Adam Gopnik
The amazing thing about Adam Gopnik, staff writer for The New Yorker,\xa0is that he knows more about France than many French people. It\u2019s as if this podcast was made for him.
You can ask him a question about anything, from the Statue of Liberty to French pop music, and he will give you an eloquent, informative and captivating answer.\xa0
When he arrived at the French Embassy\u2019s building on Fifth\xa0Avenue for this interview, we had just begun major renovations.
We basically met in a storage room, between two cabinets and a sofa propped on its side. Let\u2019s say, this is what added to the informal nature of the conversation.
We talked about the intellectual exchange between France and America (2:10), the role of the president in both countries (24:30), Montaigne (3:34), Romain Gary (12:40), and Bastille Day. (31:50).\xa0