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The Earful Tower is a weekly podcast all about Paris, hosted by Australian expat Oliver Gee. With a huge variety of guests - from cooks and comedians to TV hosts and tour guides - this show will transport you to the City of Lights and make you feel like you've met the characters that make it shine.

The Earful Tower: Paris Oliver Gee

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.8 • 663 Ratings

The Earful Tower is a weekly podcast all about Paris, hosted by Australian expat Oliver Gee. With a huge variety of guests - from cooks and comedians to TV hosts and tour guides - this show will transport you to the City of Lights and make you feel like you've met the characters that make it shine.

    How to stay safe in Paris, with Amanda Rollins

    How to stay safe in Paris, with Amanda Rollins

    Is Paris a safe city? The truth is, it's probably about as safe as any other big city. 
    In other words, you need to be smart when you're here.
    And this week on the podcast, American content creator in Paris Amanda Rollins shares her tips and tricks for being street smart in the City of Light. 
    Amanda has made a name for herself on her wildly popular social media accounts as American Fille, where she shares how to stay out of trouble in Paris (and many, many other things). 
    Find her on TikTok here (over a million followers!) and Instagram here. 
    The chat spans lot of other topics too!
    This episode was brought to you by Cook'n With Class, click here to book a class with them. I did the sauce-making class and LOVED it.
    Their English-speaking cooking classes are a delightful blend of fun, education, and gastronomy. Designed for culinary enthusiasts of all levels, they offer a unique opportunity to explore French cuisine through hands-on experiences in a welcoming atmosphere. 
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    The Earful Tower exists thanks to support from its Patreon members. From $10 a month you can unlock almost endless extras including bonus podcast episodes, live video replays, special event invites, and our annually updated PDF guide to Paris. 
    Membership takes only a minute to set up. Thank you for keeping this channel independent. 
    For more from the Earful Tower, here are some handy links:
    Website 
    Weekly newsletter 

    • 36 min
    The French Revolution: A beginner's guide

    The French Revolution: A beginner's guide

    If the words "French Revolution" seem daunting to you, then you're not alone.
    It would take a whole series of podcast episodes to truly understand it all - and luckily for us - podcaster Mike Duncan has done exactly that. His Revolutions Podcast is world renowned.
    In this episode of The Earful Tower, he breaks down the French Revolution to its simplest essence. You could call it "The French Revolution For Idiots", where I, your humble host, play the part of the idiot and ask all the questions you are too shy to ask. 
    As for Mike, a self-confessed "complete history geek", you can find more of his work via his Twitter page here. 
    This episode was first aired on The Earful Tower in 2019. 
    This episode was brought to you by Cook'n With Class, click here to book a class with them. I did the sauce-making class and LOVED it.
    Their English-speaking cooking classes are a delightful blend of fun, education, and gastronomy. Designed for culinary enthusiasts of all levels, they offer a unique opportunity to explore French cuisine through hands-on experiences in a welcoming atmosphere. 
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    The Earful Tower exists thanks to support from its Patreon members. From $10 a month you can unlock almost endless extras including bonus podcast episodes, live video replays, special event invites, and our annually updated PDF guide to Paris. 
    Membership takes only a minute to set up. Thank you for keeping this channel independent. 
    For more from the Earful Tower, here are some handy links:
    Website 
    Weekly newsletter 

    • 42 min
    How we're raising a trilingual child in Paris

    How we're raising a trilingual child in Paris

    Lina and I discuss how circumstance has led to us raising our nearly three-year-old son in French, Swedish, and English. 
    This episode was brought to you by Cook'n With Class, click here to book a class with them. I did the sauce-making class and LOVED it.
    Their English-speaking cooking classes are a delightful blend of fun, education, and gastronomy. Designed for culinary enthusiasts of all levels, they offer a unique opportunity to explore French cuisine through hands-on experiences in a welcoming atmosphere. 
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    The Earful Tower exists thanks to support from its Patreon members. From $10 a month you can unlock almost endless extras including bonus podcast episodes, live video replays, special event invites, and our annually updated PDF guide to Paris. 
    Membership takes only a minute to set up. Thank you for keeping this channel independent. 
    For more from the Earful Tower, here are some handy links:
    Website 
    Weekly newsletter 

    • 28 min
    Buying a home in Paris: Five mistakes to avoid

    Buying a home in Paris: Five mistakes to avoid

    Buying property in Paris (and France, in general) isn't easy. 
    Aside from the dreaded French admin, there is a whole world of traps and tricks to consider. Omissions in the property listing, negotiating prices, and why you shouldn't share a notary with the seller....
    This week, lawyer and buyer's agent Christine Bacoup-Tidas explains some of the key pitfalls to avoid in the process. She also chats about property in Paris in general, and her previous life as a ballet dancer and then lawter in New York City. 
    Find her and her website Tomette Paris here to get help buying your own place: www.tometteparis.com


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    The Earful Tower exists thanks to support from its Patreon members. From $10 a month you can unlock almost endless extras including bonus podcast episodes, live video replays, special event invites, and our annually updated PDF guide to Paris. 
    Membership takes only a minute to set up. Thank you for keeping this channel independent. 
    For more from the Earful Tower, here are some handy links:
    Website 
    Weekly newsletter 

    • 35 min
    The Seine booksellers are here to stay: let's meet one!

    The Seine booksellers are here to stay: let's meet one!

    There's a lot of talk right now about the iconic booksellers by the Seine, aka the bouquinistes. 
    In recent months, the Paris Town Hall officials threatened to remove the stalls to make way for the Olympic Games, but President Macron overturned the decision this week.
    The book stalls are here to stay. 
    I figured many Earful Tower listeners might want to know more about these mysterious bouquinistes, so let's revisit my chat with Sydney Zekley, who ran one of the stalls not too far from the Tour d'Argent restaurant. 
    The music in this episode is an original tune from Pres Maxson, fittingly titled Sunset on the Seine. 
    The original chat with Sydney was from July, 2019 (season 6, episode 9). This week's version has been updated, remastered, and edited accordingly.
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    The Earful Tower exists thanks to support from its Patreon members. From $10 a month you can unlock almost endless extras including bonus podcast episodes, live video replays, special event invites, and our annually updated PDF guide to Paris. 
    Membership takes only a minute to set up. Thank you for keeping this channel independent. 
    For more from the Earful Tower, here are some handy links:
    Website 
    Weekly newsletter 

    • 24 min
    David Lebovitz on the Paris food market: the Marché d'Aligre

    David Lebovitz on the Paris food market: the Marché d'Aligre

    Chef David Lebovitz is back on the show to talk about the Aligre Market (le marché d'Aligre) in the 12th arrondissement of Paris.
    Follow David here for his newsletter on Substack. 




    Music in this episode is from Pres Maxson.
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    The Earful Tower exists thanks to support from its Patreon members. From $10 a month you can unlock almost endless extras including bonus podcast episodes, live video replays, special event invites, and our annually updated PDF guide to Paris. 
    Membership takes only a minute to set up. Thank you for keeping this channel independent. 
    For more from the Earful Tower, here are some handy links:
    Website 
    Weekly newsletter 

    • 37 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
663 Ratings

663 Ratings

activitygirl1 ,

Great!

Wonderful blend of “must do” sites and unusual things to do to see real Paris. Oliver, where in France have you not been but still want to go?

SQM65 ,

Great Manner and Tone

I am really enjoying listening to this podcast. The host has a great manner— informal and casual and thoughtful. One quibble is that the theme music sounds like a bad infomercial. Lots of great music out there—even stereotypical french accordion music.

carolyn 62 ,

earful tower

best information about paris and france

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