The French History Podcast
The history of France from 3 million years ago to present
Evergreen Podcasts · Gary Girod
Show overview
The French History Podcast has been publishing since 2018, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 280 episodes. That works out to roughly 210 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 25 min and 48 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language History show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 21 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2023, with 58 episodes published. Published by Gary Girod.
From the publisher
A weekly history podcast that will cover France from 3 million years ago to present. Presented by Dr. Gary Girod, with contributions by numerous scholars.
Latest Episodes
View all 280 episodesJewish Women & the Memory of the Holocaust with Dr. Ashley Valanzola
Civilizing Germany? The French Occupation of Germany with Dr. Drew Flanagan
91: Occitan Society
Working together: Spain & France in the American Revolutionary War with James Giesler
From Public Execution to Penal Modernity by Wyatt Wiggins
The Empire’s Edge- Exporting Pain to Colonial Spaces by Wyatt Wiggins
How Punishment Changes (And Stays The Same) by Wyatt Wiggins
90: Occitania’s Heartland
France on the High Seas with Dr.s Christopher Hodson & Brett Rushforth
Women Talking: Advice Columnists in 20th century France with Dr. Sarah Fishman
Assassinating a King in Marseille, 1934 with Dr. Chris Millington
Burning Flesh in the French Empire by Wyatt Wiggins
Becoming a Terrorist with Dr. Jeff Horn
Making Friends with Germany, 1925-1963 with Dr. Elana Passman
Dr. Elana Passman talks about the French and Germans who tried to bring peace to both countries in 1925-1963. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
89: Provence Part 2
Provence suffers civil war, invasion and imperial intrigue but somehow still experiences a miniature golden age under the Counts of Barcelona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nouvelle Cuisine with Luke Barr
Best-selling author Luke Barr talks all about the French craze that revolutionized what's on your plate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
De Gaulle's Shadow with Craig Willy
Political expert and researcher Craig Willy discusses the history of Gaullism and its influence on modern French geopolitics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Victor Hugo's Shipwreck Lighthouse Cycle by Peter Russella
Scholar Peter Russella talks about lights in the dark and how Hugo depicted them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
89: Provence Part 1
Time to head south to a sunnier climate and a far different history from the north! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
88: The Medieval Tour de France
We're starting a whole new journey, looking beyond 'France' to all the parts of it that made it, well, France! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices