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We talk about a new scandal that is threatening the very existence of iTélé, one of France's 24 hour news channels. We also you about another scandal that took place 55 years ago this week, the massacre of 40 to 300 Algerian protester by the French police. It hardly ever gets into the media limelight. And of course we'll discuss the start of the evacuation of The Jungle, Europe's largest refugee c...

There was one robbery in Paris that dominated the headlines this week around the world. Yes, we are talking about the French government's train robbery to safe some jobs and to please some voters. We are also going on a camping holiday in the city. This and more in Episode 18 of So French. Recorded in Paris on Oct. 8th, 2016

This week, a former president told the French that their ancestors are a group of comic book heroes. Yes indeed, Asterix and Obelix are the real French. Maud Descamps tells you more about these Gaulois. For the first time in its history, the centre-right parties are organising primary elections. They will be held at the end of November and there are now seven official candidates. And is there some...

The Summer of 2016 is over. So French is back, but so are the many politicians who are hoping to become France's next President. We'll tell you all about a scandal that shocked the ever so chic French world of art. And we tasted some coffee. Although Paris is world famous for its café culture, the coffee Parisians drink usually tastes like mud. But that's going to change: quality coffee is slowly...

The dust has not settled yet, but it seems there's no other choice for the EU than to find an answer to Brexit. We'll talk to Yves Bertonconi, director of the think tank Jacques Delors Institute, about what France needs to do. The Irish supporters are widely regarded as the nicest ones of this Euro 2016 tournament. We cheered with them in the streets of Paris. We'll also bring some good news for t...

Now Brexit is a fact, we're looking at the consequences for Europe in general and for France in particular. We decided to drown our sorrows in an English pub in Paris and interviewed the British owner, who is not amused by the result of the referendum. Bye Bye Britons! Podcast recorded in Paris, on June 24, 2016

A new terror attack in France and the ongoing social unrest are the main topics of the week. There are around 300.000 French people living in London. Are they afraid of a possible ‘Brexit’? We travelled to British capital to talk to two of those ‘frogs’. And this episode, Maud Descamps selected the So French word: ‘Eboueur’.

In Episode 11: It's a hot spring in France with blockades, strikes and riots. Will the current government survive? Would you put your money on Britain's membership of the EU? Our new series on a possible ‘Brexit', the possibility of the UK leaving the European Union, tries to give you an answer. We also discuss the everlasting tension in the Middle Was, with James Barr, the author of the book ‘A L...