In France an un-united national assembly unites for one day. (WTFrance December 08, 2024)
Juliette and Brigitte Macron discuss France's government crisis, potential new Prime Ministers, and the country's budget law challenges, offering insight into the complexities of French politics.
28 Sept 2024
France's new rightwing government & its 41 ministers.. "restore order, restore order, restore order"
Juliette explains why France needs 41 ministers*, we discuss some of them** to get a general idea of these people and why one country needs 41. Juliette also explains what the three levels of ministers in the French government are all about.
*and yet, two weeks after Paralympics they almost forgot to appoint one for people with handicaps..
**Here's a telling quote from the Minister of Education, Anne Genetet, who used to run a "Maid agency" in Singapore: "Don't hire a maid who has already worked for Westerners, she might be more demanding."
We also spend time on Gisèle Pelicot and the French mass rape trial. What does this mean for French society?
While we don't end with fun animal news we do discuss future Special Episodes of the podcast. Juliette talks a bit about the Institute of Political Studies she attended.
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21 Sept 2024
Are there enough men in French and EU politics? (WTFrance September 21, 2024)
This week the prime minister is looking for political allies, ministers and money. Still no government though.
Some people been upset about the selection process around the new European Commission and Ursula von der Leyen.
We also discuss Dutch politics, why most politicians are male and the concept of undated resignation letters (Trump makes an appearance!).
Finally in happy news: A death poet in the Notre Dame!
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14 Sept 2024
President Macron has a good idea, French Joe Biden and Le Pen might go the jail. (sep14, 2024)
While France has a PM it still does not have a government. The left is unified in blocking the right-wing government-to-be and turned down offers to provide a token minister.
Dutch politics are also discussed in context of the migrant crises. Marine Le Pen might go the jail for fraud.
And we discuss Fabrice Pannekoucke, who inspired this weeks podcast art! #pannenkoek
Finally in happy news: President Macron has a good idea!
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7 Sept 2024
Old Man Who in 1981 Voted Against Decriminalisation of Homosexuality Becomes Prime Minister (September 7, 2024)
Michel Barnier (of Brexit fame) is the new French Prime Minister. Most of the episode is our discussion on what that means for the right, for the left, for France, and for Europe.
We further talk about national and local budgets, fiscal conservatism and the demonstrations that are happening all over France today.
And then there's Happy News: we have rooster news! Aaand also Paralympic volleyball news! So that's fun.
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1 Sept 2024
Maybe a bit pedantic but good looking! (september 1, 2024)
We start with Telegram and its rightwing libertarian billionaire owner. What exactly is he accused of, is it a free speech issue? And Juliette reveals the manner he ended up with French citizenship..
In PM news Macron has navigated himself into a situation where France might have another snap election.
We end with the Paralympics. Good vibes :-)
Sound quality in the first minutes is a bit off. Sleep depravation is to blame..
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24 Aug 2024
Macron is back at work! The French start talking politics again, and we discuss the relation between Batman and the Emergency Room (august 24, 2024)
French politicians are returning to work. From left to right, talks were had about the prime minister and cabinet. We discuss potential PMs and challenges France is facing.
And while discussing French healthcare we went a bit on a tangent discussing Pepijn's bat-related ER visit..
BREAKING: while recording Mélenchon made an important statement. We added Juliette's thoughts at the end.
It's a long episode :-)
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17 Aug 2024
Flanby to the people! (august 17, 2024)
This week we discuss wide ranging topics from calls for a rewrite of the French constitution, the sixth republic, and.. Smurfs.
And there's an extensive segment into the cultural relevance of the classic custard dessert, Flanby (link below). And even though it all links into politics we can proudly say WTFrance is now basically a food podcast.
As promised, the Flanby link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flanby
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10 Aug 2024
Macron the Micromanaging Statesman (august 10, 2024)
Politics are winding down as the French go on summer holiday.We discuss how Macron suggest an older white man as potential prime minister, the 2025 budget, how a 2014 debate about France building an aircraft carrier for Russia might become relevant again, and naturally we discuss the upcoming.. grape harvest.
For the first time in weeks the Paris Olympics barely come up!
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4 Aug 2024
Léon Marchand for Prime Minister! (august 3, 2024)
The French are still busy with the Olympics and admiring home-town hero Léon Marchand.We discuss how Macron spends taxpayer money on wining & dining royalty & billionaires, how The Republicans are still infighting, and how everyone tries to push difficult political choices forward.
Laurence Fox, an angry English man known for being Inspector Lewis his sidekick, also makes an appearance!
There's also cats!
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27 Jul 2024
The Paris Olympics start, and whose France is it anyway? (july 27, 2024)
This week is all about the 2024 Paris Olympics. The beauty of the opening ceremony but also how some French politicians find fault with certain participants. And as is becoming a tradition we discuss whether France has a new prime minister.
We also discuss what the Olympic mascot is supposed to represent. Turns out it is not what I, Pepijn, had as a first thought.
Again thanks for the feedback we received on the earlier episodes!
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20 Jul 2024
Omg, these clowns are in charge! (july 20, 2024)
We discuss how the unrest in New Caledonia affects the national assembly, how in the national assembly there were more votes cast than there are members, and how a bored and overconfident group of Macronists accidentally help the left. Oh, and then there's the Questeur!
There was a LOT to discuss this week and thus the episode is a bit long. As we're still finding our feet do let us know what you think. We very much appreciate it :-)Find us at https://universeodon.com/@WTFrance
13 Jul 2024
Who wants to be prime minister of France? (july 13, 2024
What is next after the surprising outcome of the French elections. We (that is Juliette and Pepijn) discuss why France finds it difficult to find a path forward in a difficult political situation.
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