French Podcasts for Advanced Learners
Content made for native speakers is hard to replace. These podcasts and radio programmes from Quebec and France are a good place to start.
Once you reach an intermediate level, content made for native speakers becomes one of the most useful things you can study with. Podcasts and radio programmes are free, varied and easy to fit into a commute. Here are some to try. Schedules and availability change, so search for each one by name in your podcast app.
For Quebec French
- Aujourd'hui l'histoire (Radio-Canada) — History, one event, person or idea per episode
- Les années lumière (Radio-Canada) — A science magazine with interviews with researchers
- Moteur de recherche (Radio-Canada) — A general-knowledge programme that takes listeners' questions
For European French
- Le Téléphone sonne (France Inter) — A current-affairs call-in programme, with listeners and guests at natural speed
- Affaires sensibles (France Inter) — Narrated accounts of major cases and events of recent decades
- Superfail (France Culture) — Stories of error and failure
- Journal en français facile (RFI) — A daily news bulletin of about ten minutes in simpler French, with a transcript; the easiest on this list
Ambrion does not import podcast audio. It turns real French news articles into readings, and your daily practice includes listening cards picked for your level.
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