French en route
Listen to real stories from the French-speaking world!
The Loire Valley, Tunisia, Lebanon, Belgium, and Cameroon – you’ll discover these fascinating places and more. Come improve your French while learning about the culture and traditions of this incredibly diverse world.
We’d love to hear what you think of the podcast. Send us an email at [email protected] and remember to mention “French en route” in the subject line.
Are you ready for a challenge? Then listen to the “En route vers le français !” series, in which a French-speaking host will guide you through the same stories.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 8 minutes
- Episodes
- 27
- Years Active
- 2021
S1E13 - Story Only: Panic at “La fête de l’Huma”
Listen to Anne-Sophie’s story about left-wing festival “La fête de l’Huma,” near Paris.
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00:04:31 |
Thu 07 Oct 2021
S1E13 - Panic at “La fête de l’Huma”
We hang out with Anne-Sophie at the communist festival “La fête de l’Huma,” near Paris.
Anne-Sophie tells us all about “The Festival of Humanity” and one year when she narrowly averted a disaster whil…
Anne-Sophie tells us all about “The Festival of Humanity” and one year when she narrowly averted a disaster whil…
00:11:58 |
Thu 07 Oct 2021
S1E12 - Heartbreak, Fries and Belgian Beer
We meet Hugo and his friends in Belgium, and have a wild night out in the capital.
Join Hugo at a bar on “La Place Flagey”, where he meets friends for Belgian-beer-fuelled misadventure on the nocturna…
Join Hugo at a bar on “La Place Flagey”, where he meets friends for Belgian-beer-fuelled misadventure on the nocturna…
00:12:52 |
Thu 23 Sep 2021
S1E12 - Story Only: Heartbreak, Fries and Belgian Beer
Listen to Hugo’s story about a wild night out in Belgium’s capital city, Brussels.
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What do you think of French en route? Let us know how we could improve! Follow this link that will guide you to our s…
00:04:54 |
Thu 23 Sep 2021
S1E11 - Story Only: A Lebanese Christmas
Listen to Lina’s story about one time that she went home to Beirut for Christmas.
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What do you think of French en route? Let us know how we could improve! Follow this link that will guide you to our s…
00:05:51 |
Thu 12 Aug 2021
S1E11 - A Lebanese Christmas
Lina tells us about one year when she went home to celebrate Christmas in Beirut.
We travel to Beirut, the Lebanese capital where we join Lina and her friends on a cultural and culinary tour.
What do…
We travel to Beirut, the Lebanese capital where we join Lina and her friends on a cultural and culinary tour.
What do…
00:13:43 |
Thu 12 Aug 2021
S1E10 - Story Only: The Grapes of War in the Loire Valley
Listen to Benjamin’s story about the grape harvest in the Loire Valley, in French.
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00:03:53 |
Thu 29 Jul 2021
S1E10 - The Grapes of War in the Loire Valley
Join Benjamin for the annual grape harvest in the beautiful Loire Valley, France.
Benjamin recounts an episode from his teenage years among the vines and we learn about some grape-picking techniques …
Benjamin recounts an episode from his teenage years among the vines and we learn about some grape-picking techniques …
00:12:08 |
Thu 29 Jul 2021
S1E9 - A Tunisian Moustache and a Little Monkey
Take a journey to Tunisia, where cheeky Jean tells us how he got into a tight spot!
It’s the summer of 1950 and young Jean is up to mischief. Hear about his mad dash among the streets and rooftops of…
It’s the summer of 1950 and young Jean is up to mischief. Hear about his mad dash among the streets and rooftops of…
00:12:42 |
Thu 15 Jul 2021
S1E9 - Story Only: A Tunisian Moustache and a Little Monkey
Listen to Jean’s funny story about a bit of childhood mischief in Tunis, in French.
Transcript: https://bit.ly/2VD96cJ
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Transcript: https://bit.ly/2VD96cJ
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00:04:54 |
Thu 15 Jul 2021
S1E8 - Story Only: The Sweet Life in Quebec
Listen to Jean-Philippe’s story about “le temps des sucres” in Quebec, in French.
Find the transcript here: https://bit.ly/3wSIzG0
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00:05:56 |
Thu 01 Jul 2021
S1E8 - The Sweet Life in Quebec
We take a trip to Canada, where Jean-Philippe introduces us to “le temps des sucres”.
Learn all about maple syrup production in Quebec and the little pronoun “en”.
What do you think of French en rout…
Learn all about maple syrup production in Quebec and the little pronoun “en”.
What do you think of French en rout…
00:12:52 |
Thu 01 Jul 2021
S1E7 - Love song in Benin
Maria-Stella takes us on a romantic journey from France to the US and then Benin.
Find out about dating in French as Maria-Stella tells us the story of how she met her man.
What do you think of Frenc…
Find out about dating in French as Maria-Stella tells us the story of how she met her man.
What do you think of Frenc…
00:12:58 |
Mon 14 Jun 2021
S1E7 - Story Only: Love song in Benin
Listen to Maria-Stella’s romantic tale about an international love-affair, in French.
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What do you think of French en route? Let us know how we could improve! Follow this link that will guide you to o…
00:05:39 |
Mon 14 Jun 2021
S1E6 - A Corsican Thoroughbred
We follow Sébastien to Corsica, where he introduces us to his passion: Horse racing!
Corsica, “the island of beauty”, is the most mountainous island in the Mediterranean and a hikers paradise. We lea…
Corsica, “the island of beauty”, is the most mountainous island in the Mediterranean and a hikers paradise. We lea…
00:11:28 |
Mon 31 May 2021
S1E6 - Story Only: A Corsican Thoroughbred
Listen to Sébastien’s story about horse racing on the island of Corsica, in French.
Find the transcript to this episode here: https://bit.ly/34vcWWb
Let us know what you think at [email protected]…
Find the transcript to this episode here: https://bit.ly/34vcWWb
Let us know what you think at [email protected]…
00:04:48 |
Mon 31 May 2021
S1E5 - Story only: The Legendary Labyrinth of Saint-Denis
Listen to a mystery from the time “Baboune” went to a boarding school in Saint-Denis, in French.
Find the transcript here: https://bit.ly/3uHm3i9
Let us know what you think at [email protected]
Find the transcript here: https://bit.ly/3uHm3i9
Let us know what you think at [email protected]
00:04:36 |
Mon 17 May 2021
S1E5 - The Legendary Labyrinth of Saint-Denis
“Baboune” transports us to an all-girls boarding school in Saint-Denis, near Paris.
Discover the meaning of the phrase “il y a” on a subterranean adventure with Baboune and her friends beneath la Lég…
Discover the meaning of the phrase “il y a” on a subterranean adventure with Baboune and her friends beneath la Lég…
00:10:40 |
Mon 17 May 2021
S1E4 - Story only: Hide and Seek with Death in Douala!
Listen to a story from Sanagari’s childhood in Cameroon, in French.
Find the transcript to this episode here: https://bit.ly/3e2oOon
Let us know what you think at [email protected]
Find the transcript to this episode here: https://bit.ly/3e2oOon
Let us know what you think at [email protected]
00:05:17 |
Mon 03 May 2021
S1E4 - Hide and Seek with Death in Douala!
Travel with Sanagari to Cameroon, where he tells us about his first brush with death!
Sanagari reminisces about his childhood in the city of Douala and we learn how to form negative statements in Fre…
Sanagari reminisces about his childhood in the city of Douala and we learn how to form negative statements in Fre…
00:12:27 |
Mon 03 May 2021
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