La Vie Creative
France has been motivating people for decades to create and live a more inspired life. La Vie Creative is a weekly podcast all about creatives in Paris and beyond, hosted by American Expat Krystal Kenney. Designed to help you enrich your inner artist and tap into your innovative gifts.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 564
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
EP 123: Paris History Avec A Hemingway (La Goulue)
Louise Joesphine Weber is remembered more for her adoptive name La Goulue and how she got the name. Born on June 12, 1866, in Clichy the love of dancing was instilled in her at a very e…
Ep 122: Inside the life of a Textile Artist working in Haute Couture in Paris with Rebecca Devaney
Rebecca Devaney is a textile artist, researcher, and facilitator. She has recently established Textile Tours of Paris.
Rebecca Devaney first landed in Paris in 2017 to follow her dreams …
EP 121: Paris History Avec A Hemingway (Liane de Pougy)
Liane de Pougy at the end of her life was labeled “from whore to nun” but I am getting ahead of myself.
Anne Marie Chassaigne was born June 2, 1869 in La Flèche in the Loire and raised…
Ep 120: Melissa Lesnie takes us inside the world of Street Performance in Paris!
Melissa grew up between Australia and the Philippines, singing in choirs and writing her own songs from a young age.
She studied Musicology at the Conservatorium of Sydney and went on t…
EP 119: Paris History Avec A Hemingway (Madame de Sévigné)
Madame de Sévigné, one of the greatest authors of the 17th century, never wrote a single book. Instead, she is known to us today as a “lady of letters”.
Marie de Rabutin Chantal was bor…
Ep 118: Mridula Becker teaches us how to negotiate and price for our creative work
Mrids is a former film/TV producer who left the BBC, Hollywood, her jeans - sneakers outfit, to buy a sharp striped suit for a Masters at Columbia University in New York diving into bus…
EP 117: Paris History Avec A Hemingway (Jeanne Duval)
Jeanne DuVal was the beautiful muse of Charles Baudelaire and would inspire his glowing devotion. The Black Venus and Mistress of Mistresses as he called her is mostly unknown still to …
EP 116: Franco-American author Catherine Taret talks about her new book "It's Never Too Late To Bloom"
EP 115: Paris History Avec A Hemingway (Nélie Jacquemart)
Nélie Jacquemart was an artist and art collector whose love of art remains today and shared with everyone that visits the museums t
As a child, her family worked and lived with the wealt…
EP 114: Tanisha Townsend empowers people around the world to learn about French Wines
Tanisha Townsend has cultivated a community of wine enthusiasts through an unyielding passion for Oenology. As Chief Wine Officer of lifestyle agency Girl Meets Glass, Tanisha leads win…
EP 113: Paris History Avec A Hemingway (Ladies of The Louvre Part II)
The Musée du Louvre and it’s list of amazing art is endless and hard to know where to even start. We will help share a few pieces that you don’t want to miss on your next trip to Paris.…
EP 112: Anna Kloots is a Paris-based American writer and storyteller whose Instagram has propelled her to new heights and connections!
Anna Kloots is a Paris-based American writer and storyteller. But also a photographer, and there is a story behind every shot she takes. She is a true nomad, in the last twelve years sh…
EP 111: Paris History Avec A Hemingway (Gabrielle d’Estrées)
Gabrielle d’Estrées, a woman known more for her risque painting than of her life itself. Gabrielle was born around 1573, and daughter of Antoine d’Estrées, Baron de Boulonnois and Franç…
EP 110: Yanique Francis is a Paris-based businesswoman, and so much more! We chat about how you do not have to chose one thing "to be"
Yanique Francis is a Paris-based businesswoman. An expert event planner, travel writer, and industry consultant. Francis was born in Jamaica and lived in the USA. She earned her Master'…
EP 109: Paris History Avec A Hemingway (Juliette Drouet)
The life of Juliette Drouet is closely tied to Victor Hugo, but she wasn’t always his mistress.
Juliette’s beautiful head turning looks was garnering the attention of Paris, especially …
EP 108: Journalist and Secrets of Paris founder, Heather Stimmler tells us her Paris story
Heather Stimmler is an American-born journalist and author living in France since 1995. She started the Secrets of Paris newsletter in 1999 as a hobby while working as an editor at ELLE…
EP 107: Paris History Avec a Hemingway (Madame de Berry)
Marie- Caroline de Bourbon-Siciles, aka the Duchesse de Berry was born in Naples the daughter of the Crown Prince Francis Duke of Calabria and Marie Clementine of Austria, niece of Mari…
EP 106: Author and Vlogger, Jay Swanson, takes us through the creative process of filming stories around Paris and his daily life!
Jay Swanson is an author and vlogger over on YouTube where he shares his daily life as an American in Paris, including tips and tricks on visiting and living in the City of Light.
His l…
EP 105: Paris History Avec a Hemingway (Ladies of the Louvre)
It’s a big day today for Paris History Avec A Hemingway podcast! It’s the 50th episode! It also happens to be my birthday and the same number. When trying to decide who we would talk ab…
EP 104: Award-winning designer, speaker, and creative leader Brandi Sea teaches us about creativity
Brandi Sea is an award-winning Creative Director, Design & Brand Strategist, and passionate observer with a Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design. In addition to her design talents, she u…