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The Land of Desire Bienvenue! The Land of Desire is a podcast about French history and culture. In 2016, 1.2% of the population of the Earth will visit France.

While they’re in town, these tourists will spend 36 billion euros, take 9 million visits to the Louvre, spend 24 million in the Loire valley, stay in 20,000 hotels and, judging by your Instagram feed, take 17 billion selfies in front of the Eiffel Tower. The Land of Desire is all about the good stuff in French history: the stories behind the objects you crave, the clothing you wear

, the art you admire, the food you love, the wine you need. I’m not here to tell you about the significance of the Treaty of Westphalia, but I am here to tell you about how all the nasty bits from Game of Thrones are ripped from French history (comin’ 4 u, Red Wedding), and about why someone decided that eating snails was *the thing to do* even in a country which perfected deep fried duck.

and happy birthday to ! I can’t believe the show is 8 years old today. Still here, still feeling guilty about getting ...
15/07/2024

and happy birthday to ! I can’t believe the show is 8 years old today. Still here, still feeling guilty about getting another episode up there. The truth is that over the length of this show’s existence, I’ve managed to switch careers and now I spend all day writing scripts and recording vocals for a living! It’s hard to muster up the energy to do more of the same, after hours, for fun. But today I’ll raise a glass to all of my listeners and say merci for everything, no matter what the future holds. 🇫🇷

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In 2020, 1.2% of the population of the Earth will visit France. While they’re in town, these tourists will spend 36 billion euros, take 9 million visits to the Louvre, spend 24 million #winewednesdays in the Loire valley, stay in 20,000 hotels and, judging by your Instagram feed, take 17 billion selfies in front of the Eiffel Tower. The Land of Desire is all about the good stuff in French history: the stories behind the objects you crave, the clothing you wear, the art you admire, the food you love, the wine you need. I’m not here to tell you about the significance of the Treaty of Westphalia, but I am here to tell you about how all the nasty bits from Game of Thrones are ripped from French history (comin’ 4 u, Red Wedding), and about why someone decided that eating snails was *the thing to do* even in a country which perfected deep fried duck. New episodes each month!