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S2.7 Goncourt

Goncourt is a station on line 11 
The creation of the Académie Goncourt in 1900 was a response to the Académie Française. Edmond Goncourt had a vision in life that he only saw through in his death. 
Sources: Radio France RFI atlangue.com Académie Goncourt Académie française La Croix Radio France Internationale Sortiraparis.com France 24 Wikipedia CNEWS 
Herodote.net Oxford Academic 
https://www.caminteresse.fr/culture/pourquoi-les-membres-de-lacademie-francaise-sont-ils-surnommes-les-immortels-11194390/ 
University of Central Arkansas 
https://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20251104-laurent-mauvignier-wins-france-s-goncourt-literary-prize-for-family-saga 
Did you know? The winner of the Prix Goncourt receives a check for €10. - Sortiraparis.com 
Édition des libertés La France pittoresque 
 
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S2.6 Jasmin

Jasmin is a station on line 9  
He is the people’s poet and his language—the lenga d’òc—is not a dialect to be dismissed, but a legacy to be sung. 
Sources 
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jacques-Jasmin 
https://fracademic.com/dic.nsf/frwiki/842114 
https://www.biographies.net/people/en/jacques_jasmin 
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Occitan-language 
Félibrige | Occitan culture, Provençal language & Frédéric Mistral | Britannica 
Snippets of Paris 
Playback.fm 
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S2.5 Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo is a station on line 2  
A literary force in French culture and politics, Victor Hugo’s speeches against poverty, censorship, and execution became the moral backbone of Les Misérables. Published in 1862, It became a sensation all over Europe and America transforming political battles into timeless literature. 
 
Victor Hugo: Life, Political Career, & Major Works 
Victor Hugo: An Influential Life of Political Passion - Books Tell You ... 
The Life and Works of Victor Hugo - The Self Help Library 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Hugo 
Victor Hugo What History YouTube  
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Victor-Hugo 
https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/fictions-samedi-noir/cycle-alexandre-dumas-3-3-une-amitie-capitale-correspondance-victor-hugo-alexandre-dumas-2738061 
https://victorhugoinguernsey.gg/family-and-friends/alexandre-dumas-visits-victor-hugo-in-guernsey-in-1857/ 
Did Victor Hugo and his wife have an open marriage? – Marva Barnett Marva Barnett 
The Conversation cas d'intérêt - Reflections of a Francophile 
Everything Explained Today 
https://writingstudio.co.za/crafting-a-classic-how-victor-hugo-wrote-les-miserables/ 
Book Analysis editions-h2t.fr nlsnorwegian.no. 
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S2.4 Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas is a station on line 2  
Alexandre Dumas didn’t just write heroes—he performed them. He was Edmond Dantès in exile, Athos in elegance, d’Artagnan in bravado. 
 
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss | Goodreads 
https://historychronicler.com/thomas-alexandre-dumas-a-life-of-daring-and-glory/ 
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Life_and_Writings_of_Alexandre_Dumas/Reign 
France 24 History News Network 
https://lyceedesmetiersparentis.fr/posts/alexandre-dumas-enfants-19558 
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/france-in-focus/20240625-racism-ruin-resounding-success-the-epic-life-of-french-author-alexandre-dumas 
Le Mousquetaire – Corpus des journaux alexandredumas.org, Un mousquetaire du journalisme – Presses universitaires de Franche-Comté OpenEdition Books 
France Mémoire – Dumas and Napoleon III 
https://www.senscritique.com/liste/Les_Adaptations_au_Cinema_Alexandre_Dumas/2008567 
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-importance-of-alexandre-dumas-on-cinema/ 
https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/how-alexandre-dumass-novels-have-been-adapted-in-performing-arts 
https://faqabout.me/iam/alexandre-dumas/how-did-alexandre-dumas-influence-popular-culture-49722 
SensCritique 
Far Out Magazine 
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S2.3 Rueilly – Diderot

Rueilly- Diderot is a station on line 8 and line 1.  
Denis Diderot was no ordinary philosopher. Provocative, and endlessly curious, with a writing style that danced between satire, dialogue, and philosophical paradox. He was the beating heart of the Enlightenment-voluble, passionate, and utterly uncontainable. 
 
Catherine & Diderot — Harvard University Press 
Denis Diderot (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Diderot 
Denis Diderot | Biography, Philosophy, Works, Beliefs, Enlightenment, & Facts | Britannica 
The Man Who Questioned Everything | Lynn Hunt | The New York Review of Books 
Diderot — Andrew S. Curran 
 
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S2.2 Voltaire

Voltaire is a station on line 9 
Writer and Philosopher, Francois-Marie Arouet lived through Enlightenment Europe, known more famously as Voltaire.  
 
Virgil | Biography, Aeneid, & Facts | Britannica 
Voltaire | Biography, Works, Philosophy, Ideas, Beliefs, & Facts ... 
Voltaire - World History Encyclopedia 
Voltaire | World History - Lumen Learning 
10 Voltaire Accomplishments and Achievements - Have Fun With History 
Essai women - Voltaire Foundation 
https://www.britannica.com/event/Enlightenment-European-history 
Voltaire in Love: The Improbable Power Couple of the Chateau de Cirey 
Voltaire Anecdotes and Tales of His Life - geriwalton.com 
https://www.britannica.com/summary/The-Enlightenment-Timeline 
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Candide-by-Voltaire 
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Voltaire 
Voltaire - What History – YouTube 
Voltaire L'esprit des Lumières - Les docs de La grande librairie 
 
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S2.1 Malakoff – Rue Etienne Dolet

Malakoff – Rue Etienne Dolet is a station on line 13  
Etienne Dolet became one of France’s first martyrs of free thought.  
Sources: 
Calvinism in France and the Netherlands – Wilcuma 
The Long, Forgotten Reformation in France | Desiring God 
Luther and Calvin - Lutheran Reformation 
The Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther, Calvinism, And European Upheaval 
Étienne Dolet | Humanist, Translator, Martyr | Britannica 
Cicero | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy 
Cicero - Roman Law, Oratory, Philosophy | Britannica 
Étienne Dolet - Wikipedia 
https://www.bude-orleans.org/Theme-Orleanais/Dolet-Femmes.html 
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Season 2 Introduction to the Enlightenment

In season 2 of Metro Stop Podcast, we will be stopping by 16 Century and then passing through two stations celebrating two architects of the enlightenment.  Then some of the most celebrated writers in French history, whose influence has rippled through pop culture to this day.  
In this introduction, I give some historical context to the age of enlightenment. 
Sources:  
The Enlightenment (1650-1800): Major Events | SparkNotes 
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Deism 
https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Toland#ref184189 
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Montesquieu#ref253715 
 
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Theirs Wall

In the 1840s, as revolution simmered and foreign armies loomed, Paris built a colossal ring of stone and earth - Thiers Wall. 
This is more than a story of urban planning; this is the memory of a Paris that once feared both the world outside and the fire within.
This is a story of invasion, revolution, war and class divide. 
In this episode we are covering multiple stations all around the city Porte (deep breath) Dauphine, d'Auteuil, de Bagnolet, de Champerret, de Charenton, de Choisy, de Clichy, de Clignancourt, de la Chapelle, de la Villette, de Montreuil, de Pantin, de Saint-Cloud, de Saint-Ouen, de Vanves, de Versailles, de Vincennes, des Lilas, d'Italie, d'Ivry, Dorée, d'Orléans, Maillot, Saint-Denis de Paris 
Sources: 
The Fabric of Paris - The Walls  
The Fabric of Paris - The Peripherique 
Snippets of Paris - Walls  
One Day More in Paris - Fortifications 
Everything Explained - Theirs Wall  
Philip Augustus vs. the Kings of England: A Medieval Power Struggle 
June Rebellion: The Uprising that Inspired Les Misérables 
Paris 1871: The Commune and the Crisis of the French Republic 
Strikes of Journeymen and Workers - Encyclopedia.com 
Why Did the Vikings Invade Britain? | History Hit 

S1.10 Final Thoughts on Season 1

A summary of the events of the Paris Occupation and Liberation.  
Moral and Historicals Reckonings of Vichy France 
This has been Metro Stop, thank you so much for listening and I will be back with a new season, and we will explore more of the main characters of the Paris Metro, one station at a time.