Paris on a budget

FromThe Earful Tower: Paris

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Paris on a budget

FromThe Earful Tower: Paris

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Sep 28, 2017

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Here's how to live in Paris on the cheap. Everything mentioned on the show is written out, with addresses, on our website here. Happy saving!

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Sep 28, 2017

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The Earful Tower is a weekly podcast all about Paris, hosted by Australian expat Oliver Gee. With a huge variety of guests - from cooks and comedians to TV hosts and tour guides - this show will transport you to the City of Lights and make you feel like you've met the characters that make it shine.

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Here's 'The Only Street in Paris': With Elaine Sciolino by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Season One Finale: Paris podcast from a scooter: Toot toot! by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Lindsey Tramuta shares 'the new side of Paris': Over a hot coffee by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Struggles of being a woman in France: With Annette Young by The Earful Tower: Paris
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David Lebovitz: The A-Z of French food: C is for Croissant by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Exploring the Marais with a Paris mayor: Meet Mayor Christophe Girard by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Growing up bilingual: French and English by The Earful Tower: Paris
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It's the Franglais wordplay challenge!: French meets English by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Writing a Paris memoir by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Stephen Clarke on French bashing: (And his books) by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Five movies set in Paris you should watch: With Lost in Frenchlation by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Paris's Left Bank: An ode to the Left Bank by The Earful Tower: Paris
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19 of the 'worst' words in the French language: According to you... by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Top 20: The best bar in each Paris arrondissement: With Forest Collins by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Are the French polite? (With Lina and Dingo Mike): Tu or vous? by The Earful Tower: Paris
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All the must-sees of the 20 arrondissements in Paris: With Corey Frye by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Ten streets you MUST cycle down in Paris: Get on your bike by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Live music and French slang with Slim & the Beast: Local folk band Slim & the Beast, who have just launched their first EP, bring their gear into the studio for a jam. We also talked to the lads about the French “backwards” slang known as Verlan. If you wanna know more about it then . As... by The Earful Tower: Paris
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24 of the best words in the French language: All YOUR favourites by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Parisian in an hour?: The one-man show! by The Earful Tower: Paris
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New Hemingways of Paris (and where to find them): Talking theatre in Paris by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Your most embarrassing French mistakes: With Lily Heise by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Coffee habits in Paris: With Coutume’s Tom Clark by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Paul Taylor from ‘What the Fuck France?’: The Prince of French bashing by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Author John Baxter: Surprise! by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Are the French good at speaking English?: With podcaster Luke Thompson by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Murder in Paris: With Cara Black by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Nico from HolyBelly: Hot coffee in Paris by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Paris Food Markets: With Clotilde Dusoulier by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Paris walk show with Guy from Cafe Oberkampf: Live show! by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Wining and dining in France with Patricia Wells: This week it's food critic and cookbook author Patricia Wells. Originally from the US, she moved to Paris in 1980 where she worked as a restaurant critic for the International Herald Tribune and later the French weekly newspaper L’Express. Along the... by The Earful Tower: Paris
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Making French dessert: A mille-feuille celebration for 1,000 reviews: This week on the show we make mille-feuilles - the "thousand layer pastry" to celebrate 1,000 reviews of The Earful Tower podcast. Thanks to all who've left reviews over the years. You might know a mille-feuille as a Napoleon, a custard slice, or a... by The Earful Tower: Paris
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