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Spotlight on France

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Interested in France? Let us be your ears and eyes on the ground. Hosts Sarah Elzas and Alison Hird introduce you to the people who make France what it is, and who want to change it - to give you a fuller picture of this country at the heart of Europe. Spotlight on France is a podcast, in English, from Radio France International, out Thursdays.

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Podcast: French wine in Africa, confronting obesity, video game giant 27.03.2025 29:08

The Nigerian woman helping Bordeaux wine find new markets in Africa. Confronting France's fatphobia by classifying obesity as a disease. And the story of the French video game company behind the hit game Assassin's Creed. As French people consume less wine , and exports to China are slowing down , the wine industry – in Bordeaux in particular – is turning to new markets. Jan Van der Made meets Ch...

Podcast: Women wage outrage, farmers face organic slump, Ravel's Bolero 13.03.2025 30:17

Despite a raft of laws and programmes in France to address the gender pay gap, women still earn less than men. Organic farmers try to adapt to a drop in demand for organic food. And the story of Ravel's Boléro – the world's most performed piece of classical music. There are some explanations for France's 22 percent gender pay gap – women work fewer hours on average and in lower-paid jobs. But even...