Best J Lucia Podcasts (2024)

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Camille Saint-Saëns and France's Music 36:46

10d ago36:46

36:46

We 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 society's values and aspirations, but also helps create them and move people forward. It also elevates us and makes us better in many ways. Among the many art forms availabl…

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The First World War. The French Experience 52:33

2M ago52:33

52:33

For 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 strata of the nation. From the humblest peasant to the richest industrialist, no layer of French society was spared in the great slaughter that the trenches were. The country …

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Nathanael Greene and La Fayette, Partners in Freedom. With Salina B. Baker. 42:25

3M ago42:25

42:25

In 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. Additionally, she is a historian specializing in the American Revolution and Victorian America. She has just released an outstanding novel titled "The Line of Splendor: A Novel of Nat…

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Do what you love. With Ricky Walters of Salon 64 53:09

4M ago53:09

53:09

Brew a cup and join Omar and Ricky for a chat! Today you are joining a conversation I had with Ricky Walters, founder of Salon 64. He is an entrepreneur and hairdresser to the celebrities. In This episode we discuss Rickys journey as a young man trying to find his calling and how through persistence and drive has carved a route to him now running a…

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The Dreyfus Affair. France's Shame 48:16

4M ago48:16

48:16

Liberté, 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" of 1789. The French are very proud of that heritage, of France’s struggle during and after the Revolution. They think of their homeland as the cradle of liberty in Europe,…

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BONUS: The Zodiac Through SOS by SZA (with Amy and Stefan) 1:04:48

4M ago1:04:48

1:04:48

Join Amy and Stefan as they talk about SZA's birth chart and compare each Zodiac sign to songs from her masterpiece album SOS. SZA is a Scorpio Sun // Pisces Moon // Aquarius Rising. What We Talked About: SZA - SOS (Album) // Leon Thomas - Snooze (Cover) // Plankton - Snooze (Ai Cover on TikTok) // SZA - Kill Bill (Video) // Ghost in the Machine (1…

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The Seven Years' War. The Great French Disaster 44:14

5M ago44:14

44:14

This 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 and Indian War, and in Canada as the War of Conquest. These wars are all interconnected and are part of a vast global struggle between the two superpowers of the mid-eight…

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The Grateful Dead Episode (with Eric Renner Brown) 1:30:42

6M ago1:30:42

1:30:42

Eric Renner Brown is a Senior Editor at Billboard magazine and was previously on staff covering music at Entertainment Weekly and the concert industry at Pollstar. Eric is a Sagittarius Sun // Sagittarius Moon // Scorpio Rising. We sit down to chat about the music and astrology of Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and Phil Lesh of—you know it—the Grateful De…

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Richelieu and Louis XIII, France’s Dynamic Duo? 41:41

7M ago41:41

41:41

King Louis XIII and the Cardinal de Richelieu. These two men are quite important and deserve to be better known. The Cardinal is probably the most known of the two, because of his policies, wars and his long lasting impact on French institutions and Europe's destiny. Louis XIII is often perceived as the weaker of the two, the king who merely signed…