Looking for a nice podcast to help you improve your French? Great idea! Listening to podcasts is an awesome way to boost your French listening skills. Check out the five amazing podcasts below and try one, or try them all! You can find these French podcasts on Spotify.
1. Transfert
Put your headphones on and get ready to be entertained! Transfert brings you the most interesting, funny, and fascinating stories, told by the people who experienced them.
It can be anything from love stories, family secrets, and bizarre experiences – every new episode is a surprise. Never knowing what to expect makes it even more fun! However, as some of the stories can be heavy, read the short description of the episode in advance and skip it if you are sensitive or not feeling up to it.
As there are loads of episodes out there with a great variety of topics, this podcast is sure to keep you company for a long time.
2. La Leçon, le podcast sur l’art d’échouer
Isn’t it wonderful to hear people talk openly about their failures, and not only about their success? If you agree, you are going to love this podcast on “the art of failure”.
Let yourself be inspired by the people in this podcast who share their past struggles with you. They reflect on the lesson learned, on how they bounced back, and on how this so called failure led to a positive experience or change.
A great reminder of how we all experience failure, and how something great always comes out of it.
3. Duolingo French Podcast
Partly in French and partly in English, this podcast is perfect if you are just starting out on your French journey.
Get ready for intriguing and inspiring true stories of bakers, winemakers, farmers, athletes, and people like you and me, in the French-speaking world. There are stories about fighting for a good cause, working hard to reach a dream, discovering your heritage, and much more. This is a true feelgood podcast that is easy to follow.
If you want to take it to the next level and maximize your learning, check out the transcripts that are available for each episode!
4. French Blabla
French Blabla is all about learning how to speak French like a native, and it’s an absolute must to perfect your French! Unlike the podcasts above, this podcast is in English.
Caroline is a French teacher who is well aware of the challenges most non-French people face when speaking French. In very short and concise episodes, she brings up extremely useful topics that will help you avoid the most common mistakes non-French people make.
Wondering how to say hi and introduce yourself at a party in France? How to apologize the French way? How to work on your pronunciation? Caroline will help you out with all this and more! Don’t miss the episode about how the mispronunciation of some words can have you saying something very inappropriate – let’s not make it awkward!
5. Superhéros
In this podcast, French journalist Julien Cernobori talks to ordinary people who have an extraordinary story to share.
Each story is divided into several shorter episodes, so you can easily stop and continue listening later if you don’t have time for a longer episode. It is, however, very tempting to listen to all of the episodes in one go!
Take a listen and let yourself be fascinated by the stories told by these real-life superheroes.
