Dissecting, discussing, and debating (sometimes destroying?) the IMDB Top 100 Rated Movies list one at a time. Counting down to #1 Got an opinion? Join in! It's a Movie Club.
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Our panel of Paris-based journalists review the week's international news: the stories that made the headlines and also those you may have missed! Join us every Friday at 7:10pm Paris time.
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Welcome to the Distinguished podcast with Dean Arun Upneja of Boston University School of Hospitality Administration. We skip the small talk and get right into the top-of-mind topics in the world of hospitality, including and certainly not limited to inflation; recruiting and retaining talent; the need to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion; wellness and wellbeing of our team and our guests; climate action; and the impact of robotics and a.i. on the future of Hospitality. And that’s ju ...
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In these crazy days, I felt like we could all use some support, some community, some innovative people-side-of-the-business ideas, and of course, some cocktails. What started as a response to COVID19 has evolved into something much more meaningful. It's become an amazing group of people leaders from various industries who have come together as the world is changing to share ideas, some best practices, to learn from our mistakes, and build connection with others who are facing similar issues. ...
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Mel Majoros has been sharing her battle with breast cancer online for nearly 2 years now on her blog titled "The Cancer Warrior". After being named one of the top cancer blogs in the country, Mel is taking her advocacy and inspiring outlook a step further with her new weekly show on Empower Radio. Visit her blog www.thecancerwarrior.blogspot.com
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Air strike in Beirut, Mazan rape case, "Free Gear Keir"
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It has been a week that has seen Israel and Hezbollah step closer to all out war. Air strikes across Lebanon on Monday killed more than 500 people, the deadliest day in the country since the civil war more than three decades ago. Hezbollah struck deeper into Israeli territory. Then the chief of the IDF told soldiers to prepare for the possible entr…
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Kevin Smith's game changing DIY indie film from the magic year of 94 dcomes to the club. It's "Clerks" Is Kevin Smith an inspiration for everyone? Was B&W the right choice? How close was Silent Bob to not being Kevin? Is Jason Mewes the greatest actor in the film? How good is the soundtrack? All these questions and more get answered on this week's …
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Who knew? Mazan mass rape trial shocks France
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"Rape is rape." Gisèle Pélicot emphatic on the stand Wednesday in a trial that has sent shockwaves beyond France’s borders: the 71-year-old retiree batting away suggestions that the 50 defendants invited by her ex-husband to enter their bedroom when she was under sedation could have engaged in anything in the slightest consensual. "Rape is rape." G…
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Leadership Series: Practical Strategies for Bridging Leadership Gaps with Executive Coach Lori Mazan
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What does it take to truly redefine leadership in today's fast-paced world? Lori Mazan, co-founder and Chief Coaching Officer at Sounding Board, shares practical and transformative strategies to address this challenge. In her new book, Leadership Revolution: The Future of Developing Dynamic Leaders, Lori offers a fresh perspective that rethinks out…
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The long journey home for South African freedom fighters
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Forty-two South African freedom fighters have been honoured in their homeland after their bodies were repatriated from Zimbabwe and Zambia. The activists died there in exile decades ago during the struggle against Apartheid. Their return is part of a government programme to bring closure to their families, who have long wished to bury their loved o…
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Air strike in Beirut, Mazan rape case, "Free Gear Keir"
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It has been a week that has seen Israel and Hezbollah step closer to all out war. Air strikes across Lebanon on Monday killed more than 500 people, the deadliest day in the country since the civil war more than three decades ago. Hezbollah struck deeper into Israeli territory. Then the chief of the IDF told soldiers to prepare for the possible entr…
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Ukraine war 'leading nowhere'; give diplomacy a chance: Ex-EU Commission chief Juncker
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Talking Europe sits down with one of the most high-profile EU Commission presidents of modern times, Jean-Claude Juncker, who was in office from 2014 to 2019. He shares his thoughts on Ursula von der Leyen's second European Commission and the challenges facing Europe, from migration to Ukraine and the Middle East. Juncker, who had plenty of one-on-…
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We need to talk about menopause: An estimated one billion women will be impacted by 2030
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In a special edition, we focus on menopause since general knowledge of what it means for those who experience it and how to best treat it, is minimal to say the least. Although menopause is still considered taboo in many parts of the world, we report on how attitudes are changing dramatically in the UK where legislation is being discussed and emplo…
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Jammu and Kashmir elections: Diplomats in, foreign journalists stay out
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On this week's Access Asia, we focus on the elections underway in Indian-administered Kashmir. It’s the first vote to take place in the region in a decade. New Delhi has allowed diplomats to observe the polls, however foreign journalists were kept out. We speak to Anuradha Bhasin, Managing Editor of the Kashmir Times, to find out more about the vot…
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'Not a normal company': OpenAI loses another executive as it seeks huge valuation
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OpenAI, the world's most valuable AI startup, has just lost another executive. Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati is one of more than 20 key staff who have departed this year, leaving CEO Sam Altman with just one of his fellow co-founders.By FRANCE 24 English
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Colson Whitehead, the Great American author
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Colson Whitehead is one of the rare authors to win the Pulitzer Prize twice. The first time was for his novel "The Underground Railroad" in 2017, loved by Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey and made into a TV series by Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins. It led to him being on the cover of Time Magazine, the first author in nearly a decade to grace t…
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One year on, Baku seeks to erase Armenian past of Nagorno-Karabakh
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One year after Azerbaijan conquered the Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, the authorities in Baku are busy erasing all traces of the region's Armenian and Christian past. No journalists are allowed in, but our France 2 colleagues have analysed videos posted online that reveal the changing face of Nagorno-Karabakh. They brought us this report, w…
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Crowdsurfing penguin and LOL seal: Finalists unveiled for Comedy Wildlife Photography awards
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PRESS REVIEW – Friday, September 27: We look at reactions in the Israeli and Lebanese press after Binyamin Netanyahu's rejection of a temporary truce with Hezbollah. Also: the finalists from the Comedy Wildlife Photography awards for 2024 are unveiled and a wine estate in the UK county of Kent produces its first bottle of champagne. Finally, find o…
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War over water in Central Asia's Ferghana Valley
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In the Ferghana Valley of Central Asia, neighbouring Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are at loggerheads over crucial water resources. This territorial dispute is exacerbated by climate change and the gradual melting of glaciers in the region. Is the future of the Ferghana Valley at risk? FRANCE 24's Marie Boyer and Germain Baslé report.…
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Big Tech's outsize role in fuelling division, extremism: What can be done?
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Amnesty International is accusing big tech platforms of playing an active role in fuelling racist violence. The accusation comes after riots erupted in the UK this summer following the publication of false information on social media, but it also applies to many other issues and conflicts around the world. The issue of online content and free speec…
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Ethical shopping in the age of ultra-fast fashion: Time to slow down?
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This week we look at ethical fashion in the age of "direct-to-consumer" giants like China's Shein and Temu. Thanks to their business model based on ultra-fast design and production, consumers can purchase a new look at incredibly low prices. But at what cost for the environment and worker wellbeing? Charles Pellegrin talks to Kamila Boudova, a Pari…
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Repeated crossing of Moscow's red lines shows Russia is bluffing, analyst says
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met his US counterpart Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday to present his wartime "victory plan", after the US announced an $8 billion surge in military aid for Kyiv's fight against Russia. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Mark Temnycky, a Ukrainian-American journalist and non-resident fellow at the A…
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No, these images don't show 40,000 international Hezbollah mercenaries
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This week, Israeli media mentioned IDF concerns about "40,000 Hezbollah fighters" from Iraq, Syria and Yemen hiding in the Golan Heights, waiting for Hassan Nasrallah's call to join the fight. Based on this claim, a number of online accounts began posting false videos and photos to illustrate the supposed militia contingent. These images are dated,…
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Too soon for a truce? Israel downplays push for ceasefire with Hezbollah
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Ceasefire or all-out war? While Israel's prime minister headed to UN Week in New York, his office stated that Binyamin Netanyahu had not even started considering a Franco-American plan for a 21-day truce with Hezbollah. Word of the plan was greeted with immediate pushback from hawks within Netanyahu's right-wing cabinet.…
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Too soon for a truce? Israel downplays push for ceasefire with Hezbollah
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Ceasefire or all-out war? While Israel's prime minister headed to UN Week in New York, his office stated that Binyamin Netanyahu had not even started considering a Franco-American plan for a 21-day truce with Hezbollah. Word of the plan was greeted with immediate pushback from hawks within Netanyahu's right-wing cabinet.…
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Paris neighbourhoods: Discovering marvelous Montmartre
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The hill of Montmartre is the highest point in Paris. The former suburb of the French capital benefited from the freedom of being outside the city limits, making it a playground for artists, libertines and bons vivants. In this edition of French Connections Plus, Genie Godula and Florence Villeminot uncover the dark history behind the wedding cake …
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'Maduro is weaker and weaker,' says Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado
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FRANCE 24 spoke to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who was supposed to run as the opposition's candidate for president in the July 28 election, before she was barred from doing so. Instead, veteran diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia ran in her place. According to independent exit polling voting machine receipts, Gonzalez Urrutia d…
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New EBRD report revises growth forecast downwards for 2024
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development issued an updated report this Thursday on growth prospects in all the regions where it operates. Its Chief Economist Beata Javorcik spoke to FRANCE 24 specifically about the challenges facing the economies of conflict-hit countries like Lebanon, Ukraine and Russia.…
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Can Ukraine convince? At United Nations, Zelensky talks up 'victory plan'
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Winter is coming. So are the US elections. So how about diplomacy? It's UN Week in New York and before heading to Washington, Ukraine's president is trying to rally support for what he's branded his "victory plan". How much support and how much leverage can he expect?By FRANCE 24 English
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All-out war? Lebanon reels as Israel takes on Hezbollah
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Will it be all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah? What was a dangerous dance is now a major escalation. Monday’s air strikes killed hundreds and triggered a mass exodus by civilians. Not since 2006 had Lebanon experienced such scenes. Could a ground invasion follow? From 1985 to 2000, Israel and its proxies got bogged down in an occupation of So…
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How far to the right? France's new centre-right coalition
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Back in May, Emmanuel Macron said he wanted to clear the air and called surprise snap elections. Nine weeks and one hung parliament later, does the naming of France's new centre-right coalition government seal his fate for the history books as a lame duck president whose gamble backfired miserably? Even a term-limited French president has powers at…
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Tipping & Wages Series: Politics Play Up the Benefits of Eliminating Taxes on Tips
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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump both have proposed eliminating taxes on tips for service workers. While seemingly beneficial, it might just not add up according to renowned economics expert Larry Kotlikoff. Named one of the world’s 25 most influential economists by The Economist Magazine, Kotlikoff has advised the Federal Reserve, the International …
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'Pocket warfare' in Lebanon, Sudan crisis, New French government
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This week has seen a new method of technological warfare – used against Hezbollah in Lebanon. First Pagers, then Walkie-Talkies simultaneously exploding in people’s hands, pockets, bags. Dozens killed, thousands injured. No comment from Israel’s spy agency who is said to have meticulously planned and physically infiltrated the group’s supply chain.…
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'Pocket warfare' in Lebanon, Sudan crisis, New French government
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This week has seen a new method of technological warfare – used against Hezbollah in Lebanon. First Pagers, then Walkie-Talkies simultaneously exploding in people’s hands, pockets, bags. Dozens killed, thousands injured. No comment from Israel’s spy agency who is said to have meticulously planned and physically infiltrated the group’s supply chain.…
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Kurt Russel leads an ensemble in this horror western mash-up "Bone Tomahawk" joining the club. Is this a western or a hooror film? Is Kurt Russel under or over rated? Is this jaws in the west? Do we need more Mathew Fox? Is S. Craig Zahler the hottest new director? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast. H…
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It's the Brian DePalma homage(?) to "Blow Up".... it's 1981's "Blow Up" and Comedian Tony Dijamco is here to discuss it all. Is Depalma a thief or a genius? Is this better than Urban Cowboy? Is it spoofing B-Movies or owning it? Is this underrated? Is this the birth of Lithgow villians? All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan…
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