Category: French interviews

Human relations always seem to be the toughest part of any job. Amélie, a department-manager at Décathlon (a large retail sport equipment chain) spoke to us about the challenges she faced when she took over a sales team that had been undermanaged in the past.

Amélie, chef de rayon, Track 1

Amélie, chef de rayon, Track 2

Amélie, chef de rayon, Track 3

Amélie, chef de rayon, Track 4

Amélie, chef de rayon, Track 5

Amélie, chef de rayon, Track 6

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In 1825, fishermen in Boulogne-Sur-Mer organized an association for rescuing boaters in difficulty. Currently, the National Association of Rescue at Sea has 230 stations spread along the French coasts.

Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, Track 1

Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, Track 2

Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, Track 3

Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, Track 4

Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, Track 5

Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, Track 6

Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, Track 7

Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, Track 8

Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, Track 9

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This is the story of a man found wandering in a Lyon train station at the end World War I. He was dressed as a soldier but had amnesia and could not give his name. I think you’ll find this very interesting!

Soldat inconnu vivant, Track 1

Soldat inconnu vivant, Track 2

Soldat inconnu vivant, Track 3

Soldat inconnu vivant, Track 4

Soldat inconnu vivant, Track 5

Soldat inconnu vivant, Track 6

Soldat inconnu vivant, Track 7

Soldat inconnu vivant, Track 8

Soldat inconnu vivant, Track 9

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Sylvie started sculpting just a few years before this interview. We spoke with her about how she came to do sculpture and how her art relates to her other profession.

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Ferdinand Cheval was born in 1836 and became a postman in Hauterives, a town in the Drome region of France. In 1879, while walking his delivery route, he stumbled upon a beautiful stone that started the wheels turning in his head. He spent the rest of his life building an “Ideal Palace” out of rocks collected from his postal route.

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