Talking France

The Local France

Talking France is The Local’s weekly podcast where we discuss the big news and talking points in France as well as explore and explain the major issues that impact life in the country. We also answer your essential questions and look ahead at what’s coming up.In each episode presenter Ben McPartland chats about the most important news and must-know information with The Local France’s Emma Pearson and Emma Albright. They are also frequently joined by John Lichfield, a veteran journalist whose knowledge of French news and politics is second to none, as well as other expert commentators...

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Talking France

Episodes (159)

Mar 31st Oil crisis fuels French anger and is France sleepwalking into a far-right presidency?
Mar 23rd The verdict on what the local election results mean for France
Mar 17th Tense French elections head for super Sunday climax and five French towns worth moving to

Talking France

Mar 31, 2026
33 minutes
30 MB

On this week’s show we’ll find out how the war in the Middle East is impacting life in France as fuel prices rise and protests kick off around the country. What can the government do to ease the crisis? With the local elections out of the way France’s next election race has begun. It’s the big one - we’ll get the lowdown on the lineup for the 2027 Presidential Election and whether we can already call a winner. Excitement levels have gone through the roof in France thi...

Talking France

Oil crisis fuels French anger and is France sleepwalking into a far-right presidency?

The Local France

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