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About the Join Us in France Travel Podcast

Join Us in France is the home of a weekly podcast about France launched in Feb 2014. Welcome to the show! Look around, we have a show for almost every place in France. Let's make your next visit to France the best one yet!

Dec 26, 2021

Is Périgueux on your list of places you might like to visit in France? It's indeed a great city with roots into the times of the Roman "occupation" of France and a beautiful Renaissance neighborhood. The area is famous for its gastronomy and pleasant way of life.

Let's get the names straight first. Périgueux is in...


Dec 19, 2021

Where should you go to enjoy the best of Christmas in Paris? In this episode of the podcast Annie and Elyse roll out all the best ideas:

  • Streets for Christmas shopping in Paris
  • Christmas markets
  • Christmas concerts
  • Where to attend Christmas Mass
  • How restaurants work on Christmas Day and Christmas Eve
  • What's open on...


Dec 12, 2021

The Terror (1793-1794) is a confusing part of the French Revolution. What happened? What started it? Why? Historian Suzanne Levin explains and gives us the context we need to understand these events. There is a tendency to talk about the Terror as if it was happening in a vacuum, but it was far from that. It's a little...


Dec 5, 2021

My guest on this episode of the podcast is historian Suzanne Levin and we discuss common misconceptions about the French Revolution.

Questions we tackle about the French Revolution

The French Revolution didn't happen in a vacuum. In this episode, let's set the stage for what happened and why.

In the "pop history"...


Nov 28, 2021

Josephine Baker, performer, entrepreneur, mother and war heroine was a force to reckon with. She rose from poverty in America into fame and success by the time she was in her mid-20s in France.

On this episode of the podcast, Annie Sargent and Elyse Rivin talk about her amazing life and why you should visit the Château...