The Earful Tower: Paris

How I raised a French kid

28 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine your own child is more French than you are. Well that's a reality for Catherine, an American in Carcassonne, who's today's guest on The Earful...

Cognac, Bordeaux, and Toulouse

25 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hi guys,  It was such a busy week on the road that I decided to just share it all. Here are ten tales, a mix of anecdotes, tourist tips, and marvels ...

Tips for Bordeaux

21 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This time it's a chat with Mike Foster, who runs Le Map Bordeaux, a city guide to one of France's most famous cities.  His tips are in the form of th...

Cognac, Angouleme, and village life

17 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hi guys from a chateau in cosy Cognac This is episode seven of the Earful Tower Honeymoon season today it's: Three tips for life in a small French vil...

Why retire in France?

13 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I met with Kev Hay, a Brit who moved to the French countryside ten years ago for his retirement.  What's retired life like in rural France?...

French farmers, beautiful islands, and a busy queen

10 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of the Earful Tower's honeymoon season has three segments:  First, it's our look at the beautiful town of La Rochelle and the stunning i...

Brittany, wolves, and crocodiles

02 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This episode has three segments:  First, it's our look at five interesting habits of the Bretons.  Second, we review the stunning town of Vannes, Br...

Ten things to do in north-western France before you die

27 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, we're two weeks into the honeymoon season of The Earful Tower and my wife and I are currently in the small village of Plédran in Brittany. W...

What I've learned about the French countryside

20 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, we're one week into the honeymoon season of The Earful Tower and my wife and I are currently in the small coastal village of Courcelles-sur-Me...

The Honeymoon Begins!

13 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  It's Monday, it's (still) Paris, and the honeymoon is about to begin! Welcome to season four of The Earful Tower, here's an episode laying it all o...

Best French words

22 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hi guys, it's the off-season here and I'm off getting ready to be married, so I'm looking back to the most popular episode ever from The Earful Tower....

What is The Earful Tower?

16 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's the season three finale so I figured we'd get a little introspective. So, I've brought back the star of last season's Finding Mary episode - Eddi...

Comedian Sebastian Marx

09 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week it's comedian Sebastian Marx, discussing the French language, performing comedy in French (even though he's an American), and of course, Par...

Chocolate in Paris

02 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hello! This week it's Michael Huffman in the studio talking about chocolate. He's the brains and the tastebuds behind the Paris Chocolate Guru, a gro...

Top Paris alternatives

25 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The list of the top ten things to see in Paris, according to the city's Official Visitors Bureau, is fantastic…. but it's a bit obvious. The Louvr...

Why get married in Paris?

18 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hi guys, Today's episode is an interview with The Reverend Michelle Wahila, a New Yorker who has called Paris home for six years. Perhaps better known...

Pere Lachaise cemetery

11 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know Paris is home to a massive cemetery called Pere Lachaise, where all kinds of famous and interesting people are buried? Jim Morrison, Edit...

Paris Wall

04 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I'm going to take you on a journey around my newest obsession in Paris - The Philippe Auguste Wall. This wall circled the city 800 years ag...

Mistakes you're making in French

28 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week's podcast episode is with YouTube superstar Geraldine from Comme Une Francaise. We discuss over 30 minutes the following five points, not to...

Murder in Paris

21 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week it's award-winning author Cara Black, best known for her "Murder in…" Paris series. There's Murder in the Marais, Murder in Belleville… ...

Top Paris Secrets

13 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hi guys,  It's quite the episode today - we've got Stefanie Kouatchet from the city hunt company Paris in Action revealing some of her favourite sto...

19 observations on the French language

07 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have Ben and Adeline, the brains behind a new French-learning company called Ilini, and they share some truly interesting things about th...

France and music

30 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're talking all about music and the guest is Bonnie Brown, an Australian concert pianist based in Paris. We talk about everything from lif...

France in Europe

23 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What is France's place in Europe? This week I've got fellow podcasters Katy and Dominic from The Europeans Podcast and we're talking about France's pl...

Around France on a scooter

15 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine travelling around the entire country of France on the back of a scooter for your honeymoon.  Crazy, huh? That's what today's guests plan to d...

Live in the studio!

12 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hi guys, Here's the first ever LIVE podcast episode for The Earful Tower. Here's what you missed if you didn't tune in on Facebook or the radio statio...

How to annoy the French

09 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hi guys! Let's get something straight. I have no idea why you'd want to annoy a French person. I wouldn't. I love French people.  But perhaps you wan...

Best hidden bars

02 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Earful Tower listeners! Thanks for a record-breaking month in March - why not celebrate with a cocktail or ten? Here are the ten best speakeasies in P...

Are hipsters ruining Paris?

26 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we've got Guy Griffin in the studio talking about hipsters, coffee, and Paris.  He's the man behind Cafe Oberkampf and Cafe Mericourt in th...

Australian Ambassador

19 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If you've not heard of His Excellence the Australian Ambassador Brendan Berne (or 'Bernie' to his mates), you missed him going viral in December.  Ye...

How to improve your French

12 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How well do you speak French? If you're anything like me, you could probably use some improvement. This week's guest is Camille Chevalier-Karfis, the ...

A home in Paris

05 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We have the empress of Paris real estate - Adrian Leeds - in the studio today talking about property in Paris. You might recognize her from the hit TV...

Space Invaders

26 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Paris is home to some of the most famed classical art in the history of the world. The Mona Lisa in the Louvre. Rodin's sculpture of The Thinker. Mone...

Top 20 Paris streets

19 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is a top-20 bonanza! I had tour guide extraordinaire April Pett in the studio to take me on a virtual walk through Paris. She gives he...

Paris vs France

12 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

So what's the big difference between France and Paris? Are they the same? Or are they wildly different? We have Janine Marsh - the woman behind The Go...

President Macron... and macarons

05 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The best way to understand a country is to understand the person running it. That's my theory at least.  And with that in mind, we've got Adam Plowri...

Paris Food Markets

29 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're back! Season three already! We're starting off with a bang, talking to Clotilde Dusoulier, the brains behind the hit website Chocolate & Zucchin...

Christmas in Paris

25 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Merry Christmas Earful Tower listeners... here's a little hello from me and Corey Frye, plus a bit of news about the show. PS: The wolf wall we talked...

Canal crocodiles

13 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Earful Tower listeners - here's the season 2 finale.  I'm purposely going to go light on the details here, but recommend you get comfortable for this...

Finding Mary

11 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It's a very different episode of The Earful Tower this time around. Meet Eddie Gee, my little brother, who has just been in Paris trying to help me so...

Paris Metro

07 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Forget the studio this week, we're heading into the Metro system. Yes, I'm joined by podcaster Luke Thompson from Luke's English Podcast to take Line...

French cheese

05 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Jennifer Greco, better known online as the woman behind the Chez LouLou blog, and a cheese and wine tour guide extraordinaire.  And we're talkin...

French pronunciation

02 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Today I've got a Frenchwoman who teaches French at French Today to teach me French pronunciation today. Still following? Good. Here comes Camille Chev...

Parisian women

29 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Yep, this time we have Julie Collard in the studio to talk about her one-woman stand-up show "Oh My God she is a Parisienne".  But what IS a Parisian...

American Library in Paris

27 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we head to the American Library in Paris to talk to Grant Rosenberg all about books, Paris, and working by the Eiffel Tower.  And Corey Fry...

Paris Sewers

23 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know there's a sewer museum in Paris? In case you're put off by the thought of even stepping foot inside it - don't worry, I've done it for yo...

John Baxter LIVE

19 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

For those of you who couldn't make it to our live show on November 15th - don't fret - it was recorded. Here's what it sounds like to do an episode to...

Embroidery in Paris

17 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Here come Elin and Charles, a Swedish/French couple taking a new look at Paris via the medium of embroidery.  We talked about their workshops, their ...

French territories

13 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

"It's fully part of France, but it's completely detached". That's how this week's guest describes her island home Guadeloupe, which is 100 percent Fre...

French pastry

06 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Here comes Tal Spiegel, the man with over 200 pairs of colourful shoes to go with his colourful pastry.  If you've never heard of him, check out Dess...

Paris's Left Bank

05 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Left Bank, or, as the French say, the Rive Gauche. What is it? Where is it? Or who is it? And what's the live event we're doing on November 15th? ...

Halloween story

31 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It's Halloween, so here's a spooky story from the Paris Whisperer, Corey Frye. Happy Halloweening. *********** The Earful Tower exists thanks to suppo...

Paris in 1911

21 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I got an amazing gift for my birthday - a Paris guide book from 1911.  So, I decided to get the Paris whisperer, Corey Frye, to come in and look thro...

Paris expat for 50 years

17 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I meet with Jim, a 71-year-old Brit who has been in Paris since 1965. This isn't a typical episode - it's a little more laid back, (but we still did a...

How to NOT be an American in Paris

11 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week it's American journalist, Heidi Moore, who LOVES Paris. While she doesn't live here, she's probably visited more than most tourists ever wil...

Why is Paris called Paname?

10 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Amber Minogue, the woman behind the Paname podcast, comes into the studio and clears up how Paris got its nickname. She also talks about her Paris pod...

Nico from HolyBelly

05 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have the one of the cofounders of HolyBelly, the hippest breakfast place in Paris.  The team has opened a second location, just down the...

Paris on a budget

28 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Here's how to live in Paris on the cheap. Everything mentioned on the show is written out, with addresses, on our website here. Happy saving! *******...

Invisible Paris

23 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're joined by Adam Roberts from the Invisible Paris blog. It's thanks to Adam that I learned about chasses roues (pictured below), which I...

Best restaurants

18 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're joined in the studio by Paris guru Lindsey Tramuta - the woman behind The New Paris and the Lost in Cheeseland blog.  She recommends ...

Author John Baxter

11 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This time, you're gonna hear how an American fan of our show suggested a guest and an episode topic for us - and the next thing he knew, he was in the...

Author Stephen Clarke

06 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Earful Tower listeners!  In the studio this week is Stephen Clarke, the author behind all those Merde books and the man who is behind a new play hitt...

Parisian in an hour?

01 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Over 500,000 people have seen his one-man show - How to Become Parisian in One Hour - and he's still going strong.  Frenchman Olivier Giraud joins us...

Season One Finale: Paris podcast from a scooter

15 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It's the season finale, so we tackled Corey Frye's top 20 tips in Paris in one day! Or at least we tried to.  Listen to episode seven for the backgro...

Are the French polite? (With Lina and Dingo Mike)

10 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by Lina, the illustrator behind Instagram's @parisianpostcards, to discuss French politeness, the whole tu and vous thing, and whether o...

Paris walk show with Guy from Cafe Oberkampf

29 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Here's the audio from when Oliver met with Guy from Cafe Oberkampf in April and went for a walk around Paris.  Their final stop was the cafe that Guy...

Are the French good at speaking English?

15 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

With Luke Thompson from Luke's English podcast.  We tackle the topic of French people and their English talents, with one of the biggest podcasters i...

Top 20: The best bar in each Paris arrondissement

05 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate our 21st episode, we're treating it like a 21st birthday and we're having a drink. Or 20. We're joined in the studio by Forest Collins, t...

Ten of the best Paris secrets (according to tour guides)

28 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Shhhhh! Yes, it's our 20th episode so we're celebrating by revealing ten of the top secrets about Paris.  If you want to see pics and more info from...

New Hemingways of Paris (and where to find them)

17 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 19: We talk to Pauline and Charlotte from the Paris Fringe festival about "the new Hemingways"... or in other words, today's arty types in the...

Your most embarrassing French mistakes

10 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We asked listeners for their most embarrassing mistakes when trying to speak French.  Important background:  Jouer means "to play", jouir means "to ...

19 of the 'worst' words in the French language

03 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We asked for your least favourite French words (after we did your favourite words in episode 15.) And so, here are the worst words in the French langu...

Five movies set in Paris you should watch

25 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Lost in Frenchlation, a company that puts English subtitles on French movies in Paris, joins us on the terrace of Les Deux Moulins (the cafe from Amel...

The Earful Tower

19 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

24 of the best words in the French language

16 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What's your favourite word? We asked 24 listeners, past guests, and even each other for the "best" French word in existence. From dragonflies to hardw...

Exploring the Marais with a Paris mayor

16 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Christophe Girard, the mayor of the 4th arrondissement.  We met him in the town hall to talk about the newly pedestrianized right bank of the River S...

Struggles of being a woman in France

16 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hey, it's not just the lighter side of France on this show – sometimes we tackle some more serious issues. This time, for example, we talk to Annett...

Ten streets you MUST cycle down in Paris

16 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

From bustling boulevards to Sunday promenades, grab a Vélib bike and discover Paris on two wheels. Our guests for this week are two entrepreneurs who...

Stephen Clarke on French bashing

16 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Clarke has been writing books about France for almost 15 years. His first novel A Year in the Merde has become a point of reference for anyone...

David Lebovitz: The A-Z of French food

16 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We challenged professional cook David Lebovitz to the A-Z of French food – in other words, we put each letter to a food then asked him about it. Whe...

Paul Taylor from 'What the Fuck France?'

16 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

He's English, but lives in France, and has been proudly mocking the French for months on French TV and on YouTube. Paul Taylor joined us in the stud...

Lindsey Tramuta shares 'the new side of Paris'

16 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Lindsey Tramuta is the woman behind the Lost in Cheeseland blog and Instagram page – and she has just written a book called "The New Paris" (on Amaz...

All the must-sees of the 20 arrondissements in Paris

16 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

If you thought you knew Paris well, think again. Corey Frye, aka the Paris Whisperer, is an American tour guide who knows every nook and cranny of the...

It's the Franglais wordplay challenge!

16 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

So what is Franglais Wordplay? Basically – it's mixing a French word and an English word together to help explain France. For example: What's the na...

Growing up bilingual

16 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A chat with three fully bilingual guests. These guys didn't learn English and French at school, but by growing up in cross-cultural families. They can...

Writing a Paris memoir

16 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What's it like to write a memoir about Paris – and what makes Lisa's different? She joined us in the studio to talk about it, read from the book its...

Coffee habits in Paris

16 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

If you want to know about the how Paris is moving away from the typical cafes and into the new wave of coffee shops, then Tom Clark is your man. He ta...

Here's 'The Only Street in Paris'

16 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

If you want to find a book in English in Paris, head to the Shakespeare and Company bookshop – which is also where we found journalist-turned-author...

Live music and French slang with Slim & the Beast

16 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Local folk band Slim & the Beast, who have just launched their first EP, bring their gear into the studio for a jam. We also talked to the lads about...