The French History Podcast
Evergreen Podcasts
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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Sep 22, 2023 • 56min
French imperialism, Roman ruins & Algeria with Dr. Bonnie Effros
Dr. Bonnie Effros explains how French soldiers & scholars uncovered & destroyed Roman ruins in Algeria as part of their civilizing mission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 18, 2023 • 33min
[Feed Drop] Warriors in their own Words: Richard Coombs: Crawling Through the Sands of Omaha
Warriors in their own Words kindly shares an episode of their podcast following a soldier in the Normandy landings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 16, 2023 • 32min
A brief history of modern Parisian literature from Baudelaire to Bellanger by Dr. Lauren Quigley
Dr. Lauren Quigley talks about modern interpretations of the City of Lights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 8, 2023 • 25min
Rediscovering Georges de Peyrebrune by Marie Martine
Scholar Marie Martine talks about one of the most popular woman authors of the Belle Époque. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 1, 2023 • 35min
From Les Damnés de la Terre to “Par les Damnées de la Terre’’ by Melek Chekili
Melek Chekili talks about the reinterpretation of Frantz Fanon's ideas in the post-Algerian War by one of Algeria's most famous writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 28, 2023 • 55min
77 Chapter 6: The Lords of War
We introduce the seven great lords who led the holy war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 26, 2023 • 46min
We Didn't Start The Fire: Charles de Gaulle
"The General." "The Great Asparagus." "A man with the most oversized personality." Charles de Gaulle was President of France from 1959-69, and his near-mythological status had been building up for decades before then. His debut appearance in Billy's song is because of his critical involvement in the May 1958 Crisis, which saw Algerian Nationalists rise up and, after nearly 130 years of French colonization, fight for freedom. Dr Arthur Asseraf is an expert in modern France and North Africa, and grew up in France well aware of the near-mythological status that de Gaulle still adopts today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 26, 2023 • 32min
André Malraux, the général De Gaulle, and Kylian Mbappé go to the Panthéon by Pierre Azou
Is it better to be a hero or great? What is the difference? What makes someone a hero or great in France? Pierre talks all about that and how to get into the Panthéon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 19, 2023 • 24min
French Melodrama and Chinese Politics by Michelle Chun-Han Hsu
Scholar Michelle Chun-Han Hsu looks at what a Belle Époque play can tell us about France's understanding of China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 12, 2023 • 47min
77 Chapter 5: The False Holy War
The pope ordered that only soldiers should fight God's enemies. But a mystic from Amiens leads unnumbered masses to holy war and their doom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
