France is in its third heatwave of the year. With more than 1,000 deaths recorded so far, climate inaction and the lack of adaptation give way to a culture war over air conditioning.

The second round of the municipal elections has come and gone, and we’re joined by journalist Marlon Ettinger to break down the results. Did LFI secure the victory it was hoping for? Did the far-right...

Every six years, voters in 34,935 municipalities elect city councilors, who then go on to elect their mayor. This year, La France Insoumise made significant gains in key areas, while the Socialist Par...

Luxury brands are big business in France. Although most people cannot afford a coveted Birkin bag, a handbag that costs more than some of France’s best-selling compact hatchbacks, or even a bottle of ...

After the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the United States is doubling down on its threats to seize Greenland. You might expect French and European leaders to start questioning the...

A group of unarmed thieves broke into the famous Louvre Art Museum, stealing several high-value pieces. What does say about the state of French politics and will the thieves be caught in time?

We examine Lecornu’s sudden government collapse, Macron’s search for a new Prime Minister, and what it all means for France’s political future.

We got it right: Marlon from Flep24 foresaw Macron’s choice of Sébastien Lecornu as Prime Minister—so who is he, and why does it matter now?

Unable to garnish support for an unpopular budget, the government of François Bayrou is set to collapse on the 8th of September.

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As European leaders grow increasingly skeptical about the United States' commitment to transatlantic defense, calls for increased military spending and "sovereign rearmament" have gained traction. But...

On our first-ever crossover episode, we discuss the recent conviction of Marine Le Pen and several MEPs on charges of embezzlement, as well as the controversy surrounding her ineligibility to run for ...

On our first-ever crossover episode, we discuss the recent conviction of Marine Le Pen and several MEPs on charges of embezzlement, as well as the controversy surrounding her ineligibility to run for ...

On this episode, we sit down with Jathan Sadowski from the podcast This Machine Kills to discuss his latest book, Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism. We explor...

On the basis of Article 333-10 of the Sports Code, DNS providers can be forced to refuse queries to websites streaming sports games. Is this censorship or run of the mill regulation?

In Part 1 of our Minitel series, we introduced listeners to the world's first successful attempt at bringing society into the networked-age. France accomplished this through massive public investments...

Although more ideologically diverse than the American media, French newspapers and television distinguish themselves in another way: their ownership by right-wing billionaires

If France's left-wing New Popular Front coalition recieved a plurality of votes following President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron's surprise dissolution of the National Assembly, it would be an info...

Minitel brought France into the networked age almost a decade before Americans would discover the commercial internet.