The French History Podcast
History
About
A weekly history podcast that will cover France from 3 million years ago to present. Presented by Dr. Gary Girod, with contributions by numerous scholars.
Episodes
- Women Talking: Advice Columnists in 20th century France with Dr. Sarah Fishman
Dr. Sarah Fishman joins The French History Podcast to discuss two prominent women advice columnists who influenced French society starting in the 1950s. The discussion focuses on their impact and reshaping of societal norms.
- Assassinating a King in Marseille, 1934 with Dr. Chris Millington
In this episode of The French History Podcast, Dr. Chris Millington details the 1934 assassination of the King of Yugoslavia in Marseille, carried out by Eastern European terrorists.
- Burning Flesh in the French Empire by Wyatt Wiggins
In The French History Podcast, Wyatt Wiggins explores the practice of branding human beings by French imperial agents as a demonstration of power.
- Becoming a Terrorist with Dr. Jeff Horn
Dr. Jeff Horn discusses how a young idealist spread The Terror in Revolutionary France.
- Making Friends with Germany, 1925-1963 with Dr. Elana Passman
Dr. Elana Passman discusses the individuals and initiatives aimed at achieving peace between France and Germany between 1925 and 1963.
- 89: Provence Part 2
Provence suffers civil war, invasion and imperial intrigue but somehow still experiences a miniature golden age under the Counts of Barcelona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Nouvelle Cuisine with Luke Barr
Best-selling author Luke Barr talks all about the French craze that revolutionized what's on your plate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- De Gaulle's Shadow with Craig Willy
Political expert and researcher Craig Willy discusses the history of Gaullism and its influence on modern French geopolitics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Victor Hugo's Shipwreck Lighthouse Cycle by Peter Russella
Scholar Peter Russella talks about lights in the dark and how Hugo depicted them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 89: Provence Part 1
Time to head south to a sunnier climate and a far different history from the north! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 88: The Medieval Tour de France
We're starting a whole new journey, looking beyond 'France' to all the parts of it that made it, well, France! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Retracing the French Revolution with Will Clark of Grey History
Will Clark leads us through the sites of the French Revolution, highlighting some underserved areas in his exciting new tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The Acadians Then & Now with Nicole Gallant-Nunes
Genealogist Nicole Gallant-Nunes talks about her work tracking the lost Acadians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Fourteen Fun French Facts
Fourteen bizarre and incredible facts about French history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Sex & Empire: Colonial Brothels by Marie Robin
Scholar Marie Robin investigates military brothels in the French empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jacques Cartier and France’s Atlantic Horizons by Elvira Viktória Tamus
Explorer Jacques Cartier's voyages into the unknown mapped parts of the New World, but were also rooted in European geopolitics. Scholar Elvira Viktória Tamus explains Cartier's place in exploration, war and power. Learn more about your ad…
- Cannibalism at the Siege of Sancerre with Amanda Coate
When there's nothing left to eat, the French begin eating each other: a special episode on cannibalism by Amanda Coate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The Flower of Chivalry with C.J. Adrien
Popular author and scholar C.J. Adrien talks about the origins of the chivalric code. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The Tragic Marriage of Philippe d’Orléans and Henrietta-Anne of England
A story about the tumultuous marriage of two royal figures by scholar Lance Pederson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- What's Coming Up
A quickie on the plan going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- France's Last Empress with Petie Kladstrup & Evelyne Resnick
Authors Petie Kladstrup & Evelyne Resnick discuss how important Eugénie de Montijo's life and legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Merchants of Love with Dr. Andrea Mansker
Con artists or merchants of love? Dr. Andrea Mansker talks about professional matchmakers in 19th century Paris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Napoleon's American Prisoners with Anne Morddel
Anne Morddel talks about the American sailors captured on the high seas by French ships during the Napoleonic Wars and what happened to them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 87: The Eternal Prince Louis
Louis VIII ruled for a short 3 years but before that he was the most fiercesome prince in Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Revolutionary Amusement by Ane Cornelia Pade
Ane Cornelia Pade tells us all about an amusement park in Paris that opened just before the French Revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Slaves in Paris with Dr. Miranda Spieler
Dr. Miranda Spieler discusses the condition of 6 enslaved people in Paris. Was France the land of the free? How different was it from the colonies? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Simone Weil in Wartime London by Elias Forneris
Famous French mystic Simone Weil's tragic final years and ideas are explored by scholar Elias Forneris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 86: Calm Amidst the Storm
Philippe II's reign comes to an end. He leaves behind a France that is stronger than it has ever been. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- World Expos in France with Charles Pappas
Renowned expo expert Charles Pappas talks about the World Expos that made France what it is today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 85: King Philippe II's Reign
A look at Philippe II Augustus remarkable rule of the Kingdom of France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Lesbianism in France with Dr. Tamara Chaplin
Dr. Tamara Chaplin discusses the modern history of lesbians in France. Click here for Adventure Travel inspiration from our friends at Explore Worldwide. Don’t Just Travel, Explore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch…
- 84: The Battle of Bouvines
Philippe II wins one of the most important battles in European history. Click here for Adventure Travel inspiration from our friends at Explore Worldwide . Don’t Just Travel, Explore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad…
- Making Modern Counterinsurgency with Dr. Terrence Peterson
Dr. Terrence Peterson talks about how the Algerian War led to modern counterinsurgency. Click here for Adventure Travel inspiration from our friends at Explore Worldwide . Don’t Just Travel, Explore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- Rival Empresses: Eugénie and Elisabeth with Nancy Goldstone
Nancy Goldstone talks all about two rival empresses and how they reshaped Europe. Click here for Adventure Travel inspiration from our friends at Explore Worldwide . Don’t Just Travel, Explore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap…
- Slavery & Freedom in the French Indian Ocean World with Dr. Sue Peabody
Dr. Sue Peabody tells the incredible story of a man who spent decades fighting for his freedom in France's Indian Ocean World. Click here for Adventure Travel inspiration from our friends at Explore Worldwide . Don’t Just Travel, Explore.…
- 83: Destroying an Empire, Uniting a Kingdom
Philippe II goes to war with England's King John, uniting France and destroying the Angevin Empire. Click here for Adventure Travel inspiration from our friends at Explore Worldwide . Don’t Just Travel, Explore. Learn more about your ad ch…
- 82: Grappling with a Lion
Philippe II wars with Richard the Lionheart for control of France. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 81: The King's Crusade
Philippe II and Richard the Lionheart go on Crusade, though they might spend more time fighting each other than the enemies of God. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 80: Philip Augustus
Philippe Auguste ascends to the throne of France. Half of his kingdom was in the hands of the Angevins. From humble beginnings, Philippe becomes the greatest of all the Capetian monarchs. The French History Podcast is sponsored by BetterHe…
- French-Canadians in America with Denis Ledoux
Denis Ledoux talks all about the trasnformation of French settlers of Canada from French to French-Canadians, then French-Americans with anecdotes from his own life as a Frenchie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi…
- 79: Louis VII "The Young"
A prince groomed for the church ends up on the throne. Louis VII will war across France and lead the Second Crusade, but is he up to the challenge? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The Green Fairy and France with Dr. Nina Studer
Dr. Nina Studer talks about the absinthe craze and peril in France from the 1830s to its ban in 1915. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The People's Revolution of 1789 with Dr. Micah Alpaugh
Dr. Micah Alpaugh talks about how all of France and its colonies participated in the French Revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The Lost Gauguin with Dr. Stephanie Brown
Dr. Stephanie Brown talks about a missing painting by the great Paul Gauguin and how it was found. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The French in Modern Haiti with David Ritter
Documentarian David Ritter talks about the ethnic French population in modern Haiti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Viking attacks on Noirmoutier with C.J. Adrien
Scholar and popular author C.J. Adrien talks about a little-known island off the coast of West France & how it remade the Viking world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 78: Louis VI “The Fat”
Louis VI defies a king, and emperor and his barbaric vassals to assert his right to rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Beur & Banlieue Cinema by Kévin Drif
A look at 20th century cinema by Arab immigrants to France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Mass Surveillance in France & Britain: The Age of the Individual
Terrorists, anarchists and Irishmen! Government surveillance transitions from the masses to subversive individuals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Mass Surveillance in France & Britain: The Age of the Masses
The history of mass surveillance in France and Britain from the French Revolution until the 1880s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices