La Culture Oui, But Why?

About La Culture Oui, But Why?

A bilingual podcast about French and Francophone culture in New York. Hosted and produced by Pascale Richard, Director of Lycée Francais de New York Cultural Center. Image by Serge Bloch, Music by Maxime Boublil.Further information https://culturalcenter.lfny.org/

Publisher

Pascale Richard is director of Cultural Events at the Lycee since 2011. Her

Category

arts · history

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

7 Jul 2020

Latest episode

30 May 2025

Latest episodes

40 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 May 2025

   Composer and Singer Francis Cabrel

   Francis Cabrel, a renowned French composer and singer-songwriter, discusses his 50-year career, influences from poets like George Brassens, and his work composing songs with students, in this interview.

2. 

   13 May 2025

   Vous N'aurez Pas La Bretagne

   The title of the episode Vous n'aurez pas la Bretagne is the title of a play that will be shown in French on May 19 2025 at the Cultural Center of the Lycee Francais de New York and this Summer in France. At the center of the play are two women Anne de Bretagne and Anne de France who both compete for power and for a province, la Bretagne. Sounds familiar? In this episode we met with Director Valerie Delva and Writer Alain Peron who tell this fascinating rivalry part of l'Histoire de France. This play has been made possible in part thanks to a grant from the French government (STAFE Soutien au Tissu Associatif des Français de l'Etranger) culturalcenter.lfny.org

3. 

   26 Apr 2025

   En Francais Oui But Why?

   In this episode opening season 5, the host Pascale Richard reflects on her work at the Cultural Center of the Lycee Francais de New York and talks about coming events including the fair En Francais oui But Why

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

61

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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