The Earful Tower: Paris

French dubbing explained by the man who does Brad Pitt

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I've always had a lot of questions about France's obsession with dubbing films, so I sat down with Jean-Pierre Michael, who is the French voice of Bra...

Our massive fail to solve a Paris murder mystery

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Halloween everyone! For today's episode, Lina and I tell the story of our recent attempt to solve a Paris murder mystery. But with neither of us...

Sneaking into the Paris catacombs

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me on my first ever descent into the illegal part of the Paris catacombs.  Do not try this without expert help.  Thanks to my guides Codex and ...

A sommelière at a Michelin-starred Paris restaurant

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Canadian Etheliya Hananova, from the restaurant Comice, talks about how she ended up recommending wine in her family-owned Michelin-starred restaurant...

My ten favourite French words

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here are ten French words that I really love, right now.  This list changes all the time. I guarantee if you use some of these words, French people w...

Fishing in the Seine River of Paris

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I grabbed a rod and followed Fred Miessner out for a fishing adventure from the bridges of the Seine River. Did we catch the big one? The mo...

The French Food Revolution is happening!

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Acclaimed restaurant critic Alec Lobrano is back on the show, this time talking about the French food revolution (which is happening now!) The Americ...

An idiot's guide to fashion in Paris

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What's the deal with Paris Fashion Week? And what should you wear on your visit to Paris? And how do Parisian women get their hair to look like that? ...

How we made a new Paris children's book!

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lina and Oliver are two creatives in Paris. They may hate the word, but you can't deny that there's something creative going on there. In this episode...

What do French people miss when they leave France?

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today it's Valerie Nicolas on the podcast, speaking before she leaves France to lead the Alliance Francaise in Australia.  Considering she is someone...

Ten tourist mistakes to avoid in Paris

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

So you're coming to Paris! Amazing! Now just make sure you don't do these ten things.  Special guest: Lina Nordin Gee. Find her on Instagram here: ww...

Opening a Paris restaurant in a pandemic

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There's maybe never been a harder time to open a restaurant, but that's what Justin Kent has just done.  He opened Milagro at 85 avenue de Bosquet tw...

Daily life in vaccinated Paris

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm back in Paris and I'm fully vaccinated. In this episode I answer all your questions about daily life in the French capital.  To join the conversa...

Tricks for improving your spoken French

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here are my tips and tricks for improving your level of spoken French. From haircuts, to faking Swedish citizenship, to ignoring your grandma... it's ...

A Paris 'ghost town' - and what I found there

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Have you heard of Goussainville? It's an abandoned village right next to the Charles de Gaulle airport and it has quite the unusual back story.    I...

An insight into fatherhood in Paris

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to season ten! Today I chat with Nico, a French friend of mine who recently became a dad too.  We share notes on what it's like to have a bab...

9. Paris On Air: The Audio Experience.

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here's the final chapter of my 2020 memoir, Paris On Air.  To go behind the scenes, become a member to unlock the guide to this book, made for Patreo...

8. Paris On Air: The Audio Experience.

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here's chapter eight of my 2020 memoir, Paris On Air.  To go behind the scenes, become a member to unlock the guide to this book, made for Patreon me...

7. Paris On Air: The Audio Experience.

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here's chapter seven of my 2020 memoir, Paris On Air.  Welcome to the audio experience.  To go behind the scenes, become a member to unlock the guid...

6. Paris On Air: The Audio Experience.

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here's chapter six of my 2020 memoir, Paris On Air.  Welcome to the audio experience.  To go behind the scenes, become a member to unlock the guide ...

5. Paris On Air: The Audio Experience.

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here's chapter five of my 2020 memoir, Paris On Air.  Welcome to the audio experience.  To go behind the scenes, become a member to unlock the guide...

4. Paris On Air: The Audio Experience.

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here's chapter four of my 2020 memoir, Paris On Air.  Welcome to the audio experience.  To go behind the scenes, become a member to unlock the guide...

3. Paris On Air: The Audio Experience.

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here's chapter three of my 2020 memoir, Paris On Air.  Welcome to the audio experience.  To go behind the scenes, become a member to unlock the guid...

2. Paris On Air: The Audio Experience.

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here's chapter two of my 2020 memoir, Paris On Air.  Welcome to the audio experience.  To go behind the scenes, become a member to unlock the guide ...

1. Paris On Air: The Audio Experience.

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here's chapter one of my 2020 memoir, Paris On Air.  Welcome to the audio experience.  To go behind the scenes, become a member to unlock the guide ...

Pregnant in Paris: five things we learned

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For the season finale, my special guest is a very pregnant, and very lovely Lina. We give you the inside scoop on the ins and outs of being pregnant i...

A visit to a very old Paris pharmacy

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I chat with Gérard Chavaroc, who runs the 1900s pharmacy on avenue de la Bourdonnais. We talk about how get got it, what's inside, and what...

French pastry in the digital age

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Molly Wilkinson joins the show to talk about how she's made a business in France as an online baker.  Check her out: On Instagram here: instagram.com...

Château Vaux-Le-Vicomte

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week Lina and I drove out of Paris to visit the Château Vaux-Le-Vicomte. Owner Jean Charles de Vogüé took us on a private tour while it was cl...

Inside the Paris Pet Cemetery

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I was joined by Amber Minogue of Paname podcast, and together we visited the Paris Pet Cemetery - aka Le Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Ani...

How I was wrong about the chic 16th arrondissement

12 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today it's Delphine Briere sharing her tips for the 16th arrondissement, a neighbourhood I once called boring. Find more from our guest here: https://...

How to visit the 7th arrondissement like a local

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We've moved to the seventh arrondissement! Here are my tips (and Lina's tips!) for how best to visit the district.  To see the scroll that goes with ...

Five (more) Paris secrets you didn't know

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I share five cool secrets from Paris that I've picked up over the years.  This was originally performed for the Alliance Francaise in...

Inside the mysterious Montmartre Vineyard

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I take you behind the scenes of my recent visit to the mysterious Montmartre Vineyard.  To watch the YouTube Video of the visit, click here...

Books, children, and Paris with Pamela Druckerman

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by best-selling author Pamela Druckerman. You might know her from her newspaper columns or her brilliant book Bringing up Bébé ...

Photographing Paris from the rooftops

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week is another adventurous episode, recorded from above the streets, sitting on a Paris rooftop. I'm joined by 27-year-old Frenchman Raphael Me...

Tracing the Philippe Auguste Wall

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

An adventure episode. Here's the story of host Oliver Gee tracking the 800-year-old Philippe Auguste Wall on the Left Bank.  To see the replay of the...

The flower man by the Place des Vosges

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's guest came through a chance encounter. I found myself talking with a man called Diederick from the Netherlands outside the Peloton Cafe. ...

An introduction to The Earful Tower podcast

15 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to The Earful Tower Paris - I'm Oliver Gee. This is something I should have said four years ago.  Yes, after 200+ episodes and 1.5 million + ...

Understanding France's Apéro Tradition

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Almost like a sacred ritual in France, the apéro is much more than just a drink with friends.  Véronique Savoye from France With Véro explains mor...

When the Seine River floods

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When the Seine River is flooding in Paris, you can almost certainly find me somewhere along the riverbank watching. I find it extraordinarily fascinat...

Back to Paris and we'll be living in....

25 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're heading back to Paris this week... and here's where we'll be living.  Featuring special guest Lina aka Lovely Lina. Thanks for making the 1.5 m...

The ULTIMATE France Bucket List

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I've travelled around France an awful lot, so here are 30 things I recommend... and 20 that I really want to do. I made this list with the help of a ...

The ULTIMATE Paris Bucket List

11 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I asked about your Paris plans and you sent in hundreds! Here's a chat with three listeners who share their Paris plans, and I talk about the Top 100 ...

Ten Things To Do in Paris: 2021

04 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear ye, hear ye: I officially challenge you to join our 2021 Paris Bucket List challenge.  The rules are simple: Find five things you've never done ...

Top 10 episodes: 2020 in review

28 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's the top ten episodes from 2020, counting down from number 10 to number one.  Which episode was the most downloaded? Which celebrities made the t...

How a bestselling author gets through a Paris lockdown

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined, by author, Stephen Clarke. We discussed being a writer in Lockdown, WWII in Paris, and British spies. As well as his brand new b...

Our Farewell to Montmartre

14 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We are leaving Montmartre! It's been a wonderful two years in our little apartment overlooking Paris, but this chapter is now over.  To mark the occa...

How do the French celebrate Christmas?

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Traditions, meals, markets, and music... Camille from French Today explains how the French celebrate Christmas. Find out more about Christmas in Franc...

How I started a business in France

30 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Big news: The Earful Tower is now officially a company. Here's a little explainer from me and the company's first lady, Lina.  Our book, Kylie The Cr...

How 2020 has changed Montmartre

25 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Montmartre. A hotspot for tourists and Parisians alike. But what happens when such a district goes through two lockdowns in one year? This week I'm j...

Starting over in Paris - with Anna Kloots

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Anna Kloots, a writer, a créatrice, and a traveller who moved to Paris in 2020.  But rather than lament the fact she perhaps picked the worst y...

The Pearl Of Paris: The Île Saint-Louis

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is Roni Amelan, a man I met recently whilst sipping a flat white outside Le Peloton cafe. Within 2 minutes I invited him onto the ...

The truth about the second Paris lockdown

16 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Oliver shares an honest look at the second lockdown in Paris. It began on October 30th and has been scheduled to run for four weeks. Mentio...

My five best Paris secrets...

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A bonus episode! Here's a presentation of my five best Paris secrets. Hidden gardens, speakeasies, secret cafes... they're all here. And more importan...

Mysterious Cats of the Montmartre Cemetery

09 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With the new lockdown in Paris, we're only allowed to stray one kilometre from home. And luckily for me, they've kept the parks and cemeteries open th...

The red thread: How to make a Paris memoir flow

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bonus episode!! This week I had the honour of speaking as an author at the American Library in Paris. I also had the honour of interviewing myself for...

My last day in Paris: Lockdown 2.0

02 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As Paris goes into lockdown again, here's how I spent my last day of freedom.  You'll hear a lot of extra voices in this episode, and plenty of locat...

A chateau weekend in Burgundy

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This weekend we escaped Paris for a weekend in Burgundy. We stayed at the magnificent Chateau de Missery, which has been in the command of the British...

We made a children's book

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We've made a children's book! We are so proud to finally announce the launch of Kylie The Crocodile in Paris. A project we've been working on behind t...

My interview with Edith Piaf

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I scored the phone number to legendary French singer Edith Piaf via a dream and an apparent time portal.  Here's what happened when I dialled the num...

How has daily life in Paris changed?

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Property consultant Adrian Leeds joins me to discuss daily life in Paris and how it has changed since the pandemic.  Recorded in the heart of Montmar...

Cara Black talks Hitler in Paris

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week I have friend of the podcast, and world famous author Cara Black back in studio. We talked Hitler in Paris and Cara's new book. Inspired by ...

Walking in Paris: Its past, present, and future

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by Boris Petrovic aka Boris the Brain to discuss the history (and future) of walking in Paris.  We discussed the Haussmannian or...

Why exactly do people love Paris?

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, I pitched a question to the Earful Tower Members; What is the first thing you will do once you can get back to Paris?  I had an amazing re...

Ten weird habits of Swedish people

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, yes, this is a podcast about Paris and France, but I decided to cast the net wider for this episode and take a closer look at Sweden. Why? Well, ...

The man teaching France to love slow cooking

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the show it's Kobus Botha talking about braai, being 2 meters tall, and catering for 6,000 people. Kobus is the BBQ King of France with h...

Little Africa: The most overlooked Paris village?

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the show it's Jacqueline Ngo Mpii talking about La Goutte d'Or, a neighborhood beside Montmartre.  But while millions and millions of to...

The ten best untranslatable French words

17 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout my time in Paris I've come across many an untranslatable word in the French language. I've talked about these before, even discussed them i...

Are you a Paris dreamer?

10 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Katrina Lawrence a beauty journalist and certified Francophile. She first fell in love with Paris at the age of five, and since then her roads ha...

Notre Dame: Past, present, and future

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire on April 15 2019.  So - where are we now? Well, French author Agnes Poirier has just written a book on the top...

Life in a 72 room French chateau

27 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Jane Webster, an Australian woman who has just spent lockdown in a 72-room chateau in Normandy.  She is the woman behind Chateau de Bosguet, whi...

Versailles visit during a pandemic

20 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I visited the Palace of Versailles to see what it looked like during the pandemic.  Hoping for empty rooms, I must admit I was a little disappointed ...

Daily life in Paris without the tourists

13 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With many countries still on the "don't visit list" for France, the city of Paris is strangely empty. Sure, there are a lot of French people about... ...

How to make a memoir

06 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Janet Hulstrand is back on the show! Janet is the editor of my book, Paris On Air, and we discuss what it takes to make a memoir.  If you need a book...

From rugby to restaurants in Paris

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Casey Laulala, a Samoan rugby player turned Paris restauranteur. He talks about how his life in the sports world taught him how to run a Paris re...

An intro to jazz in Paris

22 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"Jazz is a compressed history of the modern world." So says Alex Freiman, a jazz musician from Paris who also works as a bookseller at Shakespeare and...

Paris fans making a difference

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm gobsmacked at how impressively this community has flexed its collective muscle.  At the time of recording we have raised over $9,000 for an impor...

Black Lives Matter: Paris

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's a different episode today, a look into Black Lives Matter from a Paris perspective. But it's also an investigation into what I can do as a podcas...

The trick to starting a French conversation

01 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We all know it's important to say "bonjour" no matter where you are in France. That's hardly a secret.  But let me tell you, there's no better way to...

Behind the curtains of Shakespeare and Company

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You might know the Shakespeare and Company bookshop from popular films like Midnight in Paris or Before Sunset. You might know it from your last visit...

A closer look at the elegant 7th arrondissement of Paris

22 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I didn't know the 7th district of Paris very well until this week.  Thanks to the mysterious Goddess of Fortune (aka Leah Walker from Paris Perfect r...

Life as a Paris food writer when all the restaurants are closed

18 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The vast majority of restaurants in Paris are still closed due to the lockdown. Those that have opened their doors are only offering takeaway.  So wh...

The lockdown's over! So what now for Paris?

11 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The lockdown is lifted. We can go out without permission, without a reason, and for as long as we wish.  I chatted with Ariel Weil, the mayor of the ...

The kindest Parisian I've met

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today it's an excerpt from the audio experience for my new memoir, Paris On Air.  It's Eddie Gee, my little brother, reading his lines with me as we ...

What will happen to the Paris restaurants?

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Guy Griffin from Cafe Oberkampf and Cafe Mericourt joins the show to talk about the restaurant industry in Paris and how it'll cope during the lockdow...

Life as an influencer in the Paris lockdown

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Paris has been closed down for about six weeks now and everyone's life has changed. Last week I checked in on friends of the show to hear about how th...

What does Paris look like in lockdown?

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Paris has been closed down for over a month now. Me, I'm confined to a radius of 1km in peaceful Montmartre... but was wondering what the rest of the ...

The Paris artist painting through lockdown

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lina Nordin Gee aka @parisianpostcards on Instagram has been painting a watercolour every day about Paris, France, and famous French faces.  She's th...

Paris lockdown leaves street frozen in 1942

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When the lockdown hit Paris, all non essential work was forbidden. So a local film crew didn't have time to remove a huge set on rue Androuet in Montm...

A chat with Ernest Hemingway

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Unbelievable. After a strange dream, I found myself with a direct phone number for Ernest Hemingway in 1925. I called the number... here's what happen...

Paris on lockdown: The first two weeks

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It has been two weeks and we're keeping busy to keep sane.  Pub quizzes, puzzles, and daily sketches - here's how we're keeping busy while staying ho...

What can we learn from the Rome lockdown?

25 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Italy is about a week ahead of France when it comes to the coronavirus. Italy is the worst affected country in the world with 7,500 deaths as of March...

'I got Coronavirus': One Parisian's story

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A friend of mine, 45-year-old David, has been in quarantine after coming down with the virus that's bringing the world to a standstill. When he told m...

Lina and Oliver: A Paris couple in Lockdown

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Day four of the lockdown. Police have given out 18,000 fines to people caught outside without their note.  Me and my wife Lina are in our 30 sqm apar...

A Paris cafe owner talks about the lockdown

18 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Paul from Le Peloton cafe already had a lot on his plate. He co-runs a cafe in the Marais and a popular bike tour company (Bike About Tours)... not to...

Parisians told to stay home to curb coronavirus spread

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Paris is on lockdown. We've been told to stay home, only to leave for a very good reason (and with a note to prove it to police).  My journalistic in...

David Lebovitz on French drinks

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's chef and blogging superstar David Lebovitz talking about his new book, Drinking French. We also talk about the 11th arrondissement,  His book is...

Coronavirus in Paris: What's going on?

10 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What's the latest with the Coronavirus in France and Paris? Should you cancel your trip? How is daily life affected? I asked these questions to Ben Mc...

Inside Holybelly: The hippest cafe in Paris

09 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A chat with Nico, the owner of Holybelly, which is the hippest and most happening cafe restaurant in Paris. Maybe even France.  We talk about the sec...