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166: Paris meets Southeast Asia with food entrepreneur Pearlyn Lee

10 years is almost an eternity in the restaurant world, and it’s a milestone that Pearl Lee reached with her business, The Hood. The Singaporean has run a Southeast Asian, in addition to a bánh mì sandwich and donut shop called Nonette across the street. I recently traveled with her through Singapo…

167: Rethinking Craft Chocolate in Paris with Jade Genin

Should chocolate be an everyday item? How much should it cost? How challenging is it to run a chocolate shop? All of those questions get answers with Jade Genin, chocolatière and daughter of Jacques Genin, whose shop on Avenue de l'Opéra in Paris approaches chocolate a bit differently. Mentioned …

168: The crime that rocked French cinema and politics with author Edward Chisholm

After writing the bestselling memoir A Waiter in Paris, Edward Chisholm is back with a much different kind of tale. He joins the show to talk about the fascinating story behind his latest book, 'Murder in Paris 68,' which explores the dark intersections of crime (the Markovic Affair), new wave cine…

BONUS EPISODE: Sliced is back at the Belfry for the British Masters

For the second year running, we met up at the Belfry during British Masters week to try to bring our listeners behind the ropes on the DP World Tour. In this episode you'll hear us caddie for two European golfers and then find out if we were more wowed by Robert Rock's presence or Angel Ayora's swi…

169: Has Coffee in Paris Gone Too Far? A chat with Mihaela Iordache

Coffee shops in Paris are exploding. In fact, a new one opens in Paris every 3 days, according to a recent study. That's a far cry from 20 years ago, when one cafe roasted and served specialty coffee: Le Caféothèque (which still exists!). What’s going on? Why has it accelerated, and can they all be…

170: What's happening with Parisian style? About the Sézane rebrand, retail sameness and more with Alice Cavanagh

In August, the cult-popular Parisian brand Sézane announced an aesthetic rebrand, a new direction. The reaction among consumers and critics was fast and fierce, and not overwhelmingly positive. I wondered what it signaled for the future of retail and commercial fashion, especially given my previous…

Lifeslices: Is Our Media Serving Our Democracy?

We cherish our democracy. We the people. But for it all to function properly, we need information and for that, we have the media. Penn State University media studies professor Matthew Jordan joins host Steve Fisher to answer the question, Is our media serving our democracy?

Lifeslices: Is Our Media Serving Our Democracy?

We cherish our democracy. We the people. But for it all to function properly, we need information and for that, we have the media. Penn State University media studies professor Matthew Jordan joins host Steve Fisher to answer the question, Is our media serving our democracy?

Taylor Swift Got Her Happy Ending. It May Have Killed Her Music.

Last week, Taylor Swift released four brand-new songs—and the public immediately panned them. What happened to the world’s biggest pop star, and what are we to make of her latest pivot? This week on Second Thought, Swift expert Matthew Jordan sits down with Suzy Weiss and Dan Ahdoot to break down a…

171: The Art of the Heist with novelist Jo Piazza (live in Paris)

How did Vincent van Gogh become a household name? Enter Jo van Gogh-Bonger—the woman single-handedly responsible for his legacy, and the inspiration behind Jo Piazza’s latest novel, The Parisian Heist. In this live recording from The Red Wheelbarrow in Paris, we sit down with the bestselling author…