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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Aug 4, 2023 • 31min
Marseille, the Mediterranean & the Sun King by Arazoo Ferozan
Arazoo Ferozan discusses how the Sun King remade the port city of the Marseille, France's gateway to the Mediterranean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 28, 2023 • 1h 16min
77 Chapter 4: The First Massacres
Pope Urban II's call to kill the enemies of God inspires zealots across France and Germany. Yet, many see an enemy amongst them that needs addressing first. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 24, 2023 • 36min
The Not-So-Accurate-History of France by ChatGPT
A humorous episode where we test the limits of AI creativity using French history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 14, 2023 • 1h 39min
77 Supplemental 1: Calling the Crusade: Myth, Memory and Legend in the Accounts of Pope Urban II’s Speech at Clermont
An examination of the world-changing speech at the Council of Clermont to discover what Pope Urban II actually said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 7, 2023 • 46min
77 Chapter 3: Call to the Faithful
Pope Urban II calls a holy war like no other for motives that are...complex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 1, 2023 • 24min
France on Drugs: Opium, Morphine, Cocaine, Hashish, Chloroform & Ether in the 19th Century with Dr. Sara Black
Opium, morphine, ether, chloroform, cocaine and hashish. How did these drugs become popular in 19th century France, who used them & what were their effects? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 30, 2023 • 2h 15min
(Feed Drop): Gore: The Brutal History of Bullfighting by Conflicted
An episode by the podcast Conflicted, part of the Evergreen Podcast family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 23, 2023 • 31min
77 Chapter 2: Fall of an Empire
The Eastern Roman Empire faces an all new threat that brings it to the brink of ruin. The situation becomes so hopeless that the Emperor begs the West for aid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 16, 2023 • 36min
77 The First Crusade, Chapter 1: Holy War
The beginning of an epic saga about an Emperor, a Pope, a sacred city & a holy war that would change the course of history forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 10, 2023 • 1h 17min
Secrecy in the late Ancien Régime with Dr. Nicole Bauer
Dr. Bauer talks all about the lettres de cachet, conspiracies and the Bastille prison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
