French Podcast Episodes - Duolingo

Episode 20: Dessiner un nouveau départ (Drawing a New Beginning)

By Duolingo on Tue 21 Jul 2020

Berthet One always loved drawing, but never saw a future in it. Until he wound up in prison and realized that drawing was the best chance he had at rebuilding his life.

Episode 19: Le Top Chef (The Top Chef)

By Duolingo on Tue 14 Jul 2020

Gratien Leroy is a small-town accountant with big culinary dreams. But when France’s most popular cooking show announces an open call for the country’s best amateur cooks, does Gratien have what it takes to join the ranks of his country’s top chefs?

Episode 18: Surfer au Sénégal (Surfing in Senegal)

By Duolingo on Tue 07 Jul 2020

In Khadjou Sambe’s home country of Senegal, surfing is considered a male-only sport. But that hasn’t stopped Khadjou from pursuing her surfing dreams, becoming the first girl in Dakar to rule the waves.

Rerun: Le pouvoir du foot (Soccer Power)

By Duolingo on Tue 30 Jun 2020

In honor of Pride and LGBTQ people across the world, this week we're rerunning the story of Marine Rome and the French soccer team that rocked the Women’s World Cup in 2019.

Episode 17: En scène avec Jacques Brel (In the Spotlight with Jacques Brel)

By Duolingo on Tue 23 Jun 2020

Arnaud Askoy has already had three different careers when, at age 43, he discovers his true calling: singing. But not his own music. Arnaud plans to launch a career impersonating Jacques Brel, one of the world’s most famous francophone musicians, and might just be crazy enough to pull it off. Check out recordings of Arnaud’s live performances here. We also made a Spotify playlist where you can kick back and listen to some of Jacques Brel’s greatest hits.