The conversation with Pol Corvez, continues in this second part about photography. We’ll discuss how this art allows you to see the world with a different eye. Does the camera brand matter ? Pol’s opinion about composing and post-production, silver vs digital, work vs play and much more. One thing leading to another, we ended up discussing some major cultural differences between France and the USA! Episode Timeline [05 min 57 sec] Seeing with a different eye [07 min 35 sec] Does the camera brand matter? [12 min 27 sec] Composing an image [14 min 40 sec] Cartier-Bresson [16 min 15 sec] … Read More →
FV 046 : Part 1 – Pol Corvez, photographer-teacher-sailor-writer all in one!
This is the first part of a long interview with Pol Corvez, a fascinating man with many strings to his bow! Pol and I both love languages and photography, so there was much to talk about. In this episode, we’ll talk about Pol’s origins (on a linguistic and historic point of view) and the surprising story of segregation in France. Then we’ll find out how Pol got into photography and we’ll discuss photography topics! Episode Timeline [05 min 40 sec] The origin of Pol’s names [08 min 10 sec] Dialect vs language [10 min 37 sec] A very unique dictionary [12 min 51 sec] The village where Pol … Read More →
FV 045 : Chapter 1 of “Les Héritiers de Lusilière” read by the Author, L.Shena
Episode Timeline [06 min 16 sec] Prologue [19 min 04 sec] Chapitre 1 Links & Resources French Voices, Episode 41 - Discover the Fantasy World of Lusilière with Author L.Shena: frenchvoicespodcast.com/episode41 Website: lshena.com Amazon: http://amzn.to/1n83FMw Selling points in Australia / Librairies qui proposent la série en Australie: Language International Bookshop (Melbourne) 13-15 Station Street; Kew East VIC 3102 languageint.com.au Foreign Language Bookshop (Melbourne) foreignlanguagebookshop.com.au Le Forum (Perth) www.leforum.com.au Did you like … Read More →
FV 044 : Backstage look at Melbourne’s Tram Network!
Have you ever wondered how a tram network was operated? Matthieu is a young Frenchman working at YarraTram. He’ll tell you more about the history and the issues of Melbourne’s tram network, the largest in the world! Episode Timeline [07 min 38 sec] How Matthieu arrived in Melbourne [10 min 45 sec] Matthieu’s roles at YarraTrams [12 min 52 sec] Qualification and experience [15 min 00 sec] Trams becoming trendy again [16 min 53 sec] What a maintenance plan looks like [18 min 44 sec] Melbourne trams history [20 min 00 sec] The restaurant tram [21 min 35 sec] Melbourne’s modern trams [25 … Read More →
FV 043 : Abstract Art with Emilie Heurtevent
This episode is a face to face interview with my very good friend Emilie. She has a full time job in a Melbourne office but paints in her spare time (with her cat!) and exhibits her work. I’ve seen her apartment gradually becoming an art studio, canvases starting to invade every room and her style change over a short period of time too. Emilie will explain what type of paint she uses and the techniques she’s experimenting with. We’ll also try to define her style and discuss about how she knows whether a painting is finished, and how she comes with their names. Emilie will also tell you where … Read More →
FV 042 : The History and Life of 900 years old Abbey Notre-Dame du Reclus
Meet Didier Poupinel, the owner of a 900 year old Cistercian abbey in France, l’Abbaye Notre-Dame du Reclus. In this episode, you’ll learn what Cistercian means, you’ll hear about the history of the buildings and what life was like for the monks who used to live there. You’ll also find out how France categorises its historical monuments and how the maintenance is done. The abbey can be visited and you can even sleep on the domain! Episode Timeline [05 min 13 sec ] A brief history of the Cistercian abbey [08 min 20 sec] The monks of the abbey [10 min 34 sec] What does “Cistercian” … Read More →
FV 041 : Discover the Fantasy World of Lusilière with Author L.Shena
L.Shena is the young author of “Les Héritiers de Lusilière”, a fantasy novel written in several volumes (Is L.Shena the new J.K Rowling? She could be!). During our discussion, I was truly blown away by her imagination. L.Shena will share what inspires her to create her fantasy world and also give us an insight of the process of writing her books. But that’s not even all that she does: listen to find out more about her Youtube channel to help you discover more about French culture as well! Episode Timeline [05 min 12 sec] A story in several volumes [10 min 33 sec] Les Héritiers de Lusilière: … Read More →
FV 040 : Predicting the Failures of Large Construction Machines with Mechanical Engineer Romain Legendre
Find out more about a profession and a field you may never have wondered about before: we’re talking about the maintenance of construction machines! Our guest, Romain, is a mechanical engineer and he’s clearly fond and knowledgeable about his work. You may find this episode a bit more technical (a great challenge for your French skills!). Don’t you worry: as usual, I provide you with a list of specific vocabulary which should really help you! Episode Timeline [04 min 47 sec] Romain’s wife, a former guest on French Voices [05 min 50 sec] Romain’s profession: a description [08 min 52 sec] … Read More →
FV 039 : Marie Treps, Linguist and Author of “Oh là là, ces Français!” (PART 2)
In the second and last part of this interview, we’ll discuss Marie Trep’s most recent book - "Oh là là, ces Français!" in which Marie collected a range of French words used overseas and expressions referring to French (eg. French bath, French kiss). This highly interesting collection actually reveals how the French are seen by foreigners (and that goes from the ultimate glamour to French people being dirty!). Marie will also give us her expert opinion on the question: is it possible that there will be one universal language in the future? What do you think? Listen to find out! Note: Marie … Read More →
FV 038 : Marie Treps, Linguist and Author of “Oh là là, ces Français!” (PART 1)
Marie Treps is a passionate linguist and author of many books about words. She is particularly interested in some fields often neglected by the other researchers: Marie is curious about the origin of words and especially words that travel through the borders, interjections and puns, love words, etc. In the first of this two-part interview, we’ll get an overview of Marie’s fascinating career works. Marie will also present the inspiration behind several of her books and share with us the childhood memories that led her to love become a linguist. Finally we will illustrate the fascinating … Read More →
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