French en route
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
S1E13 - Story Only: Panic at “La fête de l’Huma”
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Anne-Sophie’s story about left-wing festival “La fête de l’Huma,” near Paris.What do you think of French en route? Let us know how ...
S1E13 - Panic at “La fête de l’Huma”
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We hang out with Anne-Sophie at the communist festival “La fête de l’Huma,” near Paris.Anne-Sophie tells us all about “The Festival of Humani...
S1E12 - Story Only: Heartbreak, Fries and Belgian Beer
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Hugo’s story about a wild night out in Belgium’s capital city, Brussels.What do you think of French en route? Let us know how we could i...
S1E12 - Heartbreak, Fries and Belgian Beer
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We meet Hugo and his friends in Belgium, and have a wild night out in the capital.Join Hugo at a bar on “La Place Flagey”, where he meets friends ...
S1E11 - Story Only: A Lebanese Christmas
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Lina’s story about one time that she went home to Beirut for Christmas. What do you think of French en route? Let us know how we could imp...
S1E11 - A Lebanese Christmas
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lina tells us about one year when she went home to celebrate Christmas in Beirut. We travel to Beirut, the Lebanese capital where we join Lina and her...
S1E10 - Story Only: The Grapes of War in the Loire Valley
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Benjamin’s story about the grape harvest in the Loire Valley, in French. What do you think of French en route? Let us know how we could im...
S1E10 - The Grapes of War in the Loire Valley
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Benjamin for the annual grape harvest in the beautiful Loire Valley, France. Benjamin recounts an episode from his teenage years among the vines ...
S1E9 - Story Only: A Tunisian Moustache and a Little Monkey
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Jean’s funny story about a bit of childhood mischief in Tunis, in French. Transcript: https://bit.ly/2VD96cJ What do you think of French e...
S1E9 - A Tunisian Moustache and a Little Monkey
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Take a journey to Tunisia, where cheeky Jean tells us how he got into a tight spot! It’s the summer of 1950 and young Jean is up to mischief. Hear a...
S1E8 - Story Only: The Sweet Life in Quebec
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Jean-Philippe’s story about “le temps des sucres” in Quebec, in French. Find the transcript here: https://bit.ly/3wSIzG0 What do you t...
S1E8 - The Sweet Life in Quebec
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We take a trip to Canada, where Jean-Philippe introduces us to “le temps des sucres”. Learn all about maple syrup production in Quebec and the lit...
S1E7 - Story Only: Love song in Benin
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Maria-Stella’s romantic tale about an international love-affair, in French. What do you think of French en route? Let us know how we could...
S1E7 - Love song in Benin
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Maria-Stella takes us on a romantic journey from France to the US and then Benin. Find out about dating in French as Maria-Stella tells us the story o...
S1E6 - Story Only: A Corsican Thoroughbred
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Sébastien’s story about horse racing on the island of Corsica, in French. Find the transcript to this episode here: https://bit.ly/34vcWW...
S1E6 - A Corsican Thoroughbred
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We follow Sébastien to Corsica, where he introduces us to his passion: Horse racing! Corsica, “the island of beauty”, is the most mountainous isl...
S1E5 - Story only: The Legendary Labyrinth of Saint-Denis
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to a mystery from the time “Baboune” went to a boarding school in Saint-Denis, in French. Find the transcript here: https://bit.ly/3uHm3i9 ...
S1E5 - The Legendary Labyrinth of Saint-Denis
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Baboune” transports us to an all-girls boarding school in Saint-Denis, near Paris. Discover the meaning of the phrase “il y a” on a subterran...
S1E4 - Story only: Hide and Seek with Death in Douala!
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to a story from Sanagari’s childhood in Cameroon, in French. Find the transcript to this episode here: https://bit.ly/3e2oOon Let us know wha...
S1E4 - Hide and Seek with Death in Douala!
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Travel with Sanagari to Cameroon, where he tells us about his first brush with death! Sanagari reminisces about his childhood in the city of Douala an...
S1E3 - Story only: Wild camping in the Pyrenees
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Isa’s story about a summer hike through the Pyrenees, in French.Let us know what you think at [email protected].
S1E3 - Wild camping in the Pyrenees
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We go on a wild summer hike through the French Pyrenees with Isa and her friends.Isa tells us about a particularly terrifying night camping in the mou...
S1E2 - Story only: Barefoot on Martinique
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Patrick’s story about growing up between Martinique and Paris, in French.Let us know what you think at [email protected].
S1E2 - Barefoot on Martinique
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Voyage with Patrick to the Caribbean island of Martinique and then to Paris, France. Learn all about the little pronoun “on” as Patrick talks abou...
S1E1 - Story only: Warning at Mimizan Beach
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Nathalie’s story about a family vacation on the Atlantic coast, in French.Let us know what you think at [email protected].
S1E1 - Warning at Mimizan Beach
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We head to France’s Atlantic coast, where Nathalie and her family hit the beach.Pick up some seaside vocab while Nathalie tells us about an adventur...
S1E0 - Trailer
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join our host Sam on a virtual tour of the French-speaking world!Follow our host Sam from Canada to Corsica and from the Alps to Africa. Improve your ...