Krystal Kenney

La Vie Creative

France has been motivating people for decades to create and live a more inspired life. La Vie Creative is a weekly podcast all about creatives in Paris and beyond, hosted by American Expat Krystal Kenney. Designed to help you enrich your inner artist and laviecreativepodcast.substack.com

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Krystal Kenney

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Education

Latest episode

Oct 26, 2025

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Episodes

EP 327: Paris History Avec a Hemingway (What's on in Paris this Summer) 12.06.2023

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EP 326: Jill Colonna: Author and Chef Mad About Macarons 07.06.2023

Over 30 years ago, Jill was totally immersed into the real-deal French life and culture by following her heart to Paris from Scotland. Marrying a Frenchman, working for 10 years in Paris, then raising their 2 French/ girls just outside Paris, food has gradually become a central part of her family’s healthy French lifestyle.  During this time, she perfected the art of making macarons and wrote 2 pa...

EP 325: Paris History Avec a Hemingway (3 Year Anniverary ) 05.06.2023

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EP 324: Travel Through the Lens of Art & Design: E V A J O R G E N S E N 31.05.2023

Hello! I’m Eva—a traveler, designer, & author. I help people like you feel connected in your travels, discover hidden creative gems, & enjoy experiences you’ll never forget. Paris Top 20 download (it's free): https://www.evajorgensen.com/free-resources (Also Provence and Los Angeles) Paris by Design book: https://www.evajorgensen.com/paris-by-design Instagram: https://www.instagram.co...

EP 323: Paris History Avec a Hemingway (Degenerate Art) 29.05.2023

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EP 322: Founder of Women of Paris: Heidi Evans 24.05.2023

Heidi is the founder of Women of Paris; the first Paris walking tour devoted entirely to women's history and influence. She is also a Londoner who loves the adventure of living in Paris. She is passionate about history, the arts, and women's empowerment and is inspired everyday living in such a culturally rich city. She has travelled to 6 different continents and lived in West Africa (wh...

EP 321: Paris History Avec a Hemingway (The destruction during the commune) 22.05.2023

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EP 320: Photographer who loses her sight finds new creative vision: Tonje Thoresen 17.05.2023

Tonje Thoresen Photographer Tonje is a storyteller. She has always explored ways to present multiple sides of objects or people, and photography naturally became her vocation. 'For me every moment has a value – and only a photo can immortalize that – it will tell you more about a person or a moment than a dozen words can. ' She was born and educated in Norway and moved to Berlin to study...

EP 319: Paris History Avec a Hemingway (Henry IV of France King of France) 14.05.2023

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EP 318: French inspired spiritual teacher, author, and Entrepreneur: Marta Hobbs 10.05.2023

Marta Hobbs is a storyteller, a truth seeker, a spiritual teacher, soul-led mentor and entrepreneur. Drawing on her life experiences of childhood trauma, immigration and assimilation, successful business venture as well as the healing and spiritual journey, her mission is to help others find their own freedom. She details finding her own way there in her best-selling book called “Unraveling,” avai...

EP 317: Paris History Avec a Hemingway ( The Cardinals Playwright and an English king) 08.05.2023

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EP 316: French inspired author Emily Cruz 03.05.2023

Emily Cruz is a passionate writer + author, an avid coffee lover, a proud mother, and a tenth-level high-elf wizard in Dungeons & Dragons. Having fallen in love with the art of writing at a young age, she enjoys crafting funny and feel-good stories, full of relatable characters. She hopes that her writing will inspire + capture the mood of sharing a coffee with a dear friend. Residing in the b...

EP 315: Paris History Avec a Hemingway (Bazar de la Charité ) 01.05.2023

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EP 314: Wendy Harrop of Phineas Wright House French Retreats 26.04.2023

Growing up in California, I dreamed of one day living on the east coast near my mother’s extended family. I loved EVERYTHING about our family trips from the seasonally appropriate weather to the gorgeous scenery on the freeway!  Wendy Harrop is an avid home entertainer and owner of The Phineas Wright House, a historic farm and bed & breakfast in rural Massachusetts. Her desire to have every gu...

EP 313: Paris History Avec a Hemingway (Delacroix) 24.04.2023

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EP 312: Lost in Frenchlation creator Manon Kerjean 19.04.2023

I studied English and cinema (specializing in editing) and I co-founded Lost in Frenchlation film club in 2015. Since then I worked as a programmer at Ciné Lumière at the French Institute in London, I started a documentary project which is currently in post-production and I now work for an independent production & distribution company. I am also part of an association supporting an ongoing pro...

EP 311: Paris History Avec a Hemingway (The Restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral) 17.04.2023

The reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is announced for the 8th December 2024 . A Te Deum is planned for 15 April 2024, exactly 5 years after the fire. The supervision of the restoration is entrusted to the architect Philippe Villeneuve. Learn more on Claudinehemingway.com Support the show This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to b...

EP 310: French Wine Tutor: Katie Melchior 12.04.2023

Katie is the founder of blog and Instagram page, French Wine Tutor. A lifelong American student of the French language, she started writing and posting about French wine three years ago to help debunk French wine pronunciation – and of course the wines themselves. With a knack for pronunciation and a native understanding of how an English-speaking brain is wired, it’s her mission to democratize Fr...

EP 309: Paris History Avec a Hemingway (Saving the Louvre: Part 2) 10.04.2023

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EP 308: Naïm Terrache, Parisian Officiant 05.04.2023

Hi! I’m Naïm, born and raised in Paris, the City of Love. After travelling the world living my dreams & experiences, I realized I was deeply in love with my hometown. I then decided to move back to Paris and help couples from all around the world to write a new chapter in their life, thanks to the teachings of my mentor. Support the show This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss t...

EP 307: Paris History Avec a Hemingway (Saving the Louvre: Part One) 03.04.2023

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EP 306: French lifestyle inspiration with Beeta 29.03.2023

After her first trip to Paris in 2010, Beeta fell in love with all things French and became a self-proclaimed Francophile. To share her love for France and French culture, she created the popular French lifestyle brand Mon Petit Four®, and launched a collection of her favorite French recipes and French lifestyle inspiration. Her ability to simplify French recipes and eliminate the intimidation fac...

EP 305: Paris History Avec a Hemingway (Marguerite Steinheil) 27.03.2023

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EP 304: Paris Cabaret Star Silvano Jo 22.03.2023

Music lover since I was a kid, but first trained as a dancer, then actor and singer, I now have been a stage artist for 30 years. My passion today is to perform Chanson Française to pass on this wonderful heritage of the French Songbook, in my own way ! For over 6 years, aka Silvano Jo, I've been doing cross-dressed cabaret acts, re-interpreting French repertory songs in my own theatrical uni...

EP 303: Paris History Avec a Hemingway (Violette Nozière Part TWO) 20.03.2023

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