LanguaTalk Slow French: Learn French With Gaëlle | French podcast for A2-B1

In this episode, Gaelle interviews Baptiste, a French journalist. In this first of a 2-part series, Baptiste talks us through the reality behind the camera: the long hours, the poor work conditions, the exhaustion and the emotional drain. Absolutely enlightening for anyone who isn’t working in that profession.Check out Langua, a cutting-edge AI platform to help you become fluent in French: https://languatalk.com/ai-french-tutor?via=gaelle⁠Claim your free trial, and if you like it, save 20% on the annual unlimited plan with code FRENCH20.You can find an interactive transcript for this episode on ⁠Langua⁠, and you can see the vocab list here: ⁠https://languatalk.com/blog/podcast/french?via=frenchpod⁠Looking to learn French fast with a tutor like Gaëlle? Meet a tutor for a free trial session.

Visite guidée du Palais Idéal du facteur Cheval et de sa construction singulière faite pierre par pierre. Récit de la vie et de l’obstination de Ferdinand Cheval pendant trente-trois ans. Influences exotiques et techniques autodidactes qui ont façonné cet étonnant monument. Réception artistique et statut patrimonial qui ont transformé un projet solitaire en trésor culturel.

 In this episode, Gaelle will help you get more familiar with two structures which require the subjunctive: “pour que” and “bien que”. This episode is addressed to listeners who are already familiar with this conjugation and want to widen their understanding and be able to use it in new contexts.Check out Langua, a cutting-edge AI platform to help you become fluent in French: https://languatalk.com/ai-french-tutor?via=gaelle⁠You can find an interactive transcript for this episode on ⁠Langua⁠, and you can see the vocab list here: ⁠https://languatalk.com/blog/podcast/french?via=frenchpod⁠Looking to learn French fast with a tutor like Gaëlle? Meet a tutor for a free trial session.

In this episode, Gaelle talks about Nouvelle Calédonie, an archipelago in Oceania, far from mainland France and yet, politically connected to it - a remnant of 19th century colonisation. There, a precious metal is found in abundance: nickel. You will discover why this resource is both crucial and devastating, and what part it plays in the political unrest the island is going through since the 80’s.Check out Langua, a cutting-edge AI platform to help you become fluent in French: https://languatalk.com/ai-french-tutor?via=gaelle⁠You can find an interactive transcript for this episode on ⁠Langua⁠, and you can see the vocab list here: ⁠https://languatalk.com/blog/podcast/french?via=frenchpod⁠Looking to learn French fast with a tutor like Gaëlle? Meet a tutor for a free trial session.

In this episode, Gaelle talks about an incredible French woman, Suzanne Noël. She was the first woman in the world to practice cosmetic surgery - at the beginning of the 20th century. She lived through two world wars and built a strong ethic and amazing techniques, considering plastic surgery like a feminist tool. Come and hear about this pioneer who was so readily erased from history books, only because she was a woman…Check out Langua, a cutting-edge AI platform to help you become fluent in French: https://languatalk.com/ai-french-tutor?via=gaelle⁠You can find an interactive transcript for this episode on ⁠Langua⁠, and you can see the vocab list here: ⁠https://languatalk.com/blog/podcast/french?via=frenchpod⁠Looking to learn French fast with a tutor like Gaëlle? Meet a tutor for a free trial session.

In this episode, Gaelle interviews Annabelle, an incredible and inspiring woman, mum of two young girls and traveling all over Europe in her van with her little family. You might never wish for such an adventurous life, but trust me, you want to listen to the great stories Annabelle has to share.Check out Langua, a cutting-edge AI platform to help you become fluent in French: https://languatalk.com/ai-french-tutor?via=gaelle⁠You can find an interactive transcript for this episode on ⁠Langua⁠, and you can see the vocab list here: ⁠https://languatalk.com/blog/podcast/french?via=frenchpod⁠Looking to learn French fast with a tutor like Gaëlle? Meet a tutor for a free trial session.

In this episode, Gaelle takes the opportunity of the astonishing robbery in the Louvre museum in October 2025 to talk about the Louvre itself and explore its rich and long life as a royal palace. But because talking about the Louvre without talking about its treasures wouldn’t make sense, you will also hear about 2 thefts that happened a century apart, each time shaking French society.Check out Langua, a cutting-edge AI platform to help you become fluent in French: https://languatalk.com/ai-french-tutor?via=gaelle⁠You can find an interactive transcript for this episode on ⁠Langua⁠, and you can see the vocab list here: ⁠https://languatalk.com/blog/podcast/french?via=frenchpod⁠Looking to learn French fast with a tutor like Gaëlle? Meet a tutor for a free trial session.

In this episode, Gaelle talks about a quite unique building in Paris: the Great Mosque. Located in the quartier Latin, next to Jardin des Plantes et la Sorbonne, you can easily go and visit it and discover this architectural jewel. But why is there such an old and beautiful mosque in the heart of Paris?Check out Langua, a cutting-edge AI platform to help you become fluent in French: https://languatalk.com/ai-french-tutor?via=gaelle⁠You can find an interactive transcript for this episode on ⁠Langua⁠, and you can see the vocab list here: ⁠https://languatalk.com/blog/podcast/french?via=frenchpod⁠Looking to learn French fast with a tutor like Gaëlle? Meet a tutor for a free trial session.

Gaëlle explore les heures de travail uniques en France, révélant la loi des 35 heures et son impact sur la vie des salariés. Elle discute de l'évolution historique des heures de travail et des lois importantes qui ont façonné le paysage du travail. Les RTT, ces jours de congé supplémentaires pour compenser les heures supplémentaires, sont décortiqués. Des bénéfices et des paradoxes sont évoqués, notamment le stress engendré et les critiques politiques. Une plongée fascinante dans la culture du travail en France !

In this episode, Gaelle talks about an unusual and beautiful place to visit in the Pyrenees: le gouffre d’Esparros (the Abyss of Esparros). You will hear about its discovery, the beauty it conceals and the extremely precise work done to keep it in excellent condition whilst opening it to the public.Check out Langua, a cutting-edge AI platform to help you become fluent in French: ⁠https://languatalk.com/ai-french-tutor?via=gaelle⁠You can find an interactive transcript for this episode on ⁠Langua⁠, and you can see the vocab list here: ⁠https://languatalk.com/blog/podcast/french?via=frenchpod⁠Looking to learn French fast with a tutor like Gaëlle? Meet a tutor for a free trial session.