Sep 24, 202633 minS0
With its strong commitment to secularism, France is not an obvious place for Pope Leo XIV to stage an appearance, but his visit is drawing interest from Catholics and non-Catholics alike. After nearly disappearing from...
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Who hosts Spotlight on France?
Spotlight on France is hosted by RFI. The show has published 150 episodes to date.
What has Spotlight on France covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Podcast: Pope in secular France, vultures and farmers, first divorce law" (24 September 2026, 33 minutes), "Podcast: Eco-anger, France in space, world's first photograph" (10 September 2026, 34 minutes), and "Podcast: Adapting to heat, France's fitness boom, Paris Mosque at 100" (2 July 2026, 28 minutes).
How often does Spotlight on France publish?
Spotlight on France publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 32 minutes across 150 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Spotlight on France?
Booking probability for Spotlight on France is 44%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Spotlight on France requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Spotlight on France's contact route on record: verified email.
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RFI hosts Spotlight on France, a news podcast with 150 episodes published.
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- Sep 10, 202634 minS0
A climate expert experiences eco-anxiety firsthand after living through France's hottest summer on record. France tries to find its place in the new space race. And the story of the earliest known photograph still...
- Jul 2, 202628 minS0
As France's record-breaking heatwave last week raises questions about how the country will have to adapt to a warming climate, we look at what that could mean for French culture. We also explore the country's growing...
- Jun 19, 202632 minS0
The murder of a young girl has sparked a reckoning with France's failures to investigate and prosecute violence against children. A historian's take on bringing Charles de Gaulle to the big screen. And how France's...
- Jun 4, 202632 minS0
A former prime minister goes after a whistleblower and what that means for those who dare to speak out. Why a natural ingredient that could cover up to 40 percent of France's fertiliser needs is currently being flushed...
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- May 21, 202633 minS0
How two people in the French port city of Nantes – one descended from slave owners, the other from enslaved people – are working together to "repair" the country's troubled history. The slave money that built the Élysée...
- May 7, 202636 minS0
A crackdown on France's unauthorised raves threatens an outlet for young people. How regional accents in France can hold you back. And the Front Populaire, which laid the foundations of France's welfare state. The...
- Apr 9, 202631 minS0
A controversial antisemitism bill that opponents say would criminalise criticism of Israel. A small town reubilds its long-lost Statue of Liberty, a symbol of freedom, to help it rediscover its identity. And the story...
- Mar 26, 202631 minS0
A look at France's local elections, and what happened to the 2020 "green wave". The small French ski resort fighting to keep its slopes open despite diminishing snowfall. And the 1946 radio programme that was accused of...
- Mar 12, 202632 minS0
France's balancing act in the Middle East war. Convincing women to run in France's local elections. And the French village where Iran's first supreme leader spent his last months in exile. France has deployed navy...
- Feb 12, 202633 minS0
Community meals for students in France, who are increasingly facing hardship. Kids react to France's proposed social media ban for the under-15s. And the French explorer who became the first Western woman to travel to...
- Jan 29, 202635 minS0
How France negotiates drug prices and the impact of US President Donald Trump's pressure to raise them. The Paris bar celebrating sobriety as more people embrace Dry January. And the radioactive legacy of nuclear...
- Jan 15, 202630 minS0
An alternative to a retirement home in a mansion near Toulouse, where residents have invented a new way of living together and contributing to society. The real-life David and Golliath story of the Parisian independent...
- Dec 18, 202533 minS0
France's largest Braille publisher struggles to continue producing embossed books in the digital age. Researchers delve into people's guts with a large-scale study on the French population's microbiome. And Louise...
- Dec 4, 202532 minS0
What France can learn from Italy's fight against the mafia as it tackles its growing problem with drug-related organised crime. A look at France's new military service. And wrapping Paris's oldest bridge, 40 years after...
- Nov 20, 202529 minS0
A decade after the 2015 Paris terror attacks, France continues to pass security laws, sometimes to the detriment of civil liberties. A feminist journalist's take on the Pelicot mass rape trial. And the auction of the...
- Nov 6, 202532 minS0
How French media silence helped false stories claiming First Lady Brigitte Macron is a man to go viral. The unsung praises of France's street markets, which bring people together around buying and selling food. And...
- Oct 9, 202529 minS0
The proposal to tax the ultra-rich that could address some of France's budget woes. The last paperboy in Paris, who has been hawking newspapers for nearly 50 years, tells of challenges and successes from Pakistan to...
- Sep 25, 202532 minS0
France recognises Palestinian statehood but evacuations from Gaza are still suspended. French savings are at an all-time high, reflecting uncertainty about the future. And the story of the ten-day week put in place...
- Sep 11, 202530 minS0
As France gets its fifth prime minister in three years, demonstrators who responded to a call to block the country talk about feeling ignored by the government. Residents and business owners in Paris' picturesque...
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