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

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

B1IntermediateOctober 17, 202326 min

Josephine becomes an international sensation and adopts France as her home. But in neighboring Germany, Nazism is on the rise and threatens her newfound freedom. With Ariana DeBose. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/4010Hg5.

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So if you haven't heard the previous episodes yet, go back and listen to them first.

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In the darkened theater, audience members took their seats.

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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. October 2, 1925. Opening night of Josephine's show.

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In the darkened theater, audience members took their seats. We have to be able to tell everything that the public has done in my life. It's all about the truth.

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And I'm very happy that we have the respect that we have today. So, I'm going to give it a hand. Thank you.

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