The Earful Tower: Paris – Details, episodes & analysis

Here are my final thoughts on the Paris Olympic Games. In this episode, it's just me, your host Oliver Gee, sharing a few pros and cons of the Olympics.

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Meet Anne Carminati and James Wesolowski, the authors of 111 Museums in Paris You Shouldn't Miss.

We chat about the museum scene in Paris, the pros and cons of large and small museums, and a few good ones to find.

Their official website: https://www.111places.com/111-museums-in-paris

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Our new children's book, The Animal Games in Paris, left us with some unusual questions. 

Does meter rhyme with cheetah? Apparently not, according to some. 

And if not, should we keep it in the book? And on that note, should we spell it meter, or metre? Or both?

And that's just a few of the text-based questions from Oliver, who wrote the book.

As for the illustrations by Lina... should Notre Dame be seen as under construction, given that's what it looks like right now? Or should it seem perfect and complete?

What about drawing Olympic Games related stuff? Should the opening ceremony really be on the River Seine, given the plan might be scrapped?

Hosts Oliver and Lina discuss some of the talking points that went into making their fourth children's book, The Animal Games in Paris, which you can find only via The Earful Tower's online shop here.

And a super shoutout to Janet Hulstrand who has edited all five books from Earful Tower Publishing, and who certainly doesn't speak with the atrocious accent that Oliver did in this episode. Find Janet here for her own books and editing services. 

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The 3rd arrondissement is this week's focus on the podcast. Here's what we found after spending a full day there.

Mentioned in this show

• 46th and 3rd
• National Archives
• Fringe Cafe
• Musée National Picasso
• Marché des Enfants Rouges
• Musee Carnavalet
• Le Mary Celeste
• Le Progrès
• The Cambridge Public House

This podcast episode includes our final ranking on the district out of 100. 

This episode also features music by Pres Maxson, including his take on "Libre Comme Picasso" by Pascal Obispo.

We’ll share our visit, in video format, on our YouTube channel in the coming days. We’ll be making one of these travel vlogs every week, so be sure to subscribe (you can do it in one click via this link). 

Read our full guide with all the pictures on the Earful Tower website here.

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The 4th arrondissement is this week's focus on the podcast. Here's what we found after spending a full day there.

Mentioned in this show

• Saint Regis
• Ile Saint Louis
• Notre dame 
• Le Peloton Cafe
• Miznon restaurant 
• Philippe Auguste Wall
• Place des Vosges 
• Victor Hugo museum
• Carette cafe
• Centre Pompidou museum
• Maria Loca rum bar
• Bofinger restaurant
• Bar 1905

This podcast episode includes a brief interview with Paul Barron, the owner of the Peloton Cafe, and our final ranking on the district out of 100. 

This episode features music by Pres Maxson, including his take on Notre Dame de Paris by Edith Piaf.

We’ll share our visit, in video format, on our YouTube channel in the coming days. We’ll be making one of these travel vlogs every week, so be sure to subscribe (you can do it in one click via this link). 

Read our full guide with all the pictures on the Earful Tower website here.

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The 5th arrondissement is this week's focus on the podcast. Here's what we found after spending a full day there.

Mentioned in this show

• Le LouLou cafe
• Musée de Cluny 
• Pantheon
• Bibliotheque Saint-Genevieve
• Jardin des plantes
• Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
• Grande Mosquée de Paris
• Rue Mouffetard 
• Le Contrescarpe
• Maison de Verlaine
• Caveau de la huchette

This podcast episode includes a brief interview with jazz singer Matthieu Boré and writer Sam Barrantes, and our final ranking on the district out of 100. 

This podcast episode features music by Pres Maxson, including his take on "Place de la Contrescarpe," by Jacques Brel

We’ll share our visit, in video format, on our YouTube channel in the coming days. We’ll be making one of these travel vlogs every week, so be sure to subscribe (you can do it in one click via this link). 

Read our full guide with all the pictures on the Earful Tower website here.

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The 6th arrondissement is this week's focus on the podcast. Here's what we found after spending a full day there.

Mentioned in this show

Breakfast at Cafe Flore

Musee Delacroix/Square Furstenburg

Buly perfumerie

La Palette Cafe

Luxembourg Gardens 

Treize au Jardin cafe

Ladurée confectionary store

The church: L'abbaye Saint-Germain-des-Prés

The bouquiniste bookshops by the Seine

Le Select bar

Brasserie Lipp 

Prescription cocktail bar

Lapérouse (for dessert)

Including an interview with renowned author John Baxter.

This podcast episode features music by Pres Maxson, including his take on "Jardin du Luxembourg" by LAURA.

We’ll share our visit, in video format, on our YouTube channel in the coming days. We’ll be making one of these travel vlogs every week, so be sure to subscribe (you can do it in one click via this link). 

Read our full guide with all the pictures on the Earful Tower website here.

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The 7th arrondissement is this week's focus on the podcast. Here's what we found after spending a full day there.

Mentioned in this show

Coutume Cafe

Park Catherine Labourée

Deyrolle taxidermy shop

Eiffel Tower

Rue Cler

Musée Rodin

Musée d’Orsay

Les Ombres restaurant and bar (with the Eiffel Tower views)

Including an interview with Francine Campa, the head of the Deyrolle taxidermy shop and museum.

This podcast episode features music by Pres Maxson, including his take on "La Tour Eiffel est Toujours Là" by Mistinguett, and "The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower," by Frank Sinatra.

We’ll share our visit, in video format, on our YouTube channel in the coming days. We’ll be making one of these travel vlogs every week, so be sure to subscribe (you can do it in one click via this link). 

Read our full guide with all the pictures on the Earful Tower website here.

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The 8th arrondissement is this week's focus on the podcast. Here's what we found after spending a full day there.

Mentioned in this show, in order of mention

Bridge: Pont Alexandre III

The Champs-Elysées

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Iwi Coffee shop

Galeries Lafayette

Église Saint-Philippe-du-Roule

Petit Palais

American Cathedral

Parc Monceau

Pagoda of Paris

Musée Nissim de Camondo

Plaza Athenee 

Maxims restaurant

Buddha bar

Bugsy’s

Including interviews with Gabriel from Iwi Coffee and Nat Katz, the canon of the American Cathedral in Paris. 

This podcast episode features music by Pres Maxson, including his take on the Joe Dassin classic Les Champs-Elysées.

We’ll share our visit, in video format, on our YouTube channel in the coming days. We’ll be making one of these travel vlogs every week, so be sure to subscribe (you can do it in one click via this link). 

Read our full guide with all the pictures on the Earful Tower website here.

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This podcast episode features music by Pres Maxson, including his take on the classic Maurice Chevalier hit Place Pigalle.

We’ll share our visit, in video format, on our YouTube channel in the coming days. We’ll be making one of these travel vlogs every week, so be sure to subscribe (you can do it in one click via this link). 

Read our full guide with all the pictures on the Earful Tower website here.

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