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A French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben Wittes

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Episodes

S7: Episode 35: A French Village Christmas! (Part 1)

Part 1 of Sarah and Ben getting a special visit from members of The French Village cast, Marie Kremer (Lucienne) and Constance Dolle (Suzanne), as well as Showrunner Emmanuel Dauce. Taped in-studio with translator Eve Gaumond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 20, 2021•44 min

S7: Episode 36: A French Village Christmas! (Part 2)

Part 2 of Sarah and Ben getting a special visit from members of The French Village cast, Marie Kremer (Lucienne) and Constance Dolle (Suzanne), as well as Showrunner Emmanuel Dauce. Taped in-studio with translator Eve Gaumond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 20, 2021•50 min

S7: Episode 34: Fin (Season 7, Episodes 4-6)

Sarah and Ben close out A French Village podcast with the final episode (Season 7, Episodes 4-6). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 13 min

S3: Episode 16: Love and Radios (S3 Episodes 7 & 8)

Love and resistance is in the air on this week's episode of A French Village Podcast. Sarah and Ben discuss S3 Eps 7 & 8. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 19, 2021•1 hr 11 min

S3: Episode 15: The Train Has Left (Season 3, Episodes 5 & 6)

Hortense has a moment of redemption… but did she earn it? Some of the scheming from these episodes seems a little too contrived. Some of the escapes seem improbably, too—but then again, so did the ones in real life. Is the show playing games with the numbers? Will it ever not be soul-crushing again? Please? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 11, 2021•54 min

S3: Episode 13: Why Is Hortense Alive? (Season 3, Episodes 1 & 2)

But seriously, how and why is Hortense alive? Sarah is confused; Ben is indignant. Warning: Season 3 has some nasty Holocaust stuff. The nature of Vichy changes as the deportations start. Class, status, and nationality distinctions deteriorate within the Jewish community (communities?). Servier is a stand-in for bureaucracy, and he gets much worse in these episodes. The printing press caper put the bourgeoning resistance in a difficult situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...

May 28, 2021•1 hr 4 min

S2: Episode 11: Fingers in the Foie Gras (Season 2, Episodes 9 & 10)

Sarah is anti-fingers in the foie gras, but anti-anti-smoothing. Bad decisions are driving the plot. Getting cold doesn’t make you sick! Don’t torture where you eat. Big promotion for Marchetti. Kurt is back! Should Lucienne have gone to Switzerland with him? Beriot has his best episode so far. Mueller has a weird concept of respect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 14, 2021•1 hr 5 min

S2: Episode 10: The Monkey’s Paw and Schwartz’s Foie Gras (Season 2, Episodes 7 & 8)

An astute listener is stridently anti-Lucienne. Sarah and Ben are more circumspect. Beriot and Lecienne’s father have very different drinking styles. Marcel Larcher has a lucky day! The competition for grossest character heats up (or at least for second place). Sarah should have been more specific about her aspirations for Elise Stefanik. Daniel has to make some life-and-death decisions. Also, the Communists are in these episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...

May 07, 2021•56 min

S2: Episode 9: Heartbreak and Hostages (Season 2, Episodes 5 & 6)

Sarah stans Lucienne, while she and Ben debate Sarah's (i.e. the character, not the host) affair. Beriot encourages. . . dancing! Hortense just gets worse. The prostitutes in the brothel are the most effective resistance. Ben tells true stories that resemble the show—plus the greatest obituary he's ever read: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/world/europe/robert-de-la-rochefoucauld-noted-for-war-exploits-dies-at-88.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 2 min

S2: Episode 8: Bolsheviks, Bigotry and... Baking? (Season 2, Episodes 3 & 4)

The Communists become cannon fodder for the Soviets. Ben and Sarah dive deep on collaborators, terrorists, and the resistance. Lucienne and Marie meet again. Sarah and Ben discuss the plausibility of Lucienne's abortion. Hortense is the worst. It's amazing how many people are from Algeria these days. There's a cake competition. Tucker Carlson has entered the chat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 12 min

S2: Episode 7: All the 8-Year-Olds Know (Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2)

Germany has invaded the Soviet Union, so the Communists have a new perspective. Suzanne's admission to Marcel is morally confusing. Schwartz, Heinrich, Larcher, and the deputy prefect have a nice dinner together. Then Schwartz does something kinda badass! We learn more about the Larchers. Sarah's citizenship is in question. All the 8-year-olds find out about Lucienne's bad decisions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 9 min
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