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Feel Good French | Slow French Podcast & Stories

Feel Good French | Slow French Podcast & Stories

Déborah Pham van Xua 25 épisodes oct. 28, 2026

Feel Good French est un podcast en français lent destiné aux apprenants de niveaux A2, B1 et B2, aux francophiles, aux expatriés et futurs expatriés rêvant d'une nouvelle vie en France. Améliorez votre compréhension orale du français de manière naturelle à travers des histoires vraies, la culture française, l'histoire, les voyages et des lieux réels en France. Découvrez la vie extraordinaire de personnes qui se sont réinventées en France. Ce n'est pas une leçon de grammaire : du français à travers des histoires. Des transcriptions gratuites et des PDFs sont disponibles sur www.feelgoodfrench.com.

Épisodes

Django Reinhardt: His Injured Hand, His Unmistakable Sound | Slow French
Django Reinhardt: His Injured Hand, His Unmistakable Sound | Slow French oct. 28, 2026 09:09 After a fire injured his left hand, Django Reinhardt had to find another way to play guitar. Hear how the Manouche musician’s life near Paris, his discovery of jazz and his partnership with Stéphane Grappelli became part of a sound all his own.Extraordinary Lives in France · Season 2, Episode 13. Déborah tells this true story in slow French and explains a few useful expressions. The Spotify video
Sylvia Beach: The Paris Bookshop That Published Ulysses | Slow French
Sylvia Beach: The Paris Bookshop That Published Ulysses | Slow French oct. 21, 2026 08:40 In 1920s Paris, Sylvia Beach takes the risk of publishing James Joyce’s Ulysses. Discover Shakespeare and Company and its community of writers in slow French, with French and English subtitles displayed together in the Spotify video.Extraordinary Lives in France · Season 2, Episode 12With Déborah from Feel Good French.How did Sylvia and Adrienne Monnier find the money and readers to bring Ulysses
Miles Davis & Juliette Gréco: An Impossible Love in Paris | Slow French
Miles Davis & Juliette Gréco: An Impossible Love in Paris | Slow French oct. 14, 2026 09:38 They fall in love in Paris without speaking each other’s language. So why don’t Miles Davis and Juliette Gréco build a life together?In 1949, a concert at Salle Pleyel brings Miles and Juliette together. Follow their walks along the Seine, the contrast with a difficult dinner in New York, and his return to France to create the music for Ascenseur pour l’échafaud, starring Jeanne Moreau.A story abo
Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald in France: Who Gets to Tell Their Story? | Slow French
Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald in France: Who Gets to Tell Their Story? | Slow French oct. 7, 2026 08:35 Learn French through the true story of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald on the French Riviera. In Saint-Raphaël in 1924, Scott works on The Great Gatsby while their marriage reaches a crisis. Years later, Zelda writes her own novel about their shared life—and Scott objects. How can two people live the same story and disagree over who may tell it?In this episode of Extraordinary Lives in France, Déborah
Jackie Kennedy Wanted the Mona Lisa. France Resisted. | Slow French
Jackie Kennedy Wanted the Mona Lisa. France Resisted. | Slow French sept. 30, 2026 10:20 Jackie Kennedy wants to bring the Mona Lisa to the United States. Louvre curators fear the journey could damage it. How does a former student of French, with no elected office, help turn a dinner promise into a national art loan?In this episode of Extraordinary Lives in France, follow Jackie from her year in Paris to her work at the White House, her friendship with André Malraux and the painting’s
Anthony Bourdain in France: The Oyster He Never Forgot | Slow French
Anthony Bourdain in France: The Oyster He Never Forgot | Slow French sept. 23, 2026 10:00 At La Pyramide in Vienne, young Anthony Bourdain waits in the car with his brother while their parents enjoy a French meal. Later, on an oyster farmer’s boat in Arcachon Bay, he gets his own chance to impress them. Why did tasting one raw oyster stay with him long after he became a chef, writer and traveler? Listen in clear, slow French, with useful expressions explained as the story unfolds.Would
James Baldwin Left America at 24. Why France? | Slow French Story
James Baldwin Left America at 24. Why France? | Slow French Story sept. 2, 2026 09:56 At 24, James Baldwin left America for Paris. He had little money, spoke little French, and had not yet published a novel. So why did he leave everything behind?In this episode of Extraordinary Lives in France, discover how France changed James Baldwin’s life and writing, from his difficult early years in Paris to Go Tell It on the Mountain and Giovanni’s Room, and finally to the beautiful village
Slow French Story George | George Orwell: The Young Englishman Who Went Broke in Paris
Slow French Story George | George Orwell: The Young Englishman Who Went Broke in Paris août 27, 2026 07:49 Before he became the author of Animal Farm and 1984, George Orwell was a struggling young man living in Paris.His dream was to become a writer.Instead, he found himself broke, hungry, and working as a dishwasher in the hidden kitchens of Paris.In this Slow French story, discover the little-known years that shaped one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century while naturally improving your F
Nina Simone in France: The Refuge She Searched For | Slow French Story
Nina Simone in France: The Refuge She Searched For | Slow French Story juil. 29, 2026 07:59 Pourquoi Nina Simone a-t-elle choisi de quitter les États-Unis pour vivre dans un petit village du sud de la France ?Dans cet épisode de Slow French Story, découvrez l’histoire touchante de Nina Simone, l’une des plus grandes chanteuses américaines du XXᵉ siècle.Après des années de succès, de combats et de souffrance, elle quitte son pays à la recherche d’un peu de paix. En Provence, elle trouve u
Slow French Story: Gertrude Stein in Paris
Slow French Story: Gertrude Stein in Paris juil. 1, 2026 10:07 Learn French with a Slow French story about Gertrude Stein, the American writer and art collector who moved to Paris at 29 and built a new life in France. At 27 rue de Fleurus, Picasso, Matisse, Hemingway and Fitzgerald came to see her paintings, discuss art and hear her opinion. Perfect for A2, B1 and B2 learners who want French listening practice through culture, history, art, Paris, expat life
Ernest Hemingway: The Lost Suitcase That Changed His Life | Slow French Podcast
Ernest Hemingway: The Lost Suitcase That Changed His Life | Slow French Podcast juin 24, 2026 12:12 Slow French podcast for intermediate French learners. Improve your French listening skills while discovering how Ernest Hemingway’s years in Paris changed his life forever.In this episode of Extraordinary Lives in France, we explore the story of Ernest Hemingway, a young American writer who arrived in Paris in the 1920s dreaming of becoming an author. Living among the cafés of Montparnasse, Shakes
Julia Child: The Woman Who Introduced France to America
Julia Child: The Woman Who Introduced France to America juin 17, 2026 10:34 Learn French with this Slow French podcast.Every Wednesday, we discover an extraordinary life connected to France while improving our French naturally through storytelling. Last week, we explored the life of Josephine Baker. Today, we’re discovering Julia Child, the American woman who introduced French cuisine to America.In 1948, Julia Child arrived in France with no idea that her life was about t

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