This week is a special 'listener questions' episode in which host Ben McPartland and The Local's Emma Pearson, Genevieve Mansfield and John Lichfield answer questions on all aspects of France and French life sent in by podcast listeners - from the serious aspects of French politics to the secret to dressing like a Frenchman.
You can find the Talking France podcast on Spotify or Apple, download here or listen on the link below
The questions cover a huge range - from whether the return of Donald Trump to the White House will make it more likely for Marine Le Pen to win the French presidency to how Americans can dress to look 'more French'.
We also consider one reader's question about how France could have suffered an energy crisis despite its dozens of nuclear reactors that produce electricity, plus why the French government spends so much to protect its population.
For those interested in moving to France - or even just coming here for a nice trip - we try to answer whether you can get by without speaking any French at all, as well as the parts of the country where people speak the most English.
And finally we’ll try to give our best responses to a simple, yet complex question: What makes France so great?
And we're appealing to all our listeners this Christmas who haven’t become members.
Please consider joining The Local, we really need new members to be able to continue recording these episodes and to be able to carry on writing the dozens of valuable articles the team produces each week about France and the issues facing residents, second home owners and visitors. So please treat yourself and your family this Christmas to a membership of The Local France
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