The New Paris Podcast

In February 2017, a young entrepreneurial Swede living in Paris took her design business to the next level. Deuxième Studios, a shoe label created by Lina Nordin Gee, brought fun fabrics and silhouettes, quality craftsmanship, and artisanal production to the fashion scene where more and more young talents are emerging online. Lina joins the show to talk about designing in Paris, creating in a time when sustainable consumption is paramount, and her thoughts on Paris as a fashion capital. Mentioned in this episode: Deuxième Studios: https://www.deuxiemestudios.com Parisian Postcards: https://www.instagram.com/parisianpostcards/ Parisian Postcards shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ParisianPostcards The Earful Tower: https://theearfultower.com Printemps department store: http://departmentstoreparis.printemps.com/store/haussmann/

When I think of the contemporary American writers that have marked the canon of documenting the French experience, I instantly think of David Lebovitz. The prolific author and blogger gave us personal stories about navigating life in Paris, about cooking, about buying and renovating an apartment and now he brings us a primer on drinking, with his new book aptly titled "Drinking French". He joins Lindsey to talk about the process, drinking culture in France, and his favorite cocktail. Mentioned in this episode: David Lebovitz: https://www.davidlebovitz.com/ "Drinking French" book: https://amzn.to/2wyixNN David on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidlebovitz/ David's books: https://www.davidlebovitz.com/books/ David's book events: https://www.davidlebovitz.com/schedule/

The tale of how and why Americans come to settle in Paris is generations deep but it doesn’t stop being compelling. I learned about Jay Swanson, and American from the Pacific Northwest who has lived in Paris a number of years, through his video work. For the better part of three years, he was posting a video every single day on his popular YouTube channel about some aspect of life and culture in the city. But beyond that? I knew very little. We had the chance to get to know one another at the end of last year and talk a lot about a big, ambitious project he has for the next several years that takes him far beyond video documentation of Parisian life. Now, he joins me to share what’s brewing: Building the Oracle. Mentioned in this episode: Jay Swanson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/jayswanson/ French Fridays with Lindsey Tramuta: https://youtu.be/SsooVUuFYcM Building the Oracle: https://www.buildingtheoracle.com/ My interview on Building the Oracle: https://share.transistor.fm/s/5a486d92 Jay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayswanson/

Given the troubled nature of this beginning to 2020, I thought it would be a nice idea to start the year by talking about love. L’amour and its multitudes. Specifically, I wanted to talk about "Amour: How the French Talk about Love", the new book by Stefania Rousselle, an award-winning French-American photo journalist and filmmaker whose work has been featured in the New York Times, The guardian, Le Monde and many other outlets. A collection of photographs and essays with 90 strangers across France, her book attempts to uncover the universality of love. Mentioned in this episode: Stefania Rousselle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefaniarousselle/?hl=en Stefania's book "AMOUR": https://amzn.to/2R3dXPG "Amour" samples: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/aug/09/stefania-rousselle-photographer-love Stefania's reporting:

An update about The New Paris podcast and the forthcoming book from the show's host, Lindsey Tramuta. www.thenewparisienne.com

Closing out the third season and the year with a look back on some of the major stories that dominated the newsfeed throughout 2019 in Paris , from the Notre Dame fire to Mayor Hidalgo's war on cars and the pension reform strikes that, at the time of publishing this, have continued for four weeks. I’m joined by my friend Jake Cigainero, a fellow journalist and contributor to NPR. NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 4th, the day before the start of the pension reform strikes. We hypothesized how disruptive the strikes would but it ended up becoming far worse than we expected. Mentioned in this episode: Jake Cigainero, NPR: https://twitter.com/jacobstapp Notre Dame fire & big donations: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/dec/12/the-notre-dame-fire-prompted-an-orgy-of-wallet-waving-is-the-cathedral-now-rising-from-the-ashes G7 with Macron: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/30/world/middleeast/iran-trump-rouhani-call-macron.html Mayor Hidalgo's war on cars (and Airbnb. And Amazon): https://www.citylab.com/environment/2019/11/amazon-delivery-online-shopping-environmental-impact-paris/602674/ Pension reform strikes: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/17/world/europe/france-pension-protests.html

What does it mean to be a citizen of a given place? How do our origins, beliefs, and race compose our identities? Should they be part of understanding our senses of self at all? This is arguably one of the prevailing issues of our time but one that looks very different in the United States and France. It’s also one of the abiding questions explored by Thomas Chatterton Williams, a cultural critic and author based in Paris, in almost all of his work. His newest book: "Self-Portrait in Black-and-White: Unlearning Race", presents an argument for moving beyond such superficial ways of labeling and categorizing ourselves and proposes alternatives for considering who we are as people. He joins me to talk about his book and how the thorny topic of race plays out in his two homes. Mentioned in this episode: Thomas Chatterton Williams: https://twitter.com/thomaschattwill "Self-Portrait in Black & White" https://amzn.to/2RxZbAX The Good Fight podcast interview with Thomas: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/10/how-to-talk-about-identity-without-playing-into-the-hands-of-racists.html "Losing My Cool" (first book): https://amzn.to/2RA7X1w Book excerpt in NYT Magazine: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/magazine/black-white-family-race.html Thomas on Bill Maher: https://www.hbo.com/real-time-with-bill-maher/2019/31-episode-511

Six years ago, I entered a new café that was aiming to do something that, at the time, was unique: to bring together good food AND excellent coffee. I had eagerly anticipated it’s opening and was sure it would become my regular hangout. But very quickly, word got out that this place called Hollybelly was doing more than delivering a new-to-Paris experience. It was combining Anglo-Saxon style service, an atmosphere that was dynamic and welcoming, and transparency around every decision, from the contractor who worked on the interior to the sourcing of ingredients. Lines snaked around the block and soon, this 10th arrondissement café was the place to eat and drink -- and I could only go infrequently. Six years and a second location and several renovations later, Holybelly still draws crowds. To talk about their singular success, approach to business, and communication style are the owners Nicolas Alary and Sarah Mouchot, featured in my book "The New Paris". Mentioned in this episode: Holybelly: https://holybellycafe.com/ Holybelly on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holybellycafe/

It’s been nearly a year since the start of the gilets jaunes or yellow vest movement and when I think back on the moments that will forever remain ingrained in my mind, it’s those of intense violence. Violence not only at the hands of the anarchists who latched on to the social demonstrations but violence against protestors at the hands of the police. Police brutality and excessive use of force isn’t only a topic of great controversy and discussion in the United States, it’s also an issue of great concern in France. But suspicion among citizens with regard to the police (and the state at large) didn’t begin with the yellow vest movement. Joining me to talk about this issue is Aida Alami, a journalist based between Morocco and France who covers social justice, immigration, religion and politics for the New York Times, and is at work on a documentary on anti racist activists and state violence. Mentioned in this episode: Aida Alami: https://twitter.com/aidaalami Amal Bentounsi: https://www.clique.tv/clique-talk-amal-bentounsi/ Rokhaya Diallo (antiracist activist): https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-french-authors-puncturing-the-myth-of-french-women-dont-get-fat Aida's reporting on the headscarf: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/world/europe/maryam-pougetoux-islam-france.html Police brutality in France: https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2019/09/how-french-police-brutality-harming-country-s-international-image French riots after death of 2 teens: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/22/nothings-changed-10-years-after-french-riots-banlieues-remain-in-crisis Paris Massacre 1961: What happened on October 17: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/how-to-forget-a-massacre-what-happened-in-paris-on-october-17-1961/ Le Code Noir (black code): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Noir Macron admits torture during Algerian War: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/13/france-state-responsible-for-1957-death-of-dissident-maurice-audin-in-algeria-says-macron "Ici on noie les Algériens" documentary: https://www.ina.fr/video/CPD13001554

If anything earns near religious devotion in France it’s bread. And in Paris, the marquee name in artisanal bread making has been Poilâne since 1932. Apollonia Poilâne, my guest today, represents the third generation of her family‘s business, one that revolutionized the role of bread in its beginnings and continues to innovate, remaining a beloved staple of both the French table and those in 40 countries around the world. Her first book in English has just hit bookshelves worldwide. Poilâne: The Secrets of the World Famous Bread Bakery offers recipes for morning, noon, and night, tips for bread making at home, and poignant commentary about growing up in a bakery and preserving her family’s legacy. Mentioned in this episode: Poilâne Bakery: https://www.poilane.com/en/ @painpoilane: https://www.instagram.com/painpoilane/?hl=fr Poilâne book: https://amzn.to/2oIrnFm