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Sophie et Patrice - Le Canard enchaîné

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sophie likes the French weekly Le Canard enchaîné because it's one of the few remaining newspapers with some independence. She and Patrice discuss what makes a newspaper honest and objective.

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Le saviez-vous? - Les anciennes lois insolites - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Patricia has unearthed some very interesting, obscure French laws. For example: "Any woman wishing to dress like a man must request permission from the police department." Thankfully, no one obeys these antiquated laws!

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France 24 - Quels sont les pouvoirs du président de la République ?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this educational video, you will learn about the powers of the French president, which were redefined at the behest of Charles de Gaulle in 1958.

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Lionel L - La réforme du français

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel discusses the French Academy's latest spelling reform, which includes such modifications as removing the i in oignon (onion) and the circumflex in coût (cost). There's been a fair amount of backlash against the reform, though the changes are only recommended, not mandatory.

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Lionel - Verdun - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel stays in Verdun for part two of this series. You will see the remains of the famous Battle of Verdun, which took place in 1916 and lasted ten months. The French soldiers were called poilus or "hairy men" because of their unshaven faces. Verdun also has a magnificent cathedral with stained glass windows.

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Le saviez-vous? - Histoire du drapeau français

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, you will learn the history of the French flag. Once it was completely white, the color of the French royalty, and now it's blue, white, and red. The French flag has recently been tainted with controversy by nationalist groups who have appropriated it as a symbol of their own causes.

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Lionel L - Le 49.3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel discusses the French government's recent decision to invoke Article 49-3 of the Constitution in order to push through a controversial labor bill without a parliamentary vote. He also gives a brief description of the differences between the two houses of the French Parliament, the Senate and the National Assembly.

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JT - Douane: vigilance sur terre, en mer et dans les airs

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

French customs coast guards don't miss much, whether it's a freighter carrying drug traffickers or just a casual sailboat. But their main goal is to keep their country's waters pollution-free.

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La Brigade Activiste des Clowns - La BAC annonce de grandes mesures

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Brigade Activiste des Clowns (Clown Activist Brigade) has some revolutionary ideas for French politics. Among them are auctioning off the Senate, instituting nationwide illiteracy, and gradually enforcing the British system of driving on the left. Proper spelling is optional.

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Le Journal - Le dernier ancien combattant/14-18

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lazare Ponticelli was the last of the “Poilus” — French infantry soldiers who served in World War I. Ponticelli, who was actually an Italian immigrant to France, first served in the French Foreign Legion and then eventually, the Italian army. He died in 2008 at the age of 110.

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Le Journal - Sarkozy en Afrique du Sud - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

On the final leg of French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit to South Africa, the leader meets with Nelson Mandela (after visiting the cell where Mandela was imprisoned for twenty-seven years), and speaks about the importance of being a uniter—not a divider.

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Interviews à Central Park - Différences culturelles

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

What are the cultural differences between Americans and the French? Hear the opinions of this French family visiting New York. What do you think? Are the French really more attentionnés? Who holds more compelling church services? And most importantly, who has the best hamburgers?

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Le Journal - Sarkozy en Afrique du Sud - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

A first look at French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit to South Africa. He proposes a new axis in the capital’s “Francafrican” politics and shores up relations with English-speaking Africa.

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Le Journal - Nouveaux artistes pluriculturels

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Newcomers Kader Belarbi and Loumia Hiridjee are bringing fresh blood and talent to the French cultural and commercial landscape.

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Le Journal - Baisers interdits dans les couloirs!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

As a gift to journalists looking for a tongue-in-cheek story, French schools have banned kissing. Students ask, “Where’s the harm?”

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