Welcome to this petite podcast episode, a bite-sized look at France!
In this episode we’ll be talking about absinthe – a very French drink. The history of absinthe is a tale of madness, creative genius, smuggling, fairies, and bad behaviour in la Belle-Époque, a time of peace and economic prosperity in France when the arts flourished, from early 1870 until 1914 and the start of the first world war.
We’ll explore how absinthe was invented by a doctor fleeing the French Revolution, became a best-seller, then was banned for 80 years until its re-entry into society!
British-born, but ‘almost French’ Janine Marsh author of four international best-selling books about life in France and Frenchman Olivier, a radio presenter, share everything France and more through this podcast…
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