Best NewParisPodcast Podcasts (2024)

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133: Understanding the French political crisis with Katy Lee 35:30

2h ago35:30

35:30

(This episode was recorded on June 14) There's a lot to unpack following President Macron’s decision to dissolve the lower house of parliament and call snap elections for the end of June and there is no one better to dive in with me than journalist and podcaster Katy Lee. We discuss the role of these elections, what Macron’s move means for the coun…

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132: Documenting the everyday in Paris with Seb Emina 44:26

10d ago44:26

44:26

There’s something about leaving Paris, even briefly, and returning that makes all of its idiosyncrasies and charms all the more compelling and obvious. And sometimes, it takes talking with someone who is a particularly keen observer of daily life to highlight these elements even further. Seb Emina, today’s guest, is one such example. The writer and…

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131: On the longevity of a dining legend: La Tour d'Argent 7:37

24d ago7:37

7:37

As much as the Paris food scene has grown increasingly international and casual, fine dining establishments continue to soar. They’ve had to modernize their menus and their approaches to service to stay relevant, but the tastingmenu and Michelin-starred experience continues to thrive. However, the way to do that while also opening up the experience…

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130: Painting and creating in Paris with Guillaume Sardin 39:35

2M ago39:35

39:35

When it comes to artistic endeavors, Paris shines bright as a historically welcome place to pursue them. The city that gave us the Louvre and some of the finest galleries in the world is full of creative talent or, at the very least, creative inspiration. But how it feels living and working as an artist in Paris is an altogether different story. To…

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129: On Running a Cooking School in Paris with Jane Bertch 39:50

3M ago39:50

39:50

Running a business in Paris is a dream for some, a hardship for others. But for today’s guest, Jane Bertch, it has been a variety of things including life changing. 15 years ago she confounded La Cuisine Paris, a French cooking school that is still going strong. She talks about the journey to Paris and running a cooking school in her book: The Fren…

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128: On bikes, the Olympics, & the Transforming City with Brent Longley 40:22

4M ago40:22

40:22

There’s nothing like leaving Paris for a short time to reset perspectives. I’ve recently returned from 10 days in New York and the Philadelphia region and I was struck by how worn and behind both destinations felt. Part of that is lingering socio-economic impact of the pandemic, and part of it may be insufficient funds devoted to much-needed improv…

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127: On Loving & Leaving Paris with Sara Lieberman 42:03

5M ago42:03

42:03

Paris has always been a refuge for foreigners. For a lifetime for some, for a chapter of their lives for others. One of my very best friends in Paris was drawn to many of the qualities that I’ve described on the show over the years (and in The New Paris book) and falls into one of those categories. Like me, she’s been an avid storyteller and report…

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126: Paris 2023 in Review 4:20

6M ago4:20

4:20

Welcome to the end of 2023! Let's take a look back at the challenging, protest-heavy, crisis-generating year in Paris and beyond, with a few thoughts for 2024. Bonnes fêtes et bonne année! Season 8 will begin in the second half of January. Buy my book: The New Paris Buy my book: The New Parisienne Follow me on social: @LindseyTramuta Follow the sho…

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125: Book Culture in Paris with Audrey Chapuis 33:20

7M ago33:20

33:20

Paris has a long legacy not merely as a world capital of culture but as a literary capital. Some of the world’s greatest writers and thinkers have created some of their best work in or about Paris and found homes for it in bookstores, to be sure, but also libraries. Two years ago I interviewed the bestselling author Janet Skeslien Charles on this s…

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124: On Parisian donuts, vegan food & baking with Amanda Bankert 27:05

7M ago27:05

27:05

It’s the week of thanksgiving and that seems like an appropriate time to bring back an American friend. Amanda Bankert is a previous guest of this show (episode 8!) and the owner and pastry chef behind Boneshaker, the only donut shop in Paris worth your time, money, and sweet tooth. She’s also just released her first book in English called Voilà Ve…

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123: On The New French Wine with Jon Bonné 40:06

8M ago40:06

40:06

I have been waiting to talk about the new book by today’s guest for years. Actually, since I met him some 7 years ago when he was already hard at work researching it. Jon Bonné has worked as a journalist for three decades and currently serves as the managing editor at RESY. He is, particularly for wine lovers, best known for his wine reporting and …

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122: On language learning & building Hello French with Cécilia Jourdan 40:13

8M ago40:13

40:13

If you spend any amount of time on social media, chances are good you’ve come across the very viral videos of today’s guest. Cécilia Jourdan is a language teacher, content creator and entrepreneur who started Hello French in 2020 with an Instagram account that has since become a full blown business. She joins me today to talk about her trajectory f…

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121: Imagining the Future of Fashion in Paris (& Beyond) 40:25

9M ago40:25

40:25

In the previous episode, you heard from four incredibly smart people invested in both raising awareness and pushing for change when it comes to the fashion industry as a whole. But what practical steps are needed? In this episode, I'm joined again by Aja Barber, Khémäis Ben Lakhdar, and Esha Chhabra to talk about accountability, transparency, decol…

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120: Reality Check-The Global Impact of Paris as Fashion's Capital 28:40

9M ago28:40

28:40

(Special two-part episode!) Every season, all eyes are on the Parisian runways as onlookers try to get a peak at what big and disruptive trends await for the following year. But few know about the history of how this industry came to be, the role of colonialism in its development, and how the industry upholds many of the same ideas and practices to…

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119: Paris travel talk with Jay Swanson 41:51

10M ago41:51

41:51

It’s la rentrée! I’m back to my usual home studio and routine which means I’m ready to kick off the fall, and the end of season 7, with some fresh conversations. Let’s kick off September with a friend, entrepreneur and previous guest of this show, Jay Swanson. We’re going to talk about his new project, Paris in My Pocket, Paris news, and what you r…

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118: On Lebanese food in Paris, dining, and career shifts with chef Rita Higgins 50:56

11M ago50:56

50:56

Of all the cuisines that have had a presence in Paris but always deserved to be more prominent, Lebanese cooking ranks high among them. France is home to the largest Lebanese diaspora in Europe so it’s no surprise that key dishes and ingredients are familiar to many diners. But most establishments hew to classics— that is until the opening of Kubri…

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117: Three years of The New Parisienne and a listener contest! 7:04

1y ago7:04

7:04

We are quickly approaching three years since my second book The New Parisienne was released. The year 2020, as you may remember, was not an ideal time to release art into the world. Later that year, we would see that the best thing you could have offered people sheltering at home was food and cookbooks, home decor books, or any kind of guide to DIY…

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116: On sports culture, 'Wembymania', & the 2024 Paris Olympics with historian Lindsay Krasnoff 33:13

1y ago33:13

33:13

Aside from the last episode of last season, which was more about the President than the World Cup, I’ve almost never talked about sports on this show. And that’s strange given the role it plays in local culture. When I learned about the work of today’s guest, I knew it was time to record a special episode. Lindsay Krasnoff is a historian and sports…

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115: On Tunisian olive oil as a form of resistance with Kaïa's Sarah Ben Romdane 39:28

1y ago39:28

39:28

Of all the cooking essentials we buy and consume, few are as taken for granted or even misrepresented as extra virgin olive oil. Imagine you’re in France scanning the shelves in your local market for a new bottle. The labels might lead you to believe the oil is 100% French, Italian or Greek but inspect the fine print and a fuller picture emerges: P…

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114: On discovering art in Paris with Alex Weinress of The Seen Paris 38:58

1y ago38:58

38:58

If you like art or are even mildly interested in art, Paris has both an abundant and intimidating level of choice. The exact number of museums varies according to how you might define a museum but it’s been estimated that there are over 130 museums in Paris, including marquee destinations and smaller museums that showcase a wide range of art, histo…

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113: On 'Joie', living well, and lessons from France with Ajiri Aki 37:26

1y ago37:26

37:26

The work to live vs live to work ideology was among the earliest characteristics of French life that appealed to me as a student. I didn’t know the extent to which that would bear out until I had lived in Paris for a number of years and discovered it firsthand. For Ajiri Aki, the Nigerian-American founder of the online linens and antiques brand Mad…

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112: On Parisian Design & Interior Architecture Trends with Tala Gharagozlou 50:46

1y ago50:46

50:46

Much like fashion, Paris is a global reference for design. There are the iconic interiors one might imagine when thinking of Paris but then there are the more sceney or concepty places that seem to have big design firms and big investors behind them. In the last 8 or so years, it feels like every new spot has a resident interior designer or archite…

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111: A Musician's Life in Paris with Pianist Bonnie Brown 33:51

1y ago33:51

33:51

The music you’ve just been listening to was performed by today’s guest, Bonnie Brown, a concert pianist and piano instructor who works out of her home in Paris. She joins me to talk about her connection to France, working as a musician, and the places she loves most to listen to music in Paris. PS. If you’re a fan of the show, please share it with …

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110: On the French pension reform and ongoing strikes 7:02

1+ y ago7:02

7:02

If you were to walk the streets of Paris today, you’d see about 7,000 tons of garbage piling up on sidewalks. The stench after a week of no garbage collection is, you might say, ungodly. Some residents have seen an uptick in rat socialising. And according to reports, this could go on until at least next Monday March 20th. This trash assault is the …

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109: On Marie Antoinette's Enduring Legacy with Dr. Susan Taylor Leduc 34:45

1+ y ago34:45

34:45

If I think about some of the women that have defined Parisian and French history, I instantly think of Marie Antoinette. The long maligned figure of French royalty and one of many unfortunate symbols of the French Revolution, the former queen has rarely been painted in a positive light. But what if that is an incomplete story? What if new scholarsh…

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108: French Wine talk with Alison Eastaway of Cavewoman Wines 41:27

1+ y ago41:27

41:27

If you were to scan a Parisian city block, you’ll land on at least one caviste or wine seller. But while there are a lot of them, they’re not all created equal. Alison Eastaway, an Australian who has lived in Paris for 12 years and today’s guest, saw an opportunity to offer something different. She left her last career in tech to start Cavewoman Wi…

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BONUS! 107: On Macron and the World Cup Final with Rym Momtaz 33:51

1+ y ago33:51

33:51

I wasn’t going to publish another episode this year but then the World Cup Final happened, and President Macron went cringe and inspired a whole new conversation I simply had to have before the new year. There’s no better person to discuss Macron with than Rym Momtaz, the former France Correspondent for Politico who spent years reporting on the Mac…

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106: The American baker, Dan Pearson, behind the best pizza in Paris 33:38

1+ y ago33:38

33:38

Of all the incredible foods in Paris, which do you think gets consumed the most? If your instincts led you to say pizza you’d be correct. By some estimates, the French as a whole are the world’s second biggest consumers of pizza after the United States. As the capital, Paris is understandably swarming with pizza joints, some enjoyable and well done…

3y ago40:44

40:44

Making sense of your identity when you live abroad can be a fraught endeavour. For third culture kids, identity is even more complex. My friend and fellow creative who goes simply by the name Pushan, understands this especially well. He’s French, Basque, Indian, and American and has lived even further afield for his work as a photographer and video…

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