12 podcasts for you to learn French on Spotify
- Yspanus Languages
- 28 de abr. de 2021
- 3 min de leitura
Atualizado: 5 de out. de 2021
Enhancing your listening comprehension in French through podcasts is one of the best ways to exercise this language skill informally and to expand your French vocabulary.
With that in mind, YSPANUS Languages created a list of 12 podcasts available on Spotify for you to learn French online!
News in Slow French
Level: Beginner
This podcast is ideal for beginner students who need to develop their listening skills. In this program, you will have access to the news of the week at a slower pace, helping your comprehension and an excellent starting point for the next podcasts on our list!
Dans la Presse
Level: Beginner
From Monday to Friday, you can listen to the main news of the day in just 6 minutes! A perfect podcast for beginner students who still don't have the confidence to listen to long podcasts.
Bouffons
Level: Intermediate / Advanced
Every Wednesday, host Emilie Laystary chooses a culinary topic to discuss with chefs, sociologists, enthusiasts, and even geographers! In addition to the main program, Emilie releases short episodes of just 5 minutes every Friday.
Grand Reportage
Level: Intermediate / Advanced
A perfect podcast for students who have more confidence in the language and who want to exceed their knowledge limits in French. In Grand Reportage, you will find longer reports, at a natural pace, on the most diverse topics: ecology, international politics, immigration, etc.
Since this podcast is released Monday through Friday, you can reserve 20 minutes of your day to listen and take notes on the topics covered in the program.
L’Heure du Crime
Level: Intermediate
Monday through Thursday, Jean-Alphonse Richard presents old police cases, reopening criminal investigations with experts, sound files, and witnesses.
Géopolitique, le débat
Level: Intermediate / Advanced
This podcast, focused on debates about geopolitics, invites experts to examine issues such as artificial intelligence in Europe, Russia's role on the world stage, elections for the presidency of the United States, etc.
Launched every Saturday and Sunday, this podcast is ideal for students looking to expand their French vocabulary.
Choses à Savoir Sciences
Level: Intermediate / Advanced
Are you interested in the scientific world? Then, the Choses à Savoir podcast is perfect for you! Each episode focuses on questions such as:
Why does winter influence our mood?
What are the scientifically proven effects of meditation?
Does reading aloud really facilitate our memorization?
La Poudre
Level: Intermediate / Advanced
Presented by Lauren Bastide, the podcast La Poudre is aimed at those who wish to listen to interviews in French with writers, artists, scientists, and activists in the feminist movement. New episodes are released twice a month and are about 1 hour long.
Autour de la Question
Level: Advanced
A podcast that will further test your listening comprehension in French, this program raises, in each episode, a question related to an area of knowledge, such as science, economics, psychology, ecology, society, etc.
As the Autour de la Question is a longer podcast, around 50 minutes, it can be heard on weekends, so you have more time to study it carefully.
C dans L’Air
Level: Intermediate / Advanced
The presenters Caroline Roux and Axel de Tarlé debate, with experts, about the main stories of the day, answering at the end of the program the questions sent by their viewers.
Un épisode et j'arrête
Level: Intermediate / Advanced
This podcast is suitable for students who love to watch series like Game of Thrones, Killing Eve, The Umbrella Academy, True Detective, etc. In addition to talking about specific series, the program also discusses topics such as the role of women in the world of entertainment.
Despite having an informal theme, this podcast will require more attention on your part, so it is recommended for students of intermediate and advanced levels.
2 Heures de Perdues (2HDP)
Level: Intermediate / Advanced
The 2 Heures de Perdues podcast is ideal for film lovers looking for an audio program in French dedicated exclusively to movie debates. In it, several friends talk about films such as The Fight Club, The Princess Bride, Harry Potter, and Pirates of the Caribbean.
As its content is more casual, this podcast is recommended for students who need to train their listening skills in a more natural context, used by native French speakers daily.