The French History Podcast
Evergreen Podcasts
4.4from 639 ratings
- 299
- Episodes
- 82
- Transcribed
- 639
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 899
- YouTube views
About The French History Podcast
A history podcast that covers France from 3 million years ago to present. Presented by Dr. Gary Girod, with contributions by numerous scholars.
- Publisher
- Evergreen Podcasts
- Category
- education · history · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Dec 2018
- Latest episode
- 21 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
82 of 299 episodes have a transcript.
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
96: The Troubadours: Chapter 2: New Styles
17 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
96: The Troubadours Intro & Chapter 1
27 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
From France to Hungary with Ferenc Hüvös
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96: The Troubadours: Chapter 2: New Styles
Published 21 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] An example of this would be when John F. Kennedy said, Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country. Bet you didn't even know he was a poet. The troubadours took this classic style, practiced since biblical times, and added rhyme and rhythm. In contrast to the unmetered, asymmetric Gregorian chants of their time, their songs used a fixed number of syllables that rhymed at the end. The most standard format they employed was ABABX, wherein the first line rhymes with the third, the second line rhymes with the fourth, and a fifth line stands on its own. However, the troubadours were very creative, and often mixed up which lines rhymed. […]
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- Ferenc Hüvös
- Aliza Luft
- Dr Kevin Passmore
- Paolo Aversa
- Paul Gouvard
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 899
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 399 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 240 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100
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- Quality
- 85
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 90
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