Paname: The Secret History of Paris

Amber Minogue

Paname is about Paris; the people who have lived here, the events that have taken place and the traces they’ve left behind. Come with me to explore the unusual, overlooked and unlikely stories which are often hidden in plain sight.

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20. Richelieu, the salaud?

Paname: The Secret History of Paris

05/28/19 • 23 min

This episode has been inspired by the book ‘Rue des Salauds by Oscar Lambert.’ The premise of his book is that many of the streets of Paris the ‘rue’ have been named after important or famous people thought history even though some of them have rather dubious characters. On his front cover he writes ‘l’histoire leur a donner une rue... et portante’ history gave them a street... and yet’ We might say that they rue day day that they named the rue after them. Since the first entry to the book is non other than our old anti-hero Richelieu I thought it might be a good opportunity to look a little at the man himself, discover if he was indeed a salaud.

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18. The Immortal Clockmaker

Paname: The Secret History of Paris

08/22/18 • 29 min

In this episode as we delve into the urban legend of the Immortal Clockmaker as well as exploring time and timepieces around Paris: from the many curious and often overlooked sundials with their incredible mottos to forgotten meridians, misunderstood meridians and of course clocks: old, beautiful defunct and even revolutionary.

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23. Zamor

Paname: The Secret History of Paris

04/24/21 • 18 min

In this episode we will look at two shop signs. One that is still in place, and one recently removed. ‘Au Negre Joyeux’ and ‘Au Planteur.’ Do historical racist images deserve to be left in place or should they be taken down?

And who is the man in the picture, could it be Zamor, the Paige and later ‘traitor’ of Madame Du Barry?

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Music and editing thanks to Christopher Ferreira, find his work here

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The Posthumous Adventures of Voltaire

Paname: The Secret History of Paris

01/09/22 • 16 min

Voltaire may have lived a full life and one that has gone down in history but less well known is his afterlife. Join me in this episode to find out the extraordinary adventures of the philosopher post mortem and finally get to the bottom of the rumors that shroud his final resting place.

Sound design from the talented Christopher Ferreira, find more of his original work here.

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The Gibbet of Montfaucon

Paname: The Secret History of Paris

01/09/23 • 14 min

In the 10th arrondissement of Paris at place Colonel Fabien, just up from the lovely canal St Martin and opposite the curious headquarters of the Communists building you will see a usual Paris scene of day to day life. but that would have been very different had we passed by here anytime between in the 14th-18th Century so come with me to discover the sombre story of the gibbet of Montfaucon.

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Places of execution in Paris

Paname: The Secret History of Paris

02/06/23 • 23 min

Today we are heading on a rather a rather morbid walking tour of Paris and to the some of the many places of execution where you could enjoy the spectacle of beheading, quartering, boiling or ears being cut off.... enjoy.

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Delacroix's Ear

Paname: The Secret History of Paris

05/07/23 • 20 min

Eugène Delacroix, the rebel Romantic painter of the 19th century. He would go on to inspire artists for generations to come with his dynamic use of colour and bold brushstrokes. In this episode we take a look at his life & work, visit his studio in Paris and wonder about; the mysterious ear in his garden, why he found the English to be so badly dressed, if Bri really is the king of cheeses and whether is father's eye-watering operation mattered.

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30. The Statue of Liberty (part 1)

Paname: The Secret History of Paris

08/10/21 • 18 min

In these episodes we are once again on the trail of a statue that is no longer here but for a very different reason to last time. The statue of Liberty, as you probably know, was a gift from the French to the Americans. In Paris there are actually 7 different small replicas of Madame Liberty and the one which used to be outside the Arts & Metiers museum, which was made from Bartholdi’s original plaster model, is being sent to America for the 135 anniversary of her big sister’s original voyage. She was sent first to NY and then will be heading to Washington DC. Find out how the idea came about, how she was nearly never made and how she nearly became the statue of Liberté!

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Celebri-Trees of Paris

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03/27/23 • 22 min

Paris is full of celebrities but did you know that there are also celebri-trees? Fifteen trees of Paris have been awarded the special status of 'remarkable' you can find the full list here. If that does not seem much then don't worry the Mairie of Paris has chosen 174 trees and they have even made a tree walking tour. So in this episode come with me to find out about the tallest, widest, oldest and most legendary trees of Paris.

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