The Land of Desire: French History and Culture

Recent Episodes

56. Women At War 4: The Résistante (Jacqueline Marié)

Posted February 27, 2020 • 01:04:56

We are going underground. ― Jacqueline Marié It’s the continuation of my new miniseries on a subject extremely near and dear to my heart: Women...

55. Women At War 3: The Collaborator (Coco Chanel)

Posted January 16, 2020 • 00:53:58

Where other women saw an Occupation, one woman saw an opportunity. Coco Chanel: fashion icon, social queen...Nazi spy.

54. Women At War 2: The Schoolteacher (Berthe Auroy)

Posted October 30, 2019 • 00:57:09

Part 2 of a series about French women's experiences during World War II. Berthe Auroy adjusts to a strange half-life under the German Occupation of...

53. Women At War 1: The Exile (Elisabeth Kaufmann)

Posted September 25, 2019 • 00:40:41

Part 1 of a series about French women's experiences during World War II. The Germans are coming! As France falls to the invading army in June 1940,...

52. Luncheon of the Boating Party

Posted August 8, 2019 • 00:48:34

Hot fun in the summertime! Island getaways, floating bars and the birth of Renoir's "Luncheon Of the Boating Party".