Host Ben McPartland is joined by The Local France's Emma Pearson, Genevieve Mansfield and John Lichfield for the latest episode of the Talking France podcast.
The team starts this week off with the story making headlines in France and across the world: the viral video that appears to show French President Emmanuel Macron being shoved by his wife, Brigitte.
We discuss the reaction to the video, plus other disinformation campaigns that have targeted the French president and his wife.
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From recent protests by French farmers and taxi drivers, to a surprising power cut in the south of France which affected the last night of the Cannes Film Festival, the Talking France team also give you the latest on disruption around the country.
We also discuss how the stereotype that all French people are slim and in good shape may be false, particularly considering the country's rising obesity rates and the government's latest plans to tackle the health issue.
And we'll finish this week off with the French cities that suffer most from the 'urban heat island effect' and why you may want to avoid them during a heatwave, plus how some of France's most famous museums and galleries are planning to charge non-EU residents higher fees.
Stick around till the end to hear our recommendations for the best exhibits (or expos) to visit in Paris this summer.
EXTRA READING:
- Eight of the biggest sex scandals that rocked French politics
- Fire cuts power to 45,000 in French Riviera as sabotage suspected
- OPINION: Tractor protests expose the hypocrisy of French farming policies
- How serious is France's obesity problem?
- MAPS: The top five worst French cities to spend a heatwave in
- French museums plan to hike prices for non-EU visitors
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