The Land of Desire: French History and Culture

Recent Episodes

BONUS: “10,000!”

Posted September 15, 2016 • 00:07:52

Surprise! I'm celebrating 10,000 downloads with a bonus episode about the French President's secret $10,000 a month habit and the days when ladies were...

Episode 5: “Belles of the Belle Epoque”

Posted September 8, 2016 • 00:21:43

Explore the seedy "half-world" of golden age Paris, home to the part-time prostitutes and glamorous courtesans who would become the enduring image of...

Episode 4: “A Tale of Two Cities”

Posted August 25, 2016 •

This week's episode marks the beginning of a series I'm really excited about: La Belle Époque, the Golden Age of Paris. In the years following the...

Episode 3: “The Olympics”

Posted August 11, 2016 •

As happens every four years, I'm currently obsessed with the Olympics. Let's revisit how the whole spectacle was started by an oddball Frenchman with...

Episode 2: “We Ate A Zoo”

Posted July 28, 2016 • 00:23:50

Dinner is served. Welcome back to The Land of Desire, a French history podcast dedicated to exploring all the weird adventures, mysteries and surprising...