French Conversation Group

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Education FR ↓ 187 episodes

One topic a week about French culture, art, food, fashion, history… This podcast is ideal for people who want to improve their French listening skills. For conversational skills, join us weekly on https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com/ or on Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/FrenchConversationGroupVideo format available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4hfyPDYDAQLOpvYczuuhSQ

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.frenchconversationgroup.com

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Music: Mozart, the story of the 'Paris' Symphony 10.05.2021 4:09

If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup + subscribe + share on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4hfyPDYDAQLOpvYczuuhSQ Source: https://www.theguardian.com/music/tomserviceblog/2014/feb/04/symphony-guide-mozart-31st-paris-tom-service French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non nativ...

History: Napoléon, yes or no? 03.05.2021 4:20

If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup + subscribe + share on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4hfyPDYDAQLOpvYczuuhSQ No, we shouldn't celebrate Napoleon: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/opinion/france-year-of-napoleon.html Yes, we should celebrate Napoleon: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/french-cant-erase-napoleon-however...

Science: Minitel, the prehistory of internet 26.04.2021 4:08

If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup + subscribe + share on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4hfyPDYDAQLOpvYczuuhSQ Watch SensCritique's review of "3615 Monique": https://youtu.be/bmFKrBKALFE French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, a...

Culture: Veuve Clicquot, the Grande Dame of Champagne 19.04.2021 3:49

Listen to some experts tasting the 1839 champagne (in French): https://www.larvf.com/,vins-veuve-clicquot-champagne-baltique-aaland-degustation-exceptionnelle,10366,4246402.asp French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Chec...

Art: Claude Monet, what's your impression? 12.04.2021 3:31

Watch this Claude Monet short film by Sacha Guitry: https://youtu.be/w8JpFbprjHE Virtually visit Claude Monet's house in Giverny: https://fondation-monet.com/ French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link fo...

Histoire: La Commune de Paris, 150 years ago 05.04.2021 4:03

Main source: https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/la-lettre-de-leduc-lheritage-controverse-de-la-commune-de-paris French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconve...

Cinema: Agnès Varda, film poetess 29.03.2021 3:41

Subtitles in French and English are available by pressing the CC button in the control bar. Watch "Cléo de 5 à 7" in the US: https://www.kanopy.com/product/cleo-5-7 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this l...

Music: La French Touch, the "touche française" 26.03.2021 3:22

Subtitles in French and English are available by pressing the CC button in the control bar. Listen to some French Touch songs: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfpZkDXOPUo860BnhLCso8NO55xBHwn4R Recommended watch, Mia Hansen-Løve's Eden: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0159COC02 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speake...

Linguistics: Le verlan, French slang 15.03.2021 3:37

Subtitles in French and English are available by pressing the CC button in the control bar. French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com If you enjoyed...

Cinema: La Nouvelle Vague, cinema from the 1960s 08.03.2021 3:48

Subtitles in French and English are available by pressing the CC button in the control bar. A little more about La Nouvelle Vague: https://youtu.be/eZqLyPzPmSw Watch Jean-Luc Godard's "Nouvelle Vague" (1990) for free on https://archive.org/details/NouvelleVague1990JeanLucGodard French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners,...

Science: Le cannabis thérapeutique, weed in progress 01.03.2021 3:25

French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com If you enjoyed this video, please consider supporting the channel on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconvers...

Music: Who is Serge Gainsbourg? 22.02.2021 4:15

Culture: Champagne for everyone 18.02.2021 3:29

French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.meetup.com/fr-FR/French-Conversation-Group-online/ If you enjoyed this video, please consider supporting the channel on https://www.p...

Science: l'Accord de Paris, the green speech 15.02.2021 4:01

Official Paris Agreement (in French): http://unfccc.int/files/essential_background/convention/application/pdf/french_paris_agreement.pdf Interested in geoengineering? Check out this movie on Arte (in French): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBPZ0ESorXA French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced)...

Linguistics: Why are French and English so similar? 11.02.2021 4:15

French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.meetup.com/French-Conversation-Group-online/ If you enjoyed this video, please consider supporting the channel on https://www.patreon...

History: Jeanne d'Arc, of war and passion 08.02.2021 4:29

French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.meetup.com/French-Conversation-Group-online/ If you enjoyed this video, please consider supporting the channel on https://www.patreon...

Science: The metric system, another French revolution 04.02.2021 3:17

French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.meetup.com/French-Conversation-Group-online/ If you enjoyed this video, please consider supporting the channel on https://www.patreon...

Politics: Lingua franca, French as a diplomatic language 01.02.2021 3:57

Read the article about French in the European Union (in Italian): https://www.ilfoglio.it/societa/2021/01/01/news/bye-bye-londra-ora-e-tempo-dell-eurofrancese-1619442/ French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out th...

Culture: What is the Eurovision? 28.01.2021 3:50

"EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: The Story Of Fire Saga" is available in the US on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80244088 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.meetup.co...

Fashion: Pierre Cardin, the futurist 25.01.2021 3:25

Watch Pierre Cardin's life and carreer in this great 12-minute animated video: https://youtu.be/R0-e1wLSCh0 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.meetup.com/French-Convers...

Linguistics: Quatre-vingts (80), explained in eleven-twenty seconds 21.01.2021 3:40

French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.meetup.com/French-Conversation-Group-online/ If you enjoyed this video, please consider supporting the channel on https://www.patreon...

Cinema: LUPIN, Dans l'Ombre d'Arsène 18.01.2021 3:42

Watch Lupin on Netflix US: https://www.netflix.com/title/80994082 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.meetup.com/French-Conversation-Group-online/ If you enjoyed this vi...

Art: Henri Matisse, painting in confinement 14.01.2021 3:13

Quick summary of Henri Matisse's life on France TV Arts: https://youtu.be/SpvQO652PEU French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.meetup.com/French-Conversation-Group-online/ If...

Music: Jean-Michel Jarre, WELCOME TO THE OTHER SIDE (Bienvenue ailleurs) 11.01.2021 3:55

Watch the full concert on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VKjFjFtKBRI French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info https://www.meetup.com/French-Conversation-Group-online/ If you enjoyed this video...

History: Notre-Dame de Paris 07.01.2021 4:20

Discover Notre-Dame de Paris in 360° virtual reality: https://youtu.be/q4CygZOqEmY Watch the documentary "Notre-Dame de Paris, à l'épreuve des siècles" narrated by Sophie Marceau (in French): https://youtu.be/LwCIojgo56w French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It is meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and hav...