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Mood: Paris, travel, sexy & fun, practical how-to, nightlife & hot spots Looking for a magical, electric night out in the city of light? This is your Paris nightlife guide: where to go, what to wear, who to see, and how to have a great time after the sun sets and this sparkling city. Jamie Nyqvist , founder of Paris Après and queen of the Paris nightlife scene, is a Finnish-American who’s...

Mood: spiritual, educational Meet @Lazuliway , Kim Partouche, the Tarot queen of Paris. Kim walks us through the basics of Tarot, her journey into spirituality, and how she uses this tool as a way to help you (and all of us) channel our own spiritual energy to make sense of different circumstances.  This beginner tarot guide will teach you some tarot reading basics, and go over some specific tarot...

Mood: Foreigners in Paris, expat POV, culture, fun We hear a lot about Emily in Paris (and all the “real life” versions of her)... but what about a guy moving to Paris… and maybe not an American for once?? Today we have Kiwi immigrant in France, Blair Shepherd from Tauranga, New Zealand — Chad in Paris, if you will. He’s talking about his experience moving across three continents in a single year,...

Mood: Americans in Paris, expat POV, culture, dating, fun WELCOME BACK CUTIES. We’re out of hibernation and back into the glinting, glorious springtime… which means we’re back to more episodes! Today we’ve got Quincy & Justine from Pardon Our French . On the heels of Dominique’s interview on their show ( Apple | Spotify ), these beauties have joined our circus to tell tale of their lives in Fr...

Mood: shopping guide, beauty picks, being ~*~influenced~*~ The annual gift guide + recommendation list is back! Welcome to our 2024 extravaganza.  🌟🎄 FIND THE WHOLE (SHOPPABLE) GIFT GUIDE HERE 🎄🌟 From beauty , home, and hobby must-haves to Dominique’s sparkly luxury personal wishlist , your unfathomably niche holiday shopping guide has arrived! Since Dominique considers herself a tiny wannabe...

Mood: self dev, spiritual, educational, empowering, getting the bag Ready to “call in” some more good things? Health, wealth, love, partnership, success… a new pair of shoes or a perfume? 10k TikTok followers? IDK!? You can do it all. Scott Haug , master manifestation coach (who studied under Bob Proctor of The Secret!!), talks us through the basics of manifestation, how to create a manifestation...

Mood: cosmic, self development, educational, career & money A blend of the spiritual and the practical… astrology meets business… Saturn in Pisces! Shannon Aganza, master oracular astrologer (and Dominique’s teacher and mentor)  joins us with a bonus guest, Mike Jones , attorney, entrepreneur, serial business founder, and all around “ president business ” vibe (IYKYK). Together Dominique &...

Mood: culture, dating, AMA style, life in Paris Welcome to a Parisian guy’s ask me anything (AMA)... We’re asking all your questions today that you submitted on Instagram, including French guy red flags, the best way to meet French guys, and their dating style.  Born-and-raised Parisian, Étienne Hoegeli, is our frenchman du jour and fielded the most savage of inquiries you lobbed at him (like “WHY...

Mood: fun and relaxed, Parisian history, French culture, personal Curious about what it’s like to live in Paris? Tessa Bicard, aka @madametartempion on TikTok and Instagram , joins us for a long chat about her experience living in the City of Light for 20 years. Tessa is an expert in all things French culture, perfume and beauty, fashion, skincare, restaurants, and so much more. She shares her sto...

The craziness of this year doesn’t slow down, as we head into Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius (right after the election!), Mars retrograde, and then Venus retrograde and ANOTHER Mercury retrograde to kick off the first months of 2025. Shannon Aganza, master oracular astrologer (and Dominique’s teacher and mentor) walks us through the celestial forecast so you can prepare for the holiday season a...

Mood: perfume, educational, fun, deep dive Perfume on a podcast! Ready to find your signature scent, make your perfume last longer, and discover what notes you really love? James Elliott, nose and founder of American perfume house Filigree & Shadow, joins us today from Seattle to give us a perfume 101 — we’re talking all things personal fragrance! From the science to the everyday wear, and how...

Mood: informational, Paris, practical how-to, inspiring Lifelong dream of moving to France? Wanderlust turning into wanderlove… wandercommittment perhaps? If you’ve been jonesing to make the jump and immigrate to the EU, specifically France, we’ve got Paris’s top immigration attorney for Americans on the show today: Daniel Tostado, Avocat à la Cour.  Daniel himself is a fellow American, now French...

Mood: personal, deep, validating Let's catch up on life in Paris, trends in perfume and street style and have a little "fireside chat" FDR style (lol, imagine) with Dominique on some career ennui. Table of Contents: 2:02 Summer Wrapped (Dominique's debrief) 5:37 "What if you don't give a sh*t about your career" deep dive (Validate Me Harder Daddy) 17:22 Dominique&#3...

Mood: expat POV, silly goofy, Americans in Paris Welcome back to our expat/immigrant series, with another visit from @bisousmorgan — Morgan Hizar — our favorite Ohioan in Paris. Morgan shares her journey through a quarter life crisis that brought her to Paris, speaking zero French, going through five different visas, getting a masters, and deciding to build a life abroad.  — IF YOU LOVED TODAY’S E...

Mood: quick and light, encouraging, self development, interactive Who are you?  Don’t answer with your job title or what you do. You can’t say where you work. Who you’re related to. Where you went to school. What clubs you’re in.  So again… who are you?  This seems obvious, but often, we don’t really know. Join Dominique for a handful of minutes (the duration of a commercial break if you listen on...

Mood: cosmic, magical, self dev, educational HAPPY ASTROLOGICAL NEW YEAR Y’ALL! Preparing for the first day of Aries season — aka the first day of the 2024-2025 astrological new year — we’ve got a look at the year(s) ahead and some major planetary shifts with Shannon Aganza, master oracular astrologer (and Dominique’s teacher and mentor).  We’re talking about all three Mercury retrogrades this yea...

Mood: wellnessy, light, chatting with the girls This Is Fine! welcomes Kiana Tiese, founder of KT Wellness Concierge in Paris, to talk all things wellness — including her new business. Kiana shares her experience in the wellness communities in New York versus Paris, how she started her business in Paris, and what she hopes to bring to this market abroad.  Named “ The Real Emily in Paris ” by Elle...

Mood: silly goofy, americans in paris, life advice, chill Welcome to our second episode with @americanfille, Amanda Rollins, THE American in Paris, who just hit 1M on TikTok! *cue air horn sounds* She's the Greenfield High School French Club President, number one Niska fangirl, Paris Big Sister, and Chief of Pickpocket Police in Paris: Amanda has been inspiring and entertaining her community f...

Mood: career vibes, confidence boost, coaching Ready for a free career coaching session with a badass expert? Trish Seidel, Head of Content at DJUST (a B2B tech company in Paris), Founder of Marketing Big Sister, and high key LinkedIn influencer joins us to teach you how to create your own personal brand in your professional life. Trish guides you through how to navigate being a woman in the workp...

Mood: romantic, dating advice, self development Happy Valentine’s Day, and welcome to our first dating coaching episode, Dating With Dani! We’ve brought in coach and branding expert Dani Mejias Malick ( @daniemme ) to chat about some male-female dynamics, observations, and suggestions for single girlies looking for a boyfriend, husband, or general romantic partner. Dani’s come to us with a hypothe...

Mood: Paris themed, expat POV, silly goofy mood Parlez-vous français ? Jasmin didn’t when she first moved to Paris to get her masters.  Join us for another episode of the expat series, where we’re following the stories of young Americans (and Canadians!) immigrating to France to start a new life in Paris. Like the Hemingways and Steins who came before them, each has a different experience, a diffe...

Mood: fun and personal, Paris themed, silly Join us for a conversation with the one and only Allie Goodbun (find her here on TikTok and Instagram ), principal dancer at THE Moulin Rouge in Paris. Allie and Dominique chat about what brought them to France, life as an expat in Paris, and observations about cultural differences. The Toronto-born dancer shares her “day in the life” of a Moulin Rouge d...

Mood: spiritual, cosmic, manifestation, self development Today, January 11 (1/11 or 11/1, depending on where you live and how you write dates!) is the “111 portal.” You may have seen some advice on TikTok about manifesting and calling in what you want on this energetically charged day, but our master astrologer, celestial teacher, spiritual hygiene expert, numerologist, and moon mama Shannon Aganz...

Mood: therapeutic, educational, peaceful Ready for some therapy? We’re connecting the body and mind — and learning all about somatic therapy and somatic healing with expert Jason Maas, New York-based mind-body-soul psychotherapist and founder of Shadowlight Center.  Ever wondered why some experiences literally make our stomach sink, or feel like a pain in the neck? Jason has the answers. In today’...

Mood: astrology, romance & love, educational Ready to find a romance written in the stars? A love story from the galaxy? Oak , creator of Oak Astrology School is here to help. We’re looking at our OWN charts to find partnership, love, and real meaningful relationships.  Oak created the course “ Don’t Pull Up Your Crush’s Chart ” to teach relational astrology from a more introspective POV. Our...