More than a month after torrential flooding hit the Cote d’Azur, killing 20 people, we return to the picturesque city of Cannes to see how it’s getting back on its feet and whether the disaster has raised awareness of climate change.
Others episodes
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Podcast: France-Russia relations, hair discrimination, tax history
How France's new hardline position on Russia marks a major shift away from decades of pro-Russia policies. The fight to make hair discrimination illegal. And why VAT – a tax introduced 70 years ago – is so important to French finances, despite being deeply unequal.28/03/202430:18 -
Podcast: Covid obedience, vasectomies in France, was Rosa Bonheur a lesbian?
Four years after the start of the first Covid lockdown in France, what has been the impact? What's stopping more men getting vasectomies in France. And why not everyone wants to accept that Rosa Bonheur, the most famous female painter of the 19th century, was a lesbian.14/03/202428:55 -
Podcast: #MeToo hits French cinema, mobile movie theatre, leap year paper
How a wave of #MeToo allegations against French directors is shaking up the cinema industry; the Cinémobile movie theatre bringing culture to the countryside; and the satirical news rag that appears just once every four years, on 29 February.01/03/202425:37 -
Podcast: French farmers protest, battling the mathematics gender gap
No quick fix for French farmers who have been protesting by laying siege to Paris. And it's just the latest in a long string of farmers' demonstrations over the last 100 years. Plus, why French girls are faring worse at maths than boys, and what to do about it.01/02/202431:46 -
Podcast: Fixing France, opposing immigration reforms, Françoise Giroud
A critique that highlights the gap between France and its ideals. Protests to try and block the new "racist" immigration reforms. And the story of Françoise Giroud, journalist-turned-minister in the 1970s.18/01/202431:47