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This is a selection of the many talk shows broadcast on WRP each week, the country’s only English-language radio station. Learn about France: news headlines, expat life, culture, arts, politics : all of France in one place. More shows and archive, plus live stream of WRP 24/7 available at worldradio.fr World Radio Paris is a not-for-profit community radio station broadcasting on the airwaves of Paris, Nice, Cannes and Normandy. All of us are volunteers donating our time to this project. WRP only survives thanks to listeners' generous donations. If you like our work, think about contributing via the Paypal link on our website. Thanks!

  1. 22h ago

    Lost in Frenchlation - Staff Picks: French Films Our Interns Swear By

    On this episode Alex Brook Lynn (ARBL Murray) and Manon Kerjean talk to the Lost in Frenchlation interns about their favorite French films to get us started in the new fall season of French film watching. Manon will also introduce some exciting news and new films coming up at the Lost in Frenchlation Cinema Club like the new partner theater at Le Saint Germain Des Pres, and the films she is excited to screen in the coming months. A list of the films we discuss in this episode. Staff Pick: Lleyton Hughes, La Haine Hatred'; released in the United States as Hate) is a 1995 French social thriller film written, co-edited, and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. Starring Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé and Saïd Taghmaoui, the film chronicles a day and night in the lives of three friends from a poor immigrant neighborhood in the suburbs of Paris. Staff Pick: Alejandra Gonzalez, Le Bonheur Le Bonheur ("Happiness") is a 1965 French drama film directed by Agnès Varda. It is associated with the French New Wave, and won two awards at the 15th Berlin International Film Festival, including the Jury Grand Prix. The film is about a man with a wife, kids, and a mistress. Staff Pick: Rosemary Ho, L'evenement Happening (French: L'Événement) is a 2021 French film, set in the 1960s directed by Audrey Diwan. The film stars Anamaria Vartolomei as Anne, who experiences the emotionally and physically traumatic process of obtaining an abortion in France before it was legalized. Staff Pick: Dearbhail Kent, L'histoire de Soulymane Souleymane's Story (French: L'Histoire de Souleymane), is a 2024 French film directed by Boris Lojkine. The film stars Abou Sangaré as Souleymane, an immigrant from Guinea working for a food delivery service in Paris. Staff Pick: Altuğ Kaan PAÇACI, Zero Conduite Zero for Conduct (French: Zéro de conduite) is a 1933 French featurette directed by Jean Vigo. The film draws extensively on Vigo's boarding school experiences to depict a repressive and bureaucratised educational establishment in which surreal acts of rebellion occur, reflecting Vigo's anarchist view of childhood. The title refers to a mark the boys would get which prevented them from going out on Sundays. For more information on screening with Lost in Frenchlation visit: https://lostinfrenchlation.com

  2. 1d ago

    Holistic Being & Doing 8 - Peggy Reboul

    Welcome to the show "Holistic Being and Doing" on World Radio Paris. I am Eileen Jackson. Today, I have the pleasure of speaking with Peggy Reboul at the World Radio Paris Studio. Peggy Reboul is a renowned animal communicator, equestrian expert, and author. Peggy Reboul started out in a career as a fine arts teacher and visual artist until the age of 40 when she had a stroke that turned her life upside down. Peggy Reboul came to an awakening that it was vital she pursue her childhood dreams to connect more deeply with nature, animals and all living creatures. Since then, she has written five books about animal communication and healing for animals and humans. On her farm in the south of France, she runs workshops in animal communication with a keen focus on nurturing our relationship with the planet and animals. She also co-hosts dolphin and whale encounters. She lives with her mares, goats, chickens, cats, dog and wild animals. It is uplifting to welcome her holistic presence to World Radio Paris. Website https://rhea-communicationaveclevivant.com/ Books https://www.mamaeditions.com/auteurs/peggy-reboul Eliot's Prayer https://youtu.be/eJemyzG48c4?is=P39F7wO6F_J-8cTU

    Holistic Being & Doing 8 - Peggy Reboul

  3. 2d ago

    Sports Update - Nov 6

    By Bruce Kay

  4. 2d ago

    Riviera O’Clock - Nov 6

    By Aida Zaher

  5. 3d ago

    The New Paris Podcast - The crime that rocked French cinema and politics with author Edward Chisholm

    After writing the bestselling memoir A Waiter in Paris, Edward Chisholm is back with a much different kind of tale. He joins the show to talk about the fascinating story behind his latest book, 'Murder in Paris 68,' which explores the dark intersections of crime (the Markovic Affair), new wave cinema, and politics in 1960s France. Was superstar Alain Delon involved in one man's demise? Discover how Chisholm unraveled a complex web of lies, history, and culture to bring this true crime story to life.

  6. 5d ago

    C'est La Musique - Episode 4

    C'est La Musique - Episode 4

  7. Nov 2

    Fishwives of Paris - Cancoillotte: The Obscure Cheese That Went Viral

    Cancoillotte is gloopy, smelly, difficult to pronounce (CON-KWAH-YOWT), and suddenly all over French TikTok. The centuries-old cheese from Franche-Comté has been reinvented as a low-fat, high-protein fitness food, becoming France’s unlikely answer to America’s cottage-cheese obsession. But its rise reveals something much bigger, the way French attitudes toward food may be changing. Caroline and Emily trace cancoillotte from its origins as a way to use leftover skim milk through wartime industrialization, French spelling fame and its current TikTok explosion. Along the way, they ask what happens when a food culture traditionally built around pleasure, moderation and terroir begins talking about protein, fat and macros.

  8. Nov 1

    Sports Update - Nov 1

    Listen to Bruce Kay for all your sports updates.

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This is a selection of the many talk shows broadcast on WRP each week, the country’s only English-language radio station. Learn about France: news headlines, expat life, culture, arts, politics : all of France in one place. More shows and archive, plus live stream of WRP 24/7 available at worldradio.fr World Radio Paris is a not-for-profit community radio station broadcasting on the airwaves of Paris, Nice, Cannes and Normandy. All of us are volunteers donating our time to this project. WRP only survives thanks to listeners' generous donations. If you like our work, think about contributing via the Paypal link on our website. Thanks!

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  • Creator
    World Radio Paris
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    163
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Association World Radio Paris
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