The Earful Tower: Paris

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How to visit the 7th arrondissement like a local Apr 05, 2021

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We've moved to the seventh arrondissement! Here are my tips (and Lina's tips!) for how best to visit the district.

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Five (more) Paris secrets you didn't know Mar 29, 2021

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In this episode I share five cool secrets from Paris that I've picked up over the years.

This was originally performed for the Alliance Francaise in the USA.

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Inside the mysterious Montmartre Vineyard Mar 22, 2021

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This week I take you behind the scenes of my recent visit to the mysterious Montmartre Vineyard.

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Books, children, and Paris with Pamela Druckerman Mar 15, 2021

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This week I'm joined by best-selling author Pamela Druckerman. You might know her from her newspaper columns or her brilliant book Bringing up Bébé (aka French Children Don't Throw Food).

We discussed her work, the beauty of the Place de Vosges and even had the luck to talk our way into another Paris courtyard.

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Photographing Paris from the rooftops Mar 08, 2021

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This week is another adventurous episode, recorded from above the streets, sitting on a Paris rooftop. I'm joined by 27-year-old Frenchman Raphael Metivet, a photographer capturing Paris from a new perspective.

We discussed our 360 degree view, urban exploration across Paris, and Raphael explains some tips and tricks around how he gets his winning shots.

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Tracing the Philippe Auguste Wall Mar 01, 2021

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An adventure episode.

Here's the story of host Oliver Gee tracking the 800-year-old Philippe Auguste Wall on the Left Bank.

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The flower man by the Place des Vosges Feb 22, 2021

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This week's guest came through a chance encounter. I found myself talking with a man called Diederick from the Netherlands outside the Peloton Cafe. It turned out he owned a shop full of silk flowers around the corner on Rue de Turenne … so I went to visit to understand more.

This episode covers Paris through the eyes of this Dutchman, the evolving bicycle culture within the city, and of course, everything floral.

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An introduction to The Earful Tower podcast Feb 15, 2021

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Welcome to The Earful Tower Paris - I'm Oliver Gee. This is something I should have said four years ago.

Yes, after 200+ episodes and 1.5 million + downloads, it's time for a proper insight into what's going on here.

With the help of my occasional co-host and wife Lina, and my brother and editor Eddie, this is the episode you should listen to first (or indeed share with your friends).

A few links we mentioned:

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Understanding France's Apéro Tradition Feb 08, 2021

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Almost like a sacred ritual in France, the apéro is much more than just a drink with friends.

Véronique Savoye from France With Véro explains more.

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When the Seine River floods Feb 01, 2021

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When the Seine River is flooding in Paris, you can almost certainly find me somewhere along the riverbank watching. I find it extraordinarily fascinating.

And it's so close to flooding now that I figured I'd make an episode about it all - including some fun and interesting facts about the Great Flood of 1910.

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If that link doesn't work yet, check it again in a few hours :)

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