Best Histoire D Podcasts (2024)

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EPISODE #42: Fashion Stories & The origins of gender identification through clothes (English version) 28:05

3M ago28:05

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Send us a text Have men always wear pants and women skirts? Has rose always been the color for girls and blue the color for boys? How did people do to know if the person in front of them was a man or a woman? And has gender identification through clothing been always there and important? These are some of the main questions we will try to find answ…

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EPISODE #41: Les histoires de mode & L'origine de l'identification des genres à travers les vêtements (Version française) 29:34

3M ago29:34

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Send us a text Les hommes ont-ils toujours porté des pantalons et les femmes des jupes ? Le rose a-t-il toujours été la couleur des filles et le bleu celle des garçons ? Comment faisaient les gens pour savoir si la personne en face d’eux était un homme ou une femme ? Et l’identification du genre à travers les vêtements a-t-elle toujours été présent…

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EPISODE #40: Fashion Stories & Christian Dior, the man who drew women-flowers (English version) 23:51

4M ago23:51

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Send us a text There is no need to introduce Christian Dior and the House he created anymore. And this episode is not another biography of the French designer and his legacy. I wanted to focus on one particular aspect of Christian Dior’s inspirations: the flowers and how they influenced his perception of fashion, femininity and silhouettes followin…

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EPISODE #39: Les histoires de mode & Christian Dior, l’homme qui dessinait des femmes-fleurs (Version française) 25:06

4M ago25:06

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Send us a text Il n’est plus nécessaire de présenter Christian Dior et la maison qu'il a créée. Et cet épisode n’est pas une autre biographie du couturier français et de son héritage. Je voulais me concentrer sur un aspect particulier des inspirations de Christian Dior : les fleurs et la manière dont elles ont influencé sa perception de la mode, de…

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EPISODE #38: Fashion Stories at the MET Gala 2024 – In the look for historical inspiration (English version) 40:27

4M ago40:27

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Send us a text It is now an institution, not only in the fashion industry, but in the cultural scene: the first Monday in May takes places the MET Gala. And it is time for My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to put its 50 cents in the analysis and interpretation of this unavoidable event. In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast : We will g…

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EPISODE #37: Les histoires de mode au MET Gala 2024 - A la recherche d'inspirations historiques (Version française) 39:46

4M ago39:46

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Send us a text C'est désormais une institution, non seulement dans l'industrie de la mode, mais aussi sur la scène culturelle : le premier lundi de mai a lieu le MET Gala. Et il est temps pour My Fashion Stories Box Podcast de mettre sa pierre à l’édifice dans l’analyse et l’interprétation de cet événement incontournable! Dans ce nouvel épisode du …

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EPISODE #36: Fashion Stories and the regulation of fashion throughout the ages (English version) 36:28

5M ago36:28

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Send us a text These past months news have been filled with articles on projects of laws, regulations aiming at limiting the consumption of fast fashion items, in the objective to counterbalance their negative impacts on the environment and the acceleration of the climate change crisis. This tendency gave me the will to investigate the past to see …

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EPISODE #35: Les histoires de mode et la régulation de l’accès à la mode au fils des siècles (version française) 34:40

5M ago34:40

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Send us a text Ces derniers mois, l’actualité regorge d’articles sur des projets de lois, des réglementations visant à limiter la consommation de produits issus de l’industrie de la fast fashion afin de contrecarrer leurs impacts négatifs sur l’environnement et l’accélération de la crise climatique. Cette tendance m’a donné envie de regarder dans l…

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Of Films and Phonetics: The Digitization of Yukon History 31:26

6M ago31:26

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In today’s episode, we’re commemorating over 125 years of the creation of the Yukon Territory. We speak with Paul Caesar-Jules, a Kaska youth from Watson Lake. He tells us about his work at Liard First Nation’s Language Department, where he digitizes tapes of elders communicating in Dene languages. We also hear from Yukon historian Michael Gates, w…

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EPISODE #34: Fashion Stories and Jeanne Toussaint, a life under the Sign of the Panther (English version) 27:59

6M ago27:59

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Send us a text I decided to dedicate this new episode to a personality from the jewelry world whose life could have inspired a novel: Jeanne Toussaint, also known as the Panther of Cartier. Who is Jeanne Toussaint ? Where does she come from ? And her unhappy love stories… How did she start working for Cartier ? What are her main contributions ? The…

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EPISODE #33: Les histoires de mode et Jeanne Toussaint, une vie sous le signe de la Panthère (version française) 27:34

6M ago27:34

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Send us a text Pour ce nouvel épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, j’ai choisi une personnalité du monde de la joaillerie à la vie digne d’un roman : Jeanne Toussaint, surnommée la Panthère de Cartier. Qui est Jeanne Toussaint ? D’où vient-elle ? Ses histoires d’amour malheureuses. Comment a-t-elle commencé à travailler pour Cartier ? Quelles…

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Champagne in Charlottetown: PEI and the Road to Confederation 24:59

6M ago24:59

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In this episode, we travel back to the moment Prince Edward Island entered Confederation, over 150 years ago. Historian Dr. Edward MacDonald takes us back to the Charlottetown Conference, where it’s said that discussions about the Dominion of Canada flowed over several glasses of champagne. He’ll also help us understand why PEI joined the country s…

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Canada’s surprising relationship to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 27:44

7M ago27:44

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In 1947, Canadian lawyer John Peters Humphrey worked with other members of the Commission on Human Rights to write the first draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On December 10, 1948, it was adopted by the UN General Assembly in Paris. It’s been over 75 years since this definitive moment, one in which world leaders pledged to do ever…

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Of fugitives and orators: The characters behind the RCMP’s complicated history 29:37

7M ago29:37

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In May 2023, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) commemorated its 150th anniversary. The federal police force – which originally started out as the North-West Mounted Police – is almost as old as the Dominion of Canada itself. This episode examines the complex and painful history of an institution that has historically mistreated Indigenous pe…

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‘Humiliation Day’, A Look Back at the Impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act 20:19

8M ago20:19

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Chinese-Canadians have a long history in Canada. In the 1880s, thousands of Chinese men helped build the Canadian Pacific Railway for a fraction of the wages paid to other labourers. Immediately after the railroad's completion, the Canadian government imposed the head tax, a fee that was exclusively applied to most people arriving from China. Soon …

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Introducing Canadian Time Machine 1:12

8M ago1:12

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Why did the Yukon split from the Northwest territories? Who were the first inhabitants of Prince Edward Island? Plus… what does the Universal Declaration of Human Rights mean for Canadians? Welcome to season two of Canadian Time Machine – a podcast that unpacks key milestones in our country’s history. To read the episode transcripts in French and E…

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EPISODE #32: Fashion Stories and the Touraine headdress (English version) 36:12

8M ago36:12

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Send us a text Welcome to My Fashion Stories Box Podcast’s Season 4! Starting from now on, the episodes will be available in English and in French. To start this new cycle, we will talk about the local Touraine headdress. I, myself, was born in the city of Tours and my family has been living in the Touraine region for some generations, and it becam…

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EPISODE #31: Les histoires de mode et la coiffe tourangelle (version française) 33:16

8M ago33:16

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Send us a text Bienvenus dans le premier épisode en français de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast! Dorénavant, les épisodes seront disponibles en français et en anglaise. Pour inaugurer ce nouveau cycle, les histoires de mode parleront de la coiffe tourangelle. Originaire de la Touraine, j’ai organisé le 24 novembre 2023 une conférence-exposition inti…

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50th anniversary of the Decorations for Bravery 47:54

1+ y ago47:54

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In 2022, Canada celebrated its 50th anniversary of the Decorations for Bravery. The medals recognize courageous Canadians who risk their lives trying to save others from imminent danger. In this episode, we speak with former Governor General, Madame Adrienne Clarkson, about what she's learned from the everyday heroes she awarded during her tenure. …

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175e Anniversaire De la Migration Irlandaise au Canada Pendant La Grande Famine 35:22

1+ y ago35:22

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En 1845, la grande famine a frappé en Irlande. Pendant les années qui ont suivi, plusieurs Irlandais ont quitté leur pays, créant un exode. Cette migration massive a changé profondément le visage de la culture irlandaise. À l’époque, le Canada était une destination de choix pour les migrants qui arrivaient d’Irlande. Dans cet épisode, nous discuton…

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EPISODE #30: Fashion Stories & Coco Chanel, a free spirit in the fashion industry 28:10

1+ y ago28:10

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Send us a text In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will talk about Gabrielle Chanel, the woman who didn’t want to dress as the others. We will talk about: Her personality Her time And, how all these influenced the fashion she created. Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to understand the behind the …

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50th Anniversary of the Ugandan Asian Resettlement 44:41

1+ y ago44:41

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In August 1972, Ugandan President Idi Amin announced that all residents of Asian descent had to leave the country within 90 days. The expulsion impacted over 50,000 people — many of whom had ties to East Africa for several generations. Canada played a crucial role in helping resettle over 7,000 Ugandan asylum seekers. In this episode, we’ll hear fr…

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EPISODE #29: Fashion Stories & the Middle Ages, fashion at the time of the fin'amor 31:47

1+ y ago31:47

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Send us a text In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will travel back in time to the Middle Ages and, more precisely, to the 12th century. Why this century more than another? Well, because, this is the century of the “fin’amor”, l’amour courtois or courtly love. What is the fin’amor, or courtly love? How did the 12th century soc…

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EPISODE #28: Fashion Stories & Make love not war, A Story of Hippie Fashion 22:25

1+ y ago22:25

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Send us a text Today’s episode will be dedicated to the 70s fashion, the Flower Power, the Hippies and their influence on the fashion styles of this decade not like any other. In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will try to answer the following questions about the Hippies: Who were the Hippies? What were their demands? How did…

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75th Anniversary of the Canadian Citizenship Act 42:15

1+ y ago42:15

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On January 3rd, 1947, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King became the first person to ever be granted Canadian citizenship. So, how did people in Canada identify before this law came into effect? And how did the law impact people differently? Lawyer and professor Audrey Macklin joins host Angela Misri to help unpack the significance of this a…

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EPISODE #27: Fashion Stories & Les Incroyables et les Merveilleuses, the post French Revolution fashion influencers 23:21

1+ y ago23:21

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Send us a text Did you know the Incroyables and the Merveilleuses? No? They were the post French Revolution fashion influencers, men and women with a certain fashion style, but not only… In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will discover more about them. Together, we will: Understand the historical and political context in whic…

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EPISODE #26: Fashion Stories & Marie Antoinette: a 18th century fashion icon 43:57

1+ y ago43:57

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Send us a text 2023 is off a flying start with this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box podcast dedicated to the very controversial but so interesting Marie-Antoinette. In this episode, we will: Learn a bit more about Marie-Antoinette, her family, her life before moving to Versailles and becoming the future last Queen of France. See how Marie-Ant…

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EPISODE #25: Fashion Stories & Catherine of Medici: a Renaissance fashion icon 35:31

2y ago35:31

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Send us a text The heroin of this episode is Catherine of Medici and her inputs to the fashion of her time. Together, we will: Learn a bit more about her, not so easy, life as Queen of France and the black legend around her. Discover a bit more about the Renaissance fashion for women. Go through the main inputs of Catherine of Medici into the Renai…

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EPISODE #24: Fashion Stories & the Fashion Weeks: some historical inspirations? 26:07

2y ago26:07

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Send us a text In today’s episode, I will analyse the last Paris Fashion Week which took place from September 26 to October 4 2022, showcasing the Women’s Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2023 collections. In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast: I will axe my analysis to the potential historical inspirations fashion brands and their creat…

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EPISODE #23: Fashion Stories & Elsa Schiaparelli – A life in Shocking Pink 33:27

2y ago33:27

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Send us a text Today, we will be all Shocking Pink with an episode dedicated to the surrealist Elsa Schiaparelli. In this episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast: we will try to understand what made Elsa Schiaparelli, the fashion phenomenon of the 30s. We will try to know who was Schiap, as she liked to nickname herself, how she ended up in the f…

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EPISODE #22: Fashion Stories – Showcasing fashion, from the Pandora dolls to the first fashion shows, the Théâtre de la Mode and the Fashion Weeks 30:27

2y ago30:27

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Send us a text In today’s episode, we will talk about different ways that used to be used in the past to showcase new creations by tailors and designers. Showcasing fashion has always been seen as a priority by fashion creators since the development of a fashion consciousness. Indeed, it was paramount for them to make their outfits reached their cu…

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EPISODE #21: Fashion Stories – The Story of school uniforms 22:07

2y ago22:07

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Send us a text In today’s episode, we will talk about the school uniforms, in time for the Back to School period, right? September is usually associated with going back to school for students around the world, after a long summer break. And the clothes they are going to put on for this event is a source of intensive researches in style for students…

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EPISODE #20: Fashion Stories – A little story of the lace 36:29

2y ago36:29

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Send us a text Today’s episode will be dedicated to the lace, how it appeared and what made it a luxury. After an intensive course I took this Summer on lace, I got curious about it and decided to dig in a bit deeper. What is lace? What are the different types of laces you can find? From where does it come? What were the first usages of lace and ho…

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EPISODE #19: Fashion Stories, Pants and Women: a Symbol of Emancipation 20:15

2+ y ago20:15

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Send us a text Today’s episode will be dedicated to pants and women: a symbol of emancipation. Together, we will discover the backstory of pants, how they became political as a way to break with old regimes and ways of thoughts and the battles women had to fight in order to be allowed to wear them. At the end of this episode, pants won’t have any s…

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EPISODE #18: Fashion Stories and Paul Poiret, the designer who freed women from their corsets 18:20

2+ y ago18:20

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Send us a text Today’s episode will be dedicated to the French designer Paul Poiret, the man who freed women from their corsets. Together, we will discover who was Paul Poiret, the King of Fashion, his many sources of inspirations, how he changed the Parisian artistic life before the First World War, the woman behind his conception of womanhood and…

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EPISODE #17: Fashion stories and The Story of the underwears - Why they became sexy 18:14

2+ y ago18:14

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Send us a text Today’s episode will be dedicated to the story of underwears and their journey to become a sexy item. Together, we will look at their origins, when and why people started to wear underwears, the first functions of underwears and the conception of hygiene people had when it came to underwears and why they became sexy. Be ready for som…

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Rhodnie Désir, au rythme de l’Histoire des Afro-descendants 21:20

2+ y ago21:20

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Dans ce nouvel épisode de Canad’AIR, je vous emmène aux quatre coins des Amériques, pour un voyage historique et artistique ! En compagnie de l’incroyable chorégraphe montréalaise Rhodnie Désir, nous partons sur les traces de son Bow’t Trail : un périple documentaire et chorégraphique au cœur des mémoires des peuples afro-descendants. D’Haïti à Hal…

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EPISODE #16: Fashion stories and The Story of the corset: from an instrument of torture and repression to a symbol of erotism 20:30

2+ y ago20:30

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Send us a text Today’s episode will be dedicated to the story of the corset and how this clothing element’s signification went from being an instrument of physical torture and psychological repression to a symbol of erotism. Together, we will dive into the origins of corsets, from outerwear to underwear, the symbolism linked with it, how this simpl…

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EPISODE #15: Fashion stories and Love Brings Love 13:37

2+ y ago13:37

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Send us a text Today’s episode will be dedicated to a beautiful love declaration in the fashion world: the “Love Brings Love” show which took place on October 2021 at the end of the Paris Fashion Week. 46 designers took part in this tribute show to the late Alber Elbaz. Who was Alber Elbaz and what was his project, the AZ Factory? What was at the o…

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EPISODE #14: Fashion stories and the Story of the Wedding Dress 18:54

2+ y ago18:54

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Send us a text In today’s episode, I will speak about what is considered as the most beautiful day in the life of a woman: her wedding. And I will particularly focus on the wedding dress and its history. When did we start wearing a special dress to celebrate a wedding? Has the wedding dress always been white? Are there any symbols linked with the w…

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EPISODE #13: Fashion stories review books: Miss Dior, A Story of Courage and Couture by Justine Picardie 19:50

2+ y ago19:50

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Send us a text In today’s episode, I will review the book “Miss Dior: A story of Courage and Couture” by Justine Picardie, which was published end of 2021 and is available in French and English. Through the story of Catherine Dior, the sister of the famous designer Christian Dior, the author paints the picture of the French society just before the …

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EPISODE #12: Fashion Stories and Art Deco – The Magnificent Roaring 20s 34:26

2+ y ago34:26

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Send us a text In today’s episode I will speak about a period in time that is particularly dear to me for many reasons: the Roaring 20s. The Magnificent Roaring 20s, the decadent decade which followed the 1st World War and the “Der des Der” (the Last of the Last) as we used to say in French. In this episode I will cover a movement, the Art Deco mov…

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Kim Thuy ou le Bonheur par accident 24:17

3y ago24:17

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Bienvenue sur Canad’Air, le balado du Canada en France. Je suis Marie Cousin et je vous propose aujourd’hui, un voyage entre le Vietnam et le Canada avec une guide de choix : l’écrivaine québécoise Kim Thuy. Kim Thuy a 10 ans lorsqu’elle et sa famille doivent fuir la guerre du Vietnam. Nous sommes en 1978. Elle fera partie de ceux que l’histoire no…

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Joséphine Bacon, la poétesse de l'âme innue 20:32

3y ago20:32

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Parlons nous ! Quel plaisir de répondre au souhait de la célèbre poètesse innue Joséphine Bacon en l’accueillant à bord de Canad’Air, le balado du Canada en France. Je suis Marie Cousin et je vous propose un voyage en terre innue avec une guide exceptionnelle. Joséphine Bacon est née dans les bois, en 1947, au sein d'une communauté innue. Les Innus…

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Isabelle Hudon - Dans les coulisses de la résidence officielle du Canada en France 28:49

3y ago28:49

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Bienvenue sur Canad’Air le balado du Canada à Paris, qui n’a jamais aussi bien porté son nom. Je vous fais atterrir cette fois en terres canadiennes en plein coeur de Paris. Nous sommes rue du Faubourg saint honoré, dans le 8e arrondissement, à quelques pas de l’Ambassade du Canada et des lieux de pouvoir français comme l’Elysée ou Matignon. L’Amba…

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Ketty Nivyabandi, réfugiée, poétesse et défenseuse en chef des droits humains 25:42

3y ago25:42

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Dans ce nouvel épisode, nous partons à la rencontre d’une femme exceptionnelle. Esprit libre, résistante, défenseur des droits humains, poétesse, mère, Ketty Nivyabandi est une wonderwoman. Ensemble nous avons parlé de la douceur du Bujumbura de son enfance, de la dureté de l’exil, du pouvoir des femmes, du droit à l'autodétermination mais aussi de…

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Diane Obomsawin, l’artiste qui ne rentre pas dans les cases 21:36

3+ y ago21:36

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Pour ce nouveau vol, je vous embarque à la rencontre de Diane Obomsawin. Illustratrice, bédéiste, cinéaste d’animation, Diane Obomsawin, alias Obom de son nom de plume, a créé une œuvre pleine de candeur et de gravité, de simplicité et d’humour mordant. Cette artiste qui n’entre pas dans les cases livre ses questionnements, raconte le milieu de la …

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EPISODE #11: Fashion Stories and the striped Breton mariniere 18:42

3+ y ago18:42

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Send us a text In today’s episode I will speak about one of my favorite fashion items, as well as one of my favorite pattern: the mariniere and the stripes. What are the origins and meaning behind the stripes and how the striped top came from the sailors’ uniform to a basic part of our wardrobe? Listen to this new My Fashion Stories Box Podcast’s e…

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EPISODE #10: Fashion Stories at the AW 2021/22 Istanbul Fashion Week 15:11

3+ y ago15:11

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Send us a text Today’s episode is dedicated to the AW 2021/22 Istanbul Fashion Week. A great occasion to discover very talented Turkish designers. Due to the pandemic situation, the Fashion Week took place online from April 13-16 2021. Designers became very creative in the way they presented their collections, inviting us to a journey in space and …

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EPISODE #9: Fashion stories – A short story of fast fashion (from the Industrial Revolution to the 60s, 80s and 90s onwards) 22:19

3+ y ago22:19

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Send us a text In our today’s episode, I will talk about fast fashion, its definition and its origins from the Industrial Revolution to nowadays. Fashion is the second most polluted industry after oil and gas and is at the origins of many social and environmental issues. By understanding how fast fashion was born and evolved over time, we can chang…

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