The Land of Desire: French History and Culture

Recent Episodes

37. A Tour de France – Bordeaux

Posted December 21, 2017 • 00:23:17

Continuing our tour of the French countryside, this week we discuss the phylloxera epidemic which almost wiped out French wine forever. Zut alors! SHOW...

36. A Tour de France – Toulouse

Posted December 13, 2017 • 00:40:02

This week we'll continue our miniseries: "A Tour de France": What kind of France exists outside the boundaries of Paris? What kind of France exists...

35. A Tour de France – Marseille

Posted November 8, 2017 • 00:24:51

This week we continue our tour of France with a trip to the great melting pot of Marseille. Spices, silks, ideas, and people passed through her ancient...

34. A Tour de France – Lyon

Posted October 26, 2017 • 00:25:37

This week, we continue our petit Tour de France to Lyon, where we leave the cityfolk behind and try our best to meet the isolated peasants of the countryside,...

33. A Tour de France – Montgeron

Posted October 12, 2017 • 00:27:43

We're launching our own Tour de France! For the next six episodes, we'll be tracing the route of the original race, traveling through the "in between...