Welcome to The Good Life France Podcast

In this episode – we’re talking all things Christmassy in France!

It might not surprise you to know that mostly – Christmas in France is all about food… so buckle up, or maybe unbuckle your belt, for a fun, festive and foodie episode – the A to Z of Christmas in France…

Janine Marsh author of three international best-selling books about life in France and Olivier Jauffrit of radio Paris Chanson talk about aperitifs with the neighbours, desserts, jolly farmers riding around country roads in the buckets of tractors on their way home from parties, and the evil assistant to Father Christmas if you live in Alsace!

It’s a fun episode designed to put the merry in your Christmas podcast…

Coming up

We’re going to talking How to be French! And we have some brilliant guests lined up for you too!

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Welcome to The Good Life France Podcast.

Our guest in this episode is British author Stephen Clarke who lives in Paris. He has sold more than a million books world-wide including the hugely popular and hilarious Merde series which began with a Year in the Merde based on Stephen’s own experiences in France and with names changed to “avoid embarrassment, possible legal action, and to prevent the author’s legs being broken by someone in a Yves Saint Laurent suit…”

He talks about how a job as a translator at a French dictionary company, translating rude words and slang, led to becoming a best selling writer. He shares his tips for how to find a good restaurant in Paris, get a Parisian attitude with just one word and reveals how the hero of his Merde books, Paul West, is perpetually 27 years old!

We also answer listener’s question – do French people hug? It’s a good question and the answer might surprise you, and it will certainly make you laugh!

You can find out more about Stephen Clarke and all of his books, the Merde series and his fascinating history books here:

Coming up

Coming up in the next podcast we’ll be talking Christmas in France!

We’ve got some fabulous guests lined up for you including Dick and Angel Strawbridge of Escape to the Chateau and Karina of the Chateau de Gudanes.

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We chat to artist Perry Taylor who walked 900km of the Camino, from France to Spain, in six weeks. Famous for his humorous drawings of life in France, he put down his paintbrush and pens and walked the equivalent of a marathon every day for weeks on end despite extreme heat and painful blisters. Along the route he  made new friends and says he couldn’t help but weep over the stories of some of the people he met walking the pilgrims route.

In the end, and unexpectedly, for Perry it was a profound and life-changing journey. Something he hadn’t expected at all when he decided pretty much on a whim to join a friend. He shares his experiences, the reality of this long walk and how it changed him as a person. He realised, he says, that this time of contemplation, of pushing himself, of being away from the daily stresses of life led him to realise that what we think is important, often isn’t. When he went home, he felt he was a different person. Determined to focus more on that really matters – not the destination but the journey. And Perry also gives advice for anyone planning to walk the pilgrims route.

Plus in our regular Q&A section, a listener asks when does ‘bonjour’ become ‘bonsoir’?! Does everyone in France have a different opinion – it can certainly feel like it! Find out more…

You can find out more about Perry’s art here: perrytalor.fr

Coming up

Coming up in the next podcast we’ll be talking to Stephen Clarke, author of a Year in the Merde and the Merde series!

We’ve got some fabulous guests lined up for you including Dick and Angel Strawbridge of Escape to the Chateau.

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Welcome to episode 4 of The Good Life France podcast – the one where we talk to Molly Wilkinson who took a huge leap of faith to give up a comfy job in Texas, USA, and start a whole new life for the love of Paris… and cakes.

Eat, Cake, Love in Paris

Molly left her hometown of Dallas for Paris to learn how to make cakes at the famous Cordon Bleu cookery school. What she didn’t expect was to fall in love with a Frenchman, move to Versailles and become a famous online cake teacher!

She shares her story of love, cake and Paris in this fun, and frankly delicious interview…

Also in this episode, we answer a listener’s question “Is it true French people eat baguette’s every day?” Listen in to find out!

And we chat about a palace built from pebbles by a postman in the south of France. An extraordinary and inspiring story of a man who had a dream to create his ideal palace..

Coming up

Coming up in the next podcast we’ll be talking to Perry Taylor, a British artist who lives in the Gers.  This summer he put down his paintbrush to follow his dream – to walk the Camino de Santiago, a life-changing journey…

We’ve got some fabulous guests lined up for you including Stephen Clarke author of a Year in the Merde and Dick and Angel Strawbridge of Escape to the Chateau.

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The Good Life France Podcast Episode 3 with Ian Moore, a British author and comedian who lives in the Loire Valley where he runs a gite and dreams of killing his guests which has inspired a series of fun thrillers! He also has staring contests with goats, makes chutney and keeps hens who don’t lay eggs! He talks about his fear of feisty French women over the age of 40, the quirky things about living in France, how being a mod and how wearing a suit in the chicken pen is a way of life!

Author Janine Marsh chats about life in France and answers listeners questions – do French people really think it’s lucky to tread in dog poo?! Find out in this fun and lively podcast – everything you want to know about France and more!

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In the next episode meet Molly Wilkinson who left Texas to study cake making in Paris. She now lives in Versailles where she teaches people all around the world how to make the most beautiful cakes…

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Welcome to Episode 2 of The Good Life France Podcast. It’s a brilliantly funny episode in which you’ll learn much about Paris – or rather- Parisians!

Stand-up comedian Olivier Giraud joins me (I’m a Londoner based in France) and my podcast partner Olivier Jauffrit (he’s a Frenchman based in London) to talk about how to be a Parisian – and he should know, he’s performed his one man show ‘How to become a Parisian in One Hour’ to more than one million people at the Théâtre des Nouveaux at Boulevard Poissonnière in the 9^th arrondissement. If his advice in this podcast doesn’t make you laugh out loud, I’ll eat my chapeau (hat)!

In every episode, we’ll answer a question about France – in this issue we’re asked, is it true you shouldn’t turn up on time if you go to a French persons house for dinner?! And of course, we’ll tell you the strange truth… If you’ve got a question – hit reply and we’ll do our best to answer it on the show!

Also in this episode, discover how in France it can be seen as a sign of joy to see a spider!

Coming up in the next podcast we’ll be talking to British comedian, author, chutney maker and champion goat starer – Ian Moore.

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The Good Life France Podcast No. 1: A podcast about France!

An introduction to The Good Life France podcast – everything you want to know about France and more. Meet author Janine Marsh an ex-Londoner who lives in rural northern France, and Olivier Jauffrit a radio producer from France who lives in London. Entente-cordiale – upside down!

Discover what made Janine move to France in the first place and what she loves about life here. It’s a warts and all tale – but full of fun!

In every episode there’s a Q&A section and in this episode we’re asked: Is it illegal to call a pig Napoleon in France? Did Frenchman Olivier know? Want to know the answer? Have a listen!

And we’re also asked: Is it true you can’t name your children anything you like in France? Find out more, and discover how a local got given the name Monsieur Coin Coin (Monsieur Quack Quack)!

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Everything you want to know about France and more… in a podcast. It’s fun. It’s fabulous. And it’s all about France! The best podcast about France just landed… The Good Life France podcast is everything you want to know about France and more. Where to go, what to see, secret France, food, wine, life in France and much, much more.

Janine Marsh, Editor of The Good Life France and author of  best-selling memoirs about life in France with unruly chickens, dogs, cats, ducks and geese, quirky neighbours and the joys of renovation and Olivier Jauffrit the vintage French music expert at Radio Paris Chanson – have teamed up to make a podcast!

The best podcast about France

Stories of life in France featuring animals, neighbours, Bread Man who delivers the bread, croissants and irresistible cakes to Janine’s village each week, Spice Man, Fish Man and nonagenarian Claudette, the wisest woman in the Seven Valleys, northern France.

Interviews with special guests – writers, travel experts, tour guides, chefs, comedians, and people who know and love France.

And there’s a Q&A section too. If you’ve got a pressing question about France – fill in the contact form and Janine will look at all your questions and pick as many as she can to answer. Want to know if it’s really illegal to call a pig Napoleon in France? Find out in episode one! And in episode 2, discover how to be a Parisian in just one hour!

It’s a free show with new episodes every fortnight.

Where can you listen?

• All major podcast platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music/Alexa, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Deezer…
• On thegoodlifefrance.com
• On parischanson.fr

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