From politics to driving laws, the French sense of humour to their preferred snacks - the Talking France podcast team of John Lichfield, Ben McPartland, Emma Pearson and Genevieve Mansfield aim to answer your questions.
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Questions sent in by listeners began with politics - is the current French government system, with its wide-ranging powers given to the president, fit for purpose? And can anyone defeat Marine Le Pen in the 2027 presidential election, in which Emmanuel Macron will be unable to run because of the two-term presidential limit?
Cars and driving proved a popular theme, from the apparent preference in France for French car brands, to the use of speed cameras and whether these are likely to be scrapped in response to widespread public anger.
Learning French is always a popular topic - and our contributors explain their own very different journeys towards picking up the French language.
And one the hardest aspects of speaking French is understanding (and telling jokes) - one listener asked why it's so hard to understand the French sense of humour.
And finally - one listener asked us about the meat pie situation in France.
Many thanks to everyone who submitted questions - unfortunately we couldn't answer them all on the podcast, but we have turned some into articles on The Local website in the 'reader questions' section HERE.
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