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Turning Points - CEANGAL Unique Retreats in the Heart of France

On this episode of Turning Points, Patricia Killeen chatted with Olive Towey andCharlie Ganly. Olive and Charlie have created Ceangal, a concept that offers uniqueretreats in beautiful settings across the Cognac region of France. Ceangal is an Irishword meaning ‘connect’.This is Olive and Charlie’s second time at Turning Points because we believe whatthey offer is the ‘real deal’. Their mindfulness, yoga, art, cookery and food and winegetaways are unforgettable experiences, each imbued with the Ceangal ethos of“making space for meaningful connection”..Olive and Charlie filled Patricia in, on what they’ve been up to over the past year, andthey also spoke about their upcoming events, including their French Food and WineTasting Experience at the end of November.Upcoming Ceangal experiences:Food and Wine Tasting Experience – 20-24 NOVEMBER (see here for two specialoffers still available)Spring Revival weekend 15 – 18 May 2025Lots more on www.ceangal.eu

This is not a Poem: The Republic in Bessette’s Garance Rose with Carrie Chappell

Paris-based writer and translator Carrie Chappell is back on This is Not a Poem, once again discussing 20th-century French writer Hélène Bessette with host Elliott K.B.
Carrie Chappell shares her translations and insights on the complexities of the poetic novel Garance Rose, diving into a passage that challenges readers to question what it truly means to live within a "Republic" — an idea that Bessette explores with both satire and scepticism. 

Lost in Frenchlation: Etat Limité, A Psychological Documentary

On this episode Manon Kerjean and ARBL Murray sit down with director Nicolas Peduzzi to talk about his latest documentary film Etat Limité or "On the Edge." 
The Film follows a young psychiatrist Jamal during his daily rounds at the well-known Hospital Beaujon on the edge of Paris. Jamal has to navigate time constraints and budgetary restrictions whilst trying to care for his patients as best he can. Shot over the corse of 3 years, Etat Limité is an incredible portrait of the compassion of a young doctor and limitations of the healthcare system. 
Nicolas Peduzzi is a French actor and director. He studied theater and cinema in Italy and New York. His first feature documentary, Southern Belle, a portrait of real-life 26 year-old Texan Taelor Ranzau, was released in 2018, and won the Grand Prix of the FID Marseille in 2019. In 2021. His next film Ghost Song portrayed young people in Houston living on the "fringes" and fighting for survival. Etat Limité is his latest documentary. 
You can find him on instagram @nicolaspeduzzi
Film Recommendations from this episode:
On the Adamant: (Sur L'Adamant) 2023 by Nicolas Philibert - Follows patients and caregivers at a psychiatric centre with a unique floating structure located in the middle of the Seine river in central Paris.
Ětra Là: 2012 by Régis Sauder. A story about the psychiatrists, nurses or occupational therapists at the Baumettes detention center in Marseille who receive inmates and help them with their mental illness. The work is hard and thankless but for these workers it is a necessity to participate in the helping of those who suffer.
Opening Song in the Film:
Evile Grimace: Pour Mes Gens
This episode was recorded at L'Epée de Bois 
 

Parentalité, Raising Kids the French Way: Halloween in Paris

Parentalité is a new show about raising kids in France, the French parenting style, and how to balance it while still holding on to our anglophone traditions. 
The show is produced by both Message Paris , an association for English speaking parents and caregivers based in Paris and Île-de-France, and World Radio Paris. 
This episode is all about HALLOWEEN! We talk about French traditions, the Invasion of American Halloween. We talk about the best spooky French movies. Adam Levy tells a scary ghost story set in the Tuileries Gardens of Paris, and we interview Trick or Treaters at Message Paris' annual Spooktackular event. 
In the past 30 years or so, as more English speaking people settle in France, Late-20th-century Halloween traditions have invaded France and are changing the way the autumn season is typically enjoyed. The French traditionally celebrate All Saint's Day on November 1st after generally a two week school break- this holiday is known as “Toussaint," and is a somber observance during which many French families remember their loved ones who have passed on. Some families visit graves. It is a day to remember all saints, both known and unknown. 
Our hosts are Meg Gerner, Rachelle Chapman, and ARBL Murray (Alex Brook Lynn) 
 
Recommendations for a great Halloween in France:
Music Playlist: "peur du noir:" An all-French mix for Halloween from Spiked Candy
 
Films for young kids: A Monster in Paris, Dilili in Paris
Films for older teens: City of Lost Children, Delicatessen
Films for Adults: Raw (Grave), Titane
 
 

This Is Not A Poem: Chiara Maxia

In this episode E.K. talks with Chiara Maxia, an actress and writer originally from Sardinia. Chiara reads from her recently published collection "The Fire Within," and we hear about some of the inspiration for this work. 
Chiara has lived in different places, including England, Moscow and Paris, where she graduated in Film Acting. She now lives between France and Italy.
Her work has appeared in numerous literary journals, including The Opiate, Tint Journal, The Argyle, Paris Lit Up, OpenDoor and Our Verse.
 
For more information, visit https://theopiatebooks.com/chiara-maxia/ and look for @misschiaramaxia on social media platforms.
 
Chiara's reading list for those interested in Italian authors:
For novelists: Alberto Moravia & Viola Di Grado,
For poets: Patrizia Cavalli & Alda Merini.

Turning Points - Episode 112 : Denzil Jacobs

In this episode of Turning Points, Patricia Killeen welcomed South African born Celebrity Photographer,  Denzil Jacobs. For the past 15 years he has work with and photographed some of the most popular television, fashion and sports personalities in South Africa. 
His photographs have also graced the covers and pages of international magazines, billboards, and online media, and he has worked with some of the best-known companies in the world. As a media personality and influencer, he has been invited as a VIP guest to prestigious, lavish annual events, including the Veuve Cliquot Polo Classic, the annual L’Ormarin’s Kings Plate horse racing festival, and the Pink Polo event.
Denzil has embarked on a new chapter, living and working in the City of Light. He continues his work as a photographer, capturing the essence of Paris as a backdrop for his portraits. In addition to portraits of individuals, couples, and families, he crafts marketing and advertising portfolios for individuals and companies and is preparing his art photography to be showcased in a Parisian exhibition in 2025. 
To contact Denzil or make a booking click on: www.denziljacobs.fr
 

Lost in Frenchlation: A History of Paris Cinema

Paris is the birthplace of Cinema culture and one of the most filmed cities in the world. On this episode of Lost in Frenchlation we talk about the history of films shot in Paris and the directors who love to shoot the city of light.
Juliette Dubois​​ is a cinema historian who gives intricate guided tours of Paris based on the films that have been set there. Her company is Ciné-Balade, and has been operating since 2011. She recently came out with her first cinema guide book
"Paris ciné-balades: 15 parcours fléchés pour les amoureux du 7e art" or "Paris cinema walks: 15 signposted routes for lovers of the 7th art" 
Juliette talks with ARBL Murray and Manon Kerjean about the history of French cinema, the history of film shot in Paris, and the different cinematic movements in Paris throughout the last century-and-a-half. Juliette also gives us a comprehensive "must-see" list of Parisian cinema in the episode. 
To Book a Tour with Juliette Dubois​​ for to Ciné-Balade.com
Notes from this Episode:
Must Know Directors
Alice Guy, the prolific and under known first female director. (Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache/ A documentary by Jodie Foster)
Agnes Varda made films in the 50's, 60's, and 70's she was part of but still distinct from the New Wave movement.
Must-See Agnes Varda Films: Faces Places, Cleo from 5-7 
François Truffaut
Part of the French New Wave. Made his most well-known film about his boyhood in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Must-See Films: 400 Blows with actor Antoine Doinel. 
Cédric Klapisch
Contemporary. A man who loves to film Paris. 
Must-See Films: Encore
Paris Films Featuring the METRO
Le Samouraï: 1967 Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, with actor    Alain Delon
Fear Over the City (French: Peur sur la ville) 1975 Directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo
DIVA: 1981 Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix
Subway: 1985 Directed by Luc Besson and starring Isabelle Adjani and Christopher Lambert. 
Pickpocket: 1959 Directed by Robert Bresson. It stars Martin LaSalle,
Les Passagers de la nuit: 2021 Directed by Mikhaël Hers. 
 

WRP Presents - A new season for Don't Tell Comedy

Yannick Champion-Osselin interviews Holly from Don't Tell Comedy - Paris' famous stand-up comedy club - and her upcoming comedians about the new season starting in Paris on Friday Sept 6. 

WRP Presents - The Alchemy of Stand-up, with Laughing Stock

In this episode of World Radio Paris Presents, Yannick Champion-Osselin speaks about the alchemy of a stand-up events with three comics, Charley Lanyon and Jennifer Marsala -  producers of the comedy collective Laughing Stock - as well as Holly Hudson, co-host of Don’t Tell Comedy Paris. 
Having just arrived in Paris, Laughing Stock discuss their experiences on their UK tour, the challenges and rewards of hosting comedy shows, and their disillusionment with the LA comedy scene, which led them to create a more welcoming and supportive community through Laughing Stock. They also talk about their potential involvement in an upcoming Don’t Tell Comedy Paris event in Paris, set to take place on September 6th in the 13th arrondissement.
The episode captures the spirit of a group that thrives on creating warm, inclusive spaces for comedy in a world that could use a laugh, so tune in for a range of recommendations for English-language comedy in Paris and beyond!

Turning Points: Yseult Williams, an Empress of Fashion

Yseult Williams - editorial director, journalist, award-winning author, and an “Empress of Fashion.”
In this episode of Turning Points, Patricia Killeen welcomed Yseult Williams. Yseult’s father, Patrick, was English, and her mother, Darina, is Irish. She studied at the Sorbonne and Lille University and had an Erasmus year in Italy. At the end of her studies, she picked up her bags and headed for the City of Light.
Being trilingual (English-French-Italian), she initially worked as a translator briefly. She subsequently approached magazines with ideas for articles and freelanced in the competitive arena of French feminine and news magazines, including Elle and VSD. In 2002, she was made deputy editor-in-chief at Femme Actual and was subsequently recruited by Tina Kieffer as editor-in-chief of Marie Claire. In 2005, the Marie Claire group entrusted her with managing Marie France, a responsibility she held until 2008, when she was recruited by Mondadori, the Italian publishing house, to launch the French version of the weekly magazine Grazia.
 
In 2013, she relaunched the mythical Lui magazine as chief editor with Frédéric Beigbeder.
 
During her career, she has also worked for the BBC and various French TV channels. In 2015, she was appointed chief editor of Le Grand Journal, the former renowned daily show on Canal+ TV.
After years at the helm of the French press and TV, Yseult decided to use her pen to write books. She has published three books in French; in Impératrices de la mode (Empresses of Fashion) La Martinière, 2015, she painted the portrait of six great historical editors of women's magazines, women who had much in common with herself and were often faced with similar choices.
Her second book, La Splendeur des Brunhoff (The Splendor of the Brunhoffs), Fayard 2018, won the Readers' Prize for Pocket Book in 2020. It is dedicated to the Brunhoff family, which launched Vogue France and Vu magazines. Jean de Brunhoff also created the character Babar. With her third book, On l'appelle Maïco (She was called Maïco), Grasset 2021, dedicated to Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier, she won the prestigious Simone-Veil 2022 literary prize. She is now writing a book devoted to Hélène Lazareff, who founded Elle magazine in 1945, which Grasset will publish.
 
In 2021, she joined Alma Studio (founded by Martin Solveig) as Editorial Director, where she is currently working. Alma Studio produces original stories and music written and composed for audio for children aged 3 to 10. Yseult’s English podcast for Alma Studio will be launched next year.
 
Looking forward to Yseult’s books being published in English and to seeing her fascinating characters on the big screen.