The Secret Life of Josephine Baker - Josephine, l'espionne
Duolingo French Podcast
Duolingo
4.5 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
With war declared in France, Josephine braces for the conflict and wonders how she can help…until a member of the French secret service knocks at her door and she begins a new chapter of her life. With Ariana DeBose.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi listeners, a quick note before we begin. |
| 0:04.3 | This season of the Duolingo French podcast is serialized, so if you haven't heard the |
| 0:09.1 | previous episode yet, go back and listen to them first. |
| 0:16.8 | It was a grey afternoon in late 1939, and Josephine Baker's heart was racing. |
| 0:23.7 | War had erupted in Europe. |
| 0:25.8 | Thousands of French soldiers were stationed along the border, bracing for a German offensive. |
| 0:31.7 | And now, even Josephine's villa no longer felt safe. |
| 0:36.2 | A stranger was at her doorstep, and she didn't trust him one bit. |
| 0:42.3 | Bonjour Madame Baker, je m'appelle Monsieur Fox. |
| 0:48.4 | Qu'est-ce que vous avez un moment? |
| 0:52.1 | This Monsieur Fox was in his thirties tall with blonde hair, and Josephine had never seen |
| 1:00.0 | him before. |
| 1:02.4 | He l'avait l'air d'être sérieux, et d'avoir confiance en lui, il était très |
| 1:08.3 | poli, mais aussi très froid, alors je restais prudente. |
| 1:14.2 | La France était maintenant en guerre contre l'Allemagne. |
| 1:17.9 | Je ne savais plus à qui je pouvais faire confiance, qui était cette homme, et pourquoi vous |
| 1:26.8 | voulez-il me rencontrer, mais il connaissait un de mes amis, et j'étais aussi curieuse, |
| 1:34.0 | donc j'ai accepté de le laisser entrer. |
| 1:36.3 | On s'est assis dans le salon. |
| 1:43.5 | Josephine's great-dane, Bonzo, bounded into the room, and immediately slabbered on the |
| 1:49.7 | visitor's lap. |
| 1:51.5 | Monsieur Fox patted him, but Josephine noticed that he was looking at her intently. |
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