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The MetroStop PodcastS2.7 GoncourtGoncourt is a station on line 11
The creation of the Académie Goncourt in 1900 was a response to the Académie Française. Edmond Goncourt had a vision in life that he only saw through in his death.
Sources: Radio France RFI atlangue.com Académie Goncourt Académie française La Croix Radio France Internationale Sortiraparis.com France 24 Wikipedia CNEWS
Herodote.net Oxford Academic
https://www.caminteresse.fr/culture/pourquoi-les-membres-de-lacademie-francaise-sont-ils-surnommes-les-immortels-11194390/
University of Central Arkansas
https://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20251104-laurent-mauvignier-wins-france-s-goncourt-literary-prize-for-family-saga
Did you know? The winner of the Prix Gonco...
2026-02-2411 minThe MetroStop PodcastS2.6 JasminJasmin is a station on line 9
He is the people’s poet and his language—the lenga d’òc—is not a dialect to be dismissed, but a legacy to be sung.
Sources
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jacques-Jasmin
https://fracademic.com/dic.nsf/frwiki/842114
https://www.biographies.net/people/en/jacques_jasmin
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Occitan-language
Félibrige | Occitan culture, Provençal language & Frédéric Mistral | Britannica
Snippets of Paris
Playback.fm
Music: Embracing this World by Keys of Moon | ht...
2026-02-1708 min
The Earth 2 PodcastCrisis in EternityKing Kull is on a mission to wipe out all humans on THREE EARTHS!!!
With the Marvel Family powerless, the JLA and JSA recruit some other heroes from Earth-S to save humanity!
In a similar fashion, David and Peter recruited an All-Star cast of guest voice artists to help cover this incredible tale, including legendary comic writer Elliot S! Maggin as the wizard, SHAZAM!
It’s our biggest epic to date!
You can find some of our contributors with the following links -
Brandon "Superman" Peters is currently covering th...
2026-02-1247 minThe MetroStop PodcastS2.5 Victor HugoVictor Hugo is a station on line 2
A literary force in French culture and politics, Victor Hugo’s speeches against poverty, censorship, and execution became the moral backbone of Les Misérables. Published in 1862, It became a sensation all over Europe and America transforming political battles into timeless literature.
Victor Hugo: Life, Political Career, & Major Works
Victor Hugo: An Influential Life of Political Passion - Books Tell You ...
The Life and Works of Victor Hugo - The Self Help Library
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Hugo
Victor Hu...
2026-02-1012 minThe MetroStop PodcastS2.4 Alexandre DumasAlexandre Dumas is a station on line 2
Alexandre Dumas didn’t just write heroes—he performed them. He was Edmond Dantès in exile, Athos in elegance, d’Artagnan in bravado.
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss | Goodreads
https://historychronicler.com/thomas-alexandre-dumas-a-life-of-daring-and-glory/
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Life_and_Writings_of_Alexandre_Dumas/Reign
France 24 History News Network
https://lyceedesmetiersparentis.fr/posts/alexandre-dumas-enfants-19558
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/france-in-focus/20240625-racism-ruin-resounding-success-the-epic-life-of-french-author-alexandre-dumas
Le Mousquetaire – Corp...
2026-02-0318 minThe MetroStop PodcastS2.3 Rueilly – DiderotRueilly- Diderot is a station on line 8 and line 1.
Denis Diderot was no ordinary philosopher. Provocative, and endlessly curious, with a writing style that danced between satire, dialogue, and philosophical paradox. He was the beating heart of the Enlightenment-voluble, passionate, and utterly uncontainable.
Catherine & Diderot — Harvard University Press
Denis Diderot (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Diderot
Denis Diderot | Biography, Philosophy, Works, Beliefs, Enlightenment, & Facts | Britannica
The Man Who Questioned Everything | Lynn Hunt | The New York Review of Books
Diderot — And...
2026-01-2717 minThe MetroStop PodcastS2.2 VoltaireVoltaire is a station on line 9
Writer and Philosopher, Francois-Marie Arouet lived through Enlightenment Europe, known more famously as Voltaire.
Virgil | Biography, Aeneid, & Facts | Britannica
Voltaire | Biography, Works, Philosophy, Ideas, Beliefs, & Facts ...
Voltaire - World History Encyclopedia
Voltaire | World History - Lumen Learning
10 Voltaire Accomplishments and Achievements - Have Fun With History
Essai women - Voltaire Foundation
https://www.britannica.com/event/Enlightenment-European-history
Voltaire in Love: The Improbable Power Couple of the Chateau de Cirey
Voltaire Anecdotes and Tales of His...
2026-01-2013 minThe MetroStop PodcastSeason 2 Introduction to the EnlightenmentIn season 2 of Metro Stop Podcast, we will be stopping by 16 Century and then passing through two stations celebrating two architects of the enlightenment. Then some of the most celebrated writers in French history, whose influence has rippled through pop culture to this day.
In this introduction, I give some historical context to the age of enlightenment.
Sources:
The Enlightenment (1650-1800): Major Events | SparkNotes
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Deism
https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Toland#ref184189
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Montesquieu#ref253715
Music: Embra...
2026-01-1305 minThe MetroStop PodcastS2.1 Malakoff – Rue Etienne DoletMalakoff – Rue Etienne Dolet is a station on line 13
Etienne Dolet became one of France’s first martyrs of free thought.
Sources:
Calvinism in France and the Netherlands – Wilcuma
The Long, Forgotten Reformation in France | Desiring God
Luther and Calvin - Lutheran Reformation
The Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther, Calvinism, And European Upheaval
Étienne Dolet | Humanist, Translator, Martyr | Britannica
Cicero | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Cicero - Roman Law, Oratory, Philosophy | Britannica
Étienne Dolet - Wikipedia
https://www.bude-orleans.org/Theme-Orleanais/Dolet-F...
2026-01-1313 minThe MetroStop PodcastTheirs WallIn the 1840s, as revolution simmered and foreign armies loomed, Paris built a colossal ring of stone and earth - Thiers Wall.
This is more than a story of urban planning; this is the memory of a Paris that once feared both the world outside and the fire within.
This is a story of invasion, revolution, war and class divide.
In this episode we are covering multiple stations all around the city Porte (deep breath) Dauphine, d'Auteuil, de Bagnolet, de Champerret, de Charenton, de Choisy, de Clichy, de Clignancourt, de la Chapelle, de la V...
2025-12-0216 minThe MetroStop PodcastS1.9 Rol Tanguy Part 2Rol Tanguy is on line 6 at Denfert Rochereau
Who was Rol Tanguy?
This is the final episode of Season 1
France Today - Women of the Resistance
History Hit - Women of the French Resistance
Paris in World War II - Wikipedia
The Liberation of Paris - The National WWII Museum
Liberation of Paris - Wikipedia
During World War II, the Liberation of Paris ... - Smithsonian Magazine
Paris is liberated after four years of Nazi occupation
rlt.fr - Philippe Petain The...
2025-10-2812 minThe MetroStop PodcastS1.10 Final Thoughts on Season 1A summary of the events of the Paris Occupation and Liberation.
Moral and Historicals Reckonings of Vichy France
This has been Metro Stop, thank you so much for listening and I will be back with a new season, and we will explore more of the main characters of the Paris Metro, one station at a time.
2025-10-2803 minThe MetroStop PodcastS1.8 Rol Tanguy Part 1Rol Tanguy is on line 6 at Denfert Rochereau
Who was Rol Tanguy?
This is the first episode in a two-part finale
Compagnons du Tour de France
On This Day February 1934
Stavisky Affair
Non Intervention Agreement
Battle of the Ebro
Military History Cecile Rol Tanguy
Le Maitron Rol Tanguy
Le Maitron Cecile Rol Tanguy
Music by Martaan Schellekens Titled Reminiscing
Additional Music by ArcSound
2025-10-2116 minThe MetroStop PodcastS1.7 D'Estienne D'OrvesTrinitie- D'Estienne D’Orves is a station on line 12
Who was D’Estienne D’Orves?
Sources and Links
Portrait of D'Estienne D'orves
Final Letters
D'Estienne D'Orves Chemin de Memoire
Museum of the Resistance D'estienne D'Orves Organiser of Nemrod
Music by Martaan Schellekens Titled Reminiscing
Additional Music by ArcSound
2025-10-1414 minThe MetroStop PodcastS1.6 Charles MichelsCharles Michels is a station on line 10
Who was Charles Michels?
Sources and Links
Reflections on the French Resistance
Museum of the Resistance - Charles Michels
Le Maitron - Charles Michels
Music by Martaan Schellekens Titled Reminiscing
Additional Music by ArcSound
2025-10-0710 minThe MetroStop PodcastS1.5 The Two CorentinsCorentin Cariou is on line 7 and Corentin Celton is on line 12
Who were the two Corentins?
Sources and Links
Le Maitron - Corentin Cariou
Le Maitron - Corentin Celton
Lettre de Celton Corentin– Le Mont-Valérien
Music by Martaan Schellekens Titled Reminiscing
2025-09-3015 minThe MetroStop PodcastS1.4 Gabriel PeriGabriel Peri is a station on line 13
Who was Gabriel Peri?
Sources and links
The Neutrality Agreement
The Munich Agreement
Britannica German-Soviet-Nonaggression-Pact
Heroes of the Pen
L'humanite History Gabriel Peri article
Lysias Avocats - Gabriel Peri Bio
Music by Martaan Schellekens Titled Reminiscing
2025-09-2311 minThe MetroStop PodcastS1.3 Colonel FabienColonel Fabien is a Station on line 2
Who was Colonel Fabien?
Sources and Links
Spartacus Educational Colonel Fabien
Le Maitron - Pierre Georges Colonel Fabien
Recounting of Stages of French Communist Resistance
Francs Tireurs et Partisans
France 24 -The Barbes Metro Attack - 80 Years on
Music by Martaan Schellekens Titled Reminiscing
2025-09-1610 minThe MetroStop PodcastS1.2 Jacques BonsergentJacques Bonsergent is a station on line 5
Who was Jacques Bonsergent?
Sources and links
Le Maitron - Jacques Bonsergent
The Phoney War
GadZarts
French Students protest Against Occupation
Music by Martaan Schellekens Titled Reminiscing
2025-09-0907 minThe MetroStop PodcastS1.1 Guy MoquetGuy Moquet is a station on line 13
Who was Guy Moquet?
Sources and Links
Le Maitron - Guy Moquet
Resistance 44 Louis Aragon
Britannica -Vichy-France
Guy's Letter
Guy's Wikipedia
L'humanite Louis Aragon Temoin des Martyrs
Louis Aragon poem-La-Rose-et-le-Reseda
Music by Martaan Schellekens Titled Reminiscing
2025-09-0215 minThe MetroStop PodcastMetroStop - Season 1 Heroes of the ResistanceWelcome to season one of MetroStop
Heroes of the Resistance
In this season I explore the lives of the brave men of The French Resistance during the 1940s.
Who were they before the war and what drove them to join the forces fighting against the occupation in France.
Join the podcast that takes you on a journey through French history, one metro station at a time.
2025-09-0103 min