The Land of Desire: French History and Culture

Recent Episodes

Episode 10: “The Dreyfus Affair, Part 3”

Posted November 3, 2016 • 00:29:40

Emile Zola, world famous author, launches the Dreyfus Affair from a minor scandal to an international outrage...and pays the price!

Episode 9: “The Dreyfus Affair, Part 2”

Posted October 20, 2016 • 00:37:08

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Episode 8: “The Dreyfus Affair, Part 1”

Posted October 20, 2016 • 00:29:58

When a French soldier named Alfred Dreyfus was arrested for treason, his case became the trial of the century. There was just one teensy little problem...Alfred...

Episode 7: “A Long Way To Escargot”

Posted October 6, 2016 • 00:21:10

Escargot is right up there with frogs legs and brie when it comes to iconic French food - but the only reason the French eat escargot today is because...

Episode 6: “Manet & Morisot & Manet”

Posted September 22, 2016 • 00:27:50

I wish I could devote an entire series to Berthe's story, but today I'm going to focus on one of the more interesting, and underpublicized, aspects...