Paris-based writer and translator Carrie Chappell is back on This is Not a Poem, once again discussing 20th-century French writer Hélène Bessette with host Elliott K.B.

Carrie Chappell shares her translations and insights on the complexities of the poetic novel Garance Rose, diving into a passage that challenges readers to question what it truly means to live within a "Republic" — an idea that Bessette explores with both satire and scepticism.

On this episode Manon Kerjean and ARBL Murray sit down with director Nicolas Peduzzi to talk about his latest documentary film Etat Limité or "On the Edge."

The Film follows a young psychiatrist Jamal during his daily rounds at the well-known Hospital Beaujon on the edge of Paris. Jamal has to navigate time constraints and budgetary restrictions whilst trying to care for his patients as best he can. Shot over the corse of 3 years, Etat Limité is an incredible portrait of the compassion of a young doctor and limitations of the healthcare system.

Nicolas Peduzzi is a French actor and director. He studied theater and cinema in Italy and New York. His first feature documentary, Southern Belle, a portrait of real-life 26 year-old Texan Taelor Ranzau, was released in 2018, and won the Grand Prix of the FID Marseille in 2019. In 2021. His next film Ghost Song portrayed young people in Houston living on the "fringes" and fighting for survival. Etat Limité is his latest documentary.

You can find him on instagram @nicolaspeduzzi

Film Recommendations from this episode:

On the Adamant: (Sur L'Adamant) 2023 by Nicolas Philibert - Follows patients and caregivers at a psychiatric centre with a unique floating structure located in the middle of the Seine river in central Paris.

Ětra Là: 2012 by Régis Sauder. A story about the psychiatrists, nurses or occupational therapists at the Baumettes detention center in Marseille who receive inmates and help them with their mental illness. The work is hard and thankless but for these workers it is a necessity to participate in the helping of those who suffer.

Opening Song in the Film:

Evile Grimace: Pour Mes Gens

This episode was recorded at L'Epée de Bois

Parentalité is a new show about raising kids in France, the French parenting style, and how to balance it while still holding on to our anglophone traditions.

The show is produced by both Message Paris , an association for English speaking parents and caregivers based in Paris and Île-de-France, and World Radio Paris.

This episode is all about HALLOWEEN! We talk about French traditions, the Invasion of American Halloween. We talk about the best spooky French movies. Adam Levy tells a scary ghost story set in the Tuileries Gardens of Paris, and we interview Trick or Treaters at Message Paris' annual Spooktackular event.

In the past 30 years or so, as more English speaking people settle in France, Late-20th-century Halloween traditions have invaded France and are changing the way the autumn season is typically enjoyed. The French traditionally celebrate All Saint's Day on November 1st after generally a two week school break- this holiday is known as “Toussaint," and is a somber observance during which many French families remember their loved ones who have passed on. Some families visit graves. It is a day to remember all saints, both known and unknown.

Our hosts are Meg Gerner, Rachelle Chapman, and ARBL Murray (Alex Brook Lynn)

Recommendations for a great Halloween in France:

Music Playlist: "peur du noir:" An all-French mix for Halloween from Spiked Candy

Films for young kids: A Monster in Paris, Dilili in Paris

Films for older teens: City of Lost Children, Delicatessen

Films for Adults: Raw (Grave), Titane

In this episode E.K. talks with Chiara Maxia, an actress and writer originally from Sardinia. Chiara reads from her recently published collection "The Fire Within," and we hear about some of the inspiration for this work.

Chiara has lived in different places, including England, Moscow and Paris, where she graduated in Film Acting. She now lives between France and Italy.

Her work has appeared in numerous literary journals, including The Opiate, Tint Journal, The Argyle, Paris Lit Up, OpenDoor and Our Verse.

For more information, visit https://theopiatebooks.com/chiara-maxia/ and look for @misschiaramaxia on social media platforms.

Chiara's reading list for those interested in Italian authors:

For novelists: Alberto Moravia & Viola Di Grado,

For poets: Patrizia Cavalli & Alda Merini.

Patricia interviews South-African photographer living in Paris.

Paris is the birthplace of Cinema culture and one of the most filmed cities in the world. On this episode of Lost in Frenchlation we talk about the history of films shot in Paris and the directors who love to shoot the city of light.

Juliette Dubois​​ is a cinema historian who gives intricate guided tours of Paris based on the films that have been set there. Her company is Ciné-Balade, and has been operating since 2011. She recently came out with her first cinema guide book

"Paris ciné-balades: 15 parcours fléchés pour les amoureux du 7e art" or "Paris cinema walks: 15 signposted routes for lovers of the 7th art"

Juliette talks with ARBL Murray and Manon Kerjean about the history of French cinema, the history of film shot in Paris, and the different cinematic movements in Paris throughout the last century-and-a-half. Juliette also gives us a comprehensive "must-see" list of Parisian cinema in the episode.

To Book a Tour with Juliette Dubois​​ for to Ciné-Balade.com

Notes from this Episode:

Must Know Directors

Alice Guy, the prolific and under known first female director. (Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache/ A documentary by Jodie Foster)

Agnes Varda made films in the 50's, 60's, and 70's she was part of but still distinct from the New Wave movement.

Must-See Agnes Varda Films: Faces Places, Cleo from 5-7

François Truffaut

Part of the French New Wave. Made his most well-known film about his boyhood in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Must-See Films: 400 Blows with actor Antoine Doinel.

Cédric Klapisch

Contemporary. A man who loves to film Paris.

Must-See Films: Encore

Paris Films Featuring the METRO

Le Samouraï: 1967 Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, with actor Alain Delon

Fear Over the City (French: Peur sur la ville) 1975 Directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo

DIVA: 1981 Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix

Subway: 1985 Directed by Luc Besson and starring Isabelle Adjani and Christopher Lambert.

Pickpocket: 1959 Directed by Robert Bresson. It stars Martin LaSalle,

Les Passagers de la nuit: 2021 Directed by Mikhaël Hers.

Yannick Champion-Osselin interviews Holly from Don't Tell Comedy - Paris' famous stand-up comedy club - and her upcoming comedians about the new season starting in Paris on Friday Sept 6.

In this episode of World Radio Paris Presents, Yannick Champion-Osselin speaks about the alchemy of a stand-up events with three comics, Charley Lanyon and Jennifer Marsala - producers of the comedy collective Laughing Stock - as well as Holly Hudson, co-host of Don’t Tell Comedy Paris.

Having just arrived in Paris, Laughing Stock discuss their experiences on their UK tour, the challenges and rewards of hosting comedy shows, and their disillusionment with the LA comedy scene, which led them to create a more welcoming and supportive community through Laughing Stock. They also talk about their potential involvement in an upcoming Don’t Tell Comedy Paris event in Paris, set to take place on September 6th in the 13th arrondissement.

The episode captures the spirit of a group that thrives on creating warm, inclusive spaces for comedy in a world that could use a laugh, so tune in for a range of recommendations for English-language comedy in Paris and beyond!