Feel Good French | Slow French Podcast & Stories

Pourquoi Nina Simone a-t-elle choisi de quitter les États-Unis pour vivre dans un petit village du sud de la France ?
Dans cet épisode de Slow French Story, découvrez l’histoire touchante de Nina Simone, l’une des plus grandes chanteuses américaines du XXᵉ siècle.
Après des années de succès, de combats et de souffrance, elle quitte son pays à la recherche d’un peu de paix. En Provence, elle trouve un refuge. Pas une vie parfaite, mais un endroit où reprendre son souffle.
Une histoire vraie racontée en français lent, idéale pour les apprenants de niveau A2-B1 qui souhaitent améliorer leur compréhension tout en découvrant la culture et l’histoire de la France.
Dans cet épisode, vous découvrirez également du vocabulaire utile, des expressions naturelles et une immersion dans la vie de Nina Simone en France.
00:00 Introduction – Nina Simone arrive en Provence
00:42 Pourquoi quitte-t-elle les États-Unis ?
01:57 Le combat pour les droits civiques
02:55 La France, un refuge pour les artistes
04:05 Une nouvelle vie à Carry-le-Rouet
05:18 « Ne me quitte pas » et le public français
06:24 Peut-on vraiment recommencer sa vie ailleurs ?
07:10 Conclusion
🇫🇷 Bonne écoute !

Learn French with a Slow French story about Gertrude Stein, the American writer and art collector who moved to Paris at 29 and built a new life in France. At 27 rue de Fleurus, Picasso, Matisse, Hemingway and Fitzgerald came to see her paintings, discuss art and hear her opinion. Perfect for A2, B1 and B2 learners who want French listening practice through culture, history, art, Paris, expat life and true stories of people who started a new chapter in France. Transcript and PDF: www.feelgoodfrench.com

Slow French podcast for intermediate French learners. Improve your French listening skills while discovering how Ernest Hemingway’s years in Paris changed his life forever.

In this episode of Extraordinary Lives in France, we explore the story of Ernest Hemingway, a young American writer who arrived in Paris in the 1920s dreaming of becoming an author. Living among the cafés of Montparnasse, Shakespeare and Company, and the artists of the Lost Generation, Hemingway slowly found his voice.

Then one day, almost all of his early writing disappeared in a lost suitcase at the Gare de Lyon.

This true story is about Paris, writing, resilience, and starting over. It is also a story that many expats and lovers of France will recognize: arriving in a new country, building a new life, and discovering a new version of yourself.

This Slow French podcast is designed for intermediate learners (A2-B1) and anyone interested in French culture, French history, Paris, literature, and authentic French listening practice.

00:00 Hemingway’s lost suitcase
01:20 Welcome to Extraordinary Lives in France
01:50 Ernest Hemingway arrives in Paris
03:15 Montparnasse cafés and expatriate life
05:15 Shakespeare and Company
06:45 Gertrude Stein and the Lost Generation
07:45 The lost manuscripts at Gare de Lyon
09:40 Learning to write after loss
10:45 Paris as a blank page
11:35 A Moveable Feast
12:00 Question for listeners and French learners

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Every Wednesday, we discover an extraordinary life connected to France while improving our French naturally through storytelling. Last week, we explored the life of Josephine Baker. Today, we’re discovering Julia Child, the American woman who introduced French cuisine to America.
In 1948, Julia Child arrived in France with no idea that her life was about to change forever. She was 36 years old. She wasn’t a chef. She wasn’t famous. And she still hadn’t found her true calling.
Then, during a lunch stop in Normandy, she tasted a simple French dish called Sole Meunière. That meal would change everything.
In this episode of Extraordinary Lives in France, you’ll discover how Julia Child fell in love with France, studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, and eventually introduced French cuisine to millions of Americans through her books and television shows.
You’ll discover:
• The meal that changed Julia Child’s life
• Her connection to World War II
• How she met her husband Paul Child
• Life in post-war France
• Her training at Le Cordon Bleu
• The story behind Mastering the Art of French Cooking
• How she became America’s most famous ambassador of French cuisine
Perfect for intermediate French learners (A2-B1), francophiles, expats, and anyone who loves France, history, culture, and inspiring true stories.
🎧 New episode every Wednesday.
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Which extraordinary life connected to France should I cover next?
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Joséphine Baker arrived in Paris as a young American dancer and became one of the most famous women in France.

But her story did not stop on the stage.

During World War II, she risked her life to help the French Resistance and later became a symbol of freedom, courage and equality.

In this Slow French episode (A2–B1), discover the extraordinary life of Joséphine Baker while improving your French naturally through storytelling.

Extraordinary Lives in France is a weekly podcast for French learners, francophiles, future expats and anyone who loves French culture, history and inspiring stories.

New episodes every Wednesday.