The Secret Life of Josephine Baker - Josephine, l'espionne
Duolingo French Podcast

The Secret Life of Josephine Baker - Josephine, l'espionne

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 31, 202325 min
  • Documentary
  • History

With war declared in France, Josephine braces for the conflict and wonders how she can help…until a member of the French secret service knocks at her door and she begins a new chapter of her life. With Ariana DeBose. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3MP6aBx.

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Hi, listeners. A quick note before we begin. This season of the Duolingo French Podcast is serialized, so if you haven't heard the previous episodes yet, go back and listen to them first. It was a gray afternoon in late 1939, and Josephine Baker's heart was racing.

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War had erupted in Europe. Thousands of French soldiers were stationed along the border, racing for a German offensive. And now, even Josephine's villa no longer felt safe. A stranger was at her doorstep,

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and she didn't trust him one bit. This Monsieur Fox was in his 30s, tall with blond hair. and Josephine had never seen him before. But when I was in my room, I was so curious,

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