The best podcasts to listen to this fall

The new season is upon us, bringing with it the return of transportation woes, endless meetings, and surprise tasks added by your beloved boss (oh, the joy!). What better way to ease back into work than with an inspiring podcast or a punchy interview? Here’s a spotlight on 5 highly motivating finds to help you tackle the new season with renewed energy.

Code Name: Les Gens de la Mode by Saveria Mendella.

Why she loves it: What I love about this podcast is that it talks about fashion, but through the lens of contemporary issues, giving the episodes real depth and prompting us to reflect on the topics discussed. Saveria Mendella, a fashion critic and PhD candidate, selects top-notch guests who deliver interviews you’ll devour, like “La Beauté” where journalist Valentine Pétry discusses new pressures, ancient norms, and the impact of celebrity culture, or “Les Enchères” with auctioneer Chloë Collin, who demystifies the secret world of auctions. A podcast to watch closely.Listen here.

Code name: Grand bien vous fasse on France Inter.

Why she loves it: Every day, Ali Rebeihi tackles societal topics with a common thread of seeking happiness. I love its guilt-free and genuinely interesting approach, featuring never-boring guests on unexpected themes that always hit the mark. For example, how to lighten children’s mental load, the joy a pet can bring (a topic close to my heart), the benefits of walking and hiking, how to extend the benefits of summer, or the art of managing your budget. In short: there’s not a single episode that hasn’t fascinated me and made me want to enhance my daily life with simple, actionable advice.

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Code name: Conversations avant la fin du monde by Julia Layani.

Why she loves it: At 30, Julia Layani shares the same problem as many people: what should we do with our lives? To find the answer for herself and us, the listeners, the creator of the successful Coming Out podcast invites all the people she admires most to inspire others. The result? Unconventional, moving, funny, and candid conversations that teach us as much about Lisa Azuelos' (director of LOL) childhood as they do about the current political climate with Caroline Fourest. Listen without moderation!

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Code name: Femmes d’exception on France Inter.

Why she loves it: Simone Veil, Giselle Halimi, Marguerite Duras, Toni Morrison, Hannah Arendt, Simone Weil, Françoise Dolto, and Mahsa Jina Amini: France Inter reveals the lives of these eight exceptional women who revolutionized the world as we know it today. What I love about this new podcast is the way journalist Laure Adler narrates their journeys as if reading a story. She draws us into the worlds of these heroines who have shaped, moved, and changed us, whether we realize it or not, and it’s essential to rediscover them to understand their ongoing struggles, which remain fragile today.

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Code name: Le Goût de M by Le Monde.

Why she loves it: They say bad taste is always someone else’s. But what exactly defines taste? I’m currently devouring episodes of *Le Goût de M*, in which journalist Géraldine Sarratia meets personalities I greatly admire: author Nicolas Mathieu, chef Adeline Grattard, singer Zaho de Sagazan, designer Marine Serre, and artist Paolo Roversi. I appreciate this almost sociological approach to taste, exploring Bourdieu-compatible portraits that are both intimate and always inspiring.

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