Ep 71 -Navigating “Populaire” with Debra Ollivier
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If you grew up worrying the world was a popularity contest, get yourself to France, where the word populaire is better translated as "working class" or literally, "of the people." Without an apt translation for "popular," French society governs itself by different principles, which author Debra Ollivier is more than ready to unpack. https://www.amazon.com/What-French-Women-Know-Matters/dp/042523648X Join us on Patreon: patreon.com/parisundergroundradio  Find Us Online Website: https://www.parisundergroundradio.com/navigatingthefrench Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parisundergroundradio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parisundergroundradio/ Credits  Host: Emily Monaco. @Emily_in_France; Website: http://www.tomatokumato.com and http://www.emilymmonaco.com Producer: Jennifer Geraghty. @jennyphoria; Website: http://jennyphoria.com Music Credits  Édith Piaf - La Vie en Rose (DeliFB Lofi Remix)  🎵 MSKD Sounds:  https://www.instagram.com/mskd_sounds/  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRql...  https://soundcloud.com/mskd_sounds 🎵 DeliFB:  https://www.youtube.com/c/DeliFB  https://soundcloud.com/delifb  https://www.instagram.com/cativo.kevin/  a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWNDaWxaRDQ3MElhMWxrWkFCU1l2Q1VVcG5Kd3xBQ3Jtc0tuRTBmUmJtU2ItVC1rUjdqeHRaREY2RzdWT3Z0aERGOGhUQjFsajIybFg5WXdVc2JKTk5peGptQTFRc1pEUjgwSTlmVlZKSW9IRy1qSWhDeDdRek9RS0JndE5SdWx3dVdRRVJnellpX1NZc2VXZHB2Zw&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FDeliciousFB" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer...
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