La Fayette We are Here! Podcast

Episode 23: The Liberation Podcast Episode · Worlds Turned Upside Down · S2 E23 · 1h 1m

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Thank you, Seth. And yes, count me in for future episodes with you, if you’ll have me 😉

Thank you very much ❤️

I also want to thank @hugospodcast.com, @sf101.bsky.social and @hugogirlpodcast.bsky.social for their early support in this endeavour. Merci mes amis.

Keep listening to history podcasts, keep reading about history. History gives nuance to our existence and allows us to be better persons, I firmly believe that.

Au revoir !

I will keep the podcast feed online and the website as well, so that my work remains accessible. I just won’t be releasing new episodes.

To everyone who has ever listened to the show or reached out to me, a huge merci! I wish you all the best.

I have also had the chance to meet and interview truly wonderful people. I am extremely grateful for that.

I have simply reached a time in my life where I have other aspirations and priorities. If producing the show feels like it’s becoming a chore, then it’s time to stop.

My dear listeners and friends,

After four years and over forty episodes, I believe my podcasting days are over. I’ve loved making my podcast, it’s been one of the best experiences of my life. It has allowed me to dig into history as I did when I was younger.

A teaser trailer for the next episode of The Siècle (featuring guest narration from @lafayettepodcast.com!):

Excellent discussion on the Hundred Years War, the writing of history and its importance in our lives. Great stuff.

Truly enjoyed that discussion, both on the history of these conflicts and on how to write history. Excellent, really.

Episode 59: The Ghent Revolt Part 1 – That’s Politics! The Gravensteen, or Count’s Rock, in Ghent. The Gravensteen Castle was Philip the Good’s primary residence when he was in Ghent. In 1447, Philip the Good pitched a new Tax to the Grand …

Ghent's been quiet for far too long, hasn't it...

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François Gérard, detail from "Portrait of Louis Philippe I, King of the French," 1834.

NEW EPISODE: After the July Revolution of 1830, France has a new king. And Louis-Philippe wants everyone to know he's not like a regular king, he's a cool king.

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Napoléon III - France's Last Monarch - La Fayette, We Are Here! Imagine growing up with the world’s most famous uncle, the one who conquered Europe and redefined France. For young Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, bedtime stories came with cavalry charges and imperial…

ICYMI, we have a new episode: Napoléon III - France's Last Monarch.

Get to learn the most famous nephew in history. From exile and pariah to Emperor of the French; Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte’s story is amongst the most romantic of the 19th century.#history

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Napoléon III. France's Last Monarch

New episode! Napoléon III: France’s Last Monarch. Join us as we explore the life of the most famous nephew in history, from his beginnings as an imperial prince to his downfall at the hands of Bismarck, and his ill-fated adventures in Mexico. #podcast #history #FRhistory
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Quoting Victor Hugo, great!

The subject of our next episode made two coup attempts, was incarcerated and escaped by disguising himself as a mason, then came back to his country, was elected president and finally made another coup against his own regime to seize more power.

Any guesses as to who I am referring to? #History #Fr

I disagree with Mr. Sarkozy on politics.
That doesn’t mean I should silence him.
That doesn’t mean his research on Napoléon is invalid.
That doesn’t mean we can’t talk about French history together.
#HistoryNotPolitics #RespectDifferences #OpenMinds #KeepTheConversationGoing

I believe a lot of the current political tension in France, like in other places, comes from something simple and painful.
We no longer know how to talk to each other.
We’ve forgotten how to disagree without turning each other into enemies.
#FranceToday #PoliticalDivide #TalkToEachOther

Political bigotry is the enemy here.
I didn’t create this podcast to help it grow stronger.
I created it to encourage dialogue.
To share culture.
To promote understanding.

And it will not convince me to take the episode down.

Mr. Sarkozy has the right to be a right-wing conservative.
He has the right to support his father.
And I have the right to disagree with both of those things.
That disagreement didn’t stop him from joining my podcast.

But that doesn’t mean I get to silence someone just because I disagree.

Second, I do not share Mr. Sarkozy’s political views.
I’m a progressive. I support Mediapart.
I’m probably what many on the right would call "woke."
I believe in equality. I believe in ecology.
I believe people should be allowed to be who they are or who they need to be.

My podcast isn’t about the present moment.
It’s about French history.
#NapoleonBonaparte #PodcastEpisode #KnowYourHistory #ContextMatters

First, if you actually listen to the episode, you’ll hear that we don’t talk about modern French politics. Not once.
That wasn’t the subject.
We discussed Napoléon. That was the focus of our conversation.

So I think it’s time to clarify a few things.
#FreeSpeech #CancelCulture #FrenchPolitics #PodcastLife

The criticism came because of what's happening in France right now.
Mr. Sarkozy's father, the former French president, has been tried for corruption and found guilty.
And because of that, I was called a "collaborator."
A "right-wing nut."
There were more expletives.

Napoléon : the Man and his Books, with Louis Sarkozy - La Fayette, We Are Here! When we talk about Napoléon, we often talk about battles or politics, but we don't talk nearly enough about the man. Some dismiss him as a proto-Hitler, others adore him as they would a god. But few a...

I was recently attacked in an email.
Why? Because a year and a half ago, I recorded a podcast episode with Louis Sarkozy. We talked about Napoléon's readings. That’s it.
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#HistoryPodcast #Napoleon #LouisSarkozy #FrenchHistory

Do you want to learn what happened to French North America after 1763?
Or how the way French settlers were treated by their British conquerors had a direct impact on the American Revolution?

Listen to this fantastic podcast episode.

#FRhistory 🗃️ #history