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**The Earful Tower: Paris**

The Earful Tower is a weekly podcast all about Paris, hosted by Australian expat Oliver Gee. With a huge variety of guests – from cooks and comedians to TV hosts and tour guides – this show will transport you to the City of Lights and make you feel like you’ve met the characters that make it shine.

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Inside an empty Louvre museum Jan 06, 2020

Show notes

Hello everyone!

It's a brand new season of The Earful Tower, where I'll be exploring each of the 20 arrondissements in order.

So naturally, we will start in the first and we'll start with a bang!

I went for an explore of the Louvre museum when it was closed to the public. With me, Maria Pasca from My Private Paris, a boutique tour agency which is the sponsor of this new podcast season.

The museum was inaugurating the room that features the famed Mona Lisa painting, and had opened it just for Louvre members.

Hope you enjoy this episode!

The music in this episode included "Invitation to the Castle Ball" by Doug Maxwell.

Support The Earful Tower on Patreon here.

Find out more about My Private Paris here (and tell them I sent you!)

Get a copy of my new book here.

An interactive French lesson Dec 30, 2019

Show notes

Hello everyone!

To round out 2019 we have a live French lesson with Camille from French Today!

In it, we have a little chat, speak French for about six minutes (skip it if you're a total beginner, but I think you might be ok) and then a language lesson or two about some common difficulties that students have in French.

If you the French Today audiobooks, click here.

Renovating a chateau in the French countryside Dec 23, 2019

Show notes

Hello everyone!

It's the end of the year so it's time to escape Paris and head to a chateau in the French countryside.

Meet Julie Huh, a well-known Korean author and Instagrammer who lives in the Mayenne department of France.

She talks about being the only Asian in her village, how she renovated a chateau, and how countryside renovations in France can be a headache indeed.

Find her website here and her Instagram here.

Buy a copy of my new book here, support this show on Patreon here, and follow the show on Instagram here.

Get the further ten percent off French Today audiobooks here.

Talk soon!

How to make an audio book into an experience Dec 18, 2019

Show notes

Hello everyone!

Today I am joined by Aaron Lopez-Barrantes, from local Paris band Slim and the Beast.

We're talking about how to create an audio experience for my upcoming memoir. Now, I'm not just going to read out the book. I'm going to have ambient sound, background music, and some kind of original score.

Aaron brought his acoustic guitar into the studio to help me plan it out.

Be sure to support the kickstarter for my new book Paris on Air to grab your copy today!

Get a further 10 percent off French Today audiobooks here

And the band on Instagram here and Facebook here.

An Idiot's Guide to the French Revolution Dec 16, 2019

Show notes

Hello everyone!

Today I am joined by guest Mike Duncan, titan of the history podcasting world and host of Revolutions Podcast. Mike explained the French Revolution to me in the simplest terms possible to demystify this major historical event.

You can find Mike on Twitter @mikeduncan

Be sure to support the kickstarter for my new book Paris on Air to grab your copy today!

Get a further 10 percent off French Today audiobooks here

The chaos of my Paris book launch Dec 13, 2019

Show notes

Hello everyone!

On Wednesday I launched my Kickstarter campaign to fund the initial print run of my Paris memoir, Paris on Air. I sat down with friend and podcaster, John Clarke to talk about the highs and lows of the night as well the Kickstarter itself.

You can find the kickstarter here

Be sure to watch the Kickstarter launch on YouTube for a sneak peek at the first two pages of the book.

John Clarke can be found on Instagram @the_john_clarke

I wrote a memoir about Paris Dec 09, 2019

Show notes

Hello everyone!

Something a little different today - I'm the guest on my own podcast. Yes, lovely Lina takes the reins to interview me about my new memoir, Paris On Air.

In this episode I answer a lot of questions from you guys, but also explain what I've written and how you can secure your copy.

On Wednesday Dec 11 at 7:30 PM Paris Time you can watch the Kickstarter Event Livestream on YouTube here. I'll be reading from the book and launching the campaign. This is the Kickstarter link.

Please support the Earful Tower on Patreon here.

Get a further 10 percent off French Today audiobooks here

Paris Bucket List Dec 02, 2019

Show notes

Hello everyone!

It's a bonus podcast episode from The Earful Extra podcast! Starring Lovely Lina and introducing my friend Shelly Bittler, this is a discussion about a new project I've been working on: The Paris Burn List.

What's that? Well, when the Notre Dame burned I was disappointed I never climbed to the top because "it was always there". So I realized there were things in Paris I wanted to do before it was too late, for whatever reason.

I got 12 friends together and got them to pick five things they had never done before, and list them in order of difficulty. The goal was to do all five on our own lists before the end of the year.

Here's a chat about the idea, how it's progressing, and a look into what 13 Parisians pick as things to do in their own city.

If you want to hear more episodes like this, sign up for just $5 a month to get access to the extra podcasts on Patreon. (Or sign up at $10 a month and become a full member!)

Notre Dame fire update with the Mayor of the Marais Nov 25, 2019

Show notes

Hello everyone!

In April 2019, the world watched in horror as the Notre Dame burned.

But that was seven months ago - where are we now?

I met with the Mayor of the Marais, Ariel Weil to discuss where he was on the night of the fire and the progress of the restoration.

A few links mentioned in the show:

The night of the fire, I went live on Facebook here. For a shorter version, with the Parisians singing hymns, click here.

For more about the fire, here is a link to a post I wrote shortly after the incident.

Click here for the discount on French Today audiobooks.

Support The Earful Tower on Patreon here.

Should you ask French people to correct your French? Nov 18, 2019

Show notes

Hello everyone!

Today it's an episode with Camille from French Today and we're talking about the whole idea of asking French people to "correct you" when you're speaking French with them.

Apparently, it's not always a good idea, says Camille.

Click here for the discount on French Today audiobooks.

Read more about this topic from Camille's blog here.

Support The Earful Tower on Patreon here.