Evergreen Podcasts

The French History Podcast

History EN ↓ 282 episodes

A weekly history podcast that will cover France from 3 million years ago to present. Presented by Dr. Gary Girod, with contributions by numerous scholars.

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Make America French Again with Dr. Scott Carpenter 10.07.2026 39:30

Dr. Scott Carpenter talks about the historic Franco-American connections & why we should Make America French Again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

92: Countesses and Queens 07.07.2026 26:21

We cover a number of great ladies of medieval Occitania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jewish Women & the Memory of the Holocaust with Dr. Ashley Valanzola 26.06.2026 44:22

Dr. Ashley Valanzola discusses how seven women's experiences in the Holocaust and its commemoration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Civilizing Germany? The French Occupation of Germany with Dr. Drew Flanagan 21.06.2026 48:08

Did France 'civilize' Germany after WW2? Many French leaders certainly tried and Dr. Drew Flanagan talks all about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

91: Occitan Society 20.06.2026 39:24

All about life in sunny Occitania before the Albigensian Crusade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Working together: Spain & France in the American Revolutionary War with James Giesler 13.06.2026 22:21

Author James Giesler talks about Francisco de Saavedra, the man who coordinated Spain and France's joint war efforts in the American Revolutionary War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Public Execution to Penal Modernity by Wyatt Wiggins 13.06.2026 28:48

The end of our series on violent punishment in early modern France and its empire by Wyatt Wiggins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Empire’s Edge- Exporting Pain to Colonial Spaces by Wyatt Wiggins 09.06.2026 31:52

Wyatt Wiggins explores punishment and power in the French Empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Punishment Changes (And Stays The Same) by Wyatt Wiggins 29.05.2026 26:39

The power of the state in the time of Revolution and Empire by Wyatt Wiggins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

90: Occitania’s Heartland 27.05.2026 54:06

Occitania: the land of courtly love, sun and poetry, before its ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

France on the High Seas with Dr.s Christopher Hodson & Brett Rushforth 19.05.2026 1:27:13

Dr.s Christopher Hodson & Brett Rushforth discuss their magnum opus which took them 15 years to write: the history of French conquerors, explorers, adventurers & pirates on the high seas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Women Talking: Advice Columnists in 20th century France with Dr. Sarah Fishman 09.05.2026 47:33

Dr. Sarah Fishman discusses two popular women columnists who reshaped French society in the 1950s-onward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Assassinating a King in Marseille, 1934 with Dr. Chris Millington 02.05.2026 43:20

Dr. Chris Millington talks all about how Eastern European terrorists asssassinated the King of Yugoslavia in 1934 Marseille. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Burning Flesh in the French Empire by Wyatt Wiggins 24.04.2026 24:22

Wyatt Wiggins talks about how French imperial agents branded human beings as a demonstration of power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becoming a Terrorist with Dr. Jeff Horn 18.04.2026 1:08:37

Dr. Jeff Horn talks about how a young idealist spread The Terror in Revolutionary France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making Friends with Germany, 1925-1963 with Dr. Elana Passman 04.04.2026 1:01:37

Dr. Elana Passman talks about the French and Germans who tried to bring peace to both countries in 1925-1963. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

89: Provence Part 2 28.03.2026 1:36:37

Provence suffers civil war, invasion and imperial intrigue but somehow still experiences a miniature golden age under the Counts of Barcelona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nouvelle Cuisine with Luke Barr 23.03.2026 46:03

Best-selling author Luke Barr talks all about the French craze that revolutionized what's on your plate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

De Gaulle's Shadow with Craig Willy 23.03.2026 50:21

Political expert and researcher Craig Willy discusses the history of Gaullism and its influence on modern French geopolitics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Victor Hugo's Shipwreck Lighthouse Cycle by Peter Russella 20.03.2026 28:11

Scholar Peter Russella talks about lights in the dark and how Hugo depicted them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

89: Provence Part 1 27.02.2026 44:17

Time to head south to a sunnier climate and a far different history from the north! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

88: The Medieval Tour de France 31.01.2026 18:03

We're starting a whole new journey, looking beyond 'France' to all the parts of it that made it, well, France! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Retracing the French Revolution with Will Clark of Grey History 11.01.2026 30:32

Will Clark leads us through the sites of the French Revolution, highlighting some underserved areas in his exciting new tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Acadians Then & Now with Nicole Gallant-Nunes 13.12.2025 27:00

Genealogist Nicole Gallant-Nunes talks about her work tracking the lost Acadians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fourteen Fun French Facts 21.11.2025 1:03:25

Fourteen bizarre and incredible facts about French history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices