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How do you enhance your language learning once you've outgrown textbooks?
One Thing In A French Day bridges the gap between formatted classroom French and real conversational French as spoken in everyday Paris.
As one of the pioneering voices in podcast-based language learning, this show has provided for nearly two decades what's surprisingly hard to find : French that exists nowhere else. Not textbook French, not simplified YouTube French, not literary French, not radio or TV French - but the French you only hear when you're actually there. Unscripted conversations that aren't simplified for learners, yet remain accessible. Each episode draws from genuine daily life in Paris - family moments with three daughters, cultural discoveries, interviews with French professionals met in person.
Every episode delivers vocabulary, sentence structures, and conjugation patterns within natural contexts. Topics span culture, food, literature, sports, and political life - offering the cultural immersion that textbooks can't provide.
Recent interviews include acclaimed novelist Leïla Slimani, renowned pastry chef Claire Heitzler, deputy Philippe Juvin, and four French students sharing what matters to them at 19. The Montmartre series explored the neighborhood's history, the Sacré-Cœur story, and meetings with local poet-artists.
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Experience daily life in Paris with, me, Laetitia and my family through entertaining real-life stories and interviews with locals. Learn French through carefully crafted episodes -- clear French with natural flow that develops your listening comprehension. Transcripts available. (Mondays,) Wednesdays & Fridays.
Typical duration of episodes : from 3 to 10 minutes.
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Friday Sep 12, 2025
Friday Sep 12, 2025
Que s'est-il passé en France cette semaine? Plein de choses en ce qui concerne la vie politique : la chute du gouvernement Bayrou, un nouveau premier ministre a été nommé (Sébastion Lecornu) et le mouvement de manifestations "Bloquons tout".
Bien sûr, cela a eu des impacts sur notre vie. Je vous raconte cela dans l'épisode d'aujourd'hui.
Il est question de vote de confiance, du budget, de l'Assemblée nationale, des élections législatives, d'une discussion dans les vestiaires du kung-fu (aussi).
Pour recevoir le transcript exact et les notes culturelles : www.onethinginafrenchday.com
2 months ago
Excellente mise en perspective de la crise politique actuelle en France. Votre récit mêle le quotidien et la grande Histoire, ce qui rend votre texte à la fois concret et captivant. Un grand merci pour ce partage !