French Podcast Episodes - Duolingo
Episode 84: Paris - Visite du Marais
By Duolingo on Tue 10 Jan 2023
A longtime resident of Paris, Pascal Fonquernie, walks us through his historic neighborhood, Le Marais, sharing its unique history and shining a light on the different communities who live there.
Episode 83: L'enfant prodige de la mode (The Fashion Prodigy)
By Duolingo on Tue 08 Nov 2022
Alphonse Maitrepierre is a talented young designer who worked his way up to many established fashion houses in Paris. After learning from the best, he wanted to design clothes that reflected his vision and commitment to sustainability. But would the fashion world embrace him?
Episode 82: Un jour de commémoration (A day of remembrance)
By Duolingo on Tue 01 Nov 2022
A doctor from Guadeloupe dedicates his life to honoring the memory of his island’s enslaved ancestors, and fights to make sure their names will not be forgotten.
Episode 81: La chocolatière (The Chocolate Maker) - Revisited
By Duolingo on Tue 25 Oct 2022
Growing up in Cameroon, Euphrasie Mbambae spent a lot of time on her grandfather’s cacao farm. But it wasn’t until she moved to Belgium that she tasted chocolate for the first time and understood the power of the fruits from her childhood. We recently reached out to Euphrasie and updated her story with new content.
Episode 80: La lutte pour une justice alimentaire (Fighting for Food Justice)
By Duolingo on Tue 18 Oct 2022
A Montreal resident realizes people in his neighborhood of Saint-Henri West don’t have access to fresh and affordable food. So together as a community, they decide to take matters into their own hands and open a collective grocery store run by and for the people of Saint-Henri West.