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In a country like France, where tradition reigns supreme, even a suggestion of change or newness has long been met with scepticism by locals. This is no longer the case, offers writer and adopted Parisian Lindsey Tramuta in The New Paris podcast, a side dish to her bestselling books “The New Paris” and “The New Parisienne”. Here, with an assortment of other local experts, she takes a closer look at the people, places and ideas that are changing the fabric of the storied French capital.
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128: On bikes, the Olympics, & the Transforming City with Brent Longley
There’s nothing like leaving Paris for a short time to reset perspectives. I’ve recently returned from 10 days in New York and the Philadelphia region and I was struck by how worn and behind both destinations felt. Part of that is lingering socio-economic impact of the pandemic, and part of it may be insufficient funds devoted to much-needed improvements to public services and transportation. It only served to amplify how good we have it in Paris where major infrastructural investment and urban rehabilitation policies have shaped the city. To talk about this, I'm joined by my friend Brent Longley, an urbanist who moved to Paris a year ago with fervent support for Mayor Hidalgo and her transformative policies. We discuss Paris as a global leader in urban transformation, the opposition that still exists to some of the changes underway, and where the Olympics fits into the equation of a sustainable metropolis.
Mentioned in this episode:
Brent Longley, urbanist
The Tyrphena Project, Brent's newsletter
Infill architecture
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Audio production & editing: Matthew Jordan
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127: On Loving & Leaving Paris with Sara Lieberman
Paris has always been a refuge for foreigners. For a lifetime for some, for a chapter of their lives for others. One of my very best friends in Paris was drawn to many of the qualities that I’ve described on the show over the years (and in The New Paris book) and falls into one of those categories. Like me, she’s been an avid storyteller and reporter covering the many ways that old meets new in the city and how it’s changed over the years. But now, she’s gearing up to leave which is exciting for her and sad for those who love her here. It seemed like the right time to have her on the show to talk about that particular Paris experience, and all of the things she’s seen change in the almost decade that she's lived here. And we made it nearly to the end without tears!
Mentioned in this episode:
Sara Lieberman
Sara's newsletter Overthinking It
Sara on Instagram
Sara's GQ story on Mayor Hidalgo's swimmer son
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Audio production & editing: Matthew Jordan
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126: Paris 2023 in Review
Welcome to the end of 2023! Let's take a look back at the challenging, protest-heavy, crisis-generating year in Paris and beyond, with a few thoughts for 2024. Bonnes fêtes et bonne année! Season 8 will begin in the second half of January.
Buy my book: The New Paris
Buy my book: The New Parisienne
Follow me on social: @LindseyTramuta
Follow the show: @TheNewParisPodcast
Audio production & editing: Matthew Jordan
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125: Book Culture in Paris with Audrey Chapuis
Paris has a long legacy not merely as a world capital of culture but as a literary capital. Some of the world’s greatest writers and thinkers have created some of their best work in or about Paris and found homes for it in bookstores, to be sure, but also libraries. Two years ago I interviewed the bestselling author Janet Skeslien Charles on this show about her novel The Paris Library (Episode 74) but today I’m excited to be joined by the executive director of The American Library in Paris Audrey Chapuis, someone I’ve had the great pleasure of collaborating with over the years as I’ve spoken at the library about my own work and moderated discussions for other authors. This fall, we were among the inaugural speakers at the Angers English language Literary Festival and Audrey spoke at length. In this conversation, we talk about her library path, bookish culture in Paris, the role that libraries play in the world and the role that this library has played since 1920, and much more.
Mentioned in this episode:
Audrey Chapuis
The American Library in Paris
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Proust and the Squid
Sara Georgini
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Hala Alyan
Kirstin Chen and Grace Ly in conversation
On the Road events
The BNF
Galignani Bookstore
Joan by Katherine Chen
The Curse of the Marquis de Sade by Joel Warner
Audio production & editing: Matthew Jordan
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124: On Parisian donuts, vegan food & baking with Amanda Bankert
It’s the week of thanksgiving and that seems like an appropriate time to bring back an American friend. Amanda Bankert is a previous guest of this show (episode 8!) and the owner and pastry chef behind Boneshaker, the only donut shop in Paris worth your time, money, and sweet tooth. She’s also just released her first book in English called Voilà Vegan. We talk about how she got into baking, becoming vegan, how easy it is to find veggie or vegan food in Paris these days, and why all of this fits into evolving tastes in the food capital.
Mentioned in this episode:
Boneshaker Donuts & Coffee
Boneshaker on Instagram
Buy Voila Vegan
Jah Jah
Faubourg Daimant
Plan D
VG Pâtisserie
Land & Monkeys
Tekés
Le Petit Monstre, Brooklyn
The Southern V, Nashville
Chambelland (gluten-free bakery)
Audio production & editing: Matthew Jordan
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123: On The New French Wine with Jon Bonné
I have been waiting to talk about the new book by today’s guest for years. Actually, since I met him some 7 years ago when he was already hard at work researching it. Jon Bonné has worked as a journalist for three decades and currently serves as the managing editor at RESY. He is, particularly for wine lovers, best known for his wine reporting and two essential wine books :The New California Wine and The New Wine Rules, which has sold more than 50,000 copies and has been adapted into numerous languages. But his latest, The New French Wine, which came out earlier this year, is his most deeply researched, chef d’oeuvre that tells the groundbreaking tale of the world's greatest wine culture at a moment of profound change.
What follows was recorded several weeks ago when I had the great honor of leading a discussion with Jon about this immense project at The American Library in Paris.
Mentioned in this episode:
The New French Wine
Jon Bonné (On Instagram)
Resy
New York Times/Eric Asimov review of the book
*Watch my conversation with Jon on YouTube
Audio production & editing: Matthew Jordan
Music by Little Glass Men
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Huge fan!
Lindsey Tramuta offers excellent real life insight into French culture (not just another Paris puff piece). I love reading her books and articles and having her in my ear for long walks. Highly recommend her work in any medium.
So insightful
As an American living in France for just over a year, this podcast has been so helpful and appreciated. It’s hard to adapt to a new country and culture, there’s so much to learn! Lindsey’s podcast (and sub stack, and Instagram) has been a lifeline for me. It’s informative, fun, and relatable. The length of each episode always seems perfectly tailored to the topic and the production quality is excellent. Thank you Lindsey!