We review 2017 and look forward to the new year. Macron's opposition, from right to left, the biggest political fights shaping up, and a looming independence vote from a collection of French islands.

The Sexual Violence Interview Edition (EXPLICIT)

Nov 18th, 2017 38m 33s

We speak to Nikita Blanes, who is a phone counselor at the Collectif Feministe Contre le Viol, France's hotline for victims of sexual violence. How does France's legal system treat sexual assault and harassment compared to other countries? Why

The "So Many Sponsors" Edition

Oct 21st, 2017 30m 15s

We debrief Macron's first TV interview as President, and Alex nerds out because he can.

Dunkirk, Labor Reform, and the National Front Implodes

Sep 29th, 2017 56m 21s

Guillaume and Alex take on how French cinema has represented World War II, and then flip to the modern political battles racking France, from labor reform to the imploding radical right.

Macron's Wet Hot (and Unpopular) French Summer

Aug 17th, 2017 25m 40s

After 2 months of political levitation, President Macron's popularity has taken a dip. We look at why tax breaks for the rich might not be great PR, and why the resignation of the Armed Forces Chief of Staff was such a bad move on the part of t

WTF Interviews #1: Macron Campaign Insider Tells It All

Aug 1st, 2017 41m 30s

Guillaume talks with Fanny Devaux, one of Emmanuel Macron's earliest campaign aides, about how the campaign's strategy evolved, how they managed to implement a nationwide ground operation in a few months, how Le Pen shot herself in the foot, an

WTF In-depth #1: Break your face, pay nothing?

Jul 15th, 2017 36m 9s

A deep dive into the French health care system, and why it should be a model for the United States to follow, even if right now things are going the opposite direction.