<description>&lt;p&gt;Ten years ago today, &lt;em&gt;So French!&lt;/em&gt; was born — just one week before the terror attacks that would forever change France. As we relaunch our podcast in a turbulent political and social landscape, Sara and Stefan look back at a decade of transformation: from terror threats to TikTok-era extremism, and from François Hollande to Emmanuel Macron (and still, somehow, Nicolas Sarkozy).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week, we dive into France’s budget battle royale — a “Frankenstein” of a finance bill that might just sink the government. We track the scandal of the week, as ultra-fast fashion giant Shein opens its Paris flagship amid outrage over child-like sex dolls, and we check in on the Bling-Bling President now sitting in solitary.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Plus: &lt;a href="https://www.france.tv/documentaires/documentaires-voyage/grandes-marees-au-mont-saint-michel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;slow TV from Mont Saint-Michel&lt;/a&gt;, the Norwegians’ unexpected role in soothing French nerves, and what happens when you mix politics, pain, and the tides of time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;🇫🇷 Politics. Culture. Outrage. Beauty. Only on So French.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tune in — and vive la relance!&lt;/p&gt;
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Ten years ago today, So French! was born — just one week before the terror attacks that would forever change France. As we relaunch our podcast in a turbulent political and social landscape, Sara and Stefan look back at a decade of transformation: from terror threats to TikTok-era extremism, and from François Hollande to Emmanuel Macron (and still, somehow, Nicolas Sarkozy). This week, we dive into France’s budget battle royale — a “Frankenstein” of a finance bill that might just sink the government. We track the scandal of the week, as ultra-fast fashion giant Shein opens its Paris flagship amid outrage over child-like sex dolls, and we check in on the Bling-Bling President now sitting in solitary. Plus: <a href="https://www.france.tv/documentaires/documentaires-voyage/grandes-marees-au-mont-saint-michel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">slow TV from Mont Saint-Michel</a>, the Norwegians’ unexpected role in soothing French nerves, and what happens when you mix politics, pain, and the tides of time. 🇫🇷 Politics. Culture. Outrage. Beauty. Only on So French.Tune in — and vive la relance!

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France in Flux: Budgets, Bling, and the Bataclan Decade

France in Flux: Budgets, Bling, and the Bataclan Decade

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