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A French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben WittesS7: Episode 35: A French Village Christmas! (Part 1)Part 1 of Sarah and Ben getting a special visit from members of The French Village cast, Marie Kremer (Lucienne) and Constance Dolle (Suzanne), as well as Showrunner Emmanuel Dauce. Taped in-studio with translator Eve Gaumond.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2021-12-2043 minA French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben WittesS7: Episode 36: A French Village Christmas! (Part 2)Part 2 of Sarah and Ben getting a special visit from members of The French Village cast, Marie Kremer (Lucienne) and Constance Dolle (Suzanne), as well as Showrunner Emmanuel Dauce. Taped in-studio with translator Eve Gaumond.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2021-12-2049 minA French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben WittesS7: Episode 34: Fin (Season 7, Episodes 4-6)Sarah and Ben close out A French Village podcast with the final episode (Season 7, Episodes 4-6).
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A French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben WittesS7: Episode 33: The End is Nigh (Season 7, Episodes 1-3)Sarah and Ben discuss the first half of season 7, episodes 1-3
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2021-10-2954 minA French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben WittesS6: Episode 32: Season 6 Finale - Legal Purge (Season 6, Episodes 4, 5, & 6)Ben and Sarah wrap up Season 6 with the final 3 episodes.
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2021-07-231h 02A French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben WittesS4: Episode 19: Renewed for Season 4! (Season 4, Episodes 1 & 2)Sarah and Ben dive into season 4 of the French Village. With a special guest.
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A French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben WittesS3: Episode 14: The First Spark of Resistance (Season 3, Episodes 3 & 4)Sarah and Ben discuss how Nazis used child separation as a tool as they break down a difficult pair of episodes.
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A French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben WittesS2: Episode 12: Is Everybody Dead? (Season 2, Episodes 11 & 12)Sarah and Ben discuss the relationship drama of the last two episodes of Season 2. Plus, the future of the show.
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2021-05-141h 05A French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben WittesS2: Episode 10: The Monkey’s Paw and Schwartz’s Foie Gras (Season 2, Episodes 7 & 8)An astute listener is stridently anti-Lucienne. Sarah and Ben are more circumspect. Beriot and Lecienne’s father have very different drinking styles. Marcel Larcher has a lucky day! The competition for grossest character heats up (or at least for second place). Sarah should have been more specific about her aspirations for Elise Stefanik. Daniel has to make some life-and-death decisions. Also, the Communists are in these episodes.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2021-05-0756 minA French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben WittesS2: Episode 9: Heartbreak and Hostages (Season 2, Episodes 5 & 6)Sarah stans Lucienne, while she and Ben debate Sarah's (i.e. the character, not the host) affair. Beriot encourages. . . dancing! Hortense just gets worse. The prostitutes in the brothel are the most effective resistance. Ben tells true stories that resemble the show—plus the greatest obituary he's ever read: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/world/europe/robert-de-la-rochefoucauld-noted-for-war-exploits-dies-at-88.html
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2021-04-301h 02A French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben WittesS2: Episode 8: Bolsheviks, Bigotry and... Baking? (Season 2, Episodes 3 & 4)The Communists become cannon fodder for the Soviets. Ben and Sarah dive deep on collaborators, terrorists, and the resistance. Lucienne and Marie meet again. Sarah and Ben discuss the plausibility of Lucienne's abortion. Hortense is the worst. It's amazing how many people are from Algeria these days. There's a cake competition. Tucker Carlson has entered the chat.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2021-04-231h 12A French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben WittesS2: Episode 7: All the 8-Year-Olds Know (Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2)Germany has invaded the Soviet Union, so the Communists have a new perspective. Suzanne's admission to Marcel is morally confusing. Schwartz, Heinrich, Larcher, and the deputy prefect have a nice dinner together. Then Schwartz does something kinda badass! We learn more about the Larchers. Sarah's citizenship is in question. All the 8-year-olds find out about Lucienne's bad decisions.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2021-04-161h 08A French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben WittesS1: Episode 6: La finale! (Season 1, Episodes 11 & 12)Lorrain and Natacha are no more, but Captain Carrot lives! Sarah gives more info to Heinrich than she means to. Mr. Schwartz is in trouble. Dr. Larcher shows some moral development maybe? Ben reflects on socialists vs. commies, Sarah reflects on who does the right thing and why.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2021-04-091h 07A French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben WittesS1: Episode 5: Rings Are Not First-Date Appropriate (Season 1, Episodes 9 & 10)The persecution of Jews begins in earnest. The spy ring intersects with the ring of Jewish refugees. Is Mr. Schwartz Jewish? Ben fives into the differences between the German Army, the SS, the SD, and the Gestapo. Sarah still can't pronounce De Kervern. Ben reveals his preferred method of torture. Lucienne and Beriot have more awkward encounters. Rings are not first-date appropriate!
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A French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben WittesS1: Episode 4: Is Heinrich the Bad Guy? (Season 1, Episodes 7 & 8)This episode involves gambling, prostitution, and spy rings. Gustav, Ben’s favorite character, is adorable, but can’t keep a secret to save his life—or anyone else’s. The Larcher brothers’ class differences intensify. De Kervern uses some, shall we say, enhanced interrogation techniques before setting up his spy ring. How did he know how to do that, by the way? Kurt and Lucienne’s relationship is “verboten.” Heinrich is a Gestapo officer, a drug addict, and... an interesting guy? Lucienne has her “Me too” moment, figuratively and literally.
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2021-03-191h 01A French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben WittesS1: Episode 2: Who’s French? (Season 1, Episodes 3 & 4)Sarah and Ben talk about episodes 3 and 4, including who exactly counts as “French” in the French village, what happens to France after the German occupation, what the Communists are up to, and who that guy was who fell out of the sky was. The hosts also delve—as promised—into the nature of complicity, resistance, and what lessons we can apply to our current moment. Ben has some problems with Mr. Schwartz, but maybe it’s too soon to judge?
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2021-03-121h 06A French Village Podcast with Sarah Longwell and Ben WittesS1: 1: Bienvenue! (Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2)Sarah has watched the whole show. Ben has just started, so no spoilers! The hosts discuss what makes “A French Village” resonate so well with modern politics. Yes, it’s about Nazis. But it’s not about camps or the front lines. Instead, it’s about relatively normal, relatable people trying to come to grips with events they don’t entirely understand. It involves both cowardice and heroism, but maybe more importantly, a lot in between. There’s moral ambiguity — something that happens a lot in politics (especially lately) but that we don’t talk about enough.
Sarah and Ben revi...2021-03-0558 min