HERE is the first thisfrenchlife podcast direct from the heart of the Dordogne, south west France.
You can either click on the link below and the file should automatically start playing, or right click and save the file directly to your computer.
Visit to the barbers in Villefranche du Perigord
If you have broadband access you will have no problems downloading the file, but it should also load quickly on a normal dial-up internet connection.
This first show takes you on a visit to the local barbers in Villefranche du Perigord with a short story.
I aim to produce more of these mini shows and would be delighted for any feedback on ease of use, sound levels etc.
Just pop a comment in the box at the bottom of this post.
And I hope you enjoy listening to the first thisfrenchlife show.
Technical Details
File Type: MP3
File Size: 640kb
Length: 2m43
Channels: mono
Freq: 22050kHz
Bitrate: 32kbps
Comments
13 responses to “The first thisfrenchlife podcast”
What a great concept. Something that I would certainly consider on our site http://www.perigordvcance.com
Hi Craig, Great little podcast. Downloaded very fast, sound quality was good and enjoyed it. Were you happy with the haircut? Best wishes, Linda
Hi Linda
Very happy, I’m now a regular, and I’ve no fears of coming out looing like the Hair Bear Bunch.
All the best
Craig
Very nicely done! The sound quality was great, and the story was charming. I would, however, have been interested in hearing the barber speak a bit as well, along with your translation. Maybe it’s an equipment related limitation, though. I’m new to the technology.
I look forward to more podcasts in the future!
Downloaded fine on dial up, sound quality good too – a really nice concept. Look forward to the next installment! What next I wonder?
Hi
Many thanks for all your comments. I’m thinking about trying some new ideas and subjects – so stay posted.
Regards
Craig
I’ve never heard of a podcast – what a brilliant idea! Well done Craig. Looking forward to the next one.
Thanks Craig, I enjoyed your ‘hiarcut’ podcast. Very professional, sound levels good. I heard it direct, while catching up on my email in the municipal cyberkiosk of Valbonne village -Alpes Maritime, France – overlloking the Brague river. Lovely day.
Kepp up the good work. K
Lovely idea and well “performed” – look forward to further editions!
One thought, would it be possible at some point to hear some of these exchanges in the original French? Then we may gain an appreciation of the subtle (and, sometimes, not so subtle!) differences in regional accents.
Keep up the good work.
Great idea.
From a language perspective it would have been really lovely, after you had set the scene with the story, to hear the dialog of the next person coming in for a hair cut. This would really set the atmosphere and offer some language practice too.
Thanks for the magazine!
Wendy
Like hearing Dickens in France, charmingly Brittish, quintessentially French…a delictable mix of charm and reverie.
Thanks Craig for a pleasant listen to the barber experience, and for treating the subject with accuracy and respect. So often we hear descriptions full of ‘aren’t foreigners funny?’ asides. Your experience of the barber was just as we have found it in our local town. Professional, clever and friendly. And no request whether we want hair wax or mousse as we leave. The download took about 2 minutes on our poor dialup bandwidth. I’ll be in touch again about talking to France Telecom about upping our options to broadband – we are not degrouped yet. Thanks for an ongoing website we can rely on.
I listened to it and so enjoyed it, it’s lovely! Very well told and nice to listen to.
What a shame you never did make any more!