La Fayette, We Are Here!
by Emmanuel Dubois
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It's time to move on
It's time to move on
About this podcast
French history podcast, by a Frenchman. Learn all about France's history: Charlemagne, The Hundred Years’ War, Jeanne d’Arc, New France, Louis XIV, the Révolution, Napoléon and much more! Artwork by Lucia Ceta.
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- It's time to move on · 2 min · Episode 42My dear listeners and friends, After four years and over forty episodes, I believe my podcasting days are over. I’ve loved making my podcast, it’s been one of the best…
- Napoléon III - France's Last Monarch · 47 min · Episode 41Imagine growing up with the world’s most famous uncle, the one who conquered Europe and redefined France. For young Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, bedtime stories came with cavalry…
- Volney’s Vision: The Ruins of Empires in Our Time. With Thomas C. Williams · 1 h 20 min · Episode 40Thomas C. Williams is an American author and historian living in France since 1989. A former U.S. Embassy staffer, he is a leading expert on Volney and Thomas Jefferson’s secret…
- The 1830 Revolution. Barricades in Paris! · 41 min · Episode 39In July 1830, Paris erupted. For three days, workers, students, and veterans rose against royal ordinances that trampled the Charter of 1814. Barricades filled the streets, the…
- Antoine Lavoisier - A Savant at the Scaffold · 36 min · Episode 38If you weren't sleeping through your chemistry classes in high school, you probably heard the phrase "Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed." This is…
- The French Résistance - Refusing Defeat & Occupation · 42 min · Episode 37The story of the Résistance is the story of ordinary men and women rising to the occasion. Risking everything to fight oppression, to defend their homes, their country, their way…
- Bonus - The Raft of the Medusa Part II - From Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs · 51 min · Episode 36This is part II of our episode swap on The Raft of the Medusa from the great podcast Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs by Rich Napolitano. Enjoy this bonus episode and check out Rich's…
- Gaby & Robert Casadesus - With Thérèse Casadesus Rawson · 52 min · Episode 35In this very special episode, we interview Thérèse Casadesus Rawson, daughter of the renowned French pianists Robert and Gaby Casadesus. The occasion is the publication of Gaby…
- Bonus - The Raft of the Medusa Part I - From Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs · 49 min · Episode 34We have something special for today, an episode swap! Coming straight from the great podcast Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs by Rich Napolitano, I give you the story of the Radeau de la…
- Marie-Antoinette & Louis XVII - The Cursed Family. With Charles MacKay · 1 h 12 min · Episode 33Charles MacKay, PhD, former university history professor at Morehead State University and West Virginia University joins us to discuss Queen Marie-Antoinette and her family…
- The Five French Republics - From Revolution to Evolution · 1 h 8 min · Episode 32We will traverse the peaks and valleys of five republics, each reflecting France’s evolving spirit and struggles. From revolutionary fervour to imperial ambition, from the trials…
- La Fayette's USA Tour of 1824 - The Hero Returns. With Elizabeth Reese. · 48 min · Episode 31To commemorate the 200th anniversary of La Fayette's grand tour of the USA in 1824, we have a special episode featuring guest Elizabeth Reese. Elizabeth is a public historian…
- Jules Verne - France's Great Adventure · 46 min · Episode 30Jules Verne is one of the most influential authors who ever lived, from every country and genre. He is the most translated author in the world after Agatha Christie and is by far…
- The French Wars of Religion - Faith in Destruction · 56 min · Episode 29On one side, the Catholic majority, unwavering in their devotion to Rome. On the other, the Huguenots, French Protestants inspired by the teachings of Jean Calvin. Caught in the…
- Napoléon : the Man and his Books, with Louis Sarkozy · 1 h 10 min · Episode 28When we talk about Napoléon, we often talk about battles or politics, but we don't talk nearly enough about the man. Some dismiss him as a proto-Hitler, others adore him as they…
- Camille Saint-Saëns and France's Music · 37 min · Episode 27We often see history as a succession of dates, events, wars and political machinations. But we should not forget that history is also forged by culture and by art. Art reflects…
- The First World War. The French Experience · 53 min · Episode 26For France, the Great War is a serious and deep wound that she partially inflicted on herself. It is painful and has never fully healed. It is something personal, felt by all…
- Nathanael Greene and La Fayette, Partners in Freedom. With Salina B. Baker. · 42 min · Episode 25In this unique episode, we engage in a conversation with Salina B. Baker, an accomplished author of historical fiction, who has received multiple awards for her work…
- The Dreyfus Affair. France's Shame · 48 min · Episode 24Liberté, égalité, fraternité. This is the French Republic’s motto. Liberty and equality are also in the first article of the "Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen"…
- The Seven Years' War. The Great French Disaster · 44 min · Episode 23This particular conflict goes by multiple names and definitions. While it is globally recognized as the Seven Years' War, it is more commonly referred to in America as the French…
