What's the deal with Paris Fashion Week? And what should you wear on your visit to Paris? And how do Parisian women get their hair to look like that? All these questions and much more are answered this week by Monica de La Villardière. She is a Canadian in Paris, who works as a fashion and culture journalist. She is the co-host of the fashion podcast Fashion no Filter, and runs the hugely popular Instagram account @monicaainleydlv. And the idiot in this show, of course, is me. Enjoy the episode and subscribe for more of the same every single week. Oh yes, here's the article about Emily in Paris mentioned in the show.  Thanks to Treize au Jardin for hosting us for this chat. And yes, I added our limerick to a new TikTok account, here's where you can follow: https://www.tiktok.com/@theearfultower? 

Lina and Oliver are two creatives in Paris. They may hate the word, but you can't deny that there's something creative going on there. In this episode, they talk about their newest venture, a children's book called Roger the Liger in Paris - and how they made it.  To get the book, go to this link: www.theearfultower.com/roger  

Today it's Valerie Nicolas on the podcast, speaking before she leaves France to lead the Alliance Francaise in Australia.  Considering she is someone who has lived in many, many countries with this work over the years, I was curious to hear her story, but also to hear about what she misses most from France when she is away.  Some of the answers will surely surprise you :) If you enjoyed this show, subscribe, tell a friend, and perhaps consider becoming a Patreon supporter: www.patreon.com/theearfultower  

So you're coming to Paris! Amazing! Now just make sure you don't do these ten things.  Special guest: Lina Nordin Gee. Find her on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/parisianpostcards Become a Patreon member here: www.patreon.com/theearfultower Buy our books here: www.theearfultower.com/shop Leave the right emoji on my Instagram here: www.instagram.com/theearfultower 

There's maybe never been a harder time to open a restaurant, but that's what Justin Kent has just done.  He opened Milagro at 85 avenue de Bosquet two months ago and business is booming. I met him to chat about his new restaurant, Parisian waiters, and how his work at the acclaimed Arpege restaurant shaped him as a chef. Links:  Milagro: https://www.milagroparis.com/ Zia: https://www.ziaparis.com/ Become a member to watch my extras: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower 

I'm back in Paris and I'm fully vaccinated. In this episode I answer all your questions about daily life in the French capital.  To join the conversation, be sure you're following on Facebook, Instagram, and that you're subscribed on the newsletter and Patreon. Here are the links: www.facebook.com/theearfultower www.instagram.com/theearfultower www.theearfultower.com/newsletter  www.patreon.com/theearfultower 

Here are my tips and tricks for improving your level of spoken French. From haircuts, to faking Swedish citizenship, to ignoring your grandma... it's all there (and it'll all make sense as you listen). Enjoy the episode, thanks to the Patrons who contributed their words and wisdom. Join them here: www.patreon.com/theearfultower There'll be a blog post that goes with this episode on my site, check here: www.theearfultower.com Happy French speaking!  

Have you heard of Goussainville? It's an abandoned village right next to the Charles de Gaulle airport and it has quite the unusual back story.    I paid a visit with a film crew to find out more. What's actually there and why is it abandoned? Does it live up to the romanticized hype of bloggers and urban explorers? And the ultimate question: is it worth visiting?   Find out all the answers to these questions in this week's episode, with special guest Lovely Lina.    To unlock the mega scroll that goes with this episode, become a Patreon Member here: www.patreon.com/theearfultower    You'll also unlock our photos and videos from inside the Chateau de Lorge, which featured in the second half of today’s podcast episode.    Enjoy!

Welcome to season ten! Today I chat with Nico, a French friend of mine who recently became a dad too.  We share notes on what it's like to have a baby in Paris, what French men think of the country's new paternity leave system, and how to deal with unsolicited advice from other Parisians.  To join the other members for this show, here's the Patreon link: www.patreon.com/theearfultower Here's the NY Times article I mentioned: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/world/europe/france-paternity-leave.html

Here's the final chapter of my 2020 memoir, Paris On Air.  To go behind the scenes, become a member to unlock the guide to this book, made for Patreon members. Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower Why not buy a paperback copy of this book, or indeed the entire audio experience? Full shop here: https://theearfultower.com/shop 

Here's chapter eight of my 2020 memoir, Paris On Air.  To go behind the scenes, become a member to unlock the guide to this book, made for Patreon members. Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower Why not buy a paperback copy of this book, or indeed the entire audio experience? Full shop here: https://theearfultower.com/shop 

Here's chapter seven of my 2020 memoir, Paris On Air.  Welcome to the audio experience.  To go behind the scenes, become a member to unlock the guide to this book, made for Patreon members. Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower Why not buy a paperback copy of this book, or indeed the entire audio experience? Full shop here: https://theearfultower.com/shop 

Here's chapter six of my 2020 memoir, Paris On Air.  Welcome to the audio experience.  To go behind the scenes, become a member to unlock the guide to this book, made for Patreon members. Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower Why not buy a paperback copy of this book, or indeed the entire audio experience? Full shop here: https://theearfultower.com/shop 

Here's chapter five of my 2020 memoir, Paris On Air.  Welcome to the audio experience.  To go behind the scenes, become a member to unlock the guide to this book, made for Patreon members. Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower Why not buy a paperback copy of this book, or indeed the entire audio experience? Full shop here: https://theearfultower.com/shop 

Here's chapter four of my 2020 memoir, Paris On Air.  Welcome to the audio experience.  To go behind the scenes, become a member to unlock the guide to this book, made for Patreon members. Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower Why not buy a paperback copy of this book, or indeed the entire audio experience? Full shop here: https://theearfultower.com/shop 

Here's chapter three of my 2020 memoir, Paris On Air.  Welcome to the audio experience.  To go behind the scenes, become a member to unlock the guide to this book, made for Patreon members. Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower Why not buy a paperback copy of this book, or indeed the entire audio experience? Full shop here: https://theearfultower.com/shop 

Here's chapter two of my 2020 memoir, Paris On Air.  Welcome to the audio experience.  To go behind the scenes, become a member to unlock the guide to this book, made for Patreon members. Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower Why not buy a paperback copy of this book, or indeed the entire audio experience? Full shop here: https://theearfultower.com/shop

Here's chapter one of my 2020 memoir, Paris On Air.  Welcome to the audio experience.  To go behind the scenes, become a member to unlock the guide to this book, made for Patreon members. Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower Why not buy a paperback copy of this book, or indeed the entire audio experience? Full shop here: https://theearfultower.com/shop 

For the season finale, my special guest is a very pregnant, and very lovely Lina. We give you the inside scoop on the ins and outs of being pregnant in Paris (in a pandemic). Reflecting on the last nine months and what we learned along the way. For all episodes of The EarfulTower: www.theearfultower.com/episodes For all my books and more:  www.theearfultower.com/shop Find me on instagram here: www.instagram.com/theearfultower  And to become a fully-fledged member, join us on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/theearfultower

This week I chat with Gérard Chavaroc, who runs the 1900s pharmacy on avenue de la Bourdonnais. We talk about how get got it, what's inside, and what will happen to it when he soon retires. Find the pharmacy: 54 Avenue de la Bourdonnais For all episodes of The EarfulTower: www.theearfultower.com/episodes For all my books and more:  www.theearfultower.com/shop Find me on instagram here: www.instagram.com/theearfultower  And to become a fully-fledged member, join us on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/theearfultower

Molly Wilkinson joins the show to talk about how she's made a business in France as an online baker.  Check her out: On Instagram here: instagram.com/mollyjwilk/ Her website here: mollyjwilk.com Her new book here: mollyjwilk.com/pre-order-my-cookbook/ And to watch Molly and Olly baking together in the near future, become a Patreon member of The Earful Tower here: patreon.com/theearfultower Note: That membership will unlock this episode's 10-page in-depth Scroll!

This week Lina and I drove out of Paris to visit the Château Vaux-Le-Vicomte. Owner Jean Charles de Vogüé took us on a private tour while it was closed to the public. Find the château online here: https://vaux-le-vicomte.com/ Become an international friend of the chateau here:  For all episodes of The Earful Tower: www.theearfultower.com/episodes For all my books and more:  www.theearfultower.com/shop Find me on instagram here: www.instagram.com/theearfultower  And to become a fully-fledged member, join us on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/theearfultower

This week I was joined by Amber Minogue of Paname podcast, and together we visited the Paris Pet Cemetery - aka Le Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques.  Find Paname, Amber's podcast here: panamepodcast.com For all episodes of The EarfulTower: www.theearfultower.com/episodes For all my books and more:  www.theearfultower.com/shop Find me on instagram here: www.instagram.com/theearfultower  And to become a fully-fledged member, join us on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/theearfultower

Today it's Delphine Briere sharing her tips for the 16th arrondissement, a neighbourhood I once called boring. Find more from our guest here: https://myparistouch.com/  Become an Earful member on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower 

We've moved to the seventh arrondissement! Here are my tips (and Lina's tips!) for how best to visit the district.  To see the scroll that goes with this episode, become a member here: www.patreon.com/theearfultower  For the Boston event mentioned in the show: https://afusa.org/event/from-podcast-to-page-oliver-gee-and-lina-nordin-gee-on-their-newest-book/ 

In this episode I share five cool secrets from Paris that I've picked up over the years.  This was originally performed for the Alliance Francaise in the USA.  For all the pictures and links mentioned in the show, go to this link: www.theearfultower.com/secrets Remember to subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/theearfultower?sub_confirmation=1 

This week I take you behind the scenes of my recent visit to the mysterious Montmartre Vineyard.  To watch the YouTube Video of the visit, click here: https://youtu.be/oO5BpG8IZZQ To find the Secret Journeys visit, click here: https://www.secretjourneys.travel/journey/le-clos-montmartre-vineyard  To become a member and unlock the Scroll for this episode, click here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower  And to get a copy of Kylie the Crocodile, click here: https://theearfultower.com/product/kylie-the-crocodile-hardback/ 

This week I'm joined by best-selling author Pamela Druckerman. You might know her from her newspaper columns or her brilliant book Bringing up Bébé (aka French Children Don't Throw Food). We discussed her work, the beauty of the Place de Vosges and even had the luck to talk our way into another Paris courtyard.  Find Pamela's website here: www.pameladruckerman.com/ To sign up to my newsletter: www.theearfultower.com/newsletter  For all episodes of The EarfulTower: www.theearfultower.com/episodes For all my books and more:  www.theearfultower.com/shop Find me on instagram here: www.instagram.com/theearfultower  And to become a fully-fledged member, join us on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/theearfultower

This week is another adventurous episode, recorded from above the streets, sitting on a Paris rooftop. I'm joined by 27-year-old Frenchman Raphael Metivet, a photographer capturing Paris from a new perspective. We discussed our 360 degree view, urban exploration across Paris, and Raphael explains some tips and tricks around how he gets his winning shots. Find Raphael on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/raphaelmetivet  For all episodes of The Earful Tower: www.theearfultower.com/episodes For all my books and more:  www.theearfultower.com/shop Find me on instagram here: www.instagram.com/theearfultower  And to become a fully-fledged member, join us on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/theearfultower

An adventure episode. Here's the story of host Oliver Gee tracking the 800-year-old Philippe Auguste Wall on the Left Bank.  To see the replay of the live video he made, become a Patreon member here: www.patreon.com/theearfultower  

This week's guest came through a chance encounter. I found myself talking with a man called Diederick from the Netherlands outside the Peloton Cafe. It turned out he owned a shop full of silk flowers around the corner on Rue de Turenne … so I went to visit to understand more.  This episode covers Paris through the eyes of this Dutchman, the evolving bicycle culture within the city, and of course, everything floral. For all episodes of The Earful Tower: www.theearfultower.com/episodes For all my books and more:  www.theearfultower.com/shop Find me on instagram here: www.instagram.com/theearfultower  And to become a fully-fledged member, join us on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/theearfultower

Welcome to The Earful Tower Paris - I'm Oliver Gee. This is something I should have said four years ago.  Yes, after 200+ episodes and 1.5 million + downloads, it's time for a proper insight into what's going on here. With the help of my occasional co-host and wife Lina, and my brother and editor Eddie, this is the episode you should listen to first (or indeed share with your friends).  A few links we mentioned: For Lina's art: www.theearfultower.com/art For all the episodes ever on your desktop: www.theearfultower.com/episodes For all my books and more: www.theearfultower.com/shop To leave a very specific comment on Instagram, find me here: www.instagram.com/theearfultower  And to become a fully-fledged member, join us on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/theearfultower

Almost like a sacred ritual in France, the apéro is much more than just a drink with friends.  Véronique Savoye from France With Véro explains more.  To become an Earful Tower member click here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower 

When the Seine River is flooding in Paris, you can almost certainly find me somewhere along the riverbank watching. I find it extraordinarily fascinating.  And it's so close to flooding now that I figured I'd make an episode about it all - including some fun and interesting facts about the Great Flood of 1910.  For more info, check this link: www.theearfultower.com/flood If that link doesn't work yet, check it again in a few hours :) To become a fully-fledged Patreon member and get the guide to Paris, here's the link: www.patreon.com/theearfultower   

We're heading back to Paris this week... and here's where we'll be living.  Featuring special guest Lina aka Lovely Lina. Thanks for making the 1.5 million downloads a reality!!! As always, join the Patreon club here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower

I've travelled around France an awful lot, so here are 30 things I recommend... and 20 that I really want to do. I made this list with the help of a few members of The Earful's distribution team. Find the full list on my website: https://theearfultower.com/ Here's the bundle discount for Paris On Air and Kylie: https://theearfultower.com/bundle  Become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower 

I asked about your Paris plans and you sent in hundreds! Here's a chat with three listeners who share their Paris plans, and I talk about the Top 100 List that goes with this episode. Find the full list on my website: https://theearfultower.com/2021/01/11/the-francophiles-bucket-list-100-things-to-do-in-paris-in-2021/ Become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower

Hear ye, hear ye: I officially challenge you to join our 2021 Paris Bucket List challenge.  The rules are simple: Find five things you've never done before in Paris, rank them in ascending order of difficulty, then do them all before the year ends.  This will work even if you are just visiting for a week.  Today's episode is Lina and I talking through our respective lists.  Join us!  Become a member here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower Follow The Earful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theearfultower/  Follow Lina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parisianpostcards/ 

It's the top ten episodes from 2020, counting down from number 10 to number one.  Which episode was the most downloaded? Which celebrities made the top ten? How many have you heard? All will be answered in this end-of-year episode from your host, Oliver Gee.  Thanks for listening in 2020.  To get the beautiful scroll from this episode and to support the show at the same time, become a Patreon member here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower PS: The Earful has been selected as the number one France Travel and Culture Podcast on the web. Check it out:  https://blog.feedspot.com/france_travel_and_culture_podcasts/

This week I'm joined, by author, Stephen Clarke. We discussed being a writer in Lockdown, WWII in Paris, and British spies. As well as his brand new book The Spy Who Inspired Me. This interview was held via Zoom to an audience of Patreon members, you can watch the replay on the link below if you're a member. https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower

We are leaving Montmartre! It's been a wonderful two years in our little apartment overlooking Paris, but this chapter is now over.  To mark the occasion, Lina and I took one last walk around our old neighbourhood, with microphone in hand.  If you close your eyes, you can probably imagine that you're walking the cobbled streets with us.  Where in Paris will we be next? Well, you'll have to keep listening :) Loads of extras to go with this episode if you're a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower  And our neighbourhood in Montmartre was the setting for the final chapter in my book, Paris On Air. You can order a copy here: https://theearfultower.com/memoir   

Traditions, meals, markets, and music... Camille from French Today explains how the French celebrate Christmas. Find out more about Christmas in France with stories from Camille.  The Legend of Saint Nicolas - bilingual story    10 ways to wish Merry Christmas (with audio)    French Christmas traditions  100 French Christmas terms with audio    Authentic French Christmas Dialogue (bilingual + audio enunciated and spoken modern French recordings  Christmas Meal   If you want to watch episodes like this being recorded live, join The Earful Tower's members today: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower 

Big news: The Earful Tower is now officially a company. Here's a little explainer from me and the company's first lady, Lina.  Our book, Kylie The Crocodile, is available here: https://theearfultower.com/croc Thanks to all the Patreon supporters who got me this far. Join them here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower   

Montmartre. A hotspot for tourists and Parisians alike. But what happens when such a district goes through two lockdowns in one year? This week I'm joined by Lily Heise, a 17-year resident of Montmartre, to answer that very question. We also discussed her new book There's Only One Paris. Follow the link below to order a copy! For Lily's new book, find it on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/2V20jgL For more from Lily, find her website here: http://jetaimemeneither.com/ For more content from The Earful Tower, support it and guarantee its improvement on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower

Meet Anna Kloots, a writer, a créatrice, and a traveller who moved to Paris in 2020.  But rather than lament the fact she perhaps picked the worst year of all to move to Paris, she has grabbed the city by the horns and made the most of every minute, sharing her adventures with her hundreds of thousands of fans online.  We chat about life in Paris from a terrace in Pigalle, enjoy the episode.  For more from Anna, find her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/annakloots/  For more content from The Earful Tower, support it and guarantee its improvement on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower 

Today's episode is Roni Amelan, a man I met recently whilst sipping a flat white outside Le Peloton cafe. Within 2 minutes I invited him onto the pod, and today's bonus episode is the result! We discuss what I've deemed to be The Pearl of Paris, the island in the Seine called the Île Saint-Louis! Roni has lived on the island for 20 years so who better than him to tell me everything there is to know about the small island in the Seine called the ile Saint Louis. For more content from The Earful Tower, support it and guarantee its improvement on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower 

This week, Oliver shares an honest look at the second lockdown in Paris. It began on October 30th and has been scheduled to run for four weeks. Mentioned in this episode: Stohrer Bakery, Le Bombardier pub, Saint-Ètienne-du-Mont church, Boulangerie Vandermeersch for the Kugelhopf, the park called Square Roger-Stéphane, and monsieur Segas for the canes. Here are the pictures from Empty Paris in the first lockdown: https://theearfultower.com/2020/04/20/scenes-from-paris-in-lockdown/ Listen to me sharing my Top 5 Paris Secrets in the last episode:https://theearfultower.libsyn.com/my-five-best-paris-secrets To get a lot more, sign up as a Patreon supporter here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower To get my memoir: https://theearfultower.com/memoir/ To get the children's book: https://theearfultower.com/croc/ Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theearfultower

A bonus episode! Here's a presentation of my five best Paris secrets. Hidden gardens, speakeasies, secret cafes... they're all here. And more importantly, I've included the fun stories of how I found them all. Enjoy the episode, and if you want the Scroll for free, here's the link to get it: https://theearfultower.com/scroll-top-5-secrets/ For more content from The Earful Tower, support it and guarantee its improvement on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower