I love these podcasts and try to listen to one each day. The podcaster has a nice voice and it's a simple way to hear a few new-to-me words, in context and with repetition. Thank you for your work, sir.

Thank you for this awesome podcast. I’ve been subscribed for years now. Listening to this podcast has become part of my daily routine. If you need practice listening to French, but don't have much time these clips are perfect. Merci beaucoup mon ami from the U.S.-Mexico border town of El Paso, Texas!

Guys it’s a 2-4min podcast, it used to be great but then you put ads in and it’s now 25% commercials and not even French ones. I like this podcast but refuse to listen with commercials. Bon voyagé!

So glad that this pod continues to updatr

I read French pretty well but I struggle to follow the spoken language. This podcast is perfect for quick, bite-sized pieces of practice in listening. It’s just one or two sentences. At first sometimes I can understand it, sometimes I can’t. But the he walks through the sentence one word at a time, and by the end it’s clear as a bell.

I have been listening for a while and I really think these brief but current news bites are helping me improve my French listening skills. You get just a few sentences, a mere synopsis, of something in the news, repeated, broken down slowly with a few translations and/or examples to help you understand context and use of key words. It’s not for a beginner, but for an intermediate learner provides a listening experience which, together with watching French movies, listening to French radio, etc., creates the kind of immersive experience that can take your learning to a new level.

Where to listen the very first episode?pls help! much appreciated!

He has a great voice and energy, quick ways to practice listening in French.

I love these bite-sized lessons. I don’t mind the ads; this is free, after all. I’m an intermediate French speaker and I find the vocabulary and lessons really great. I’ve learned a bunch of new words and expressions. Some words are simple, like doux. Some are more of a surprise, like déborder. Either way, it’s great learning.

The worst language podcast ever

I‘ve been working on my French for two years now and this is something I listen to practice my speaking and listening. I don‘t understand why people are complaining about the ads, beggars can‘t be choosy. If you don’t like Louis‘s style find another podcast.

This is an absolute favorite of mine to listen to, keep up with my French, and learn “of-the-moment” terminology and news. The last formal French course I took was 15 years ago, and yet regularly listening to this is all I’ve needed to feel comfortable with the language (and on a recent return to France, was complimented on my fluency!).

Content is great and Luis does awesome job. Some ads are just gross - I’m particular the one with the horse chewing on an apple at McDonald’s, wth

Uses current events for excellent bite sized lessons. Great for the intermediate learner.

Really well done. I’ve learned a lot painlessly!

Thank you for doing this daily! I like your examples using the new vocab! I hope you continue at this!

Not sure why you select to explain certain words which are seemingly very obvious, like Illegal (the exact same word in English) and other more abstract words you gloss over with no English translation, only a French example.

LOVE Louis!! I’m listening to 2 or 3 of these per day. His explanations are simple and effective. I think this is a valuable tool to continue to be exposed to French when you don’t hear it in your regular routine.

Today is my first day listening to this podcast and I’m very impressed. The way the author incorporates simple sentences along with the major sentence of the day is extremely effective.

I love this podcast. Focusing on just a single sentence per podcast is very helpful.

Unsubscribed immediately given over aggressive Trump endorsements / advertisements

www.youtube.con

I think the format of these lessons works really well: the host recites a phrase in French, explains the vocabulary, then repeats it. The phrases are usually about recent news stories, which is interesting, and Louis does a wonderful job of explaining the text without using much English.

Podcast materials are great, the embedded ads are so annoying that it’s unbearable to keep on listening to the podcast

...

Bonjour Loui Il y a deux jours que l,audio et le texte dont vous avez mis dans le padcast n,a pas d,harmonie.je voudrait vous demmander de le rendre correct.SVP🙏🙏🙏.

Great for French listening practice

These podcasts are simply amazing, this guy is the real MVP. <3 U so much!

Thank you, Louis! I find the examples of the use of words and phrases in sentences very helpful and enjoy the current topics. I definitely recommend this podcast. Love, love, love!

I love the way the teacher introduces the mini lesson. Perfect to listen while I run. I can’t wait to download the handouts!

Je suis une débutante mais je trouve ce podcast très utile et Louis is very sympathetic and has a very warm voice and the content is never boring! I definitely recommend it!

C’est recomendable pour améliorer la compréhension et augmenter le vocabulaire Pour moi. Superbe

Because I DON'T KNOW

Je m’écoute ce podcast regulairement, et c’est très utile et agréable. J’apprends beaucoup ( je pense). Une suggestion - Je souhaite que tu utiliserais moins de cognates et plus des mots que sont très différents en anglais. Je suis américaine. Il y a longtémps depuis j’ai étudié français. Je n’ai utilisé pas google translate pour ce message. Donc, j’espère que c’est compréhensible. Je suis sûr beaucoup de mots sont incorrects, mais, c’est la vie! I don’t think I said anything insulting or trop stupide!😊 I truly appreciate this podcast, as it brings back the 12 years of French classes I took up through my senior year of high school. There are very few francophiles where I live in TX. Louis turned me on to the lingvist.com app, which I also use, and while I don’t get every answer right, it’s kind of too easy. This podcast is the best! And I'm all for the commercials. You need to make $ for all the hard work you do!

I will definitely continue using these episodes to work on the muscle memory for speaking french clearly. Love it.

No one speaks french like this. No one speaks this slow. This will not help you improve.

It’s impossible to learn French if every episode is him speaking only French with no translation.

I can't subscribe

I've been using this as a way to keep up and not get too rusty with my French and find myself learning words and actually understanding the language better. The format of the show is effective and to the point. Thank you for making this.

Like most people who learned French in school(4 years ago for me) I think this podcast will boost your memory and give you a much needed refresher course on what you learned. It's even taught me a few new things.

There are no episodes available earlier than 2100. I understand that these episodes build upon one another but I've just found this podcast and so coming in this late all I can find is a man speaking French without a clue of what he's saying. He doesn't explain in English what he's saying. This is not useful for the absolute beginner.

Ce podcast a vraiment aidé à améliorer mon français. Il a en particulier aidé mes capacités d'écoute. Je partage l'information podcast avec mon mari, donc il est aussi un fan.

These podcasts are fun and interesting, and quickly brought my rusty college French back up to speed for trips to Paris and Montreal. I particularly love the Real Life French dialog episodes where you hear some slang and often some humor. Thank you so much, Louis!

Excellent bite-sized, intermediate level podcasts delivered by an authentic French speaker. Louis is also on twitter with additional podcasts for purchase if you want to get to know him first @louislessons. Perfect for studying pronounciation, expanding vocabulary, and more applicable to one who has studied some grammer already. A beginner might need a supplement. The text is made available on the website for a smallsubscription fee that is well worth the investment. I highly recommend it.

The first 46 episodes are completely gone and you can't even download 46-50. That's as far as I tried. The latest podcasts are totally in French and you learn nothing if you're a beginner like me.

Are Louis and his crew becoming tired? It's been nearly 2 weeks since the last podcast. I'd like to have something new.

I am brushing up my very rusty French, and I find this podcast very helpful. It's a good way to learn proper pronunciation, and to amplify one's vocabulary with the synonyms he provides.

this is what i was looking for! very good

Maybe it was great at the beginning but now the oldest podcasts are completely in French. How can I learn?

These podcasts are fun, easy to follow & are really helping my vocabulary. Magnifique!