Feel Good French is a Slow French podcast for A2, B1 and B2 learners, francophiles, expats and future expats dreaming of a new chapter in France. Improve your French listening naturally through true stories, French culture, history, travel and real places in France. Discover extraordinary lives of people who reinvented themselves in France. Not a grammar lesson: French through stories. Free transcripts and companion PDFs: www.feelgoodfrench.com
Feel Good French | Empowering Intermediate French Learners
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Podcast Overview
Feel Good French is a Slow French podcast for A2, B1 and B2 learners, francophiles, expats and future expats dreaming of a new chapter in France. Improve your French listening naturally through true stories, French culture, history, travel and real places in France. Discover extraordinary lives of people who reinvented themselves in France. Not a grammar lesson: French through stories. Free transcripts and companion PDFs: www.feelgoodfrench.com
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Recent Episodes
July 1, 2026
Slow French Story: Gertrude Stein in Paris
<p>Learn French with a Slow French story about Gertrude Stein, the American writer and art collector who moved to Paris at 29 and built a new life in France. At 27 rue de Fleurus, Picasso, Matisse, Hemingway and Fitzgerald came to see her paintings, discuss art and hear her opinion. Perfect for A2, B1 and B2 learners who want French listening practice through culture, history, art, Paris, expat life and true stories of people who started a new chapter in France. Transcript and PDF: www.feelgoodfrench.com</p>
June 24, 2026
Ernest Hemingway: The Lost Suitcase That Changed His Life | Slow French Podcast
<p>Slow French podcast for intermediate French learners. Improve your French listening skills while discovering how Ernest Hemingway’s years in Paris changed his life forever.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Extraordinary Lives in France, we explore the story of Ernest Hemingway, a young American writer who arrived in Paris in the 1920s dreaming of becoming an author. Living among the cafés of Montparnasse, Shakespeare and Company, and the artists of the Lost Generation, Hemingway slowly found his voice.</p><p><br></p><p>Then one day, almost all of his early writing disappeared in a lost suitcase at the Gare de Lyon.</p><p><br></p><p>This true story is about Paris, writing, resilience, and starting over. It is also a story that many expats and lovers of France will recognize: arriving in a new country, building a new life, and discovering a new version of yourself.</p><p><br></p><p>This Slow French podcast is designed for intermediate learners (A2-B1) and anyone interested in French culture, French history, Paris, literature, and authentic French listening practice.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Hemingway’s lost suitcase<br>01:20 Welcome to Extraordinary Lives in France<br>01:50 Ernest Hemingway arrives in Paris<br>03:15 Montparnasse cafés and expatriate life<br>05:15 Shakespeare and Company<br>06:45 Gertrude Stein and the Lost Generation<br>07:45 The lost manuscripts at Gare de Lyon<br>09:40 Learning to write after loss<br>10:45 Paris as a blank page<br>11:35 A Moveable Feast<br>12:00 Question for listeners and French learners</p><p><br></p><p>#SlowFrench #LearnFrench #FrenchPodcast #FrenchListeningPractice #IntermediateFrench #LearnFrenchThroughStories #ErnestHemingway #Paris #FrenchCulture #ExtraordinaryLivesInFrance #FrenchPodcastA2 #FrenchPodcastB1 #LearnFrench #FrenchStories #FeelGoodFrench #MovetoFrance </p>
June 17, 2026
Julia Child: The Woman Who Introduced France to America
<p>Learn French with this Slow French podcast.</p><p><br></p><p>Every Wednesday, we discover an extraordinary life connected to France while improving our French naturally through storytelling. Last week, we explored the life of Josephine Baker. Today, we’re discovering Julia Child, the American woman who introduced French cuisine to America.</p><p>In 1948, Julia Child arrived in France with no idea that her life was about to change forever. She was 36 years old. She wasn’t a chef. She wasn’t famous. And she still hadn’t found her true calling.</p><p>Then, during a lunch stop in Normandy, she tasted a simple French dish called Sole Meunière. That meal would change everything.</p><p>In this episode of Extraordinary Lives in France, you’ll discover how Julia Child fell in love with France, studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, and eventually introduced French cuisine to millions of Americans through her books and television shows.</p><p>You’ll discover:</p><p>• The meal that changed Julia Child’s life<br>• Her connection to World War II<br>• How she met her husband Paul Child<br>• Life in post-war France<br>• Her training at Le Cordon Bleu<br>• The story behind Mastering the Art of French Cooking<br>• How she became America’s most famous ambassador of French cuisine</p><p>Perfect for intermediate French learners (A2-B1), francophiles, expats, and anyone who loves France, history, culture, and inspiring true stories.</p><p>🎧 New episode every Wednesday.</p><p>👇 Tell me in the comments:</p><p>Which extraordinary life connected to France should I cover next?</p><p>#SlowFrench #LearnFrench #FrenchListeningPractice #FrenchCulture #JuliaChild #FrenchPodcast #LearnFrenchThroughStories #IntermediateFrench #France #ComprehensibleFrench</p>
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