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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · 4d

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

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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · 4d

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

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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · 4d

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.

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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · 4d

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

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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · 4d

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.

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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · 4d

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

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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · 4d

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.

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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · 4d

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

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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · 4d

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.

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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · 4d

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

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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · 4d

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.

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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · 4d

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.
bit.ly/3VWIlMd
#HistoryPodcast #Napoleon #LouisSarkozy #FrenchHistory

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...

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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · Sep 11

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

Jim Ambuske @jimambuske.bsky.social · Aug 26

NOW PLAYING: Episode 18: The Resurrection

Fourteen years after British forces conquered New France during the Seven Years’ War, Parliament’s passage of the Quebec Act in 1774 resurrects old fears of French Catholic tyranny in Protestant British America.

www.r2studios.org/show/worlds-...

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Jim Ambuske @jimambuske.bsky.social · Aug 26

NOW PLAYING: Episode 18: The Resurrection

Fourteen years after British forces conquered New France during the Seven Years’ War, Parliament’s passage of the Quebec Act in 1774 resurrects old fears of French Catholic tyranny in Protestant British America.

www.r2studios.org/show/worlds-...

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Emmanuel Dubois @manuphoto.com · Aug 15

Enjoying our vacation in Québec (City). The only fortified city in North America. It’s beautiful and filled with history. A must see if you ever come to Canada. #Canada #Quebec #history

A view from the fortifications of Québec

The Château Frontenac, as seen from the Citadel of Québec

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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · Aug 11

Thank you!

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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · Aug 10

A diverse and fascinating lineup! I'm really looking forward to creating these episodes for you.

Wishing you all a wonderful day and a lovely remainder of the summer. #podcast #history #France

La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · Aug 10

I hope you're enjoying our latest episode on Volney. Here's what’s coming up in the next few episodes. :)

Napoléon III has been pushed back a bit—poor fellow—but he’s next on the list. After that, we’ll dive into the Invention of Photography, Pierre & Marie Curie, and the Avignon Papacy. #Frhistory

Napoléon III. "Napoléon III en uniforme de général de division dans son grand cabinet des Tuileries". Hippolyte Flandrin, 1861. Château de Versailles.

Invention of Photography. "Point de vue du Gras", Nicéphore Niépce, 1827

Pierre & Marie Curie.
Pierre and Marie Curie in their makeshift laboratory of the Municipal School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry, circa 1906.

Avignon Papacy. Boats in Avignon. Drawing of T. Allom, engraving by E. Brandard 1840

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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · Aug 10

Hey Tom! I’m curious, can you recommend reenactors account of the French side of things? Thanks :-)

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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · Aug 9

Remarkable achievement, congratulations!

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Deep into History @deepintohistory.bsky.social · Aug 8

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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · Aug 9

Haven’t posted on #Frhistory for awhile!

Check out our latest episodes:

The Revolution of 1830: www.lafayettepodcast.com/1969630/epis...

Volney’s Vision: The Ruins of Empires in Our Time, with @ruinsofempires.bsky.social: www.lafayettepodcast.com/1969630/epis...

The 1830 Revolution. Barricades in Paris! - La Fayette, We Are Here!

In July 1830, Paris erupted. For three days, workers, students, and veterans rose against royal ordinances that trampled the Charter of 1814. Barricades filled the streets, the tricolour flag flew onc...

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Jennifer Yee @jenwhy.bsky.social · Aug 3

In 1875 the new Opéra Garnier was inaugurated, apparently with a warmer welcome than Bizet's Carmen, which was first performed there that year. I'm having trouble imagining the street-smart tobacco-workers singing in all that bling... #FrenchPodcast #FrHistory www.radiofrance.fr/francemusiqu...

Georges Bizet à Paris en 1875 (1/5) : L'inauguration de l'Opéra Garnier

Ce premier épisode de la série consacrée à Georges Bizet relate le contexte de création de son œuvre Carmen. Autour d'un Opéra Garnier qui tarde à finir de se construire, sa pièce recevra un accueil m...

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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · Aug 7

In case you missed it. We have a new episode available. Give it a listen! #history #France #podcast

La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · Aug 7

🚨New episode!🚨 Volney’s Vision: The Ruins of Empires in Our Time. With Thomas C. Williams (@ruinsofempires.bsky.social).

Join us as we discuss this often overlooked philosopher and participant in the Révolution. #history

Listen on your podcast app or at: www.lafayettepodcast.com/1969630/epis...

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La Fayette We are Here! Podcast @lafayettepodcast.com · Aug 7

🚨New episode!🚨 Volney’s Vision: The Ruins of Empires in Our Time. With Thomas C. Williams (@ruinsofempires.bsky.social).

Join us as we discuss this often overlooked philosopher and participant in the Révolution. #history

Listen on your podcast app or at: www.lafayettepodcast.com/1969630/epis...

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