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Jonathan\\xa0Galassi\\xa0has been at the helm of the legendary publishing house Farrar, Straus & Giroux\\u2014one of the most literary publishers in the U.S.\\u2014for more than 30 years. He is the Antoine Gallimard of America, if you will. He\\u2019s also an eminent translator of Italian and French poetry and a poet himself. \\xa0Jonathan Galasssi walked over to my apartment one spring morning, carrying a giant tote bag of French poetry. We talked about French and American poetry (6:33), how French authors get published in the U.S. (16:05), Michel Houellebecq (20:35), and his favorite spots in Paris (29:34). It was a wonderful and poetic morning, as you\\u2019ll hear in this episode.\\xa0

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Adam Weinberg

Published: May 29, 2019, 7:23 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 39 seconds

Adam Weinberg\\xa0is the Director of the Whitney Museum of American Art\\u2014one of the most important museums in the United States. I met him when I first arrived in New York, during his own Arts and Letters award ceremony, which we had organized at our bookstore, Albertine. It was then that I first discovered that, despite his grand title, Adam is an extremely generous, down-to-Earth person. In this episode, we candidly broach some very controversial topics, including cultural appropriation (17:00) and funding in the art world (5:03). And of course, we also spoke about cultural life in France (15:18).\\xa0

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Claire Messud

Published: May 15, 2019, 7:24 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes

When I started as Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy, everyone told me that I had to meet Claire Messud\\u2014that she was quintessential Francophile intellectual, not to mention author of six works of fiction. We conversed about what it means to be a citizen of the world (2:04), literature (4:45), Flaubert (5:20), Algeria (7:20), and\\xa0feminism (9:50)\\u2014as well as her memories of childhood vacations in the south of France (20:12). It was like talking with a friend, as you\\u2019ll hear now. C\\u2019est parti.

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Liesl Schillinger

Published: May 3, 2019, 11:15 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 17 seconds

I met Liesl Schillinger, the literary critic and translator, 11 years ago. I had just been appointed as a negotiator for France at the UN Security Council in New York. As a critic for The New York Times, she was invited to every book party in town, and she generously took me to every one. Here we talked about translation (4:55), French books (13:54), and secret recommendations for visiting France (19:58). She also surprised me by declaring her love for the most unexpected French singer (21:17).

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David Sedaris

Published: March 29, 2019, 12:09 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 6 seconds

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Dee Dee Bridgewater

Published: March 28, 2019, 11:05 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 12 seconds

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Published: March 12, 2019, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 12 seconds

The Thing About France is a podcast that takes you inside the minds of American cultural figures who stepped outside their country and came back wiser.

By hearing the personal stories of prominent artists and professionals who immersed themselves in France\\u2014whether intellectually or by living abroad\\u2014we\\u2019ll gain insight into how our countries are the same, and how they differ, on pressing topics including Me Too, climate change, and cultural appropriation\\u2014and much more.\\xa0

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