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Special: French Municipal Elections 2026 (Round 2) w/ Marlon Ettinger The second round of the municipal elections has come and gone, and we’re joined by journalist Marlon Ettinger to break down the results. Did LFI secure the victory it was hoping for? Did the far-right...

🚨 New episode: @marlonj.bsky.social joins us to talk about the second round of the French municipal elections royalpalacemedia.com/special-fren...

Special: French Municipal Elections 2026 (Round 1) Every six years, voters in 34,935 municipalities elect city councilors, who then go on to elect their mayor. This year, La France Insoumise made significant gains in key areas, while the Socialist Par...

🚨 Special Episode: French Municipal Elections
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Birkins & Billions: France's Luxury Industrial Complex Luxury brands are big business in France. Although most people cannot afford a coveted Birkin bag, a handbag that costs more than some of France’s best-selling compact hatchbacks, or even a bottle of ...

🚨New Episode: Birkins & Billions: France's Luxury Industrial Complex, with Rachel and Nancy
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Special: Venezuela, Greenland and a complacent Europe After the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the United States is doubling down on its threats to seize Greenland. You might expect French and European leaders to start questioning the...

🚨 Special Episode: Venezuela, Trump, and a complacent Europe, featuring Flo royalpalacemedia.com/special-vene...

Louvre Heist A group of unarmed thieves broke into the famous Louvre Art Museum, stealing several high-value pieces. What does say about the state of French politics and will the thieves be caught in time?

🚨LOUVRE HEIST: Is wokisme to blame for the lack of security, should Mona Lisa be moved to Louvre Abu Dhabi, and what are the chances that the thieves are Italian and/or hot? All of your burning questions answered by our new culture correspondent. royalpalacemedia.com/louvre-heist/

Special: Adieu Lecornu We examine Lecornu’s sudden government collapse, Macron’s search for a new Prime Minister, and what it all means for France’s political future.

Adieu Lecornu! For what must be the hundredth time since we started the podcast (we've lost count), France's government has collapsed, and of course we're here to talk about it royalpalacemedia.com/special-adie...

Special: Who is Lecornu? We got it right: Marlon from Flep24 foresaw Macron’s choice of Sébastien Lecornu as Prime Minister—so who is he, and why does it matter now?

In yet another political special (blame Macron) we talk about France's new Prime Minister, the third in a than a year
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Special: Bye-Bye Bayrou? (feat. Marlon from Flep24) Unable to garnish support for an unpopular budget, the government of François Bayrou is set to collapse on the 8th of September.

🚨 Special Episode: Ahead of France’s government crisis, Patrick + Marlon (from Flep24) break down the discourse surrounding Bayrou’s unpopular budget, the use of Article 49.1, and what might come next. royalpalacemedia.com/special-bye-...

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🚨 New RPP episode: Immigration. Everything you've ever wanted to know about how immigration works in France royalpalacemedia.com/immigration/

🇫🇷 Did you know that France has more timezones than any other country in the world? In the first of a series on Overseas France, the remnants of France's colonial empire scattered around the world, we talk about the French Antilles
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Yes, good point! Definitely something we'll have to talk about on a future episode

European Defense As European leaders grow increasingly skeptical about the United States' commitment to transatlantic defense, calls for increased military spending and "sovereign rearmament" have gained traction. But...

Sam joins us again to talk about European defense royalpalacemedia.com/european-def...

RP x Flep24 - Marine Le Pen's Conviction and the Future of the French Far-Right On our first-ever crossover episode, we discuss the recent conviction of Marine Le Pen and several MEPs on charges of embezzlement, as well as the controversy surrounding her ineligibility to run for ...

We talk Le Pen's conviction in our new crossover episode with @realitymanager.bsky.social and Marlon of French Legislative Election Podcast 2025 royalpalacemedia.com/rp-x-flep24-...

RP x Flep24 - Marine Le Pen's Conviction and the Future of the French Far-Right On our first-ever crossover episode, we discuss the recent conviction of Marine Le Pen and several MEPs on charges of embezzlement, as well as the controversy surrounding her ineligibility to run for ...

On our first crossover episode with the Flep24 podcast, we discuss Le Pen's conviction and ineligibility to run in upcoming elections. royalpalacemedia.com/rp-x-flep24-...

Mechanic and the Luddite w/ Jathan Sadowski from This Machine Kills On this episode, we sit down with Jathan Sadowski from the podcast This Machine Kills to discuss his latest book, Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism. We explor...

We're back with an interview with @jathansadowski.com of This Machine Kills about his new book, The Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism royalpalacemedia.com/mechanic-and...

🔴 BREAKING: Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzling EU funds and ruled ineligible for public office

Ladies and gentlemen: France's most respectable center-right magazine!

If you want to hear a breakdown of the various villains and perverts that dominate French media check out my guest spot on @royalpalacepod.bsky.social (also listen to the WWII ones while you're at it)

the idea that these tech guys are opposed to "government waste" is so completely fucking ridiculous. they feast on government waste. DOD budgets are a bloated mess. the pentagon has failed 7 straight audits. the big beneficiaries are tech companies providing defense services.

I'm concerned that as a Pocast About Europe we're going to have to talk about the German election at some point soon. Would really rather not think about what's going on over there

French Court Orders DNS Providers to Block Queries to Illicit Sports Streaming Websites On the basis of Article 333-10 of the Sports Code, DNS providers can be forced to refuse queries to websites streaming sports games. Is this censorship or run of the mill regulation?

We talk tech again in our latest episode on Canal+'s lawsuit against DNS providers

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Minitel (Part 2) In Part 1 of our Minitel series, we introduced listeners to the world's first successful attempt at bringing society into the networked-age. France accomplished this through massive public investments...

We're back for our first episode of the New Year, a continuation of our series on Minitel, the French precursor to the Internet royalpalacemedia.com/minitel-part...

Difficile de dire que les électeurs ont voulu que Valls soit encore ministre

2015 :
- HOLLANDE : Président
- VALLS : Premier ministre
- MACRON : Ministre

2025 :
- MACRON : Président
- VALLS : Ministre
- HOLLANDE : Député

10 ans d’écart : le même tiercé, c’est juste l’ordre qui a changé.

Aux prochaines élections, dehors !

It's been a tough competition between the so-called Socialists, Communists, and Greens over who would kill it first. France's three historic leftwing parties capitulate to capital at every chance they get

Meanwhile, France's New Popular Front is dead in the water - murdered by the ever-so-predictable 'Socialists' ...

Yesterday the Socialist Party broke with the rest of the New Popular Front and refused to vote for the motion of censure against Bayrou's new government. Several Insoumise MPs have said they no longer consider the PS a member of the NFP

The French Media Although more ideologically diverse than the American media, French newspapers and television distinguish themselves in another way: their ownership by right-wing billionaires

Sam joins us again to talk about the French media and the billionaires who own it royalpalacemedia.com/the-french-m...

We did an episode about Minitel -- the French predecessor to the internet. In it we talk about how many of the design choices that make the modern internet what it is today were not inevitable and I think SEO is a great example.

Very cool!