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WRP Presents: Paris Fashion with Anna Barr

Fashion writer Anna Barr joins ARBL Murray (Alexandra Lynn) to reflect on the highs and lows of the Men’s Fashion Week in Paris. Why exactly has Paris Fashion Week become such a spectacle? Anna traces the evolving importance of the fashion industry in France, and the conglomerate LMVH that’s pulling the strings.
 
This episode was hosted and produced by ARBL Murray and created by World Radio Paris, and recorded in our studios in Paris, France

Lost in Frenchlation: Even If You Go To The Moon

In this episode we talk about the new Documentary: Even If You Go To The Moon or “Même si tu vas sur la lune”, A film about a group of young Syrians with refugee status living in Paris. Sara, Hassan, Gietth, and Kiree all attend a program at the Sorbonne in which they are able to learn French and continue their studies from their schools in Syria prior to leaving. 
The film utilizes color, black and white, and animation to tell the full story. Director Laurent Rodriguez and Sara Kontar who is in the film and also did the animations for the film, talk with Manon and ARBL about their experience making the documentary.

Lost In Frenchlation: Sébastien Vaniček’s Vermines

Manon Kerjean and ARBL Murray sit down with director Sébastien Vaniček to discuss his break-out feature, VERMINES. Sébastien talks about his experience working odd jobs to support his filmmaking dream, his process, and his love and care for animals… even spiders!
You can find Sébastien Vaniček as @sebvanicek on instagram and more about Vermines on IMDB.
 
Listen to more great shows in English about France our worldradio.fr or on your radio in Paris, Normandy and on the Cote d’Azur on DAB+

This is Not A Poem: Brian Bilston’s Ceci n’est pas un poeme with Yannick Champion-Osselin

Each episode of This is Not a Poem delves into the intricacies of translation, poetry, and language.
Host, Elliott KB often talks with a featured poet or translator about the craft of translation and the many poets who capture our hearts in both French and English.
 
This week in This is not a poem we discussed poetic snobbery, literary assumptions and cultural perspectives between the English and French language. We asked “what is a poem?”, and where can we find fun while engaging with art?
We discuss the poem Ceci n’est pas un poeme by Brian Bilston and consider it as translated into French by Yannick Champion-Osselin.
 
Who is Brian Bilston?
British poet Brian Bilston has earned acclaim as “The Poet Laureate of Twitter” with his clever and humorous verses, amassing up to 400,000 followers. With three poetry collections, a Costa Book Award-nominated novel, and the moniker “the Banksy of the poetry world,” Bilston’s diverse and accessible literary contributions resonate across genres and platforms. You can find his poetry on Facebook, X, and Mastodon. 
Our Host
In Paris via New York and Iowa, Elliott KB is a poet and translator whose work explores themes of estrangement, place, body, gender and intimacy. They have published award-winning poetry in online and print publications alike, and currently work both in the publishing industry and as a professional translator. A part of an interdisciplinary artistic scene, they have now joined the world of radio to host This is Not a Poem.
Guest speaker
With years of bilingual education under his belt and a taste for literature and culture, Franco-British WRP journalist Yannick Champion-Osselin is both a producer and occasional co-host of This is Not a Poem.
 
Works of art:
This Is Not a Pipe, aka. The Treachery of Images, a painting by Belgian surrealist René Magritte.
Illustration of the ‘hat’ from Le Petit Prince, aka. The Little Prince, a novella written and illustrated by French aristocrat, writer, and military pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

New Arrivals: Navigating the Paris Metro

Do you know how to make your way around Paris? Yannick Champion-Osselin presents your guide for metros, trains, buses and ticket inspectors in and around the region of Paris.
For up-to-date timetables and maps on your phone to get around Paris, visit the RATP website or download Citymapper here.

WRP Presents: Rachelle Chapman, parenting in Paris

ARBL Murray talks with Rachelle Chapman of Message Paris about parenting in Paris and how to navigate the public school system in France. Rachelle is the VP of public relations for Message Paris, an association for english speaking parents and caretakers.
Message Paris offers help for parents and caretakers living in and around Paris whether that’s support, friendship, having good conversation or a laugh. 
For more information about Message Paris click here.

WRP Presents: Seeking Justice for Police Brutality with Anne-Sophie Simpere

World Radio Paris’ Newest Reporter Yannick Champion-Osselin interviews Anne-Sophie Simpere about her book Police Partout Justice Nulle Part? (Police everywhere, justice nowhere?) on police brutality during protests in France.
Anne-Sophie Simpere worked for several years for Amnesty International France on issues of police violence. She is a lawyer and communicator by training, she has also worked for environmental NGOs – Amis de la Terre, Greenpeace, Bankwatch and Samata.
Find Anne Sophie Simpere on social media @asimpere, and her recently published book with Massot publishers.

Lost in Frenchlation: Erwan Le Duc

On this episode of Lost in Frenchlation, Manon Kerjean and ARBL Murray sit down with director Erwan Le Duc to discuss filmmaking, his writing style, and the making of his film La Fille de son père.
Erwan started as a cultural ambassador, moved into journalism, eventually heading up sports for Le Monde and now has moved into filmmaking. La Fille de Son Père is a story of a single father bringing up a daughter in the shadow of the mother who left. 

New Arrivals: Getting Sick in France

New Arrivals on World Radio Paris
Tips and tricks to help new arrivals find their feet in Paris, presented by the World Radio Paris staff.
Episode 1 – What to do if you get sick in France?
Do you know the number for the ambulance, how to book an appointment with the doctor? ARBL Murray presents your guide for what to do if you get sick in France, and how to navigate French medical care.
For more information on how to navigate the French healthcare system, click here.
 
Quick Episode Notes
Helpline phone numbers in France, which include 15, to call the ambulance service (the SAMU), 17 to call the police and 18 to call the fire brigade (pompiers). If remembering all this is tricky, you can also call 112, the general pan-European emergency number, who’s operators also speak English!
For help with for non-urgent illnesses and injuries, you can go to your local pharmacy, book a doctor on the Doctolib platform, or call SOS Médecins at 3624.
If you are in Paris and you need an English-speaking hospital, you can go to private hospitals such as the American Hospital in Neuilly, or the Franco-British Hospital in Levallois.

Lost In Frenchlation, An Introduction to Manon Kerjean

 
This episode, WRP’s ARBL Murray speaks with host Manon Kerjean about founding Lost in Frenchlation, her Parisian background, and her love for French cinema.
 
About Lost in Frenchlation
Lost in Frenchlation brings the world of French cinema to the international community in Paris by screening the latest films with English subtitles. The initiative addresses the lack of English-subtitled screenings in the city, allowing expatriates, international students, and tourists to experience French culture through cinema. The weekly screenings take place in iconic venues such as cinema L’Arlequin, Club de l’Étoile near Champs-Elysées, Luminor in the Marais district, and L’Entrepôt—an expansive cultural space with art-house screening rooms, a stage area, restaurant, garden, cocktail bar, and art gallery.