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Turning Points: Fr. Jim Doyle - The Irish chaplain to Paris

Patricia Killeen is joined by Fr. Jim Doyle, the Irish Chaplain to Paris. After graduating from civil engineering in Galway, Ireland, Jim worked as a site engineer with SISK in Limerick before joining the NGO CONCERN. Between 1996 and 1999, he volunteered with CONCERN on schools, roads, and water projects in Cambodia and Burundi. In Burundi, a life-changing event occurred when he felt the calling to be a priest. 

This is Not a Poem: Claude Cahun’s Prisonnier du Verbe with Yannick Champion-Osselin

On this week’s episode of This is Not a Poem, host Elliot K.B. was joined by WRP’s Yannick Champion-Osselin to discuss Jewish poet and photographer Claude Cahun and their poem Prisonnier du verbe.  They discuss the poem’s liberation from traditional poetic form, as well as the text’s multitude of binaries and art as political in the historical context of resistance against German occupation.

WRP - Paris Cocktail Talks - May episode

Forest Collins is WRP's specialist of anything drinks, bars, spirits and wines.
A New Era for French Aperitifs: Introducing Lutèce with Joshua Fontaine

Lost in Frenchlation: The Cannes Film Festival Wrap Up 2024

Lost in Frenchlation's host and founder, Manon Kerjean recaps her time at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival With ARBL Murray. Manon talks about the few French films that walked away with awards, the films she found most moving, Greta Gerwig as the new Jury president, and the prevalence of the #MeToo movement on the red carpet, which included a mysterious list and the hiring of a crisis management PR team by the festival itself. Did bits about the ageing Richard Gere, the great film with Demi Moore, the extraordinary actions of actress and activist Judith Godreche. 
 
This episode is produced and hosted by ARBL Murray and recorded remotely from Paris and Cannes.

Petite Frite

Alistair offers his tongue-in-cheek review of the news each weekend on World Radio Paris. 

This is Not a Poem:The Trace We Leave Behind with Patrick Williamson

The Trace We Leave Behind with Poet Patrick Williamson 
English poet and translator based in Paris Patrick Williamson speak with Elliot KB about the process of working between multiple languages, and how translation leaves its mark on a text. 

WRP Presents: Task Force Hogan

In this episode Robert Quinn interviews William Hogan about his book: Task Force Hogan. The book is about William's father Samual and his story fighting as the youngest Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. army from Normandy to the Elbe at the forefront of the liberation of France. To find out more about William Hogan visit https://williamrhogan.com/.
 
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The episode was hosted and produced by Robert Quinn and recorded at the WRP studios in Paris, France. 
 
 

WRP Presents: Le Classique, A history of the football rivalry between Paris and Marseilles

Always wanted to follow French football? Le Classique, A rivalry between Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille, is a great place to start. 
Robert Quinn interviews Patrick Mignon, a sociologist and researcher on juvenile cultures, supporterism in football. He is author of the book LA PASSION DU FOOTBALL (1998) 
 
 
 

The Inkprints: Simone de Beauvoir

Simone de Beauvoir was a major figure in the 20th-century development of philosophy, French literature, and feminist theory and critique. In this episode, presenter Niamh Carey takes a specific look at de Beauvoir's novels and her worldwide famous philosophical piece "The Second Sex", examining de Beauvoir's long-lasting legacy, alongside her significant personal controversies. Editor's note: 1. The presenter mentions one novel which she calls "Meeting in Moscow" - the correct title is "Misunderstanding in Moscow".2. When the presenter mentions recent events relating to abortion law in France, she is referencing not the first entry of the right to abortion into French law in 1975, but the consolidation of the right into the French Constitution (Art 23) in March 2024.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Minute - May week 3

Everything you need to know about the Paris Olympics with Yannick Champion-Osselin on World Radio Paris.
Parisians were surprised by an unusual FR-Alert, the Olympic Qualifier Series begins in Shanghai, and Spot24 showcases Paris 2024’s six urban sports.
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