out on the pebbles, and a blissful stretch of reading by the sea at a real beachside library. This episode is designed for repeated, phrase-by-phrase listening — natural, everyday French exactly as it's spoken, with the kind of expressions worth memorizing because you'll actually use them. The vocabulary stays accessible (B1–B2) — a picnic, a walk along the cliffs, a bakery stop — while the storytelling itself, with its warmth and gentle asides (a grandfather's hospital stay mentioned almost in passing, a daughter's simple declaration of happiness), offers B2–C1 listeners an example of natural, understated French narration. Autres épisodes à écouter aujourd’hui :  1544 — Le Pollet
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/1544-%e2%80%94-le-pollet/ 1550 — Paroles de Dieppe : Ghislaine et La Bonne Sainte-Rita
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/1550-%e2%80%94-paroles-de-dieppe-ghislaine-et-la-bonne-sainte-rita/ 1698 — Raconter les vacances à Dieppe — la rencontre avec Olwen Morris, pianiste anglaise nonagénaire à Dieppe
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/1698-%e2%80%94-mercredi-4-septembre-2019-%e2%80%94-raconter-les-vacances-a-dieppe-2/ Dieppe · Le Pollet · pique-nique · bibliothèque de plage · boulangerie Masson · spoken french · learn french · french stories · french daily life · authentic french · real french · normandy What is Le Pollet in Dieppe? Best beaches to visit in Dieppe France What is a beach library (bibliothèque de plage)? Best bakeries in Dieppe France Things to do in Dieppe with family French phrases for a beach picnic How to practice natural spoken French What is a château-musée in Dieppe? French podcast for repeated listening practice Best day trips from Rouen to the coast

    Lire à la plage : le rêve ! Dieppe — Beach, Books, and Pastries in Dieppe

  6. Aug 24

    Dieppe, jour de marché (Back to Our Favorite Market) - Lundi 24 août 2026

    Samedi, 8 heures du matin : direction Dieppe, avec Felicia, Lisa et Pietro. Le grand marché du samedi, les commerçants qu'on retrouve avec plaisir, une librairie pleine de souvenirs... Cet épisode, c'est le début d’une journée entière passée à Dieppe, "comme avant". This episode drops you into a real Saturday morning at one of Normandy's largest outdoor markets : vendors calling regular customers by name, a bookshop conversation. It's designed for learners who want to hear French exactly as it's spoken in daily life. The vocabulary itself sits comfortably in the B1–B2 range — market produce, everyday shopping exchanges, simple past-tense storytelling. But the real value for more advanced listeners (B2–C1) is in the natural rhythm of spontaneous speech: overlapping remarks, a stranger's aside about being hungry, a bookseller's offhand comment about unusually large summer crowds — the kind of implicit, unscripted texture that only comes from real conversation. D’autres épisodes à écouter aujourd’hui :  1548 — Paroles de Dieppe : Antoine et le pâté au Neufchâtel
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/1548-%e2%80%94-paroles-de-dieppe-antoine-et-le-pate-au-neufchatel/ 1705 — Conseils lecture : Les victorieuses de Laetitia Colombani
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/1705-%e2%80%94-jeudi-19-septembre-2019-%e2%80%94-conseils-lecture-les-victorieuses-de-laetitia-colombani/ 1711 — Le conseil de lecture de Mila : La plus précieuse des marchandises
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/1711-%e2%80%94-jeudi-3-octobre-2019-%e2%80%94-le-conseil-de-lecture-de-mila-la-plus-precieuse-des-marchandises/ 1717 — Le conseil de lecture de Vanessa : Une femme en contre-jour de Gaëlle Josse
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/1717-%e2%80%94-vendredi-18-octobre-2019-%e2%80%94-le-conseil-de-lecture-de-vanessa%c2%a0-une-femme-en-contre-jour-de-gaelle-josse/ marché de Dieppe · Normandie · Neufchâtel · prune de Jumièges · spoken french · learn french · french stories · french daily life · authentic french· real french · life in france · norman market What is the market day in Dieppe France? Best markets to visit in Normandy What is Neufchâtel cheese? Where to buy prune de Jumièges? Things to do in Dieppe France French phrases for shopping at a market How far is Dieppe from Paris? Can you take a ferry from Dieppe to England? French podcast for natural spoken conversation Best bookshops in Dieppe France

    Dieppe, jour de marché (Back to Our Favorite Market) - Lundi 24 août 2026

  7. Aug 20

    Oh là là, on a raté l’éclipse ! Oh là là, We Missed the Eclipse !

    La reprise ! Après l'Italie, retour à Paris. Je pensais avoir eu une bonne idée pour voir l'éclipse. Mais parfois, on a des surprises.   Back from summer vacation with a plan that seemed perfect: catch the August 12 solar eclipse from an unusual spot in Paris, avoid the crowds, get free glasses. It didn't go as planned. This episode is a real, unscripted family story. Along the way: a dinner in the Italian countryside the week before, a very opinionated pigeon, and a live TV report that somehow makes the whole thing even better. This season, subscribers get more than a transcript — a podcast letter with every episode: a question to think about before pressing play, cultural markers to go deeper into the episode, natural turns of phrase to notice and copy, and a comprehension question for after you've listened. A relaxed, natural way to keep improving your French. D'autres épisodes à écouter aujourd'hui : 1451 — Bonne année ! (Exposition sur les comètes au Muséum d'histoire naturelle)
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/bonne-annee-1515192438/ 1877 — Summer in France : direction le Jura (La comète Neowise)
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/1877-%e2%80%94-vendredi-7-aout-2020-%e2%80%94-summer-in-france-direction-le-jura/ 2097 — Week-end en Normandie : le port flottant d'Arromanches et la tapisserie de Bayeux (La comète de Halley sur la tapisserie de Bayeux)
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/2097-%e2%80%94-week-end-en-normandie%c2%a0-le-port-flottant-d-arromanches-et-la-tapisserie-de-bayeux-%e2%80%94-vendredi-11-mars-2022/ 2211 — L'éclipse de 1999
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/2211-%e2%80%94-l-eclipse-de-1999-%e2%80%94-mercredi-8-fevrier-2023/    1 What was the August 2026 solar eclipse like in Paris?  2 Where to watch a solar eclipse in Paris  3 What is visible during a partial solar eclipse?  4 French podcast about everyday family life  5 How to talk about weather and sky in French  6 Real French conversation podcast for learners  7 What is the Philharmonie de Paris?  8 French expressions for disappointment or mishaps  9 Best places to watch the sky in Paris  10 French podcast for intermediate and advanced learners éclipse solaire · Philharmonie de Paris · Paris · parc André Citroën · vie de famille · voyage Italie · french podcast · real french · spoken french · french daily life · rentrée podcast

    Oh là là, on a raté l’éclipse ! Oh là là, We Missed the Eclipse !

  8. Aug 13

    Le clafoutis aux abricots (les ep du 90) How Much Sugar, Exactly?

    Pour clore cette série de l’été, retour en 2020 pour un clafoutis aux abricots en famille — un épisode aussi doux et sucré que celui qui a lancé « les épisodes du 90″. Le 90 se cache dans une mesure, aujourd’hui — tendez bien l’oreille une dernière fois ! The perfect way to close this summer series: baking an apricot clafoutis with my daughters, multiplying a recipe, borrowing a pitter from a neighbor, and slowly getting ready for summer vacation. It’s a warm, everyday moment – kitchen vocabulary, family bickering over fruit in the batter, and one particularly tricky little question to say out loud with just the right intonation. This final episode brings the ‘épisodes du 90’ series full circle, echoing the very first rebroadcast that started it all. This summer, no pen, no notebook – just listening and speaking. Subscribers receive a podcast letter with this episode: a question to think about before pressing play, cultural markers to go deeper into the episode, a tricky little phrase worth practicing for its intonation alone, and a comprehension question to answer once you’ve heard the whole story. A different way to make progress in French. D’autres épisodes à écouter aujourd’hui :  Le premier épisode de la série des Episodes du 90 Le tôt-fait du mercredi
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/le-tot-fait-du-mercredi/ Nouvelle bibliothèque, copine et clafoutis
https://onethinginafrenchday.podbean.com/e/nouvelle-bibliotheque-copine-et-clafoutis/ What is a clafoutis? Clafoutis vs tôt-fait : what’s the difference? Easy French dessert recipes French podcast about family life and cooking How to talk about baking in French French recipe measurements explained Real French conversation podcast for learners French podcast question intonation practice Traditional French summer desserts What to pack for a family vacation in France clafoutis · clafoutis aux abricots · pâtisserie française · recette française · vie de famille · vacances d’été · french podcast · real french · spoken french · french baking · french daily life

    Le clafoutis aux abricots (les ep du 90) How Much Sugar, Exactly?
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