The French History Podcast
@fhp.bsky.social
A podcast telling the history of France from 3 million years ago to present. https://www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/
"France’s government is taking action against billionaire Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok [which wrote] that gas chambers at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp were designed for “disinfection with Zyklon B against typhus” rather than for mass murder — language long associated with Holocaust denial."
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"France’s government is taking action against billionaire Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok [which wrote] that gas chambers at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp were designed for “disinfection with Zyklon B against typhus” rather than for mass murder — language long associated with Holocaust denial."
Alsace-Lorraine after the German annexation (1871)
November 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Alsace-Lorraine after the German annexation (1871)
I'm doing research for my next podcast episode and I think I broke Google's AI. It is shockingly easy to do.
November 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I'm doing research for my next podcast episode and I think I broke Google's AI. It is shockingly easy to do.
Me earlier: Fallout is a ridiculous show. What company would cause a nuclear Holocaust just to ensure its control?
Me watching the entire US stock market betting on AI eliminating the need for humans so oligarchs have total power: Oh...well fuck
Me watching the entire US stock market betting on AI eliminating the need for humans so oligarchs have total power: Oh...well fuck
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Me earlier: Fallout is a ridiculous show. What company would cause a nuclear Holocaust just to ensure its control?
Me watching the entire US stock market betting on AI eliminating the need for humans so oligarchs have total power: Oh...well fuck
Me watching the entire US stock market betting on AI eliminating the need for humans so oligarchs have total power: Oh...well fuck
New episode! Scholar Marie Robin investigates military brothels in the French empire. www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/sex-empire-c...
Sex & Empire: Colonial Brothels by Marie Robin
Scholar Marie Robin investigates military brothels in the French empire.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
New episode! Scholar Marie Robin investigates military brothels in the French empire. www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/sex-empire-c...
French President Emmanuel Macron greets Vice President Kamala Harris before ceremonies marking the 103rd anniversary of Armistice Day in Paris, 2021.
November 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
French President Emmanuel Macron greets Vice President Kamala Harris before ceremonies marking the 103rd anniversary of Armistice Day in Paris, 2021.
Happy Transgender Awareness Week! France has had many famous transgender persons from Rachilde, Coccinelle, Bambi and possibly the Chevalier d'Eon. Third gender or non-binary people have long histories going back to ancient cultures.
November 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Happy Transgender Awareness Week! France has had many famous transgender persons from Rachilde, Coccinelle, Bambi and possibly the Chevalier d'Eon. Third gender or non-binary people have long histories going back to ancient cultures.
Happy Transgender Awareness Week! France has had many famous transgender persons from Rachilde, Coccinelle, Bambi and possibly the Chevalier d'Eon. Third gender or non-binary people have long histories going back to ancient cultures.
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Happy Transgender Awareness Week! France has had many famous transgender persons from Rachilde, Coccinelle, Bambi and possibly the Chevalier d'Eon. Third gender or non-binary people have long histories going back to ancient cultures.
#OTD 13 November 2015 Islamic State operatives carried out a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris, including suicide bombings, mass shootings and a hostage crisis. The terrorists killed 130 people, making it the deadliest attack in France since the Second World War.
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
#OTD 13 November 2015 Islamic State operatives carried out a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris, including suicide bombings, mass shootings and a hostage crisis. The terrorists killed 130 people, making it the deadliest attack in France since the Second World War.
Wealth vs. government policy. People in the UK and France are poorer than Americans but with government support they have far less real homelessness. Credit to Statista.
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Wealth vs. government policy. People in the UK and France are poorer than Americans but with government support they have far less real homelessness. Credit to Statista.
The Egyptian women's beach volleyball team vs Spain at the Paris Olympics, August 2024
November 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The Egyptian women's beach volleyball team vs Spain at the Paris Olympics, August 2024
#OTD 11 November 1918 hostilities ceased during World War I as the armistice set in for the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. World War I ultimately ended with a series of peace negotiations held in and around Paris. #ArmisticeDay
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
#OTD 11 November 1918 hostilities ceased during World War I as the armistice set in for the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. World War I ultimately ended with a series of peace negotiations held in and around Paris. #ArmisticeDay
Parisians always know who's a tourist. They will never let you practice your French with them.
November 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Parisians always know who's a tourist. They will never let you practice your French with them.
You got to be kidding me.
November 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
You got to be kidding me.
The US military is now advising its soldiers in Germany, who are not receiving their paychecks due to the shutdown, to ask for food from local German food banks. One advantage France has of being one of the few countries in Europe without a US base: you don't have to feed starving US soldiers.
November 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The US military is now advising its soldiers in Germany, who are not receiving their paychecks due to the shutdown, to ask for food from local German food banks. One advantage France has of being one of the few countries in Europe without a US base: you don't have to feed starving US soldiers.
Place your bets! Which will happen first: the French government catches the criminals who stole from the Louvre or the US government starts working again?
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Place your bets! Which will happen first: the French government catches the criminals who stole from the Louvre or the US government starts working again?
Number of students learning regional languages in France, 2025. Credits in image.
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Number of students learning regional languages in France, 2025. Credits in image.
“It’s difficult to take the French serious” -US Vice President Dick Cheney criticizing France for opposing the invasion of Iraq, 2003.
November 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“It’s difficult to take the French serious” -US Vice President Dick Cheney criticizing France for opposing the invasion of Iraq, 2003.
What do French people fear the most? Terrorism and online disinformation. Credits in image.
November 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
What do French people fear the most? Terrorism and online disinformation. Credits in image.
The US government just cut food stamps for 42 million Americans. It is still paying mega-corporations in contracts & subsidies. Workers starve while billionaire welfare queens Musk, Bezos & the Waltons take your money. The government isn't shutdown for the rich: just for the people.
November 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The US government just cut food stamps for 42 million Americans. It is still paying mega-corporations in contracts & subsidies. Workers starve while billionaire welfare queens Musk, Bezos & the Waltons take your money. The government isn't shutdown for the rich: just for the people.
I'm sure this is a fine product but 'bears with benefits' doesn't mean what they think it means...
November 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I'm sure this is a fine product but 'bears with benefits' doesn't mean what they think it means...
Are you French? No, I'm ________, by region. Credits in image.
October 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Are you French? No, I'm ________, by region. Credits in image.
Realistic depiction of Louvre security.
October 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Realistic depiction of Louvre security.
