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Featuring our new culture correspondent, we\ndiscuss the daring robbery, the reactions to it, and our cultural obsession with\nart heists.\n\n\n\n\nThumbnail: Quirinale.it, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons","image":"https://media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/images/item-e84595779ac07397b63f47217491abfb.jpg","date_published":"2025-10-26T13:03:26.643Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/20-louvre-heist-7I12ol0ru9S/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/7I12ol0ru9S/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/7I12ol0ru9S/rss/","guid":"7I12ol0ru9S","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"01:07:17","itunes:title":"Louvre Heist","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:episode":20,"date_published_short":"Sun Oct 26 2025","date_published_ms":1761483806643}},{"id":"9u5pPIRzH0J","title":"Special: Adieu Lecornu","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/media/audio-0e448c4fe58cd5c4f4e85d28a2a01100.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":79324256}],"url":"https://royalpalacepod.com/i/specialadieu-lecornu-9u5pPIRzH0J/","content_html":"<p>In this special, we discuss the sudden collapse of Lecornu’s government following his announcement of the list of his (not-so-new) ministers. As Macron promises to appoint a new Prime Minister by Friday, we explore who that might be, what options the President of the Republic has, and speculate on the potential outcome of the next presidential election.</p>","content_text":"In this special, we discuss the sudden collapse of Lecornu’s government\nfollowing his announcement of the list of his (not-so-new) ministers. As Macron\npromises to appoint a new Prime Minister by Friday, we explore who that might\nbe, what options the President of the Republic has, and speculate on the\npotential outcome of the next presidential election.","image":"https://media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/images/item-a39da343140fc128c589288b90c4fb9f.jpg","date_published":"2025-10-09T11:37:48.723Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/special-adieu-lecornu-9u5pPIRzH0J/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/9u5pPIRzH0J/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/9u5pPIRzH0J/rss/","guid":"9u5pPIRzH0J","status":"published","itunes:title":"Special: Adieu Lecornu","itunes:episodeType":"full","date_published_short":"Thu Oct 09 2025","date_published_ms":1760009868723}},{"id":"_lKjOrR6IG3","title":"Special: Who is Lecornu?","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/media/audio-a12e70a402892f2fccae4d590bda8379.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":98787680,"duration_in_seconds":3087}],"url":"https://royalpalacepod.com/i/special-who-is-lecornu-_lKjOrR6IG3/","content_html":"<p>Since our last episode, President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Sébastien Lecornu as Prime Minister. While the mediasphere may have been caught off guard, our listeners weren’t—Marlon from Flep24 predicted it on our last episode. But who is Sébastien Lecornu? Why did President Macron choose him? And what does his appointment mean for France, as unions and grassroots movements prepare for strikes and protests tomorrow.</p>","content_text":"Since our last episode, President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Sébastien\nLecornu as Prime Minister. While the mediasphere may have been caught off guard,\nour listeners weren’t—Marlon from Flep24 predicted it on our last episode. But\nwho is Sébastien Lecornu? Why did President Macron choose him? And what does his\nappointment mean for France, as unions and grassroots movements prepare for\nstrikes and protests tomorrow.","image":"https://media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/images/item-df6440a738094fe98f449ba3e4743a8d.jpg","date_published":"2025-09-17T16:38:45.723Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/special-who-is-lecornu-_lKjOrR6IG3/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/_lKjOrR6IG3/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/_lKjOrR6IG3/rss/","guid":"_lKjOrR6IG3","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"00:51:27","itunes:episodeType":"full","date_published_short":"Wed Sep 17 2025","date_published_ms":1758127125723}},{"id":"aKq6lVKIFZw","title":"Special: Bye-Bye Bayrou? (feat. 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Guest Marlon Ettinger from the Flep24 podcast joins Patrick to unpack how we got here and to make predictions about what comes next.</p><p><br></p><p>Don't forget to rate and subscribe to <a href=\"https://flep24.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Flep24</a>—and support them on Patreon!</p>","content_text":"Unable to rally support for an unpopular budget proposal, French Prime Minister\nFrançois Bayrou has decided to go out with a bang by invoking Article 49.1 of\nthe Constitution. Guest Marlon Ettinger from the Flep24 podcast joins Patrick to\nunpack how we got here and to make predictions about what comes next.\n\n\n\n\nDon't forget to rate and subscribe to Flep24—and support them on Patreon!","image":"https://media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/images/item-43ada636bbc24681a5b0c84ed8740c63.png","date_published":"2025-09-04T18:00:17.890Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/special-bye-bye-bayrou-feat-marlon-from-flep24-aKq6lVKIFZw/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/aKq6lVKIFZw/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/aKq6lVKIFZw/rss/","guid":"aKq6lVKIFZw","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"00:41:10","itunes:title":"Special: Bye-Bye Bayrou? (feat. 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In this episode, we\noutline the French immigration regime and discuss how it differs from that of\nthe United States.","image":"https://media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/images/item-414e75da1b25a314f2d59386a96eeece.jpg","date_published":"2025-07-18T11:24:59.947Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/19-immigration-aIhtvUXJhZX/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/aIhtvUXJhZX/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/aIhtvUXJhZX/rss/","guid":"aIhtvUXJhZX","status":"published","itunes:title":"Immigration","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:episode":19,"date_published_short":"Fri Jul 18 2025","date_published_ms":1752837899947}},{"id":"zqwl3syqZx-","title":"18. 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In the first of a series of episodes on this strange geographic anomaly that makes France the country with the most timezones in the world, we dive into the islands of the French Antilles: Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Martin, and Saint Barts.</p>","content_text":"At its height, the French colonial empire was the second largest in the world.\nOne of its legacies is Overseas France — parts of France scattered around the\nglobe, from Tahiti in the South Pacific to French Guiana on the South American\nmainland. In the first of a series of episodes on this strange geographic\nanomaly that makes France the country with the most timezones in the world, we\ndive into the islands of the French Antilles: Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint\nMartin, and Saint Barts.","image":"https://media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/images/item-714ca6c337b1fc4d80977ca85128b4a3.png","date_published":"2025-05-28T17:45:00.000Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/18-overseas-france-part-1-the-french-antilles-zqwl3syqZx-/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/zqwl3syqZx-/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/zqwl3syqZx-/rss/","guid":"zqwl3syqZx-","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"01:39:48","itunes:title":"Overseas France (Part 1): The French Antilles","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:episode":18,"date_published_short":"Wed May 28 2025","date_published_ms":1748454300000}},{"id":"bFoSmJLCMRg","title":"17. European Defense","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/media/audio-1c0dec392e1ea1b6cbcb60c5dc655465.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":118442420,"duration_in_seconds":4935}],"url":"https://royalpalacepod.com/i/17european-defense-bFoSmJLCMRg/","content_html":"As European leaders grow increasingly skeptical about the United States' commitment to transatlantic defense, calls for increased military spending and \"sovereign rearmament\" have gained traction. But turning these political ambitions into reality means confronting a host of practical challenges—from fragmented and often U.S.-dependent defense industries to limited logistical capacity and deep divisions over strategic priorities. On this episode—with our guest Sam—we discuss whether a sovereign European defense strategy is even plausible.\n\nGuest Resources:\nFollow Sam’s analysis on European defense and geopolitics at his Substack: turnbaugh.substack.com\n\n--\nOriginal Image © European Union, 2025\n","content_text":"As European leaders grow increasingly skeptical about the United States'\ncommitment to transatlantic defense, calls for increased military spending and\n\"sovereign rearmament\" have gained traction. But turning these political\nambitions into reality means confronting a host of practical challenges—from\nfragmented and often U.S.-dependent defense industries to limited logistical\ncapacity and deep divisions over strategic priorities. On this episode—with our\nguest Sam—we discuss whether a sovereign European defense strategy is even\nplausible. Guest Resources: Follow Sam’s analysis on European defense and\ngeopolitics at his Substack: turnbaugh.substack.com -- Original Image © European\nUnion, 2025","image":"https://media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/images/item-8dd4fb1a18daa0d16ca15b9bf0224d3c.jpg","date_published":"2025-05-07T13:00:00.000Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/17-european-defense-bFoSmJLCMRg/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/bFoSmJLCMRg/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/bFoSmJLCMRg/rss/","guid":"bFoSmJLCMRg","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"01:22:15","itunes:title":"European Defense","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:episode":17,"date_published_short":"Wed May 07 2025","date_published_ms":1746622800000}},{"id":"_ApDE3yg2ks","title":"16. RP x Flep24 - Marine Le Pen's Conviction and the Future of the French Far-Right","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/media/audio-51332b4cf5a809c606771f70cf7d1d71.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":53182656,"duration_in_seconds":3924}],"url":"https://royalpalacepod.com/i/16rp-x-flep24-marine-le-pens-conviction-and-th-_ApDE3yg2ks/","content_html":"<p>On our first-ever crossover episode, we discuss the recent conviction of Marine Le Pen and several MEPs on charges of embezzlement, as well as the controversy surrounding her ineligibility to run for public office, with Marlon and Olly from the Flep24 Podcast. We explore whether this conviction amounts to \"lawfare\" and consider the potential impact it may have on French politics, particularly for the far-right in the 2027 presidential race.</p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe to the Flep24 (French Legislative Elections Podcast 2024) wherever you get your podcasts and consider finding them on patreon.</p>","content_text":"On our first-ever crossover episode, we discuss the recent conviction of Marine\nLe Pen and several MEPs on charges of embezzlement, as well as the controversy\nsurrounding her ineligibility to run for public office, with Marlon and Olly\nfrom the Flep24 Podcast. We explore whether this conviction amounts to \"lawfare\"\nand consider the potential impact it may have on French politics, particularly\nfor the far-right in the 2027 presidential race.\n\n\n\n\nIf you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe to the Flep24 (French\nLegislative Elections Podcast 2024) wherever you get your podcasts and consider\nfinding them on patreon.","image":"https://media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/images/item-fbf24b4b7bfde544d4ddb211137717d5.jpg","date_published":"2025-04-21T18:00:00.000Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/16-rp-x-flep24-marine-le-pens-conviction-and-t-_ApDE3yg2ks/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/_ApDE3yg2ks/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/_ApDE3yg2ks/rss/","guid":"_ApDE3yg2ks","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"01:05:24","itunes:title":"RP x Flep24 - Marine Le Pen's Conviction and the Future of the French Far-Right","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:episode":16,"date_published_short":"Mon Apr 21 2025","date_published_ms":1745258400000}},{"id":"56hZ0wlhwoW","title":"15. Mechanic and the Luddite w/ Jathan Sadowski from This Machine Kills","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/media/audio-6f4a757eb1769dd2aa60d80a423fe385.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":67634820,"duration_in_seconds":4881}],"url":"https://royalpalacepod.com/i/15-the-mechanic-and-the-luddite-w-jathan-sadowsk-56hZ0wlhwoW/","content_html":"<p>On this episode, we sit down with Jathan Sadowski from the podcast This Machine Kills to discuss his latest book, Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism. We explore data capitalism, the impact of AI on labor and decision-making, rentierism, and whether Europe should join the tech hype cycle—as so many of its leaders seem eager to do.</p>","content_text":"On this episode, we sit down with Jathan Sadowski from the podcast This Machine\nKills to discuss his latest book, Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism\nof Technology and Capitalism. We explore data capitalism, the impact of AI on\nlabor and decision-making, rentierism, and whether Europe should join the tech\nhype cycle—as so many of its leaders seem eager to do.","image":"https://media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/images/item-91a1c6dfd1682e2d38f43c034f98425d.jpg","date_published":"2025-04-02T19:12:00.000Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/15-mechanic-and-the-luddite-w-jathan-sadowski-fr-56hZ0wlhwoW/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/56hZ0wlhwoW/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/56hZ0wlhwoW/rss/","guid":"56hZ0wlhwoW","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"01:21:21","itunes:title":"Mechanic and the Luddite w/ Jathan Sadowski","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:episode":15,"date_published_short":"Wed Apr 02 2025","date_published_ms":1743621120000}},{"id":"JOYYWACWeIl","title":"14. Illegal Streaming","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/media/audio-d28c430f3b80948c08e4969f53da70f0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":84960861,"duration_in_seconds":3539}],"url":"https://royalpalacepod.com/i/illegal-streaming-JOYYWACWeIl/","content_html":"<p>Upset over illicit sports streaming websites, Canal+ petitioned a French court to order Google, Cloudflare, Quad9 and Vercara to no longer resolve queries to domains like antenasports.ru. We discuss whether the court's decision to side with Canal+ amounts to \"internet censorship\" and whether it will have any effect. Check out our accompanying article at royalpalacemedia.com</p><p><br></p><p>A few precisions/corrections:</p><p>- Canal+ Groupe has been recently restructured such what we said about Vavendi is not longer up-to-date (the firm remains nonetheless under the control of the Bolloré family).</p><p>- The acronym for the Inter-planetary File System is \"IPFS\" but Patrick mistakenly says IFS because interplanetary is arguably one word.</p><p>- Our website does not have a certificate issued by Cloudflare, but rather Google Trust Services which is one of the five certificate authorities Cloudflare uses to issues SSL certs.</p>","content_text":"Upset over illicit sports streaming websites, Canal+ petitioned a French court\nto order Google, Cloudflare, Quad9 and Vercara to no longer resolve queries to\ndomains like antenasports.ru. We discuss whether the court's decision to side\nwith Canal+ amounts to \"internet censorship\" and whether it will have any\neffect. Check out our accompanying article at royalpalacemedia.com\n\n\n\n\nA few precisions/corrections:\n\n- Canal+ Groupe has been recently restructured such what we said about Vavendi\nis not longer up-to-date (the firm remains nonetheless under the control of the\nBolloré family).\n\n- The acronym for the Inter-planetary File System is \"IPFS\" but Patrick\nmistakenly says IFS because interplanetary is arguably one word.\n\n- Our website does not have a certificate issued by Cloudflare, but rather\nGoogle Trust Services which is one of the five certificate authorities\nCloudflare uses to issues SSL certs.","date_published":"2025-02-13T15:49:53.786Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/14-illegal-streaming-JOYYWACWeIl/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/JOYYWACWeIl/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/JOYYWACWeIl/rss/","guid":"JOYYWACWeIl","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"00:58:59","itunes:title":"Illegal Streaming","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:episode":14,"date_published_short":"Thu Feb 13 2025","date_published_ms":1739461793786}},{"id":"njTiDFFBE9S","title":"13. Minitel (Part 2)","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/media/audio-1b389633208f28c6c7edeecc20f3ad7a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":64334124,"duration_in_seconds":3895}],"url":"https://royalpalacepod.com/i/13-minitel-part-2-njTiDFFBE9S/","content_html":"<p>History tends to forget the Minitel experiment or dismiss it as a system that suffered from over-centralization, heavy state censorship, and a lack of openness. However, in an era when Google, Amazon, and Microsoft control the vast majority of internet infrastructure, with corporate and state censorship on the rise, might these criticisms reveal more about the “free” internet than they do about 1980s France?</p>","content_text":"History tends to forget the Minitel experiment or dismiss it as a system that\nsuffered from over-centralization, heavy state censorship, and a lack of\nopenness. However, in an era when Google, Amazon, and Microsoft control the vast\nmajority of internet infrastructure, with corporate and state censorship on the\nrise, might these criticisms reveal more about the “free” internet than they do\nabout 1980s France?","date_published":"2025-01-28T17:55:00.000Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/13-minitel-part-2-njTiDFFBE9S/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/njTiDFFBE9S/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/njTiDFFBE9S/rss/","guid":"njTiDFFBE9S","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"01:04:55","itunes:title":"Minitel (Part 2)","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:episode":13,"date_published_short":"Tue Jan 28 2025","date_published_ms":1738086900000}},{"id":"vTG2nss4e1D","title":"12. French Media","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/media/audio-4e3b2b72e8ffac97739b2b8e6d601683.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":98569596,"duration_in_seconds":5466}],"url":"https://royalpalacepod.co/i/12-the-french-medi-vTG2nss4e1D/","content_html":"<p>Although more ideologically diverse than the American media, French newspapers and television distinguish themselves in another way: their ownership by right-wing billionaires. On this episode, we discuss with our friend Sam the many newspapers, magazines, TV channels and radio stations that make up the French media landscape -- as well as their owners.</p>","content_text":"Although more ideologically diverse than the American media, French newspapers\nand television distinguish themselves in another way: their ownership by\nright-wing billionaires. On this episode, we discuss with our friend Sam the\nmany newspapers, magazines, TV channels and radio stations that make up the\nFrench media landscape -- as well as their owners.","date_published":"2024-12-09T21:54:09.355Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/12-french-media-vTG2nss4e1D/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/vTG2nss4e1D/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/vTG2nss4e1D/rss/","guid":"vTG2nss4e1D","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"01:31:06","itunes:title":"French Media","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:episode":12,"date_published_short":"Mon Dec 09 2024","date_published_ms":1733781249355}},{"id":"pr6O9MxLwzM","title":"Special: Collapse of France's Government","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/media/audio-78d94a00cfef40b49fac29fa282cdde7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":78951300,"duration_in_seconds":4656}],"url":"https://royalpalacepod.com/i/special-collapse-of-frances-rgovernment-pr6O9MxLwzM/","content_html":"<p>Less than two hours ago, the French National Assembly passed a motion of no-confidence against the right-wing Barnier Government. How did it happen? What does this mean for France and President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron's political project? Who stands to benefit -- the far-right or the leftist New Popular Front? What does it say about French democracy and the future of the Fifth Republic? Join us as we discuss these questions and more on our first \"emergency episode\" of the Royal Palace Podcast.</p>","content_text":"Less than two hours ago, the French National Assembly passed a motion of\nno-confidence against the right-wing Barnier Government. How did it happen? What\ndoes this mean for France and President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron's\npolitical project? Who stands to benefit -- the far-right or the leftist New\nPopular Front? What does it say about French democracy and the future of the\nFifth Republic? Join us as we discuss these questions and more on our first\n\"emergency episode\" of the Royal Palace Podcast.","date_published":"2024-12-04T21:31:51.222Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/special-collapse-of-frances-government-pr6O9MxLwzM/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/pr6O9MxLwzM/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/pr6O9MxLwzM/rss/","guid":"pr6O9MxLwzM","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"01:17:36","itunes:title":"Special: Collapse of France's Government","itunes:episodeType":"full","date_published_short":"Wed Dec 04 2024","date_published_ms":1733347911222}},{"id":"IzQFkcmy53k","title":"11. Minitel (Part 1)","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/media/audio-b6a604c17401497fd56e653c42c6d319.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":52432236,"duration_in_seconds":4821}],"url":"https://royalpalacepod.com/i/11-minitel-part-1-IzQFkcmy53k/","content_html":"<p>Minitel, launched by France's Ministry of Post, Telegraphs, and Telephone (PTT), brought the networked age to the French public nearly a decade before Americans encountered the commercial web in the early 1990s. Offering services like online directories, messaging, shopping, and access to news, Minitel’s innovative pay-by-minute kiosk system ensured that payments were divided between the PTT and the service providers, enabling publications like Le Monde and Libération to thrive in the emerging online landscape. Minitel terminals were handed out for free at Post Offices, and existing telephone customers enjoyed access with no monthly service fees. The Minitel experience suggests that the flaws of today’s internet—dominated by advertising and data capitalism—were not inevitable. At once a testament to the centralized ambition of the postwar welfare state and a product of the shift toward neoliberalism in the 1970s, Minitel embodied both the promise of public infrastructure and the forces that would ultimately undermine it through privatization and austerity.</p><p><br></p><p>Our credits to Julien Mailland and Kevin Driscoll for their book Minitel: Welcome to the Internet, published by MIT Press, which provided invaluable insights into Minitel's history, as well as the examples of Minitel services and their modern equivalents.</p>","content_text":"Minitel, launched by France's Ministry of Post, Telegraphs, and Telephone (PTT),\nbrought the networked age to the French public nearly a decade before Americans\nencountered the commercial web in the early 1990s. Offering services like online\ndirectories, messaging, shopping, and access to news, Minitel’s innovative\npay-by-minute kiosk system ensured that payments were divided between the PTT\nand the service providers, enabling publications like Le Monde and Libération to\nthrive in the emerging online landscape. Minitel terminals were handed out for\nfree at Post Offices, and existing telephone customers enjoyed access with no\nmonthly service fees. The Minitel experience suggests that the flaws of today’s\ninternet—dominated by advertising and data capitalism—were not inevitable. At\nonce a testament to the centralized ambition of the postwar welfare state and a\nproduct of the shift toward neoliberalism in the 1970s, Minitel embodied both\nthe promise of public infrastructure and the forces that would ultimately\nundermine it through privatization and austerity.\n\n\n\n\nOur credits to Julien Mailland and Kevin Driscoll for their book Minitel:\nWelcome to the Internet, published by MIT Press, which provided invaluable\ninsights into Minitel's history, as well as the examples of Minitel services and\ntheir modern equivalents.","date_published":"2024-12-02T17:10:28.222Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/11-minitel-part-1-IzQFkcmy53k/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/IzQFkcmy53k/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/IzQFkcmy53k/rss/","guid":"IzQFkcmy53k","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"01:20:21","itunes:title":"Minitel","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:episode":11,"date_published_short":"Mon Dec 02 2024","date_published_ms":1733159428222}},{"id":"LqkHtKrQJA1","title":"10. Fall of France (Part 3)","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/media/audio-313e2bb27bd4f8128c5d23398f51519a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":43479300,"duration_in_seconds":2196}],"url":"https://royalpalacepod.com/i/10-fall-of-france-part-3-LqkHtKrQJA1/","content_html":"<p>As war breaks out across the continent, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Belgium fall in quick succession, while France—once confident—stumbles due to its military's outdated doctrine, strategic blunders, and insufficient materiel and communications equipment. The victorious left of the late 1930s disintegrates after the Soviet Union orders the French Communist Party (PCF) to oppose the war, following the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Hitler and Stalin.</p><p><br></p><p>As the war rages on, some on the right grow eager to surrender, realizing their beliefs were not so different from Hitler's. Meanwhile, Churchill, despite failing to sufficiently support the French war effort, urges the French to resort to urban warfare—a strategy that would likely reduce Paris to rubble. As the government flees Paris, moving southward to Orléans, then Tours, and eventually Bordeaux, the newly appointed right-wing Prime Minister, Marshal Philippe Pétain, announces to the French people that an agreement has been reached with Nazi Germany.</p><p>This marks the beginning of what would become known as Vichy France—a collaborationist, authoritarian regime. In October 1940, Vichy France codifies anti-Semitism into law, under the so-called \"Decree-law on the status of Jews\". Stay tuned for our eventual series on Vichy France.</p><p><br></p><p>We would like to thank Sam for joining us these past few episodes and encourage you to check out his Substack: <a href=\"https://turnbaugh.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Political Risk Dispatches</a> (turnbaugh.substack.com).</p><p><br></p><p>If you like the show, please share it with your friends and collegues!</p>","content_text":"As war breaks out across the continent, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Belgium\nfall in quick succession, while France—once confident—stumbles due to its\nmilitary's outdated doctrine, strategic blunders, and insufficient materiel and\ncommunications equipment. The victorious left of the late 1930s disintegrates\nafter the Soviet Union orders the French Communist Party (PCF) to oppose the\nwar, following the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Hitler and Stalin.\n\n\n\n\nAs the war rages on, some on the right grow eager to surrender, realizing their\nbeliefs were not so different from Hitler's. Meanwhile, Churchill, despite\nfailing to sufficiently support the French war effort, urges the French to\nresort to urban warfare—a strategy that would likely reduce Paris to rubble. As\nthe government flees Paris, moving southward to Orléans, then Tours, and\neventually Bordeaux, the newly appointed right-wing Prime Minister, Marshal\nPhilippe Pétain, announces to the French people that an agreement has been\nreached with Nazi Germany.\n\nThis marks the beginning of what would become known as Vichy France—a\ncollaborationist, authoritarian regime. In October 1940, Vichy France codifies\nanti-Semitism into law, under the so-called \"Decree-law on the status of Jews\".\nStay tuned for our eventual series on Vichy France.\n\n\n\n\nWe would like to thank Sam for joining us these past few episodes and encourage\nyou to check out his Substack: Political Risk Dispatches\n(turnbaugh.substack.com).\n\n\n\n\nIf you like the show, please share it with your friends and collegues!","date_published":"2024-11-19T18:54:05.905Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/10-fall-of-france-part-3-LqkHtKrQJA1/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/LqkHtKrQJA1/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/LqkHtKrQJA1/rss/","guid":"LqkHtKrQJA1","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"00:36:36","itunes:title":"Fall of France (Part 3)","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:episode":10,"date_published_short":"Tue Nov 19 2024","date_published_ms":1732042445905}},{"id":"vzGxVHn4R_e","title":"US Election Special: Trump II","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/media/audio-8605e9303ad4c319d3402bd944d1e0c2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":87580935,"duration_in_seconds":3649}],"url":"https://royalpalacepod.com/i/us-election-special-trump-ii-vzGxVHn4R_e/","content_html":"<p>As we predicted in our coverage leading up to the election, Donald Trump will once again be President of the United States. How did Pod Save America get it so wrong? What are some of the reasons Harris and the Democratic party seemingly handed the election over to the Republican Party? And what might a second Trump administration look like?</p>","content_text":"As we predicted in our coverage leading up to the election, Donald Trump will\nonce again be President of the United States. How did Pod Save America get it so\nwrong? What are some of the reasons Harris and the Democratic party seemingly\nhanded the election over to the Republican Party? And what might a second Trump\nadministration look like?","date_published":"2024-11-14T17:31:25.187Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/us-election-special-trump-ii-vzGxVHn4R_e/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/vzGxVHn4R_e/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/vzGxVHn4R_e/rss/","guid":"vzGxVHn4R_e","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"01:00:49","itunes:episodeType":"full","date_published_short":"Thu Nov 14 2024","date_published_ms":1731605485187}},{"id":"KGqLfY9jPNN","title":"9. Fall of France (Part 2)","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/media/audio-5007a2b1d523a771d66a3376f1165230.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":54212364,"duration_in_seconds":2649}],"url":"https://royalpalacepod.com/i/9fall-of-france-part-2-KGqLfY9jPNN/","content_html":"<p>We trace how France, despite emerging victorious from World War I, was left weakened by economic struggles, a decimated workforce, and a neglected military. As Germany rearmed in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles, France’s attempts to counter the Nazi threat were thwarted by political divisions, including anti-Semitic opposition to Prime Minister Léon Blum, and by British foreign policy focused on containing the Soviet Union rather than confronting fascism. At key junctures—such as the remilitarization of the Rhineland and the appeasement at Munich—France and its allies hesitated, missing crucial chances to halt Hitler’s aggression. We’ll discuss how these decisions, alongside strategic miscalculations like the flawed reliance on the Maginot Line and the poorly timed deployment of reserves, led not only to France’s swift fall in 1940 but also to the spread of Nazi atrocities across Europe.</p>","content_text":"We trace how France, despite emerging victorious from World War I, was left\nweakened by economic struggles, a decimated workforce, and a neglected military.\nAs Germany rearmed in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles, France’s attempts to\ncounter the Nazi threat were thwarted by political divisions, including\nanti-Semitic opposition to Prime Minister Léon Blum, and by British foreign\npolicy focused on containing the Soviet Union rather than confronting fascism.\nAt key junctures—such as the remilitarization of the Rhineland and the\nappeasement at Munich—France and its allies hesitated, missing crucial chances\nto halt Hitler’s aggression. We’ll discuss how these decisions, alongside\nstrategic miscalculations like the flawed reliance on the Maginot Line and the\npoorly timed deployment of reserves, led not only to France’s swift fall in 1940\nbut also to the spread of Nazi atrocities across Europe.","date_published":"2024-11-11T19:00:00.000Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/9-fall-of-france-part-2-KGqLfY9jPNN/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/KGqLfY9jPNN/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/KGqLfY9jPNN/rss/","guid":"KGqLfY9jPNN","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"00:44:09","itunes:title":"Fall of France (Part 2)","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:episode":9,"date_published_short":"Mon Nov 11 2024","date_published_ms":1731351600000}},{"id":"gcwNeNvlbqG","title":"8. Fall of France (Part 1)","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/media/audio-bdf1616675e692cb68652dad626f2f2f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":66713580,"duration_in_seconds":3313}],"url":"https://royalpalacepod.com/i/8-the-fall-of-france-part-1-gcwNeNvlbqG/","content_html":"<p>France left World War I victorious and was reputed as having the greatest military in the world. Nevertheless, the war cost France an entire generation of manpower, a landscape riddled in destruction and diminished industrial capacity vis-a-vis Germany. Having sustained two invasions by German forces in recent memory, France knew that it wouldn't be long before the Germans would try again - leading France to begin construction of the Maginot Line in 1928. As reactionary and antisemitic politics gained an unwavering momentum during the 1930s, the victory of France's left-wing Popular Front and formation of a Léon Blum's government offered hope to the working masses and a veritable alternative to Adolf Hitler. Still, the the leftist government faced an uphill battle owing to the chronic neglect of France's armed forces by previous governments, the superior state of German industry, political instability at home and an industrial class that would put their own interests ahead of the French Republic.</p><p><br></p><p>We want to thank our guest Sam for bringing us this amazing series. We encourage our listeners to check out his substack for his latest analysis on international affairs: <a href=\"https://turnbaugh.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">turnbaugh.substack.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Stay tuned for Part 2.</p>","content_text":"France left World War I victorious and was reputed as having the greatest\nmilitary in the world. Nevertheless, the war cost France an entire generation of\nmanpower, a landscape riddled in destruction and diminished industrial capacity\nvis-a-vis Germany. Having sustained two invasions by German forces in recent\nmemory, France knew that it wouldn't be long before the Germans would try again\n- leading France to begin construction of the Maginot Line in 1928. As\nreactionary and antisemitic politics gained an unwavering momentum during the\n1930s, the victory of France's left-wing Popular Front and formation of a Léon\nBlum's government offered hope to the working masses and a veritable alternative\nto Adolf Hitler. Still, the the leftist government faced an uphill battle owing\nto the chronic neglect of France's armed forces by previous governments, the\nsuperior state of German industry, political instability at home and an\nindustrial class that would put their own interests ahead of the French\nRepublic.\n\n\n\n\nWe want to thank our guest Sam for bringing us this amazing series. We encourage\nour listeners to check out his substack for his latest analysis on international\naffairs: turnbaugh.substack.com\n\n\n\n\nStay tuned for Part 2.","date_published":"2024-11-04T11:00:00.000Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/8-fall-of-france-part-1-gcwNeNvlbqG/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/gcwNeNvlbqG/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/gcwNeNvlbqG/rss/","guid":"gcwNeNvlbqG","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"00:55:13","itunes:title":"Fall of France (Part 1)","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:episode":8,"date_published_short":"Mon Nov 04 2024","date_published_ms":1730718000000}},{"id":"PYvayjxLBJ8","title":"US Election Special: Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/media/audio-35228a0bd770ecdd861e8e549c6831ca.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":58039308,"duration_in_seconds":2876}],"url":"https://royalpalacepod.com/i/us-election-special-caught-between-a-rock-and-a-h-PYvayjxLBJ8/","content_html":"<p>Stay tuned for our upcoming series on the Fall of France, where our first-ever guest Sam will be walking us through the interwar period through the installation of a Nazi puppet-state - Part 1 drops Monday!</p><p><br></p><p>What does the upcoming election mean for Europe? What is it like to vote from abroad in blue states where elections are uncontested and the presidential outcome predetermined? What is the Orphans' Court? Why is the Harris campaign not talking enough about abortion rights? Why has the Biden administration allowed the Republicans to dominate the courts and overturn Roe v. Wade with impunity? What do Donald Trump and Benyamin Netanyahou have in common? Why is Elon Musk building a data center to train an AI-model named \"grok\" while the company is just days away from receivership? Why do older generations of progressives not see the writing on the wall despite having lived through Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden? We answer some of these questions to varying degrees with our guest Sam on this more casual episode of the Royal Palace Podcast.</p>","content_text":"Stay tuned for our upcoming series on the Fall of France, where our first-ever\nguest Sam will be walking us through the interwar period through the\ninstallation of a Nazi puppet-state - Part 1 drops Monday!\n\n\n\n\nWhat does the upcoming election mean for Europe? What is it like to vote from\nabroad in blue states where elections are uncontested and the presidential\noutcome predetermined? What is the Orphans' Court? Why is the Harris campaign\nnot talking enough about abortion rights? Why has the Biden administration\nallowed the Republicans to dominate the courts and overturn Roe v. Wade with\nimpunity? What do Donald Trump and Benyamin Netanyahou have in common? Why is\nElon Musk building a data center to train an AI-model named \"grok\" while the\ncompany is just days away from receivership? Why do older generations of\nprogressives not see the writing on the wall despite having lived through\nClinton, Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden? We answer some of these questions to\nvarying degrees with our guest Sam on this more casual episode of the Royal\nPalace Podcast.","date_published":"2024-10-31T06:00:00.000Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/us-election-special-caught-between-a-rock-and-a-h-PYvayjxLBJ8/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/PYvayjxLBJ8/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/PYvayjxLBJ8/rss/","guid":"PYvayjxLBJ8","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"00:47:56","itunes:episodeType":"full","date_published_short":"Thu Oct 31 2024","date_published_ms":1730354400000}},{"id":"IbfRP_1I4L9","title":"7. 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We talk about how the French were buying train tickets\nand streaming video through Minitel in the 1980s, how EU managed privatization\nhas created a competitive (if imperfect) telecommunications market, and how in\nrecent years the EU has started to take on privacy, \"gatekeepers\" and artificial\nintelligence.","date_published":"2024-10-28T18:14:21.788Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/7-europes-internet-IbfRP_1I4L9/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/IbfRP_1I4L9/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/IbfRP_1I4L9/rss/","guid":"IbfRP_1I4L9","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"01:08:28","itunes:title":"Europe's Internet","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:episode":7,"date_published_short":"Mon Oct 28 2024","date_published_ms":1730139261788}},{"id":"0fvc0fVP5HX","title":"Election Special: Macron Chooses the Right","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/media/audio-e5eeaaf1d42f2d39454bda105a104ae6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":114794160,"duration_in_seconds":3587}],"url":"https://royalpalacepod.com/i/election-special-macron-chooses-the-righ-0fvc0fVP5HX/","content_html":"<p>Following the relative victory of France's left-wing coalition in summer's snap elections, President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron nominates Michel Barnier as Prime Minister. From the right-wing \"Republicans\" party, Barnier is expected to pursue far-right wing policies on immigration in collaboration with the National Rally, while accelerating the usual policies of economic liberalism. </p>","content_text":"Following the relative victory of France's left-wing coalition in summer's snap\nelections, President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron nominates Michel Barnier as\nPrime Minister. From the right-wing \"Republicans\" party, Barnier is expected to\npursue far-right wing policies on immigration in collaboration with the National\nRally, while accelerating the usual policies of economic liberalism.","date_published":"2024-10-11T14:44:52.831Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/election-special-macron-chooses-the-right-0fvc0fVP5HX/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/0fvc0fVP5HX/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/0fvc0fVP5HX/rss/","guid":"0fvc0fVP5HX","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"00:59:47","itunes:episodeType":"full","date_published_short":"Fri Oct 11 2024","date_published_ms":1728657892831}},{"id":"3pJoquvznJa","title":"6. 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The result is a thriving tradition of summer vacations\nand high economic output per work hour - it's also the reason you haven't heard\nfrom us in over a month.","date_published":"2024-08-31T16:19:21.425Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/4-summer-vacation-7eRfuJuSo5e/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/7eRfuJuSo5e/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/7eRfuJuSo5e/rss/","guid":"7eRfuJuSo5e","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"00:46:34","itunes:title":"Summer Vacation","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:episode":4,"date_published_short":"Sat Aug 31 2024","date_published_ms":1725121161425}},{"id":"ZiJj3CKgJU5","title":"3. 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French Law","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/media/audio-0caeb00ba8951168bd38bf7242021109.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":98997843,"duration_in_seconds":3093}],"url":"https://royalpalacepod.com/i/2-french-la-DFCObRseHSb/","content_html":"<p>In this second episode, we introduce listeners to French Law. We begin with a discussion of legal traditions and the differences between Civil Law and Common Law. Then we talk about the impact European and International law have on France's legal system. Finally, we outline the structure and functioning of France's judicial and administrative jurisdictions.</p>","content_text":"In this second episode, we introduce listeners to French Law. We begin with a\ndiscussion of legal traditions and the differences between Civil Law and Common\nLaw. Then we talk about the impact European and International law have on\nFrance's legal system. Finally, we outline the structure and functioning of\nFrance's judicial and administrative jurisdictions.","date_published":"2024-07-19T11:45:04.277Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/2-french-law-DFCObRseHSb/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/DFCObRseHSb/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/DFCObRseHSb/rss/","guid":"DFCObRseHSb","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"00:51:33","itunes:title":"French Law","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:episode":2,"date_published_short":"Fri Jul 19 2024","date_published_ms":1721389504277}},{"id":"sYqhKVwKHUA","title":"Election Special: France Goes Left","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/media-cdn.royalpalacepod.com/royal-palace-pod-dot-com/production/media/audio-0d904e4908bcba7654eff1d1a5dda870.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":97565079,"duration_in_seconds":3048}],"url":"https://royalpalacepod.com/i/election-special-france-goes-left-sYqhKVwKHUA/","content_html":"<p>On this second Election Special of the Royal Palace Podcast, the hosts discuss the second-round of France's snap elections as they happen. If it's clear who won and who lost politically, it's less clear who will govern the nation.</p><p><br></p><p>Detailed show notes can be found on our <a href=\"https://wiki.royalpalacepod.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">wiki</a>.</p>","content_text":"On this second Election Special of the Royal Palace Podcast, the hosts discuss\nthe second-round of France's snap elections as they happen. If it's clear who\nwon and who lost politically, it's less clear who will govern the nation.\n\n\n\n\nDetailed show notes can be found on our wiki.","date_published":"2024-07-08T11:34:51.984Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/election-special-france-goes-left-sYqhKVwKHUA/","json_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/sYqhKVwKHUA/json/","rss_url":"https://royal-palace-pod-dot-com.pages.dev/i/sYqhKVwKHUA/rss/","guid":"sYqhKVwKHUA","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"00:50:48","itunes:title":"Election Special: France Goes Left","itunes:episodeType":"full","date_published_short":"Mon Jul 08 2024","date_published_ms":1720438491984}},{"id":"3kHmqF6rvj4","title":"1. 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Then we discuss\nFrance's three branches of government and how power is divided between them with\na focus on how these differ from the United States. 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