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Jul 2015
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411 Future of France; Parisians; Open Ph...

RICK STEVES
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Hear French views on the tensions that free speech can raise in a multicultural nation. Author Graham Robb introduces us to some of the people that have helped define today's stylish city of Paris. Also, listeners describe the high points from their latest adventures overseas.

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