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Are there enough men in French and EU politics? (WTFrance September 21, 2024)

This week the prime minister is looking for political allies, ministers and money. Still no government though.
Some people been upset about the selection process around the new European Commission and Ursula von der Leyen.
We also discuss Dutch politics, why most politicians are male and the concept of undated resignation letters (Trump makes an appearance!). 
Finally in happy news: A death poet in the Notre Dame!
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President Macron has a good idea, French Joe Biden and Le Pen might go the jail. (sep14, 2024)

While France has a PM it still does not have a government. The left is unified in blocking the right-wing government-to-be and turned down offers to provide a token minister.
Dutch politics are also discussed in context of the migrant crises. Marine Le Pen might go the jail for fraud.
And we discuss Fabrice Pannekoucke, who inspired this weeks podcast art! #pannenkoek
Finally in happy news: President Macron has a good idea!
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Old Man Who in 1981 Voted Against Decriminalisation of Homosexuality Becomes Prime Minister (September 7, 2024)

Michel Barnier (of Brexit fame) is the new French Prime Minister. Most of the episode is our discussion on what that means for the right, for the left, for France, and for Europe.
We further talk about national and local budgets, fiscal conservatism and the demonstrations that are happening all over France today.
And then there's Happy News: we have rooster news! Aaand also Paralympic volleyball news! So that's fun.
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Maybe a bit pedantic but good looking! (september 1, 2024)

We start with Telegram and its rightwing libertarian billionaire owner. What exactly is he accused of, is it a free speech issue? And Juliette reveals the manner he ended up with French citizenship..
In PM news Macron has navigated himself into a situation where France might have another snap election.
We end with the Paralympics. Good vibes :-)
Sound quality in the first minutes is a bit off. Sleep depravation is to blame..
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Macron is back at work! The French start talking politics again, and we discuss the relation between Batman and the Emergency Room (august 24, 2024)

French politicians are returning to work. From left to right, talks were had about the prime minister and cabinet. We discuss potential PMs and challenges France is facing.
And while discussing French healthcare we went a bit on a tangent discussing Pepijn's bat-related ER visit..
BREAKING: while recording Mélenchon made an important statement. We added Juliette's thoughts at the end.
It's a long episode :-)
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Flanby to the people! (august 17, 2024)

This week we discuss wide ranging topics from calls for a rewrite of the French constitution, the sixth republic, and.. Smurfs.
And there's an extensive segment into the cultural relevance of the classic custard dessert, Flanby (link below). And even though it all links into politics we can proudly say WTFrance is now basically a food podcast.
As promised, the Flanby link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flanby
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Macron the Micromanaging Statesman (august 10, 2024)

Politics are winding down as the French go on summer holiday.We discuss how Macron suggest an older white man as potential prime minister, the 2025 budget, how a 2014 debate about France building an aircraft carrier for Russia might become relevant again, and naturally we discuss the upcoming.. grape harvest.
For the first time in weeks the Paris Olympics barely come up!
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Léon Marchand for Prime Minister! (august 3, 2024)

The French are still busy with the Olympics and admiring home-town hero Léon Marchand.We discuss how Macron spends taxpayer money on wining & dining royalty & billionaires, how The Republicans are still infighting, and how everyone tries to push difficult political choices forward.
Laurence Fox, an angry English man known for being Inspector Lewis his sidekick, also makes an appearance!
There's also cats!
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